Kenny’s Election as Jersey City Mayor Ties Waterfront Rackets
New York December 16 state crime probes hear that Frank V. Kenney’s 1949 mayoral win unleashed lawlessness on Jersey City docks. Witnesses describe loan shark protection and a 10 percent kickback on longshoreman salaries. Another mayor, Hoboken’s Fred N. de Sapio, is accused of dock control through ILA officials.
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Arthur Everett
New York
Frank V. Kenney
Jersey City
State Crime Commission
Kenney
Charles Strang
James F
Happy) Keane
N. J
Kenny
New Jersey
Fred N. de Sapio
Hoboken
AFL International Longshoremen's Association
ILA
New York State Crime Commission
Banks Present Paintings To Childrens Aid
Two oil paintings by Richard Crist were donated to the Children’s Aid home by the First National Bank of Somerset and Somerset Trust Company. The works will hang in the remodeled recreation room funded by the Somerset Welfare League as part of holiday efforts.
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Children’s Aid Home
Children's Aid Society
A. D. Graham
Richard Crist
First National Bank of Somerset and Somerset Trust Company
Kooser Park
Yough
Somerset Welfare League
Jones Coal Company
Rockwood
Graham
C. C. Barchfield
Simpson Re-elected Chairman of Pennsylvania Delegation
Rep. Richard M. Simpson of Huntingdon was re-elected chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican delegation in Harrisburg on December 16. Simpson, dean of the delegation, has served the 17th district in eight South Central Pennsylvania counties since 1987. Rep. Leon H. Gavin of Oil City was chosen as whip.
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Harrisburg
Richard M. Simpson
Huntingdon
Keystone State
Congress
Simpson
Pennsylvania
Leon H. Gavin
Oil City
Chorus Calls Out Foreign Aid Program
AAP survey shows 90 percent of incoming senators and representatives want cuts to U S foreign aid. Debates focus on loans versus grants, shifting emphasis to the Middle and Far East, and preserving military aid and technical aid while reducing economic grants. Eisenhower faces a divided Congress as he begins his term with foreign aid policy under scrutiny.
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Charles F. Barrett
Washington
United States
Associated Press
Europe
Middle
Far East
Eisenhower
Congress
U. S
Truman
House
Sen. Langer
Beall
Community committee drafts 1400 Christmas party plans
The Somerset Community committee met at the F. O. BE. home to plan the annual children's Christmas party on Wednesday afternoon December 24 at the Governor theatre. The group will treat 1400 youngsters, invite all from town, and include Santa, carols, and slides, with some treats delivered to homes. Contributions to the party fund are welcome, with current donors from local organizations.
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Somerset
F. O. BE
Governor Theatre
Harry W. Harrington
H. W. Wheeler
Santa Claus
Rotary
Albert Cage
W. T. Doncaster Jr
Lions
Kenneth P., Lohr
Chamber of Commerce
Hiram Barron
Kiwanis
Robert
Lutheran Pastor Denounces Bible Revision As Unfit
Pastor Kenneth Vertz of Salem Lutheran Church in Owosso Michigan denounces the new revised Bible as devil inspired. He cites Isaiah’s virgin birth as altered to say Christ was born of a young woman and warns that this tampering unsettles core Christian doctrine.
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Owosso, Mich
Kenneth Vertz
Salem Lutheran Church
Mr. Vertz
Mr. Wertz
Mary
School Bus and Truck Collision Injures Six Pupils
A school bus and truck collided near Lower Paxton Township School in Harrisburg injuring six high school pupils who were seated near the front of the bus. State police said the truck slid into an embankment after skidding on a low mood, and the children were treated at the school by a physician.
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Harrisburg
Lower Paxton Township
Mountbatten Named Mediterranean Command Head
NATO creates a new Mediterranean command to guard lifelines between Gibraltar and Suez with Admiral Mountbatten in charge, while the U S Sixth Fleet remains independent under Admiral Carney. The arrangement places Mountbatten under the U S European commander General Ridgway.
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Arthur
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Suez
Mountbatten
Europe
U. S
Matthew Ly. Ridgway
Cassett to Lead Special Gifts Drive for Somerset Hospital Campaign
George Cassett of G W Schenck company store named head of the special gifts division for Somerset Community Hospital 409000 building fund drive Admiral C D Reynolds serves as general chairman with four divisions each led by chairmen Ralph A Poorbaugh heads memorial tributes Homer W Hay leads service area and Judge Thomas F Lansberry chairs the employee division Cassett leads a 300 member volunteer group to solicit businesses and individuals not covered by memorial tributes division Mrs John M Knepper and Albert W Francis named co-vice chairmen all leaders active in local civic affairs Cassett a WWII veteran and former VFW officer also led the Crouse Cadets drum corps Knepper active with cancer Red Cross and crippled children drives Francis borough chairman of 1953 March of Dimes drive and Boy Scout leader
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George Cassett
G. W. Schenck Company
Somerset Community Hospital
Admiral C. D. Reynolds
Ralph A. Poorbaugh
Homer W. Hay
Special Gifts
Cassett
VFW
VFW Department of Pennsylvania
Crouse
American Legion
Windsors Il Not Attend Coronation
Paris dispatch reports Duke of Windsor and Duchess Wallis to skip Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation on June 2 1953 citing constitutional usage. Buckingham Palace confirmed the decision as the couple continues their quiet, decades long estrangement from Britain.
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Paris
Duke of Windsor
Elizabeth II
Duchess of Windsor
Westminster Abbey
Edward VIII
England
Buckingham Palace
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Stanley Baldwin
George VI
George
Elizabeth
London
Duke of Edinburgh
Britain
New York
Hon
Trucking Industry Highlighted for Somerset Kiwanis
The Somerset Kiwanis heard Thomas F Robertson of the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association discuss The Trucking Industry as a Vital Part of Our Economy at the Oakhurst Tea Room with 48 members present. New member H G May joined. Next meeting is December 23 at 6 15 pm.
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Somerset Kiwanis Club
Oakhurst Tea Room
America
Thomas F. Robertson
Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association
Charles McLaughlin
William Zakoni
Mt. Pleasant Club
C. D. Schively
Somerset
H. G. May
Robert Taylor
Luther Brubaker
Robert Critchfield
Oakhurst
DiSalle Back As Economic Stabilizer
Washington December 16 President Truman recalls Michael V DiSalle to head price and wage controls to fight inflation until the new Republican administration takes over. DiSalle vows to keep strong controls with support from Henry Fowler Joseph Freehill and others as Putnam resigns and prepares to return to Springfield.
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Washington
Truman
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
Congresa
Roger L. Putnam
Putnam
Springfield
Mass
D.salle
Office of Price Stabilization
Administration
United Front
Defense
Henry Fowler
Fowler
Joseph H. Freehill
Office of
Charles C. Killingsworth
Esenhower
Office of Defense Mobilization
Four Day Holiday for All State Employees in Pa
Pennsylvania will close all state offices for a four day Christmas and New Year holiday. 60 000 state workers will have time off from 5 p m December 24 until 8 30 am December 29 and from 4 pm December 31 until 8 30 am January 3 under Governor John S Fine's order.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
John S. Fine
Indict Lattimore On Seven Counts Of Perjury
Federal grand jury indicts von Lattimore on seven counts of perjury arising from Senate internal security testimony on Communist ties and Far East policy. Lattimore, Johns Hopkins professor, pleads innocence and condemns prolonged harassment.
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Lattimore
Senate
Iy Wilmot Hercher
Washington
von Lattimore
Internal Security
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Pleads Guilty to Fatal Beating of Housewife
Victor A. Borowski twenty of Pittsburgh pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the fatal beating of Virginia Hill forty of Pittsburgh. Hill was found beaten to death in a motel south of Butler last July 11. Borowski entered the plea before the murder trial and awaits sentencing by Judge J. Francis Graff on Friday.
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Butler
Victor A. Borowski
Pittsburgh
Virginia Hill
Borowski
J. Francis Graff
Weather Outlook for Western and Eastern Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania expects fair and mild conditions Wednesday with highs around 36 to 42. Thursday brings increasing cloudiness and a drop in warmth. In eastern Pennsylvania, highs reach 45 in the north and 55 to 59 in the south on Wednesday, with Thursday remaining fair though not quite as mild.
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Pennsylvania
Somerset Weather Report Summary
Daily weather note shows period 5:30 p.m. Monday to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday with a maximum 35 and minimum 0.19 degrees appears garbled. Observer David Grove records the temperature range for Somerset.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
McGranery Moves to Revoke Radzie Citizenship
Attorney General McGranery orders revocation of Constantine Radzie's citizenship. Radzie identified as a member of the Communist party central committee in New York City. Officials allege he concealed his Communist background when he gained naturalization in 1939.
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Radzie
Washington
INS
McGranery
Constantine Radzie
Communist Party Central Committee
New York City
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