Government Bids Steel Men Labor Industry Talks
Washington feature on a government mediated plan to avert a New Year's Day steel strike. CIO Steelworkers seek 15 cents an hour plus benefits while companies resist without price compensation under Capehart rules. Talks in Pittsburgh stall as Washington mediation begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
CIO Steelworkers
Cyruss
Ching
Mediation and Conciliation Service
Pittenburgh
DiSalle
Pittsburgh
Union
U. S. Steel
John A. Stephens
Philip Murray
di Salle
Office of
Capehart
Murray
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation Service
Quick End To Pan Am Strike Seen Possible
New York dispatch reports transport workers voting about eight to one to return to work at Pan American World Airways. A 25 member union negotiating committee urged a return to work after Truman's plan for a presidential fact finding panel. Miami, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Brownsville ballots awaited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pan American World Airways
Pan-American World Airways
CIA Transport Workers Union
Truman
Miami
Fla
Court House To Be Closed Monday Inquest Monday
The county announces a holiday extended weekend as court offices close Saturday noon through Wednesday 8 30 am Christmas Day and Monday. An inquest into Arthur Eugene Albright's death will be held Monday in the grand jury room under Coroner Dr A M Uphouse. Albright died in a head on crash September 24 on the Plank road. driver Carl Farkash from Somerset R D 6 was in the other car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Arthur Eugene Albright
Salisbury
Grand Jury
A. M. Uphouse
Albright
Bruno Again Heads Central City Business Group
Nicholas M. Bruno was reelected president of the Central City Business Men's Association at a meeting Monday night in the fire hall. He also serves as burgess of the town. Officers include A. J. Swedler first vice president Robert Mulcahy second vice president Vincent Wechtenhiser secretary J J Sobieski treasurer all reelected with George Krivak George Maruschyk and George W Snyder as three year directors. Committees appointed Advertising Sura and Swedler circulars Neuman Low Ference auditing Snyder Statler and Mulcy with more committees to be named January 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas M. Bruno
Central City Business Men's Association
Eberightlohe Begins Term Amid Embezzlement Conviction
Albert Eberightlohe former Adams County egg cooperative manager began a 23 month prison sentence for embezzling co op funds. The charges stemmed from 30 checks totaling over $20 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eberightlohe
Gettysburg
Albert Eberightlohe
Adams County Egg Cooperative
Snow Storm Closes Schools and Delays Buses Across Somerset
Somerset borough and township along with Berlin-Brothers Valley and Shanksville-Stonycreek districts canceled classes. Several districts including Forbes joint and Shanksville-Stonycreek faced heavy bus delays while Rockwood Meyersdale Jenner-Boswell Jennerstown and Salisbury Elk Lick planned to open or close based on road conditions and predicted snowfall.
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Somerset Borough
Somerset Township
Berlin - Brothers Valley
Forbes Joint
Stoystown
Hooversville
Quemahoning
Shanksville
Stonycreek
Turkeyfoot Valley
Confluence
Rockwood
Meyersdale
Jenner - Boswell - Jennerstown
Salisbury-Elk Lick Joint
Bakersville
Guy F. Eberhart
William B. Statler
Borough
Westning Edson B. Powell
Black Township
Ernest H. Stuempfle
Meyersdale Schools
JBJ
Guy N. Hartman
Berlin
Meyersdale R. D. 2
Highway Worker Killed In Route 30 Accident
James Snodgrass aged 49 of Ligonier died when a hydraulic lift failed and crushed him between a truck body and chassis on Route 30. He was with a state highway department cindering crew repairing a flat tire when the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ligonier
James Snodgrass
Route 30
Here
Snodgrass
State Highway Dept
Reds List 11 559 Allied Prisoners As Truce Sources
United Nations and Communist delegates exchanged prisoner lists in Korea. The Reds provided 11 550 allied prisoners including 3 198 Americans, far from 100 000 missing believed in red hands. The UN list named 132 472 North Korean and Chinese captives. Maj Gen William F Dean appeared among the names. The lists will be reviewed at Tokyo headquarters.
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Robert Eunson Munsan
Korea
United Nations
U. N
Tokio
Munsan
William F. Dean
U. S
Battle of
Recon
Prisoner of War List From Reds Includes Maj Gen Dean
The Pentagon began releasing the names of 3198 Americans listed by the Communists as alive and held in POW camps in Korea. Maj Gen William F Dean and AP photographer Frank Noel were among those named, though officials warned the list may be inaccurate and was supplied by enemy sources. Exchanges in the truce talks could still affect actual releases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger D. Greene
Washington
Pentagon Tonight
Korda
Tokio
William F. Dean
Frank
Pappy) Noel
Dean
Firi
Pentagon
Korea
Defense Department
United Nations
Army
U. S
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Ridgway Seeks Unified Korea Armistice Strategy
Gen. Matthew Ridgway lined up both military forces and truce delegations in Korea to strategize for an armistice. He said the military and truce delegations are in complete accord. Talks followed prisoner list exchanges at Panmunjom as front-line actions continued and air forces clashed in limited encounters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Randolph
Seoul
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
Munson
Tokio
James A. van Fleet
U. S. Eighth Army
C. Turner Joy
U. N Command
Panmunjom
U. N
Pyongyang
38Th Parallel
U. S
Ridgway Sajd
Plea For Wards In County Detention Home This Christmas
County Probation Officer Austin D. Shaffer appeals for help to brighten Christmas for nine boys aged 11 to 17 at the county detention home. He notes many youths across the county face a bleak season due to family troubles and probation issues, and seeks individual or organizational support to bring some holiday cheer to those who would otherwise suffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin D. Shaffer
Mr. Shaffer
Tee
Britain Pledges Aid to European Army Not Full Participation
Paris dispatch reports Winston Churchill pledged Britain would support and cooperate with a European army in its development but not join it. The joint communique after talks with Eisenhower and Eden said Britain would welcome an agreement and remain out of the force while fully backing its defense role.
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Carter E. Davidson
Paris
Winston Churchill
Britain
Churchill
Miral
Truman
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Anthony Eden
Rene Pleven
Robert Schuman
Vincent Auriol
W. Averell Harriman
North Atlantic Economic Planners
Eisenhower
England
Eden
France
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Germany
Lsa
Far East
Near East
Europe
Indo-China
Malaya
Shiape
Boswell Veteran of Korea Dies After Auto Crash
Cpl. Steve Guzako 29 of Boswell died in Somerset Community hospital after being struck while crossing the Lincoln highway at Jennerstown crossroads. He had returned home on a 44 day furlough from Birmingham Alabama. Fellow Boswell resident Sgt. George Polachek 30 was driving the car. another man, Set. William Frank 28, was injured. Coroner Uphouse expects no inquest.
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Boswell
Korea
Lincoln Highway
Jennerstown Crossroads
Somerset Community Hospital
Steve Guzako
William Frank
George Polacheck
Jenners
Guzaka
A. M. Uphouse
J. O. Hay
Frank
Birmingham
Ala
Air Field
Camp McCoy
Wis
Uphouse
Guzako
Senate Votes to Abolish Three GOP Congressional Districts
Harrisburg reports the Senate approved a redistricting plan by 46 to 3 to erase three Republican controlled districts. The bill heads to the House amid expected opposition and a potential Saturday adjournment. State Sens. Hare Mallory Leader spoke against the measure citing party and regional concerns.
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Harrisburg
Senate
House
Fred P. Hare, Jr
Somerset
Charles R. Mallory
Blair
George M
York
York County
Adams County
Leader
Hare
Sittler
Congress
Mallory
Truman and Editors Clash Over Government Secrecy Defs
President Truman urged editors to propose definitions of what government records should stay secret, saying their silence harms freedom of information. The White House released letters tied to a public dispute sparked by Truman’s security order restricting access to classified government documents.
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Washington
Truman
Herbert F. Corn
Associated Press Managing Editors Association
Corn
Washington Star
APME
White House
Congress
San Francisco
Joseph Short
Short
Missing Man Found Buried Under Snow Near Erie
Two policemen uncovered the body of 62 year old Raymond D. Whitekettle near his car in a field on the outskirts of Erie buried under 10 feet of snow. He was personnel manager at Parker White Metal Co and had been missing since Sunday. Corner Warren W. Wood ruled death due to heart attack or exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Raymond D. Whitekettle
Parker White Metal Co
Warren W. Wood
Whitekettle
Miss Shaffer Hit By Car Enroute To Work
Miss Romaine Shaffer, 39, of Bakersville, was struck by Edmund G. Stern's car as she darted in front of the vehicle while being picked up for work. She was admitted to Somerset Community hospital with injuries to head, face and hip. condition listed as satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romaine Shaffer
Bakersaville
Somerset Community Hospital
Edmund G. Stern
Bakersville
Weather forecast for West Virginia and nearby states
Partly cloudy and colder with highs in the mid twenties on Wednesday. Snow likely Thursday with a change to rain by night. Western Pennsylvania sees cold, snow along Lake Erie then clearing by Wednesday afternoon. Eastern Pennsylvania stays fair and colder with diminishing winds, then clouds and snow later. Maryland remains fair and cold, winds diminishing, then clouds with snow possible in the afternoon.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Lake Erie
Maryland
Barometer Drops Then Rises After Tuesday Afternoon
The Somerset barometer fell three-fourths of an inch from Monday 11 a.m. to Tuesday 4 p.m. It then climbed rapidly by one-fourth of an inch until 10 p.m. Tuesday, signaling a notable weather shift.
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Somerset
Somerset Weather Report From Monday to Tuesday
Daily weather note by David Grove shows 24 hour period from 6 30 p m Monday to 5 30 p m Tuesday with a maximum of 33 degrees and a minimum not listed, snowfall 6 7 inches and precipitation 45. A year ago the maximum was 20 and the minimum not listed.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
A. S. Weather Observer
Weather report summaries for December 18 across regions
The U S Weather Bureau lists temperatures for December 18 in multiple locations. Readings vary by city with notable differences in highs and overnight lows.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Harrell Music Shop Special on Metal Clarinets
Harrell Music Shop at 130 West Main Street advertises specials on metal clarinets with case. The shop offers a selection for customers seeking durable instruments and includes a carrying case with the sale.
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Harrell Music Shop
W. Main St
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