Wildcat Strike Expands Across Chicago Rail Yards
A growing wildcat strike by Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen members cripples freight movement in Chicago, cancels some passenger trains, and delays Christmas shipments. Army officials threaten action to restore work as unions warn of broader spread and wage-hour dispute pressures.
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Chicago
William J. Campbell
U.S. District Court
Brotherhood of Railroad
Post Office Department
Washington
New York Central
Belt Lines
Army
Bendetsen
White House
Acters
John R. Steelman
Defense
Sam Vanderhei
W. P. Kennedy
Jury Finds Friedline Not Guilty After 26 Hour Deliberation
In Somerset the jury acquits Elwood Friedline on a serious morals charge brought by a 14 year old girl from R D 2 Friedens after a record long deliberation. Judge Lansberry adjourned then recalled to receive the verdict at 4 15 p m. Also, Paul Richard Sarver was found guilty of a lesser charge in a related case. Weidman case opens with testimony on a Pennsylvania turnpike death involving a tractor trailer and a sleeping Evans victim.
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Somerset County
Elwood Friedline
BR. D. Friedens
R. D
Friedens
Thomas F. Lansberry
Lansberry
Edith Koontz
Elsie Shankis
Somerset
A. M. Matthews
Sarver
Paul Richard Sarver
Frank A. Orban, Jr
R. D. Somerset
Weidman
Commonwealth
Warren W. Weidman
Lebanon
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Paul Henry Evans
Warnersville
Evans
Margaret Evens
Michael Krivoski
Bedford
Larl F. McGill
Frank Sokolovich
Car Fire Call Cancelled in Herring Motor Garage
A small car wiring fire in the Herring Motor company garage on North Center avenue was quickly extinguished by employees Wednesday shortly before 6 p m. Damage described as negligible. Somerset volunteer firemen received the call, which was cancelled when the fire was put out.
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Herring Motor Company
North Center Avenue
Somerset Volunteer
Marshall Aid To Britain Suspended By U S Officials
United States suspends virtually all Marshall plan aid to Britain effective January 1 due to improved British economic health. The arms fund for defense remains, with continued American dollars to bolster Britain’s rearmament program. Britain becomes first Western European nation dropped from direct Marshall plan eligibility after joint U S British talks.
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John Scali
Washington
United States
Britain
William Co. Foster
Hugh Gaitskell
London
George Marshall
Europe
Gaitskell Praises Marshall Aid As Most Magnanimous
London reports Hugh Gaitskell hails the Marshall plan as the most generous act in history after confirming Britain will end new aid and begin interest payments in 1952 with principal in 1955. He notes improved economy and dollar balance while rejecting links to Washington talks. Observers foresee tighter dollar controls and reduced luxury imports.
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London
Hugh Gaitskell
United States
Britain
Gaitskell
House of Commons
Washington
Attlee
Truman
GE To Lay Off 2500 Workers After Jan 1
General Electric announces temporary layoffs for about 2,500 employees due to raw materials shortages. The cuts will occur shortly after January 1 and affect the Erie area. The move reflects the broader impact of supply constraints on production plans and employment.
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Erie
General Electric Co
Found Pekinese Female Dog on Plank Road
Beige colored Pekinese found on Plank Road with no collar or license. Owner contact 5455 Somerset.
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Plank Road
Somerset
Margiotti Calls for Cohen Rearrest in Philadelphia Case
State Attorney General Charles J. Margiotti ordered the rearrest of Daniel Cohen on new extortion and perjury charges after Judge Thom as Bluett denied a stiffer sentence. Cohen, a former city plumbing inspector, had been fined eight dollars and six months probation for shaking down contractors for 2300 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Charles J. Margiotti
Daniel Cohen
Margiotti
Thomas Bluett
Cohen
Bluett
John Patrick Walsh
Pennslvania
Walsh
Collision on Route 5338 Near Hooversville Involves Car and Truck
State police report a Wednesday morning crash on Route 5338 north of Hooversville between a car driven by 26 year old Joseph Maslak of Holsopple and a truck driven by Ray D. Pile of Cumberland Maryland. Damages were $600. neither driver was injured.
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Fee
Hooversville
Joseph Maslak
Holsopple
Ray D. Pile
Cumberland
Somerset
Chatterbox Gambler Testifies Before Capone Probe
William Moretti, a known gambler, testified before Senator Kefauver’s crime probe, naming Frank Costello, Joe Adonis, Tony Accardo, the Fischetti brothers, and others. He described frequent racing and gambling, claimed bi-partisan politics, and said he used a personal betting system with mixed results.
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Frances J. Kelly Washington
Senate
William Moretti
Kefauver
O)tenn
Frank Costello
Joe Andonis
Tony Accardo
Fischetti Brothers
Charles and
Rocco
Scarface al Capone
Lucky Luciano
New York
Moretti
Cuba
Italy
Duraloy Workers Stay Away On Second Wildcat Strike
About 225 employees of Duraloy left their jobs for a second straight day in a wildcat walkout at Scottdale. Management said the workers refused to disclose grievances or meet with plant officials. A similar action occurred a month earlier lasting a day and a half.
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Scottdale
Duraloy Company
Somerset County Bond Purchases Reported by U.S. Treasury
The U.S. Treasury Savings Bonds Division reports that Somerset County bought 96 281 25 in November with 58 481 25 in KE series and 37 900 in G series. Pennsylvania November sales total 28 007 220.
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Somerset County
UU. S. Treasury Department
Savings Bonds Division
Pennsylvania
Chinese Reds Threaten Hungnam Evacuation Start
UN forces at Hungnam North Korea repulsed a light assault on the beachhead as Chinese troops mass in the surrounding hills. The secret evacuation began December 11 and aimed to finish before larger Chinese forces pour from the snow. Troops, tanks, and materiel were loaded around the clock onto Victory and Liberty ships amid ongoing harbor activity.
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Tom Stone Hungnam
United Nations
Korea
U.S
Hungnam
Hambhun
Victory
Liberty
Army Transprise
Third Division repels probing attack north of Hamhung
The U S Third Division elements repelled a probing assault by about 300 Chinese Reds seven miles north of Hamhung. Chinese planes hovered the Hungnam evacuation area as Allied forces moved supplies from Hamhung to Hungnam and forged a new defense line between Pyongyang and Seoul.
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Hamhung
Tokio
Hungnam
United Nations
Korea
U. S. Third Division
U. N
Hungnam Harbor
U.S. Eighth Army
Pyongyang
Seoul
Red
Okchon
Bucknell President warns U S peril within and from abroad
Dr Horace Hildreth former Maine governor and Bucknell president told the Philadelphia Suburban Principals Association at Drexel Institute that the United States faces danger from internal groups seeking an all powerful state and from Russia and its allies. He urged sacrifice and national unity to preserve the republic.
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Philadelphia
Bucknell University
Horace Hildreth
Maine
United States
Hildreth
Russia
Malik Says Sine Reds Is Quit Korea
Russia's Jacob A. Malik proposed that Chinese forces would leave Korea if all foreign troops are withdrawn, a statement amid U N cease fire talks. The plan for a cease fire was approved by a 51 to 5 vote with China abstaining, and the Assembly prepared to take up the proposal while Western powers voiced doubt.
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Francis W. Carpenter
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
United Nations
Korea
U. N
Malik
Middle East
China
Volunters
United States
General Assembly
Nasrallah Entezam
Assembly
Entezam
Eisenhower urges unity and spiritual values for national resilience
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower, president of Columbia University, urged Americans at the Salvation Army luncheon to unite to reduce danger in the world crisis. He warned disunity fuels risk and stressed citizens must inform themselves to uphold spiritual values to keep the United States from being defeated.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
National Unity
Jessen
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Europe
Salvation Army Association
Hisenhower
United States
Weather Outlook for Mid-Atlantic States and Nearby Regions
Maryland faces partly cloudy skies with highs in the low 40s east and 35 to 40 west, cooler in the mountains around 30. Friday brings more clouds and continued cold with light snow possible in the west. West Virginia remains cloudy and cold, 28 to 35 Thursday, with snow likely Thursday night into Friday. Western Pennsylvania stays cloudy with snow flurries and cold highs 28 to 32 Thursday, then more snow possible Friday. Eastern Pennsylvania sees extensive cloudiness and cold through Thursday and Friday, with highs around 30 to 40 depending on the area.
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Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Weather Elsewhere Temperatures Reported by Weather Bureau
The U S Weather Bureau lists temperatures for Wednesday December 13 in various locales. Readings include morning and afternoon highs with locations cited for reference.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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Marshall Aid
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Newberry
Somerset Floral CO
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Fortune
Halley
Ilegal
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New Jersey
Duraloy
Jay Heiple
Sine Reds
Gen. Eisenhower
Santa
Barkman’‘’S
Farm Equipment CO
Jack's Auto Store
Warner's Cor. N. Franklin & W
High St
Haeger Pottery
Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Renee
Toston
Cleveland
Denver
Miami
Wee
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Pittsburgh
St. Louis
M’liss
Somerset Welfare League
Benefit of Children’s Aid
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