Rail Strikers Face Contempt Charges Monday
A federal judge ordered striking railroad yard workers to show cause why they should not be held in contempt for violating an injunction. The order names the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, 76 lodges and individuals, with a 2 p.m. Monday appearance set. The walkout disrupted freight and mail, delaying war materials and Christmas mail while some passenger trains were delayed or cancelled.
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Chicago
U. S
Michael L. Igoe
Brotherhood of Railroad
Igoe
Brotherhood
Union
W. P. Kennedy
Sam van der Hei
The
van der Hei
Break Strike Ends as Switchmen Return to Work
Break Strike in Battle Creek Michigan ends after switchmen who walked out early today resume duties following a tonight meeting.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Grand Trunk Western Railroad
Truman Urges Strikers to Return to Job in Crisis Address
President Truman appealed to striking railroad yard workers to resume work, calling the walkout unlawful and dangerous to the country. He noted widespread stoppages, slowed war and civilian logistics, and cited impact on troops movement and equipment. The strike spread to Los Angeles, Knoxville, Birmingham, and Boston with many workers reporting illness to avoid duties.
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Chicago
Truman
Washington
Los Angeles
Knoxville
Tenn
Birmingham
Ala
Boston
Mass
Woman Charged With Neglect of Minor Children
Margaret Frombaugh of South Rosina Avenue was committed to the county jail by Squire H. S. Whipperman on a charge of neglecting minor children.
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Margaret Frombaugh
South Rosina Avenue
Squire H. S. Whipperman
Somerset County School Directors Oppose Higher Expenditures
At the annual Somerset County School Directors convention in courtroom No 2 Eugene P. Bertin asked why Americans fear Communists and urged speaking truth. John Peck was elected president, with Dr G G Grazier as vice president and Peter E. Barta as secretary. the group opposed state or local funding increases beyond defense needs and any new taxes.
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Eugene P. Bertin
Somerset County
Court Room No. 2
Bertin
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Harrisburg
John Peck
Sherman Berkley
G. G. Grazier
A. R. Knepper
Peter E. Barta
Harry Wolfersberger
Pennsylvania
Frank Lucente
Sittler To Open Office In Somerset
Congressman elect Edward L. Sittler Jr announces a district office on the diamond in Somerset on the Dean Phipps building. The office will open January 2 and operate Tuesday through Saturday from 9 30 a m to noon and 1 30 to 5 p m with Lulu K Smith in charge. Sittler will represent Somerset and Fayette counties after defeating Democrat Anthony Cavalcante.
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Edward L. Sittler, Jr
Dean Phipps
Diamond
Somerset
Twenty-third
Sittler
Truman declares plan to strengthen military might and price controls
President Truman warned the nation of grave danger and announced steps to boost military strength to about three and a half million while expanding the national guard and reserves. He urged immediate price controls on key defense and living-cost items and the creation of an office of defense mobilization under Charles E. Wilson with wage stabilization where required.
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Truman
United States
White House
Office of Defense Mobilization
Charles E. Wilson
Mr. Truman
Russia
Korea
National Guard
Economic Stabilization Agency
Wilson
General Electric Co
Snow Storm Halted Fliers Ices Roads Across Pittsburgh
A westbound snow storm dumped heavy snow over Pittsburgh and central Pennsylvania causing icy roads and canceled flights at Allegheny County Airport. Five inches fell at the airport as temps hovered below freezing, with 39.6 inches of snow since November in Pittsburgh. In Harrisburg a fatal crash and multiple injuries occurred on icy highways. An Allentown incident saw a United Airlines pilot perform a ground loop to save 13 passengers and 3 crew members after the plane started skidding on ice.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Harrisburg
Allentown
Harrisburg Area
Marvin L. Alexander
Leah Witmore
Susquehanna River
United Airlines
Cleveland
Newark
R. E. Parcell
Chicago
Real Estate Deals Totals 27 500 In Conemaugh Township
Two Conemaugh township properties sold for 27500 in Cambria county deeds filed with Recorder Dosch. Harters sold a four room house with attached garage on Harters lane to Stewart Park for 18500. Miller and Hoffman sold two lots in Upper Yoder township for 9000 to Marlin and Mildred Rose.
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Conemaugh Township
Ofice of Recorder of Deeds
Philip C. Dosch
George and
Mary C. Harters
Stewart G
Margaret Park
Norman W. Hoffman
Marlin
Mildred Ls. Rose
Upper Yoder Township
Cambria County
Frenzied Red Chinese Smash At Beachhead Of Allies In N E Korea
In New York on December 15 the new U N cease fire committee began secret talks to halt the Korean fighting. It met with United States Deputy U N Delegate Ernest A Gross and Lt Gen Willis D Crittenberger of the unified command and arranged to see Chinese Communist representatives over the weekend. The committee discussed a basis for a satisfactory cease fire as presented by Gross and Crittenberger.
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N. E. Korea
Francis W. Carpenter
New York
U. N
Korea
MacArthur
United States
Ernest A. Gross
Willis D. Crittenberger
Unified Command
Crittenberger
Gross
Republicans Demand Fire of Sec Acheson in Washington
Republicans in both chambers call for Secretary of State Acheson to be fired and a nationwide state department house cleaning. Senate vote 23 to 5 supports the move after House caucus action. Democratic leader Lucas warns of a dangerous split and possible attacks on MacArthur.
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Washington
Senate
House
Acheson
House Republican Caucus
State Department
Lucas Ofllinois
Stalin
Lucas
Guillotine Law Targets German West in East Berlin
In East Germany a new law threatens death by guillotine for those found by communists to be warmongering agents of the West. The statute, adopted by the Russian zone parliament, aims at Germans in the west and in allied-occupied Berlin as well as the east’s subjects, with penalties including execution.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Berlin
East Germany
West
West Berlin
East
Just arrived shipment of Haeger pottery
Just arrived shipment of Haeger pottery advertised as an ideal Christmas gift from Somerset Floral Co with phone number 4790. The notice highlights a new stock of decorative items available at the shop.
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Haeger Pottery
Somerset Floral Co
Newberry
Two American Platoons Cut Off in Korean Front Battle
Frenzied Chinese forces assaulted the northeast Korea beachhead as 2,500 vanguard troops with a larger force move south toward the Eighth army. Two American platoons, 80 to 100 men, were surrounded near Hamhung Hungnam, with tanks sent to aid them repelled by Chinese troops.
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Clen W. Clements Torio
Korea
Tenth Corps
Seoul
Eighth Army
38Th Parallel
Hamhung-Hungnam
No-Man’s Land
Lin Piao
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