Molotov Presides as Three Nations Start Talks in Moscow
Moscow reports say Russian Foreign Commissar Vyacheslya Molotov presided over a two hour session of foreign ministers from Russia the United States and Britain with no communique issued after the meeting. Byrnes Bevin and Molotov led the talks in a cordial atmosphere with observers noting exploratory progress toward agenda items.
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Moscow
Russia
United States
Britain
Vyacheslya M. Molotov
Speridoniska
U.S
Ames IF. Byrnes
Ernest Evin
Molotov
U. S
Cordell Hull
Anthony Eden
Byrnes
Bevin
Gourley Sworn in As District Judge
Wallace S. Gourley 41 of Houston was sworn in as U S District judge in Pittsburgh becoming the youngest Pennsylvania federal jurist. Senator Guffey had supported his appointment. former state senator R M Knox presented him and Judge Gib son administered the oath in a ceremony at the federal building. Gourley replaces the late F P Schoemaker and is the first Democrat named to the district court here in 25 years. Other participants included Judge Nelson McVicar and Judge John J. O Connell.
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Wallace S. Gourley
Houston
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Gourley
U. S. District Court
Joseph F. Guffey
Common Pleas Court
R. M. Knox
Washington
Ore
R. M. Gibson
David M. McCloskey
Charleroi
F. P. Schoemaker
Bradford
Nelson McVicar
John J. O'Connell
U. S. Court of Appeals
Man Found Living In Ice Company Storage Box
Riverside police report Archie Raymond Shay, a Mississippi native from Vicksburg, living in a storage box at the Riverside Ice Co after eviction. He said the container felt warmer than the freezing outside, quoted as 23 degrees below zero. Local authorities noted the unusual shelter as winter hardships persist.
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Calif
Harold Polinghorn
Archie Raymond Shay
Riverside Ice Co
Shay
Vicksburg
Miss
Congress Opens Last Week Before Christmas Flurry
Washington December 17 Congress opened its final session before the Christmas recess with brisk activity. The Senate approved a 135,000,000 UNRRA authorization for next year and passed a resolution urging free entry of Jews into Palestine. The House cleared bills to repatriate fallen World War II dead upon request, restore the two cent local stamp, and add 8,281 temporary wartime officers to the regular army. these go to the Senate. The House also sent to the President a bill extending the V-12 program until June 30, enabling college training for Navy doctors and other specialists, and voted retirement credit for civil service employees for armed forces time, pending conference with the Senate. Navy Secretary Forrestal proposed transferring surplus warships to China, with personnel, a plan to be reviewed by the White House. The day featured naval topics and a presidential veto on creating new vice and rear admirals, with President Truman delaying action until postwar military structure is decided. Rep. Rogers urged disapproval of a Japanese submarine skipper testifying in the Indianapolis case. The Navy outlined trainee plans if compulsory military training passes, and Mutual Life Insurance head Douglas warned housing loan rate cuts would raise life insurance costs. Veterans groups pressed housing aid, and War Secretary Patterson pledged Army help but warned limited material remains for disclosure.
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Indianapolis
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Mutual Life Insurance Co
Omar Ketchum
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Senate Banking Committee
Patterson
House Banking Committee
Army
Return 300000 American Dead From War for Burial
Washington December 1744 The House passed legislation directing the War Department to repatriate about 300000 bodies of Americans killed since September 16 1940 due to the war or government service. Next of kin may choose national ceremonies or private burials. estimated cost 700 dollars per burial including transportation. Rep Sikes handled the bill for the military committee.
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War Department
House
Senate
Rep
Sikes
D-Fla
Military Committee
CIO Calls For Parley On Economic Issues In Atlantic City
The CIO announced a three day national policy conference on grave economic issues to start January 22 in Atlantic City New Jersey. About 250 delegates will attend replacing the postponed convention due to travel restrictions.
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Washington
CIO
Atlantic City
N. J
U S Officials Say Reds Fueled Iran Azerbaijan Uprising
Washington reports that U S officials contend the Azerbaijan autonomous regime in Iran was engineered by Russia rather than arising spontaneously. Iranian Ambassador Hussein Ala pressed for a protest to Moscow after meeting Acting Secretary Acheson, while Byrnes and Molotov's Moscow talks loom.
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United States
Azerbaijan
Iran
Moscow
Hussein Ala
Dean Acheson
Russia
U. SS
Teheran
Irwin Dentist Sought in California Court Warrant
San Diego Calif December 17 A warrant was issued for the arrest of Dr Lytle Adams 44 dentist of Irwin Pa charged in a district attorney complaint with failing to obtain a license for issuing corporation stock in California Adams company International Seed Pellet Co incorporated in Delaware bail set at 10000 and forwarded to Pennsylvania
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Calif
Lytle
Adams
Irwin
Adams’ Company
Delaware
International Seed Pellet Co
Pennsylvania
Lloyd Wins $54,100 From Universal Pictures
Harold Lloyd won $54,100 in federal court against Universal Pictures Corporation for alleged theft of sequences from Movie Crazy used in So's Your Uncle. Judge Ben Harrison also issued an injunction restraining further showings of the film.
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Los Angeles
Harold Lloyd
Universal Pictures Corporation
Universal
Ben Harrison
Lloyd
Sailor Injured By Waves Drowns On Pacific Crossing
WAVES WASH SAILOR OVERBOARD on December 6 during the U S troop transport Gen H B Freeman voyage. Steward's Mate 2 C Glenn E Williams of Greenville Pennsylvania drowned. Coast guard and army personnel contributed 1200 dollars to Williams next of kin. A separate note from Dallas Oregon mentions a holiday demand for odorless skunks kept as pets, risking the farm’s viability.
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Tacoma
Wash
Glenn E. Williams
Greenville
H. B. Freeman
Coast Guard
Williams
Dallas
Ore
Sadie Reddekopp
Cowcatchers for Planes Endanger Runway Safety
San Diego dispatch reports officials at Kearny Mesa marine airfield protest that sleeping on runways could endanger military planes during takeoffs and landings. Sheriff Bert Strand confirms receipt of the official protest highlighting runway hazard concerns.
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Calif
Bert Strand
Kearny Mesa Marine Airfield
Niehenke Hurt Escaping Cops After Robbery Arrest
Ralph R. Niehenke, 33, of Johns town R D 4, was injured by state police Corporal H A Stephens during a gunfight while fleeing arrest for the Groff department store robbery and other offenses. He was shot in the right elbow, hospitalized at Somerset Community, and held under guard.
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Ralph R. Niehenke
Johnstown R. D
Somerset Community Hospital
H. A. Stephens
Niehenke
Krings Station
Corp. Stephens
Wm. P. Dively
Groff
Berlin
Niedenke
Corp. Stephen
Stephens
Arraign Gen Homma in Manila War Crimes Trial
Lt Gen Masaharu Homma faces arraignment before a US military commission in Manila on charges for the deaths of 67,000 POWs. The indictment cites the Bataan death march and brutalities at O Donnell and Cabatuan camps, with trial expected to begin around January 7.
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Manila
Masaharu Homma
Philippines
Bataan
O'Donnell
Cabanatuan
Homma
Cabinet Won't Resign In Tokyo Amid Election Reports
Premier Kijuro Shidehara's cabinet will stay in office until January general elections when a party government is expected to assume power. A source close to the premier dismissed claims of an imminent resignation as unfounded, noting no basis for the Sunday announcement.
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Tokio
Kijuro Shidehara
House of Representatives
Train wreck injures Marines and others near Johntown Iowa
A Rock Island Mountain Rocket derailment twelve miles west of Iowa City left seven cars off track. Two people were in serious condition, nine hospitalized, about 25 bruised. Clarence De Pras of Marquette Michigan and Marine Cpl Carrie W Stufft of Johns town Pennsylvania were listed in serious but non critical condition. Travel resumed next day.
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Rock Island
Clarence de Pras
Marquette
Mich
Marine
Carrie W. Stufft
Johnstown
Stalin In Good Health Reported In Moscow Visit
Secretary of State James Byrnes and British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin were assured by high Russian officials that Generalissimo Stalin is in good health. They made inquiries but were not told when Stalin would return, and they did not ask for a date.
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Stalin
Moscow
James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Yamashita Wins Supreme Court Stay Of Death Sentence
The Supreme Court granted a stay of execution to Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita, who was convicted as a war criminal for atrocities in the Philippines. The decision keeps the case pending while appeals address the tribunal’s jurisdiction and the legality of the military trial. The Justice Department had objected, arguing the tribunal was an executive branch function outside the courts.
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Supreme Court of
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Tiger of Malaya
Philippines
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
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Justice Department
MacArthur urges free press clause in all U S treaties
General MacArthur recommended inserting a reciprocal free press clause in United States treaties. He told Wilbur Forrest that an international free press is the greatest guarantee of a peaceful world and insisted Japan’s press must be freed to reflect the people’s aspirations, aiding Japan’s return to the family of nations.
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United States
Wilbur Forrest
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Japan
Assembly To Choose City for UN Home Site
London reports that a specific American city as the permanent United Nations home was ruled out by preparatory committee delegates. The general assembly, meeting January 10, will likely select five or six candidate U S. cities from more than 40 bids for final decision.
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Assembly
Larry Allen Injured In Poland Blizzard Crash
Larry Allen, AP foreign correspondent, was slightly hurt when an automobile plunged into a ravine during a blizzard near Lomza Poland. He suffered injuries to his spine and right thigh, with three other occupants uninjured.
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Poland
Associated Press
Larry Allen
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Tragic Suicide Near Greenville District Shocks Family
Vernon Oscar Troutman 26 of Greenville township was found dead in a dense hemlock forest less than a mile from home, after leaving at 1 a.m. He used a 20 gauge shotgun, death ruled at 1:30 a.m. His wife Mildred and their nine-week-old daughter survive, along with his parents and brother. No reason for the act was determined and funeral plans are incomplete.
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Greenville Township
Troutman
Wellersburg
Russell Troutman
Leroy
Beck
Mildred Troutman
U S to Help China Build Peace Navy
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal asked Congress to authorize transferring surplus American warships to China to help establish a navy aiding peace in the Pacific. The plan would allow detailing Navy and Marine officers to assist China with pay and possible Chinese compensation, aligning with Joint Chiefs and White House guidance.
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U.S
China
Fear For Garrisons Entertained
Teheran reports that Iranian general staff say more than 1,000 troops in three government garrisons were likely liquidated amid insurgent advances through turbulent Azerbaijan. Tass dispatches note a new provincial government backed by a national election, with Democratic Party Leader Jafar Pishehvari named prime minister as a new parliament met in Tabriz. The Rezakh garrison, 800 strong, is cut off from food and unheard from, while Ardebil’s radio has been silent for 12 days.
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Turbulet
Azerbaijan
Theran
Tass
Tabriz
Democratic Party
Jafar Pishehvari
Iran
Rezakh
Ardebil
Nazis Admit Atrocities In Russia War Crimes Trial
Moscow reported that German defendants at the Smolensk war crimes trial confessed to mass atrocities in Russia. Six of ten accused testified, with Willy Krause and Kurt Haudigan admitting rape, beatings, looting, and arson after shootings and hangings, per Tass.
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Nuernberg
Willy Krause
Kurt Haudigan
Tass
Blizzard Buries Lackawanna As Buffalo Area Recovers
Lackawanna near Buffalo is buried under 68 inches of snow in a four day blizzard. Drifts reach eight feet, with South Buffalo 60 to 65 inches and downtown Buffalo 40 inches. State guard units mobilized and snowplows deployed as city declares emergency. Six deaths linked to the storm, with several due to overexertion while shoveling.
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State Department of Public Works
Allen Wares
New York Central
Pomfret
Samuel J. Youngs
Mansville
Herbert E. Roberts
Watertown
Lake Ontario
Charles Ognibene
William A. Hicks
Owen J. Williams
Orchard Par
Relief Promised for Pennsylvanians Facing Record Cold
Frigid western Pennsylvania weather eased slightly as warmer winds from the south were forecast to reduce the cold in the west, while eastern regions were not expected to improve immediately. Temperatures plunged to 20 below zero in Warren County with other towns like Warren borough at zero and Kane at four below. Snow and ice snarled travel, crews fought to keep main roads open, and Allegheny Susquehanna rivers froze in many places. Two children died in coasting accidents and a Norvelt fire destroyed 11,000 chickens at a Greensburg area farm. Snowfall varied from three inches in the Poconos to four inches around Lake Erie, with additional snow likely in the forecast.
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Thomas M. Mannion
Steelton
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Blackout hits Somerset area as power fail lasts hours
Darkness covered most of the Roof Garden area for over five hours Monday night as Pennsylvania Electric workers traced the outage. South of Main Street and east of the diamond lost power, with transformers suspected and three linotype machines out. Service only restored near midnight, leaving Vannear building and nearby zones dark and hospitals briefly relying on auxiliary lighting.
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Sipe
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Somerset
Bakersville
Lavansville
Somerset Community Hospital
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McNutt Now In Tokio
Philippine high commissioner Paul V. McNutt arrived in Tokyo from Manila to confer with General MacArthur staff and the Pauley reparations commission. He was accompanied by Rear Admiral Gilchrist Stockton Maj. Gen. William C. Rose Fritz Worcester and Frank L. Belgrano.
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Paul V. McNutt
Manila
General MacArthur
Pauley Reparations Commission
Gilchrist Stockton
William C. Rose
Fritz Worcester
Frank L. Belgrano
Somerset Weather Report Summary by Observer Grove
Daily weather report from Somerset records a 24 hour period ending 5 30 pm Monday with a high of 16 degrees and a low of 17 degrees. Previous year’s maximum noted as 33 degrees.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
A. S. Weather Observer
Malu Erssisserseneen
U. S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
Anne Annasins Nisaaanenian
Miami
New York
Philadelphia
Teneentsmoasensssoee
Ntnes
Pittsburgh
Weather Forecast For Maryland And Nearby States
Maryland will have a sunny forenoon then cloudy by night with a slight rise above freezing in the afternoon Wednesday. Eastern Pennsylvania stays sunny and cold with snow possible later. Western Pennsylvania turns increasingly cloudy with occasional snow squalls near Lake Erie on Tuesday and snow Wednesday. West Virginia becomes more cloudy and not as cold Tuesday, then snow Tuesday night or Wednesday.
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Pennsylvania
Lake Erie
West Virginia
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