Former FBI Agent Interrupts WSP Probe by House Panel
A one time FBI agent named Jack Levine interrupted a House subcommittee hearing on Women Strike for Peace, declaring patriotism and urging halt to the probe. Police escorted him out as the lively session continued with witnesses denying Communist ties and invoking the Fifth Amendment.
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FBI
WSP
House Committee
Washington
House
Subcommittee On Un-American Activities
Women Strike For Peace
Jack Levine
Levine
Lyla Hoffman
Great Neck
N.Y
Communist Party
Ruth Meyers
Roslyn
New York City
Blanche Posner
Scarsdale
Subcommittee
Clyde Doyle
D-Calif
Mrs. Meyers
Protest over reorganization plan by seven county boards
Representatives from eight districts appeared at a Somerset County Board of Education hearing to discuss a proposed reorganization plan. Four boards dissented on parts of the plan while three fully approved it. Bob Lohr protested a jointure with Conemaugh Township due to millage differences.
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Somerset County Board of Education
County Superintendent of Schools
Windber Area
Shade-Central City
Conemaugh Township
Jennerstown
Jeneerstown Board
Somerset Area
Skybolt Could Drive British Policy Reassessment
London reports say Britain warned U S Defense Secretary McNamara that canceling the Skybolt missile could trigger a complete reappraisal of British defense commitments and nuclear status. The daylong talks with Peter Thorneycroft were described as outspoken and tough with Britain's future as a nuclear power tied to the Skybolt decision.
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London
Britain
U.S
Robert McNamara
McNamara
Peter Thorneycroft
Kennedy
Macmillan
Bahamas
America
Holy Loch
Scotland
Eisenhower
United States
Washington
Thorneycroft
Skybolt
Defense Ministry
Joseph N. Cascio Elected to Head Bar Association
Joseph N. Cascio was elected president of the Somerset County Bar Association at a Tuesday meeting. He succeeds Paul E. C. Fike. New officers include Charles H. Coffroth as vice president and Robert W. Critchfield as secretary treasurer. James O. Courtney Sr. and Leland W. Walker were elected to the executive committee. Frank Barbera was admitted as a new member.
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Joseph N. Cascio
Somerset County Bar Association
Paul E. C. Fike
Charles H. Coffroth
Robert W. Critchfield
James O. Courtney Sr
Leland W. Walker
Somerset Country Club
Frank Barbera
Lack of Quorum Delays Central City Council Meeting
The Central City Borough Council canceled its Tuesday session due to not having a quorum. Council president Charles Lewandowski said one member was away on a construction job and another on highway-duty clearing roads.
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Central City Borough
Charles Lewandowski
Jury Selected for Red Trial Against Communist Party
A jury was chosen to hear the U S Communist party case over failure to register as a Soviet agent. Judge Holtzoff rejected sua sponte efforts to bar relatives of government workers and ordered handbill arrests in the courthouse. The government plans two witnesses. the defense, none. If convicted the party faces fines up to ten thousand dollars per day of noncompliance.
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Washington
U.S
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Alexander Holtzoff
Justice Department
Holtzoff
Gus Hall
Benjamin J. Davis
Temperature Drops To Zero In Somerset
A zero degree reading was logged in the Somerset area shortly after 1 30 a m with a barometer at 30 08 inches. One to two more inches of snow fell Tuesday while winds caused drifting on some rural roads. The Department of Highways reported road conditions to be good.
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Somerset
Department of Highways
Arctic weather cripples midwest east with heavy snow
A double Arctic assault blankets the U S with up to two feet of snow in parts of New York Ohio and Pennsylvania and bitter subzero air extending from Montana to Florida A death toll exceeds sixty five with most victims in New York Ohio Michigan West Virginia and Pennsylvania Snow drifts exceed twenty feet in some mountain areas while roads close and schools shut Frost and freezing temps press Florida citrus and winter vegetables as growers struggle to protect crops
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United States
New York State
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Canada
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Florida
Midwest
New York
Michigan
Ashtabula
Conneaut
Harpersfield
Jefferson
Erie
South
Miami
The
Keys
County Awards 18 994 Contract For Airport Work
Somerset County Commissioners awarded a contract for runway base repair, apron and taxiway surface work at the Somerset County Airport to L. L. Whitaker & Son of Windber. Bid was 18 994.08 versus three others from Black Top Construction Co., Vern Sherwin and A H Sweeney Construction Co. Bids opened at 1 30 p m Tuesday.
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L. L. Whitaker & Son
Windber
Somerset County Commissioners
Somerset County
Black Top Construction Co
Berlin
Vern Sherwin
Somerset
A. H. Sweeney Construction Co
Ligonier
County Commissioners
Robena Mine Explosion Probed After 37 Deaths
Miners cleared debris at Robena No. 3 in Carmichaels Pa as investigators prepare a five member probe led by Lewis Evans to determine the blast cause. UMW and state federal inspectors will conduct hearings. mining is halted. Memorial Mass planned and flag at half staff.
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Carmichaels
Robena No. 3
U.S. Steel Corp
United Mine Workers Union
Lewis Evans
Evans
Robena
John Ozanich
UMW
Focal
All Saint’s
Masontown
Pennsylvania
Lawrence
Department of Meteorology
Penn State
Karo- See
Buses planned for Somerset County Inauguration Trip
The Somerset County Republican Committee will charter buses for residents to attend Gov. William Scranton’s inauguration in Harrisburg on January 16. Free tickets are available from county chairman Clark W. Rodger, with a small bus fare. Arrangements are managed by Ward Houpt in Somerset, John Mack and others in Meyersdale, and Andrew Verna in Windber. deadline to sign up is December 24.
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Somerset County Republican Committee
Harrisburg
William Scranton
Ward Houpt
Somerset
Meyersdale
Windber
Clark W. Rodger
Farm Show Building
Houpt
John Mack
Republican
N. Center Avenue
John Clark
John Showalter
Andrew Verna
Peking Accuses India of Provocative Air Incidents
In New Delhi the Chinese charge Indian planes made provocative flights over Himalayan front. Nehru's government denies Tibetan airspace violations and says Chinese allegations may be a propaganda campaign. Colombo talks leave six nonaligned nations wary of taking sides. India insists China withdraw to positions held Sept. 8.
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New Delhi
India
Red
China
Peking
Nehru
Ceylon
Colombo
Foreign Ministry
Mississippi Merger Crisis Costs Hit Government
The Justice Department disclosed that federal marshals and lawyers spent 406 580 dollars from September 15 to October 31 on the University of Mississippi integration crisis. The total covers travel and tear gas pellets but excludes the largest cost, federal troops enforcing James Meredith’s admission. Rioting erupted September 30 leaving two dead and hundreds injured. Security at the university remained tight.
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Washington
University of Mississippi
Justice Department
Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Meredith
Farm Bureau Seeks Showdown With JFK
The American Farm Bureau Federation heads for a showdown with the Kennedy administration over a nationwide referendum on a new wheat control program. The outcome could affect broader farm controls and Secretary Freeman career. The convention urged ending controls on wheat and reducing price supports while preserving them on cotton and other crops.
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Atlanta
American Farm Bureau Federation
Big Farm Organization
Farm Bureau
Agriculture Department
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
GOP Gains 22 New Members in Somerset County
The Republican Party adds 22 new members in Somerset County since December 6 initial registration. Eleven switched from Democrat to Republican, while the remaining eleven registered as Republicans for the first time.
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GOP
Republican Party
Somerset County
Bedois Elected Shade-Central City Union School Board President
Alex Bedois was elected president of the Shade-Central City Union School Board at a Tuesday meeting to succeed Peter Hawrylak. Helen Balya became the first woman on the board and was chosen vice president. Emma Barta was re elected secretary and Robert Tremel treasurer. The next board meeting will be January 8 at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Bedois
Shade-Central City Union
Peter Hawrylak
Helen Balya
Emma Barta
Robert Treme
Economic Report on Somerset County Due Thursday
Robert D. Campbell and Hugh L. LeBlanc of Area Inc will present a comprehensive report on Somerset County’s economic future at a 6 30 p m dinner in Friedens Fire Hall. The study, funded by the Area Redevelopment Administration, covers industrial potentialities and recommendations. Tickets are available from Development Council directors or Room 9 Stein Building.
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Robert D. Campbell
Hugh L. LeBlanc
Area Inc
Area Research
Washington, D. C
Somerset County
Friedens Fire Hall
Campbell
LeBlanc
Somerset County Development Council
Somerset County Library Receives 2000 State Grant
Harrisburg reports the State Department of Public Instruction paid Somerset County public library a 2000 grant for the last half of 1962 under the 1931 aid to libraries act. The county, a sixth class county, received 50 percent of its 1962 county appropriation of 8000, with semiannual disbursement.
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Harrisburg
State Department of Public Instruction
Somerset County
Department
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New York Times
Asbury Park
N.J
By Ron Bruner
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Bar Association
W. B. Ragsdale JR
Associated Press
Red China
John Steinbeck
Sweden
Gustav Adolf
Stockholm
William G. Connare
Greensburg
By Henry S. Bradsher
Congress Party
JFK
Ovid A. Martin
I N Somerset Co
Somerset American Harrisburg
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