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Somerset Daily American

Location

Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1962

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Britain and France pledge to press Common Market talks

Paris reports Charles de Gaulle and Harold Macmillan agreed to continue negotiations for Britain's entry into the European Common Market. They cited differences but said talks at Brussels would proceed in a spirit of shared interests.

Britain France Paris Charles de Gaulle Harold Macmillan Chateau de Rambouillet de Gaulle Macmillan Asia Jfk London Bahamas Kennedy Brussels Western Europe

Soviet press attacks U.S. embassy doctor and mother

Pravda and Izvestia broadened a Sunday assault on three Americans tied to espionage at the U.S. Embassy. They singled out Capt. Alexis H. Davison, the embassy doctor, and his Moscow-born mother Natalia Belimisheva, noting his Russian fluency and Soviet medical contacts while recounting her wartime service.

Moscow U.S Alexis H. Davison Pravda Davison Hal M. Davison Atlanta Natalia Alexseyevna Belimisheva Kolchak White Guards Soviet Communist Party Vladivostok Capt Nedelya Izvestia

IFYE Delegate Reflects on Life in Israel

An IFYE delegate describes 40 months in Israel noting green irrigation enhanced lands, memorial forests along the Jerusalem route, modern industry including Dead Sea potash and milking tech, and a culture valuing work, learning, and community.

IFYE Israel International Farm Youth Exchange Holy Land Jerusalem Dead Sea United States

Turk Says Cubans Are Restive

A Turkish journalist in Havana during the missile crisis reports Cuba across Fidel Castro’s regime showing deep resentment. He cites 90 percent opposition to Communists, widespread peasant anger, mass prison sentences for refusing work, and a broken pledge on land reform. Food rations are severely limited with scarce cheese milk bacon and vegetables.

New York Havana Fidel Castro Communist Party Probabl Castro Goksin Sipshioglu Istanbul Sipahioglu Cuba Havana University Khrushchev

Rhodes Scholarships Awarded to 32 Men

Thirty-two men from 23 states were named Rhodes scholars to study at Oxford University next fall. Among the winners are two African Americans, John E. Wideman and Joseph Stanley Sanders, with a previous Black Rhodes scholar from Harvard in 1907. Westbrook III, from Elmendorf AFB Alaska, is the first Rhodes scholar from Alaska.

Swarthmore Oxford University England United States Cecil Rhodes Courtney Smith Pres Swarthmore College John E. Wideman Pittsburgh University of Pennsylvania Joseph Stanley Sanders Los Angeles Whittier Calif Alain Locke Harvard University Wideman Oxford Sam W. Westbrook III Elmendorf Air Force Base Alaska Westbrook U.S. Air Force Academy

Explorer XVI Satellite Launch Boosts Micrometeoroid Study

A Scout four stage rocket launched Explorer XVI from Wallops Island at 9 33 a m to study micrometeoroids threatening spaceflight. NASA reported the satellite reached a 52 degree orbit with apogee 733 miles and perigee 466 miles and a 104 minute orbital period.

Washington Space Agency Wallops Island National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Mars Jupiter Earth

Lost hikers found after Bald Knob and Negro Mountain searches

A 12 year old boy and two men were lost while deer hunting near Bald Knob and Negro Mountain over the weekend. Terry Russell, 12, Jim Russell, 35, and Harry Russell, 34, lost directions after parking on Route 30 near Central City. A 4 a.m. search of about 35 men located the trio after early morning shots were heard.

Bald Knob Negro Mountain Terry Russell Jim Russell Johnstown Russell Harry Russell Hooversville R.C Route 30 Central City Jim Burns Burns Andrew Schanko Russells

Contract Awarded For Timbering In Forbes Forest

Harrisburg State officials awarded a 22 635 contract to Mastowski and Fullen Lumber Co for timbering on 150 acres in Jefferson Township Forbes State Forest. The project will cut 5 355 trees across 12 species including 3 957 black cherry, reflecting higher market value.

Harrisburg State Department of Forests and Waters Mastowski and Fullen Lumber Co Normalville Jefferson Township Forbes State Forest Bakersvile

Warming Trend in Weather Seen Here

A warming trend appeared over the weekend in Somerset with about two inches of snow. By 2 a.m. today the snow stopped and the temperature fell to 24 degrees. The Department of Highways reported all county roads were open.

Somerset Department of Highways

Truck Rams Into Snowplow On Turnpike

A tractor-trailer on the Pennsylvania Turnpike two miles west of the Alleghey Tunnel struck a snowplow. Harlen Wilke, 27, of Lisbon NC, was fined 10 dollars plus 5 dollars costs for speeding after police said he traveled at 45 mph in a 35 mph zone. Wilke, who had minor injuries, refused medical treatment. the snowplow operator was John A Mihalko, 49, of Windber.

Pennsylvania Turnpike Storck Alleghey Tunnel Harlen Wilke Lisbon N.C Justice of the Peace Wilke John

McNamara Talks with Kennedy on Skybolt Debate

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara briefed President Kennedy at the White House after reporting from Europe on talks with British officials unhappy about possibly abandoning the Skybolt missile. The session included Roswell Gilpatric and McGeorge Bundy as Kennedy prepared for Bahamas talks with Prime Minister Macmillan.

Washington Robert S. McNamara Kennedy Europe White House Roswell Gilpatric McGeorge Bundy Pierre Salinger McNamara North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council Paris London JFK Salinger Bahamas Harold Macmillan Dean Rusk NATO Congress

Look Magazine Says Barnett Made Secret Deal With Kennedy

Look magazine reports Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett secretly conferred with Attorney General Robert Kennedy to admit James Meredith to Ole Miss. The plan allegedly staged a standoff at the gate with federal marshals to force Meredith’s entry, with Kennedy urging coordination and Barnett wavering under pressure.

Mississippi Ross R. Barnett Robert F. Kennedy James H. Meredith University of Mississippi Look Magazine Barnett Kennedy Ole Miss Meredith Look Paul Johnson U.S James McShane McShane Mississippi Highway Patrol Ross Barnett Memphis Oxford University

Fire damages newly opened Thorofare Market in Somerset

An electrical short in a coffee grinder sparked a fire at the Thorofare Market in Laurel Hill Village. Firemen contained the blaze after alarms at 4:30 a.m. with $8,000 to $9,000 in damage and a scorched wall and ceiling. final loss estimate pending.

Thorofare Somerset Laurel Hill Village F.L. Kirk Greensburg Thorofare Markets, Inc

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