Martial Law Expands in Nationalist China as Communists Press
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek proclaims martial law across Nationalist China except Taiwan Tibet and three western provinces. Nanking Shanghai and Peiping already under martial law. Reports say Communists cut the railway near Pengpu and Pukow, while Sixth Army group advances southeast of Pengpu. Milks notes disorganized government command and unclear troop movements amid the Hwai river crisis.
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Seymour Topping Wanking
Chiang Kai-shek
China
For- Tosi
Tibet
Far Western
Nanking
Shanghai
Peiping
South China
Hwai River
Yangtze River
Communications Ministry
Peng
Pukow
Yangtze
Central
Pengpu
Milks
Rotary Club Sees Insulation Film at Luncheon
Somerset Rotary Club viewed an instructional motion picture on house insulation at the Ferner hotel. Cupp of the Johnstown club lectured while Nycum operated the projector. The film explained how homes become drafty and how to insulate them. Mapes delivered a valedictory on Television and its future prospects after four weeks in high school.
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Somerset Rotary Club
Ferner Hotel
Richard Hauger
Father Gartland
Johnstown Club
Homer Nycum
Wamames Mapes
Madame Chiang pleads with President Truman for aid to China
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek met with President Truman at Blair House to urge new American aid for the Nationalist government as diplomatic officials warned that broad U.S. support was unlikely. Officials noted the talk focused on sustaining China against advancing Communist forces while stressing ongoing study of the issue.
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Washington
Truman
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Blair House
Chiang
Eben Ayres
Mme. Chiang
Mr. Truman
Madame Chiang
U. S
Lions Plan Children's Party at Pine Grill
Somerset Lions club arranged an annual children’s party for six to eleven year olds from Union Street School. The event at Pine Grill on December 22 will feature carols sung by the children. Birthday songs rang for Harry Curry and Ray Bender as brief committee reports were shared.
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Somerset Lions Club
Calvary Methodist Church
Union Street
Pine Grill
Harry Curry
Ray Bender
J. Woodrow
Richard Pile
Israeli Forces Repel Egyptian Attack on Nirim
Israeli forces today beat off an attack on Nirim in the Negev Desert. An Egyptian infantry unit supported by tanks shelled the settlement with 16 tanks involved. Jewish defenders replied with anti tank fire, according to an Israeli spokesman.
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Tel Aviv
Nirim
Palestine
Negev Desert
Democrats Dine in Joy Oer Victory at Somerset Dinner
Congressman-elect Anthony Cavalcante, Uniontown attorney and former coal miner, told 160 workers and Democratic leaders at a victory dinner in Jennertown about his rise, tax overpayment, and his stand for a broad program of human rights over property rights, urging true democracy in Somerset and Fayette counties.
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Paul E
Anthony Cavalcante
Uniontown
Democratic Party
White Star Hotel
Jennertown
State Senate
Pittsburgh
Republican Party
Cavalcante
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Congress
Somerset
Fayette
Thedore Roosevelt
Frank R. Coder
Coder
Somerset County
Charles F. Uhl
Cleveland
Chicago
Mr. Uhl
Young People’s Party
Simon K. Uhl
Reed S. Shirey
Grace Eub Church
Shirey
Charles R. Blatt
Rebecca Coder
Earl Younkin
Joseph N. Cascio
Jerry Zeigier
C. J. Newhart
Human Rights Declaration Adopted by United Nations
Paris report notes the 30 article declaration emphasizes dignity and equal rights for all, with bans on slavery and torture. It covers freedom of movement, property, thought, religion, expression, work, social protection, education, rest, and equal rights for men and women. An umbrella provision limits rights for public order and welfare. A future covenant may impose penalties for violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United Nations General Assembly
Israel Ready To Negotiate For Step By Step Egyptian Release
Paris dispatch reports Israel informed the United Nations it is prepared to negotiate a phased release of 1200 Egyptian troops besieged at Faluja in the Negev. Israel seeks an armistice and UN membership while a conciliation commission is created to aid a Palestine settlement. Egyptian forces attacked Nirim, with Israel claiming 100 Egyptian deaths and several tanks lost.
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Paris
Israel
United Nations
Faluja
Negev
U. N
General Assembly
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Nirim
Gaza
November Milk Price Set At 5.52 For New York Shipped Milk
Dairy farmers in the six state New York milk shed will receive a uniform price of 5.52 dollars per hundredweight for November milk deliveries to the approved plants.
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New York
Truman May Fail To End Spy Probe
President Truman faces opposition on Capitol Hill as he seeks to abolish the House committee on un American activities. Southern Democrats and northern Republicans doubt enough votes exist in the new House to eliminate the panel.
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Truman
William Hutchinson
Washington
INS
New House
Committee On un-American Activities
Capitol Hill
Congress
Mong Woman Drives Car Into Parked Cars on East Main
Mrs Walker Mong of Parsons Hall lost control while driving west on East Main street about 4:10 am Friday. Her car struck a parked vehicle owned by Martin Hurt Jr and then hit another parked car owned by Clayton C Vought. No prosecution planned. Mong received dispensary treatment and was released. Damages estimated at 200 to 300 dollars for the Mong car, 125 for the Hurt car, and 100 for the Vought car.
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Walker Mong
Parsons Hall
East Main Street
Fractured Ankle Sends Mrs. Vera Taylor to Hospital
Mrs Vera Taylor Kantner was admitted to Somerset Community hospital Friday with a fractured ankle after slipping and falling on a Somerset sidewalk.
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Vera Taylor, Kantner
Somerset Community Hospital
Somerset
Chambers Resigns Post As Senior Editor Of Time
A report notes Chambers resigns from Time after a controversy over secret state department documents from the pumpkin papers case. The House committee approves releasing 12 documents to the public, cleared for national security, while over 200 total documents are under scrutiny. Rep Mundt leads, with Rep Hebert opposing.
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J. W. Davis
Washington
State Department
House Committee On un-American Activities
Rep. Mundt
R-Sd
House
Whittaker Chambers
Red Courier
Chambers
Maryland
Rep. Hebert
D-La
Mundt
Alger
Donald Hiss
New York
House Committee
Levine Reveals Hidden Secrets For Ten Years
Brooklyn attorney Nathan L. Levine testified he hid stolen government secrets for a decade in a dumbwaiter to aid Whittaker Chambers who feared liquidation by Russian agents. The tale expands the chambers saga as HUAC awaits a new witness, William Hard Pigman, a former Bureau of Standards employee, in Washington.
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Raymond Wilcove
Washington
Nathan L. Levine
Brooklyn
Whittaker Chambers
Levine
Chambers
Maryland
House un-American Activities Committee
Russia
William Hard Pigman
U.S. Bureau of Standards Employe
Appleton
Wis
Chamber
Winter Arrives In Earnest In Roof Garden
Wind whistled through opened doors as a light snowfall of four tenths of an inch covered pavements. The Pennsylvania highway department deployed 20 workers to spread salt and remove slush while caution remained on turnpikes. Temperatures ranged from 28 to 16 degrees as buses ran with slight delays and traffic skidded in icy stretches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Winter
Pennsylvania State Highway Department
David Grove
Highway Department
Chambers Explains Why He Quit Time Magazine
Whitaker Chambers, ex Communist courier, resigns as senior editor of Time at $30,000 yearly after aiding in the Communist espionage inquiry. He says editors knew of his former ties, but not espionage, and that his revelations guided Time through a dangerous era. Time publisher James Linen accepts the resignation, noting no pre judgment, weighing evidence, and honoring his present public service.
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New York
INS
Whittaker Chambers
Time Magazine
Chambers
Time
Joseph Hall
Federal Building
Welsh Injured in Rockwood Highway Crash
Ralph Welsh, 31, of Rockwood, was hospitalized Friday after a morning highway accident. The injury extent was not known.
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Ralph Welsh
Rockwood
Somerset Community Hospital
Pitts burgh Catholic schools urge Christian principles to halt secular drift
The 43rd annual report from Pittsburgh Catholic schools calls for stressing Christian principles to counter a trend toward secularism. The document outlines steps and emphasizes religious education within the district.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Catholic Schools
Chambers resigns Time editor post amid espionage probe
Whitaker Chambers quits as senior Time editor while awaiting grand jury testimony. He says his offer to resign followed revelations about Communist espionage. Time defends not prejudging his disclosures and notes his past service to the country.
Somerset Weather Report Quiet Temperature Range
Daily weather summary from Somerset notes the 24 hour period from 5 30 Thursday to 5 30 Friday. Maximum and minimum temperatures are listed with reference to the prior year values mentioned as comparisons. Data appears garbled in places but indicates a basic temperature record by David Grove U S Weather Observer.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. Ss. Weather Observer
Weather Outlook for Pennsylvania and Mid-Atlantic States
Western Pennsylvania sees cloudy skies and rising temperatures with a chance of rain or snow Saturday night or Sunday. Eastern regions remain cold with fair conditions in the southeast. Sunday brings a mix of rain or snow. Maryland and West Virginia forecast cold spells with rain or snow possible midweek. the extended period through December 15 shows near normal precipitation around half an inch and alternating cold and milder days across the region.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
New York
Mid-Atlantic
Ohio
Weather Elsewhere December 10 Temperatures Reported
The U S Weather Bureau released Friday December 10 temperatures for various locations. Data shows readings across multiple stations with highs lows and conditions recorded for the date.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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