Democrats Give Philadelphians Three of Four Top Senate Posts
Philadelphia figures gain three of eight major Senate posts as Democrats organize the 1961 legislature. Sen. Anthony DiSilvestro is poised for Senate president pro tempore with party unity and a tie vote from Lt. Gov. Davis. Philadelphia’s Weiner and Stiefel are re elected, while Lane from Washington County becomes whip. House picks include Rep. Andrews for a third term as speaker.
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Harrisburg
Senate
House
Anthony J. DiSilvestro
Philadelphia
DiSilvestro
John Morgan Davis
Charles R. Weiner
Israel Stiefel
U. S
William J. Green
Democratic
Green
Democrats
Lawrence
John S. Rice
Rice
H. G. Andrews
Cambria County
Andrews
Stephen McCann
Greene County
James J. Dougherty
Anthony J. Petrosky
Westmoreland
Philip Lopresti
Lopresti
Paul Moomaw
Waynesboro
Lt Gov Davis Could Cast Tie Vote On Final Passage
Harrisburg AP report says Lt. Gov. John Morgan Davis may vote on final passage of legislation in a tie, per Attorney General Anne X. Alpern. The memo challenges the long standing view that the lieutenant governor has no tie breaking power on final passage.
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Harrisburg
John Morgan Davis
Anne X. Alpern
Davis
Advocates Favor Shorter Campaigns After 1960 Strain
A House election committee heard calls for shorter campaigns as too grueling and costly. Four to six week national campaigns were proposed with parties possibly shortening timelines by delaying nominating conventions. Broadcasters urged removing broadcast time limits, arguing a permanent exemption would prevent unequal airing of major and minor candidates.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Congressional
House
Clifford Davis
Dtenn
William C. Cramer
Florida
Davis
Cramer
Frank Stanton
Columbia Broadcasting System
Robert W. Sarnoff
National Broadcasting Co
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Sarnoff
Rotarians to Hear Mrs Ruth Egolf
Rotarians meet at the Somerset Country Club at noon for a program by guest speaker Mrs Ruth Egolf. Her topic is Day in School with a First Grader. The talk aims to offer insight as many members have not been first graders recently.
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Somerset Country Club
Ruth Egolf
Congo Forces Under U.N. Command Sought by India Yugoslavia
India and Yugoslavia draft a U N resolution to put all Congo lese military forces under United Nations command. The document also seeks immediate reconvening of parliament and release of political prisoners including Patrice Lumumba. The budget committee questioned Russia over Congo costs while a special fund plan passes with 45 yes 15 no and 25 abstentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Besser
United Nations
N.Y
India
Yugoslavia
U.N. General Assembly
Congo
Joseph Mobutu
General Assembly
Russia
U.N
Kennedy selects Freeman for agriculture secretary in new cabinet
President elect John F Kennedy chose Minnesota Governor Orville Freeman as secretary of agriculture and AFL CIO lawyer Arthur Goldberg as secretary of labor. Freeman, 42, a WWII veteran and former governor, will join a still incomplete cabinet as Kennedy reveals further appointments. George McGovern named director of food for peace program to promote goodwill and reduce domestic surpluses.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Minnesota
Orville Freeman
Kennedy
Arthur J. Goldberg
Freeman
Goldberg
Illinois
George McGovern
D-S.d
McGovern
House
Senate
Karl Mundt
Two Auto Accidents Reported in Somerset
Two accidents occurred in Somerset on Wednesday causing about 1000 dollars in damage. At 9 55 a vehicle driven by Elie Hugh Norman Walker of Canton turned from Route 219 to E Main street and collided with Alice Edna Kooser of 327 S Edgewood Avenue. The second crash happened at 3 45 p m at W Race Street and S Edgewood Avenue when Ray W Brant avoided a vehicle driven by William R Kelly in a slide and their cars collided, leaving Brant's car spun crosswise on Edgewood Avenue.
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Somerset
Elehugh Norman Walker
Canton
E. Main Street
Route 219
Plank Road
Alice Edna Kooser
S. Edgewood Avenue
W. Race Street
Ray W. Brant
Rockwood RD
William R. Kelly
Clairton
Brant
Edgewood Ave
Addis Ababa Massacre and Crown Prince Move in Ethiopia
Ethiopian radio reported an inhuman massacre in Addis Ababa where Crown Prince Asfa Wassan was proclaimed king replacing Emperor Haile Selassie. Reports cited civilian deaths and wounded amid factional fighting and claims of a new regime gaining support while embassies heightened security. Ras Imeru named premier as tensions with loyalists to Selassie persisted.
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Haile Selassie I
Ethiopia
Asfa Wosen
Brazil
London
Addis Ababa
Asfa Wassan
Haile Selassie
Papdits
Paris
Selassie
Asmara
Red Sea
Kingdom
Northeast Africa
U.S
Ras Imeru
United States
Russia
India
Wassan
Imeru
Mussolini
Atlas-Able Moon Rocket Explodes in Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP A massive Atlas Able moon rocket exploded in flight ending a $40 million U.S. program to launch the first lunar satellite. The 10 story tall rocket and 388 pound spacecraft fell into the Atlantic 8 to 12 miles off Canaveral as officials study data to determine cause.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
U.S
Atlantic
Russia
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Agency
Car Hits Rail On Pike To Avoid Crash
At 7 55 a m a car struck a guard rail on the Pennsylvania Turnpike five miles west of Donegal. Driver Edward Fitzgerald swerved to avoid a tractor trailer driven by Albert Connor of Clifford amid icy conditions causing damage estimated at 200 to 250 dollars.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike
Albert Connor
Clifford
Edward Fitzgerald
Donegal
Turnpike
Somerset Firemen Elect Heist as President
Walter Heist was elected president of the Somerset Volunteer Fire Department in a Thursday evening vote at the firehall. Elected officers include Walter Oehling as vice president Dan Hartzel recording secretary William Barnhart financial secretary E H Pyle treasurer N D Picking fire chief John O Wilson and others in assistant roles plus three directors Don Younkin Guy Silvis Carl Trapp. The group also set removing the Christmas lights and tree for January 1 and planned the annual banquet for January 4 with Merle Heiple as entertainment chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Heist
Somerset Volunteer Fire Department
Walter Oehling
Dan Hartzel
William Barnhart
E. H. Pyle
N. D. Picking
John O. Wilson
William McNelly
Donald Ziegler
Robert Lloyd
Claude Queer
Don Younkin
Guy Silvis
Carl Trapp
Merle Heiple
Kennedy Edges Nixon by Narrow Margin in Final Count
Final official tallies show John F. Kennedy with a national popular vote lead of 111,957 over Richard Nixon in the 1960 race. Rhode Island sealed the 50 state total, with Kennedy 34,221,485 to Nixon 34,108,684 and 502,501 for others. electoral votes: Kennedy 300, Nixon 223, Byrd electors 14.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Rhode Island
Nixon
Kennnedy
Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
James G. Blaine
Sen. Kennedy
Kennedy
Alabama
Mississippi
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
Massachusetts
United States to seek NATO cost cut at ministerial talks
Informants say the United States will ask to reduce its share of NATO infrastructure costs from about 37 percent to around 30 percent at the three day ministerial conference in Paris. West Germany would pay most of the difference as NATO spends 550 to 850 million annually.
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Tom Ochiltree
Paris
United States
North Atlantic Alliance
U.S
NATO
Washington
West Germany
Christian A. Herter
Russia
Congo
Ethiopia
Nepal
Laos
Moscow
U S Embassy in Laos Hit by Retreating Reds
American residents fled as retreating Red forces set fire to the U S Embassy and more than 10 buildings in Vientiane during a brief battle for the city. Non Communist forces held central Vientiane Thursday night as shelling eased by Friday morning.
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U.S
Laos
Bangkok
Thailand
Vientiane
Phoumi Nosavan
Pathet Lao
Kong le
Associated Press
Roy Essoyan
Four Cars Crash At Intersection of Church Edgewood
Four vehicles collide at the W Church Street and S Edgewood Avenue intersection Thursday at 3 30. Vehicles stopped at signs and two traveling along Edgewood suffer damage with listed names and bumper costs. Marie Brant 745 N Center Avenue damages to left rear bumper $75. George Carr Somerset RD 6 northbound left front door $100. Milton Long Somerset RD 1 southbound right front bumper $10. Clarence E Faye Windber left front fender and grill $190.
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W. Church Street
S. Edgewood Avenue
Edgewood
Marie Brant
N. Center Avenue
George Carr
Somerset
Milton Long
Clarence E. Faye
Windber
Yoder Christmas Fund Reaches Five Hundred Sixty Four
The Yoder Christmas fund climbs to 564 dollars with a large donation from Sipesville Church of the Brethren Sunday school. Friday a fire on Somerset Road 1 forced Doris Yoder to save only her three week old daughter Jodie Lee. Thursday contributors include many local residents such as Dr Theodore Straub and Norman Critchfield along with the church group.
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Yoder
Sipesville
Church of the Brethren
Dave Yoder
Doris
Somerset RD 1
Jodie Lee
Marion F. Sellers
Harry Kregar
Russell Ruhl
Harry Croyle
John B. Stahl
Edgar Fritz
Church of the Brethren Sunday School
Norman Critchfield
John H. Weimer
Michael Eugene Shaffer
Ward B. Miller, Jr
John Doe
H. Palmer Flick
Sara Getty
Parked Car Hit Twice in Somerset Village
Two separate drivers from Somerset RD 5 struck Edward R. Hazelbarth’s parked car on E Main Street within five minutes. Harry B. Luzetter caused $25 damage to the left tail light and fender. Eleanor D. Hardy caused $35 damage to Hazelbarth’s car and $100 damage to her own.
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Somerset
RD 5
Edward R. Hazelbarth
Salisbury
E. Main Street
Kimberly and
Main Street
Harry B. Luzetter
Luzetter
Diamond
Hazelbarth
Eleanor D. Hardy
Hazelbarth Auto
Inquest Into Death Of Deer Hunter Set
A coroner's inquest into the death of Charles Frank Yingling, shot on December 5, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, at the Municipal Building in Windber. Yingling was mistaken for a deer by another hunter on the first day of buck season.
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Charles Frank Yingling
Windber
Yingling
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