Somerset Is All Set For Christmas
President Truman’s housing policy triggers debate as real estate leaders foresee a boom bust and higher priced homes. Norton Long predicts price declines and raises concerns about enforcement of relaxed controls while industry leaders anticipate more building for veterans and nonhousing uses.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Truman
Norton Long
Wilson Wyatt
Long
Mr. Truman
Wyatt
Frank W. Cortright
National Association of Home Builders
Joseph Meyerhoff
The
Home Builders
White House
National Housing Administration
Fderal Housing Agency
Commerce Department
John L. Haynes
Department
Stranger Returns to Philadelphia Boy After Ten Years
Mr and Mrs Paul Falkenberg welcome their 12 year old son Ervin who arrived from a displaced persons camp in Germany after a long visit. Ervin was sent to Germany in 1936 to stay with his grandmother due to his father illness and mother’s care.
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Philadelphia
Paul Falkenberg
Ervin
Germany
State Department
New York
NW Floods Recede and Snow Hits the Midwest
Flood waters in the Pacific Northwest receded slowly as snow spread across the Midwest and upper Great Lakes. Severe conditions prompted warnings of continued cold, fog in Southern California, and a major freeze in North Dakota with record lows in Pemina and International Falls while New York saw its latest first snow.
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Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
California
Midwest
Seattle
White River Valley
Willamete River
Oregon
San Diego
Santa Barbara
Los Angeles
Oklahoma
North Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Chicago
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
Ilinois
Pembina
N.D
International Falls
Bemidji
Minn
Nebraska
Atlantic Seaboard
Maine
New York City
Robbery Plot Suspects Found Asleep In Cab Near Harrisburg
State police detained four people including Bertha Grove of Scranton after officers found them asleep in an Atomic Taxi Company cab near Harrisburg. Salvatore Danzo of Paterson New Jersey admitted the group stole the cab and planned to rob service stations and road houses during a tour of several eastern states with Marlene Riley and Charles Hink as his companions.
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Harrisburg
Bertha Grove
Scranton
Salvatore Danzo
Paterson
N. J
Marlene Riley
Charles Hink
Bilbo Declares GOP Can't Bar Him From Seat
Senator Bilbo predicts the Republicans cannot bar him when the new Senate convenes January 3. Republicans privately expect continued efforts to unseat him after an inquiry into a wartime contractor gift. Bilbo says they have no case and notes his name starts with B.
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Bilbo
Gop
Washington
D-Miss
Senate
Senate War Investigating Committee
Leslie Biffle
Bailey
U-N.c
Labor strife urged as unity urged by Gov Edward Martin
NEW YORK Dec 15 There is no reason for labor strife says Gov Edward Martin of Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania Society dinner in New York He warned against radicals and urged middle of the road Americans to join in solving national problems He received the society's gold medal for distinguished service.
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New York
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Keystone
U. S. Senate
Joseph Guffey
Pennsylvania Society
Martin
Society
James H. Duff
Thomas I. Parkinson
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Littlejohn
Spmington
War Assets
Robert M. Littlejohn
Texas
Philadelphia
Slaughter
D-Mo
Three Million German Prisoners Still Held by Russians
U S army estimates show Russia and satellites held 3 09 million Germans as POWs at war end with Russia claiming 4 0 to 5 1 million total. Documents also note 3 3 million discharged in U S zone and British releases near 95 percent of their 3 2 million. The inquiry questions denazification steps and war crime trials.
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Jack Bell
Washington
U. S. Army
Russia
Senate War Investigating Committee
George Meaner
Army Ofccupation
Europe
France
Britain
Moscow
Meader
U. S
Office of Military Government
United States
Soldiers Hurt in Mansfield Ohio Passenger Wreck
Four soldiers were reported in fair condition after a three train wreck near Mansfield Ohio. Pennsylvania railroad officials planned an inquiry into the crash that killed four crewmen and 15 soldiers bound for Christmas furloughs before duty in Japan.
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Mansfield
Here
Pennsylvania Railroad
Coulter
Fort Dix
N. J
Japan
United Nations Assembly Approves Refugee Organization Plan
The United Nations assembly approved a draft constitution and a 160 million dollar budget for an international refugee organization after hours of debate. The plan requires ratification by enough nations to meet 75 percent of the total budget before taking effect, and may influence the 1947 session location and ongoing arms reduction talks.
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Max Harrelson
New York
United Nations Assembly
Awd
United States
France
China
Europe
New York City
United Nations Approves Plan to Help Europe Homeless
The United Nations Assembly backed a plan to care for Europe’s estimated one million homeless and voted $169 million for the first year of operation. The IRO requires 75 percent of its budget. several nations opposed, while the United States supported the measure, noting it is a non binding expression pending national approvals.
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Sigrid Arne
New York
United Nations Assembly
Alan
Europe
International Refugee Organization
United States
United Kingdom
Poland
Ukraine
Russia
Yugoslavia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
British Commonwealth
India
France
Netherlands
Norway
IRO
Burma
Far East
Weather Outlook For Maryland And Surrounding States
Maryland and nearby regions face a mix of clouds and light precip this period. Monday brings mostly cloudy skies with occasional light snow or rain and milder conditions Tue. Western areas expect ongoing light snow with a chilly turn by night.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Weather Elsewhere December 15 Temperatures Reported
The U S Weather Bureau lists December 15 highs and lows for several cities. Chicago 21, Cleveland 23, Denver 38, Miami 80, Philadelphia 38, St. Louis unknown, Washington unknown.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
Miami
Philadelphian
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Somerset Public Library
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Sweeney Sweeney
Cuadalcanal
Presbyterian Hospital
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South Side School
Somerset Somerset
Pioneer Grocery
H. C. Beerits’ Sons
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Ss. H. S. Gymnasium
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U. N. Assembly
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Seale
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Surplus Property Committee
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