Merry Christmas Season Boosts PA Stores Says Merchants
Pennsylvania merchants report a record Christmas season with 10 to 20 percent higher sales than last year. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Allentown see strong crowds and steady prices while weather stays mild outside western snow. Gift items like small electronics and toys remain popular as Kaufmann's notes shoppers avoid splurges and seek bargains.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Allentown
Herman Latt
Merchants Committee
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Wanamaker’s
Pool tables move into fine homes amid rising sales
State recognize fine merchandise and quality merchandise is general ly the best. A big gift item is the pool table which is getting heavy sales in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. They range from $100 to over $700. The pool table has come out of the pool room and is going into the very finest homes. Furs are another big seller, including $2,000 mink coats. A department store in Allentown Hess, known for exploiting odd-type gifts, offers such.
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Allentown
Hess
Toy Trends Drive Holiday Shopping In Philadelphia Stores
Wanamaker’s reports slot racing toy kits outselling trains as children assemble battery powered cars. Strawbridge and Clothier note talking stuffed animals and space toys as top sellers along with dolls. Lit Brothers cites an electric oven toy using two light bulbs. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia says holiday sales rose 22 percent after Thanksgiving with record payouts from Christmas club accounts and unemployment dipping.
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Vicuna
Wanamakers
Philadelphia
Strawbridge and Clothier
Lit Brothers
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Adlai Defends U S Congo Rescue at UN
United States and Belgium defend Congo rescue as humanitarian, noting hostages held by rebel government of Christophe Gbenye. Ambassador Stevenson accuses critics of racism and cites external military aid to rebels from Algeria, Sudan, Red China, Soviet Union, and others. He says most Africa condemns aid while accepting some from outside and warns against outside intervention.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
U.S. Congo
U.S
U.N. Security Council
Adlai E. Stevenson
Congo
Stevenson
Christophe Gbenye
Gbenye
Belgium
Moscow
Peking
U.N
Abkhar Marof
Guinea
Algeria
Ghana
Sudan
Red China
Soviet Union
Congo-Brazzaville
Burundi
Africa
Geria
Indiana Teen Killed In 2 Car Collision
Indiana teen Michael R. Gault 17 of Indiana R. D. 2 died in a two car crash on Route 36 about five miles south of Altoona. The other driver Maude H. Butler 48 of Hollidaysburg was listed in fair condition at Altoona Hospital.
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Altoona, Pa
Michael R. Gault
Indiana
Altoona
Maude H. Butler
Hollidaysburg
Altoona Hospital
William Bendix dies at 58 star of Life of Riley
LOS ANGELES AP William Bendix actor known for TV’s Life of Riley died Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital after several days in critical condition with lobar pneumonia He was 58 and survived by wife Therese and daughters Stephanie and Lorraine Bendix had stomach ulcer surgery in 1955 and faced ongoing health issues He was brought from Palm Desert on December 8.
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Los Angeles
William Bendix
Riley
Good Samaritan Hospital
Therese
Stephanie
Lorraine
Bendix
Chester Riley
Supreme Court Upholds Key Section of Rights Act
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the public accommodations portion of the 1964 Civil Rights Act applies retroactively to sit-in prosecutions and requires dismissal or reversal of related convictions. The 5 to 4 decision would wipe out about 3,000 pending cases in the South. Justice Black led dissenters warning Congress had not spoken on retroactivity. Justice Clark wrote the majority opinion, upholding Heart of Atlanta Motel challenges and marking the act’s first major test.
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Washington
Supreme Court
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Tom C. Clark
Johnson
District Court
Heart of Atlanta
Morton Rolleston Jr
Atlanta
Nuclear Door Open To France in Paris Talks with De Gaulle
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told Charles de Gaulle the door to allied nuclear command remains open for France. He said the United States aims to avoid isolating France with MLF proposals and that NATO plans are kept flexible for France to join later. The discussions in the Elysee Palace lasted over 90 minutes and covered European postwar development and future arrangements.
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France
Rusk
de Gaulle
Paris
Dean Rusk
Charles de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
United States
Britain
West Germany
NATO
Europe
de Gaulle-Rusk
Actuary Firm To Study County's Pension Plan
A Philadelphia firm Huggins & Co acting as consulting actuary to review Somerset County Employers Pension Plan. Kenneth H Ross briefed the county commissioners and treasurer Albert Hay on form cost and compliance with the pension act. The board approved refunds for all former employees who contributed since January 1 1963 upon written request with full amount plus interest mailed in the second half of the month.
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Somerset County
Kenneth H. Ross
Huggins & Co. Inc
Philadelphia
Board of Coun
Albert Hay
Huggins & Co
Pennsylvania
Ross
Boards of Commissioners
Unions pledge no rail strike during holiday season
In Chicago three unions promised not to strike during the holidays, as railroad management sought a court injunction. Joseph Ramsey of the International Association of Machinists said aim is to avoid public inconvenience through New Year’s Day and perhaps a few additional days. The hearing noted wage talks near agreement, with proposals centering on a gradual raise aligned to a presidential emergency board recommendation.
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Chicago
Joseph Ramsey
International Association of Machinists
Ramsey
U.S. District Court House
Joseph Sam Perry
Perry
J. W. O’brien
Sheet Metal
J. E. Wolfe
Judge Perry
GSA Awards Hospital Bids for Somerset Facility
The General State Authority awarded contracts totaling 3.55 million dollars for an admissions building and a geriatrics ward at Somerset State Hospital. Bids cover general construction, heating, plumbing and electrical work with firms including Gamble and Gamble Bolivar Windber Mechanical Bernard Electric Johnstown Wayne Crouse Pittsburgh and Windber.
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Harrisburg
Somerset State Hospital
General State Authority
General—Gamble and Gamble Construction Co
Bolivar
Windber Mechanical Contractors Inc
Windber
Windber Plumbing Co., Inc
Somerset Annexation Petition Agreed By Council
Somerset Borough Council agreed Tuesday night to annex an area bounded by Orchard Parkway James Street and Sunset Drive. A petition with 18 of 20 freeholders and a $150 check was presented by Borough Manager Albert Graham. President Bob French warned petitioners that sewer line assessments would run about $2 per front foot with $2 more for larger water lines and hydrants. He estimated a six inch pipe replacement and noted paving grading and curbing would cost about $7.50 per front foot, pending petitions.
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Somerset Borough Council
Orchard Parkway
James Street
Sunset Drive
Albert Graham
Bob French
French
Federal Jury Convicts Nightingale and Two Others in Bond Forgery Case
A federal jury in Pittsburgh convicted Frank Strings and Ernest Nightingale on multiple counts of forgery and conspiracy in a $54 000 bond forgery scheme. Charlain Simon, Strings secretary, was found guilty on two conspiracy counts. sentencing was deferred and all defendants released on bond pending new trials.
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Pittsburgh
U.S
Louis Rosenberg
Frank Strings
Beechview
Ernest Nightingale
Gar
Rett
Somerset County
Charlain Simon
Strings
Nationwide Construction Co., Inc
Nightingale
First National Bank of Berlin
Simon
Nct
Weather outlook for Western Pennsylvania Tuesday
Considerable cloudiness and windy cold conditions with snow flurries north and mountains south. Heavy snow squalls possible in extreme north with 2 to 4 inches or more. Highs 16 to 24. Clearing Tuesday night with lows 5 to 10, then Wednesday fair and cold.
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Pennsylvania
Yale Season Parking Free in Somerset Through Christmas
Mayor Barnhart proposes no charges for metered parking from Dec 15 to Dec 25 as a Christmas gift to merchants and shoppers. City records show meter collections near $29,000 so far, with expected five to six hundred more and a potential budget goal of $30,000 for the period.
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Salvation Army
Hamilton
Ohio
Somerset
Somerset Borough
William G. Barnhart
Little Nickle Gobblers
Barnhart
Council
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Deborah Wilkinson
James W. Kelley
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