Europe Feels Secure After NATO Paris Meeting
Secretary of State Dulles said the North Atlantic Council session in Paris left free European nations feeling more secure. He noted no details on a proposed five billion dollar foreign aid program while observers say the plan includes 1.9 billion for economic aid and three billion for military assistance.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Dulles
Paris
North Atlantic Council
Free Nations of
Europe
Eisenhower
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Charles E. Wilson
Humphrey
Wilson
Wilson Wilson
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Tucker Injured Leaping From Historic Massachusetts Hotel Fire
A Somerset County man, Air Force Sgt. Bruce Tucker, 34, leaped from the second floor of the Attaquin hotel in Massachusetts as flames consumed the building. The blaze killed two people and injured two others, with Tucker treated for his injuries. Tucker is the son of Garrett railroad worker John Tucker.
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Somerset County
Massachusetts
Air Force
Bruce Tucker
Garrett
Tucker
Attaquin
John Tucker
Shroyer Pays Costs Restitution Released
Walter L. Shroyer age 19 of Berlin was released from Somerset county jail after paying costs and restitution for his role in a coal mine larceny. John Henry Cable age 20 of Stoystown was arrested for auto equipment and gasoline theft valued at 25 dollars and remains in jail. A 17 year old Somerset juvenile was involved.
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Walter L. Shroyer
Berlin
R. D
Somerset County
Shroyer
John Henry Cable
Stoystown
Somerset
Cable
Somerset County Court House Closes for Christmas Weekend
All county court house offices will be closed from 4 pm Friday until 8 30 am Tuesday for the Christmas weekend.
Kremlin Buys Afghan Neutrality With 100 Million Loan
London reports that during a South Asian tour, Premier Bulganin and Khrushchev announced a 100 million dollar loan to Afghanistan and a 10 year neutrality pledge. A joint Russian Afghan declaration aims to align Afghanistan with the Kremlin line, while Kabul awaits future terms and additional economic aid.
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London
Kremlin
Afghanistan
Mountain Kingdom
Moscow Radio
Kabul
Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Afghan Foreign Minister Rules Out Policy Change Amid Russian Visit
In Kabul on December 18, Foreign Minister Mahmoud Niam Khan said Afghanistan would remain neutral despite Russia Premier Bulganin and party chief Khrushchev’s visit. He welcomed Russian aid without strings, denied US threats, and refused to join denunciations of the Baghdad Pact.
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Mahmoud Niam Khan
Kabul
Afghanistan
Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Russia
Sardar Shah Mahmoud Daud Khan
Nikita Khrushchev
Mahmoud Niam
United States
Baghdad
Turkey
Iraq
Iran
Pakistan
Motorist Hits Stoystown Christmas Tree
A motorist ran multiple red lights and struck Stoystown’s 20 foot decorated Christmas tree after midnight. The crash damaged about half the lights and toppled the tree to a tilted angle before the driver fled the scene. Police Chief Harold Koontz reported the incident.
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Stoystown
Steystown
Harold Koontz
Lonardi Arrives in New York Denying Resignation
Argentine general Eduardo Lonardi reached New York claiming he never resigned as president after Juan Peron was deposed. He was toppled by the provisional president Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, who had earlier ousted Lonardi.
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Lonardi
New York
Eduardo Lonardi
Juan Peron
Pedro Jugenio
Witnesses Testify In Walker Manslaughter Trial
Six more Commonwealth witnesses testified in the Thomas M. Walker involuntary manslaughter case in Somerset County Court. Testimony detailed a race between Weyand and Walker on Route 219 near Somerset, with speeds reported up to 85 to 90 mph. Fatal crashes killed Fred Weyand and Richard Fenna. Earl Watkins described the chase and crash near Darrigo's tavern. Additional witnesses and court schedule were noted.
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Commonwealth
Thomas M. Walker
Somerset
Shanksville
Pfe
Norman Harvey
Pennsylvania
Fred Alvin Weyand
Berlin
Richard Gale Fenna
Listie
Somerset Community Hospital
Earl Watkins
Friedens
Watkins
Weyand
Walker
Bittner
Roof Garden
Darrigo's Tavern
James A. Halverson
Marie Miller
Stoystown
Robert H. Halverson
Somerset County
George Mason
Thomas Sterner
Pennsylvania State Police
Beans and Franks Buffet Nets $35000 for Strikers
In Buffalo on December 18 a beans and wiener buffet raised over 35000 for a Christmas fund aiding about 4000 striking Westinghouse workers. The UAW announced a 10 cent weekly contribution from its 25000 local members for the strike duration. The Greater Buffalo Industrial Union council sponsored the event, attended by 350 AFL CIO officials and members.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Westinghouse
United Auto Workers Union
Greater
Man Killed In Wreck Near Uniontown
Uniontown report states 71 year old Michael Cellural of Lemont furnace R D 1 was killed in a three vehicle wreck about three miles north of Uniontown on Route 119. The vehicle driven by Wayne Hartman 20 Brownsville suffered a possible skull fracture and was struck by an interstate auto driven by Richard Sieman 28 Amherst Ohio. Sieman and two passengers had minor injuries.
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Uniontown
Michael Cellural
Lemont Furnace R.D
Here
Cellural
Wayne Hartman
BRD. 1
Brownsville
Hartman
Richard Sieman
Amherst
Ohio
Sieman
Eisenhower Lights White House Christmas Tree
President Eisenhower lights the national Christmas tree at the White House in Washington. He calls for understanding and livable peace as 8,000 multicolored lights blaze on the giant spruce. He speaks to a nationwide TV audience from Gettysburg College and notes this Christmas is brighter than previous years.
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White House
Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Eisenhower Turns Deaf Ear To Rush
President Eisenhower ignored party pressure on an early decision about a 1960 run. A medical report shows excellent recovery progress from his heart attack, with a February timeline for determining if he can serve another four years. He will travel to Gettysburg College for a holiday greeting, then return to Washington for Christmas with family. Plans to travel south after Christmas to Augusta, Georgia, for a warmer climate are under discussion, with a brief Washington return for Congress on Jan. 3. He will not deliver the State of the Union in person. Chairman Lewis Strauss of the AEC will visit at the farm, and Dillon Anderson arrives Tuesday for a briefing ahead of a White House meeting with the National Security Council.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Gettysburg College
James C. Hagerty
Washington
White House
Western Union Telegraph Co
Augusta
Congress
Lewis Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Hagerty
Dillon Anderson
National Security Council
Spanish Caroling Tonight On Diamond
A group of about 35 Spanish carolers led by Doris Arnold the Spanish instructor at Somerset joint high school will sing Christmas carols in Spanish on the diamond this Monday at 8 p.m. The event uses Spanish interpretation while the music remains the same as the English version, with porch lights requested for homes that wish singing. Afterward the vocalists visit Miss Sallie Stuart of Somerset RD 3 for a social evening.
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Doris Arnold
Somerset Joint High School
Main Line Tracks Blocked by Freight Train Derailment
Three cars of a New York Central freight train derailed at Silver Creek New York blocking three mainline tracks. No injuries reported. The Empire State express suffered about a 45 minute delay while crews cleared the line. tracks were opened by the afternoon.
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Silver Creek
N. Y
New York Central
Empire State Express
Cleveland
New York
Measuring Teachers
New York December 18 report says a key to judging teachers is whether she likes her pupils.
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New York
Garrett Man Dies In Fall Down A Flight Of Steps
A 61 year old Garrett man, Webster C Decker, died from a fractured skull after a fall at his home. Coroner Halverson cites a back twist and door frame impact at the foot of the stairs. Investigation continues as survivors and funeral plans are announced.
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Garrett
Robert H. Halverson
Webster C. Decker
State Highway Department
Rockwood
Decker
26 Killed In State Mishaps On Pennsylvanian Highways
Eighteen die on Pennsylvania roads and in fires over the weekend, bringing the toll to 26. Fatalities include Ruth Waite 75 of Altoona in an icy Route 22 crash near New Alexandria, Louise Ward 14 of Philadelphia from a late-night car crash, and M Sgt Thomas F. Predergast Jr 32 of Shillington in a Turnpike collision. Also dead: David E. Baker 22 of Lewistown in a curve overturning. four-year-old Louis Lee Rader crushed at a Philadelphia lumber yard. Miss Margaret Robinson 96, a retired teacher, from night dress fire in her apartment. Michael Kamedual 64 fatally burned.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Emlenton
New Alexandria
Greensburg
Ruth Waite
Altoona
Philadelphia
Louise Ward
Valley Forge
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Thomas F. Predergast, Jr
Shillington
Reading
David E. Baker
Lewistown
Louis Lee Rader
Margaret Robinson
Michael Kamedual
Sales Tax To Leader May Be Suggested
Harrisburg dispatch reports business leaders may urge Gov Leader to back a sales tax to solve the fiscal dilemma. A closed conference with the governor draws invitations from top executives while labor opposes any levy. Mahany again urges support despite strong labor opposition.
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Harrisburg
Richard K. Mellon
Pittsburgh
Aluminum Co. of America
Gulf Oil Co
Ben Moreell
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Eugene Grace
Bethlehem Steel
Peter E
Westinghouse And Union To Resume Talks
Westinghouse Electric Corp and the International Union of Electrical Workers plan to resume bargaining to end a two month strike. The talks aim to resolve wage and contract terms as a loan offer to strikers and furloughed workers for Christmas stirs debate.
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Westinghouse and Union
Each Local May Decide On Xmas Loans
A spokesman said each local union will decide if members take $100 Christmas loans from Westinghouse Electric. About 10,000 striking IUE members at East Pittsburgh may be permitted to accept loans with the union’s blessing. James B. Carey denounced the company’s actions as breaking contracts. About 800 Baltimore workers are among 50,000 Westinghouse employees on strike.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
International Union of Electrical Workers
Westinghouse
United Electrical Workers
IWE
East Pittsburgh
Trenton
N. J
Sharon
IUE
Robert Nellis
IURB
IUB
Baltimore
James B. Carey
Carey
Afl-Cio
Jets Run Wild At Lincoln Air Base Kill 3 In Hangar Fire
A Navy jet fighter at Lincoln air force base ran wild during takeoff, destroying six aircraft and killing three on duty. Lt Vernon R. Chapman Jr., 25, and two airmen, Kenneth C Newman, 24, and Hubert Lee Tracy, 29, died as the jet inflicted extensive damage estimated in the millions.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln Air Force Base
J.g
Vernon R. Chapman Jr
Grand Island
Neb
Kenneth C Newman
Lincoln
C. Hubert Lee Tracy
Five Roller Skaters Die in Flaming Car Crash
A 1940 auto crashed into an embankment near Emlenton Pennsylvania killing five roller skating youths and injuring two others as the vehicle burned after failing brakes. The crash occurred at Routes 38 and 3878 as the group returned from a rink near Clintonville.
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Emlenton
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
James Snow
Snow
Harry Stewart
Emlenton R. RD
Fred Peters
William
Harrisville
R.D
Arlene Shull
Ronald Kellerman
Thomas Meyer
Clintonville
Kellerman
Meyer
Grove City Hospital
Venango County
Attorneys Named To State Bar Posts
President Paul A. Mueller of Lancaster announced five Somerset County attorneys appointed to Pennsylvania Bar Association committees. A M Matthews joins legal biography and history, Frank S Lucente to legal aid, Samuel Co Braucher to aeronautical law, Norman A Shaulis Jr to junior bar citizenship, and Daryle H Shaver to legal services to the armed forces.
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Harrisburg
Paul A. Mueller
Lancaster
Somerset County
Pennsylvania Bar Association
A. M. Matthews
Somerset
Franks. Lucente
Meyersdale
Legal Aid
Samuel Co. Braucher
Norman A Shaulis, Jr
Daryle H. Shaver
Toys From Europe For Children Of Flood Victims
Santa Claus brings several thousand toys from Europe for flood victims in Pennsylvania and Connecticut. The American Red Cross reports 74 packing cases speeding by truck to Scranton Stroudsburg Hartford Waterbury Naugatuck Putnam Farmington for distribution this week. Toys from Junior Red Cross members in France West Germany Italy and Ireland include dolls in native costumes soft animals and mechanical toys for boys.
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Washington
Santa Claus
Europe
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
American Red Cross
Scranton
Stroudsburg
Hartford
Waterbury
Naugatuck
Putnam
Farmington
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International Cooperation Administration
Casevesensee
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Willis
Mary Burkholder Decker
Blanche Decker
Mary Dunbar
Romane Benford
William Decker
Cora Gnagey
Lillian Stevanus
Mills and
Windber
Mary Juckanich
St. Mary’s Greek Catholic Church
Saar
Germany
Lincoln Naval Air Station
Air Force Base
Chapman
Roy Highberg
Navy Command
West German
Saarbruecken
West Germany
France
Fatherland
Christian People’s Party
CVP
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Heindrich Schneider
Democratic Party
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democrats
German
Social Democratic Party
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Schneider
Hitler
Nazi Germany
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