Eisenhower Faces French Dissent Before Paris Summit
Paris reports President Eisenhower’s stock in French official circles at a low ebb two days before his arrival for a Western summit. French officials fault U S leadership under him over NATO, atomic policy, and Algeria while fearing a possible Berlin deal may threaten West Berlin and Allied unity.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Washington
Berlin
Reserve Copy for County Servicemen Today
Phone 5755 to reserve a copy by listing him with the other county servicemen. It costs 75 cents to cover the paper and mailing.
Money Tree funds aid Allegheny Highlands relief drive
In Somerset area the money tree at the American office has raised up to 25 dollars for Penn Alps Inc. with gifts from a Somerset resident and business, plus visitor coins. The fund supports Penn Alps work with needy families in the Allegheny Highlands, where education issues and dilapidated housing impact local youth and parents.
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Somerset
Penn Alps, Inc
Money Tree
Allegheny Highlands
Tennessee
Kentucky
Maryland
West Main Street
Alta Schrock
Penn Alps
Tic
Kyl Calls For Farm Leader Meeting After Win
Iowa congressman elect John Kyl urged a meeting of all Iowa farm group leaders to explore solutions to farmers problems. He won the 4th District special election with 28 336 votes over Democrat C Edwin Gilmour 25 804 in 14 rural counties.
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Bloomfield
Iowa
John Kyl
Grinnell College
Edwin Gilmour
Kyl
Gilmour
Grinnell
Eisenhower
Steven Carter
Wapello
Mahaska
GOP
Thruston Morton
Herschel Loveless
Jasper
Carter
Readership Climbs at Mary S. Biesecker Library
A Mary S. Biesecker Public Library report shows rising readership with 3,493 books circulated in November, 132 new readers, and 80 new books. Christmas hours include closure on Christmas Day and brief openings before and after. New Year hours are limited.
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Mary S. Biesecker Public Library
Anna‘ Debda
Simpson Praises Kyl Victory From Bethesda Hospital
Rep. Richard Simpson recovering from brain surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital voiced his support for John Kyl after Iowa's 41st district special election victory. Kyl defeated C. Edwin Gilmour to succeed the late Steven Carter, signaling GOP hope. The remark, relayed by Simpson’s wife, occurred at his hospital bedside. Simpson's exploratory operation began Monday. final results pending later in the week.
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Washington
Richard M. Simpson
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Iowa
Simpson
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
John Kyl
41Th
America
Kyl
Steven V. Carter
C. Edwin Gilmour
One-Day Strike Of Equitable Gas Recessed In Pittsburgh
Negotiations in the one day old strike of about 600 Equitable Gas Co service employees paused with no progress reported. Federal and state mediators met with company and United Mine Workers representatives for nearly four hours as more bargaining sessions were scheduled for Thursday.
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Pittsburgh
Equitable Gas Co
United Mine Workers
District 50
Equitable
Donald B. Beecher
Beecher
Gov. Lawrence
Allegheny
Wheat Crop Final Report Shows Record Corn Output
The Agriculture Department released its year end report estimating 1,128,151,000 bushels of wheat and 4,361,170,000 bushels of corn. Corn production is noted as the largest ever, with wheat above last month’s forecast and winter and spring wheat broken out by region and year comparisons.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Equipment Fell From Freight Derailed P R R
A heavy piece of rail equipment fell from a freight car damaging track and causing a Pennsylvan ia railroad passenger derailment near Mount Union. The C levelander train derailed December 9 injuring three as the ICC and PU C heard testimony.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Public Utility Commission
Mount Union
Here
I. G. Ferry
Millerstown
ICC
Washington
Touhy Ambushed and Killed by Gun Blasts
Chicago AP report states gangster Roger Touhy was killed by five shotgun blasts on the West Side as two men posing as police shot him and critically wounded retired Sgt. Walter Miller. Miller fired five shots before collapsing.
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Chicago
Roger
the Terrible
Touhy
West Side
Walter Miller
Stateville Penitentiary
John
Jake the Barber
Miller
Ethel Alesia
Lotus Street
Religious Emblems Sought Removed From City Vehicles
Pittsburgh and Allegheny county officials were asked by the Pittsburgh Area Council of Churches to remove religious emblems and statues from municipal owned cars. A church spokesman cited complaints about dash displays and urged separation of church and state. Safety Director Louis Rosenberg said he would issue an order to remove all religious objects from city vehicles.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Safety
Louis Rosenberg
Fort Necessity Park Transferred to Federal Government
Harrisburg AP reports Gov Lawrence signs a law allowing transfer of Fort Necessity Park in Fayette County to the federal government for $1. The Property and Supplies Department will convey the two tracts to create a new national park site in Wharton Township.
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Harrisburg
Lawrence
Fort Necessity Park
Fayette County
Property and Supplies Department
Wharton Two
Sunday Bowling Legalized and Other Measures Signed
Gov. David L. Lawrence signed bills allowing bowling alleys to stay open on Sundays along with other recreational activities. A second bill increases penalties for repeated illegal deer kills and allows the Game Commission discretion to lift suspensions after one year. Another law raises blind pensions from $60 to $70 monthly with a $3,125,000 appropriation and increases the annual income threshold for pension eligibility.
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Harrisburg
David L. Lawrence
Game Commission
Public Welfare Department
Outdoor Lighting Feature of Garden Club for Holiday
The Somerset Garden Club sponsors Christmas outdoor lighting with a prize pool near $100. Chair Mrs. Joseph Cascio announced a committee including Mrs. John Stein and others. Judging will occur at 6:30 p.m. Saturday after Christmas, with judges touring homes and churches beyond borough lines. Winners appear in the next American edition.
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Joseph Cascio
John Stein
George J. Krebs
F. C. Nagle
Bridge to be named for Lane and Bane passes House panel
Harrisburg AP The House Rules Committee approved legislation to name the Brownsville Monongahela River bridge after State Sen. William J. Lane and former State Sen. Eustice H. Bane. Lane is a Washington County Democrat and Bane, a Democrat, is now a Fayette County judge. The Senate has already approved the plan.
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Harrisburg
Brownsville Monongahela River Bridge
William J. Lane
Eustice H. Bane
House Rules Committee
Lane
Washington County
Bane
Fayette County
Senate
Auto Runs Off Road Kills Driver Near Punxsutawney
A car left Route 219 near Punxsutawney on Tuesday night fatally injuring Jay E. Stiteler, 46, of Dayton Armstrong County. He was alone in the vehicle.
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Punxsutawney
Jay E. Stiteler
Dayton
Armtrong County
Nations drift toward NATO wide force integration at Paris meet
At a Paris NATO gathering, most allies supported integrating forces under international command while France resisted joint control. U S officials pressed air defense integration amid tensions over France’s independent nuclear posture.
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Herb Altschull
Paris
France
NATO
U.S
United States
Russia
Moscow
Paul- Henri Spaak
Spaak
Britain
West Germany
Belgium
Strauss
Franz Josef Strauss
Pierre Guillaumat
Nathan F. Twining
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Guillaye Mat
Twining
Gates
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Guillaumat
Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Seven Cardinals Receive Symbols From Pope
Pope John XXIII placed symbols of rank on seven new cardinals at a Vatican ceremony. The eight cardinal elevated Monday included Albert Gregory Meyer and Alois Cardinal Muench. The pope indicated more appointments may follow as the College of Cardinals reached 79.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Sacred College
Albert Gregory Cardinal Meyer
Alois Cardinal Muench
Vatican
France
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Vatican Palace
Pope John
College of Cardinals
Meyer and Muench
United States
Aracadio Larreana
Congregation of the Religious
Francesco Morano
Ecclesiastical Tribunal
William Theodore Heard
Holy Roman Rota
Agostino Bea
Pius XII
Gustavo Testa
Switzerland
Paolo Marella
de Gaulle
Week of Prayer Set for Christian Church January 3
The First Christian church on East Main will host Week of Prayer services from January 3 to January 10 under the Ministerial association. Rev. Hossetter of the Mennonite Hour will speak all week, with each night at the Christian church led by pastor Rev. Paul Weber.
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First Christian Church
East Main Street
Ministerial Association
Hostetter
Mennonite Hour Broadcasting Service
Christian Church
Paul Weber
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