United States Accuses Russia of Threatening Middle East Peace
The United States formally accuses Russia of threatening Middle East security citing an 11 year-old deal with Nazi Germany. Washington released a note rejecting Moscow’s claim of a new Middle East command and asserts Western notes from Britain France and Turkey mirror support for the command as a matter of collective defense. Secretary Acheson warned that regional instability is rising from internal factors and hopes Egypt may reconsider joining the proposed command.
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United States
Russia
Middle East
Germany
Moscow
State Department
France
Britain
Turkey
Acheson
Middle Eastern
Acheem
Egypt
Mossadegh
Churchill
England
Iran
United Nations
Unites
Christmas Seal drive lags behind last year in Somerset County
Irving Whalley of Windber notes the Somerset County Tuberculosis drive has raised $9,643.13 of a $16,000 goal by Dec 19, from 5,524 donors out of 17,288 letters mailed. Last year at this date 5,584 donors gave from 20,000 letters. health bonds were not mailed and school pin sales started late.
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Somerset County
Sosmtvy
Irving Whalley
Windber
Whalley
Vishinsky Rails At U.S. Fliers During Cold War Debate
At a U N session in Paris on December 19 1950 Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky denounced four U S fliers held in Hungary as spies and urged that they receive due attention from Russian military and judicial authorities. He did not clearly state if they would face a military trial. The attack also criticized the U S mutual security act and referenced a Soviet plane drop in Moldavia. Secretary of State Dean Acheson called the Moldavian report fabrication. The fliers are Capt. Dave Henderson Shawnee Kans Captain Ten Swift Glen Falls N Y Sgt James A Elam Kinelena Ark.
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Paris
Andrei Vishinsky
Hungary
U. N
United States
Vishinsky
Moscow
Moldavia
Russia
U. S
Dean Acheson
Washington
United Nations
Ren
Mike Mansfield
J. Mont
Hun
Cea
Dave Henderson
Shawnee
J. Swift
Glen Falls
N. Y
James A. Elam
Kinelana Ark
Somerset Committee Packs Gifts For Christmas Party
Twenty five members of the Somerset community committee packed gifts at the armory on North Center avenue to help Santa Claus for the children's Christmas party Friday afternoon. The event starts at 2 p.m. in the Governor theater with Santa handing out gifts and a free movie to follow. An overflow crowd may use the Park. The committee includes members of Somerset fraternal and service groups and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Somerset Community Committee
Armory
North Center Avenue
Santa Claus
Governor Theater
Santa
Somerset Fraternal and Service Organizations
The
Chamber of Commerce
Redistricting Bill Advances as House Sets Path to Adjournment
Harrisburg reads the stalled 1951 session toward closure as the House moves a reapportionment bill through committee after Senate approval. The plan would cut three Republican districts and shrink Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation from 33 to 30. A separate Senate bill increases truck weight limits to 60 000 pounds and raises penalties for overloading while Gov. Fine weighs a public hearing before final action.
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Harrisburg
House
Senate
House Committee
Pennsylvania
John 8. Fine
Rens Joseph L. Carrigg
Susquehanna
Edward L. Sittler Jr
Uniontown
Harmar YD. Denny, Jr
Pittsburch
Balence
County Schools All Will Convene This Morning
All county schools planned to reopen Thursday with most buses running. Roads remained open per the Pennsylvania Highway Department with one and a half inches of snow noted and temperatures from two to twenty degrees. Six districts canceled classes Wednesday while Forbes and JBJ Workouts faced uncertain status.
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Pennsylvania Highway Department
Soicreet
Somerset Borough
Somerset Townshp
Berrinbrothers Valley
Shanksville
Stonycreek
Conemaugh Township
O4lisbury-Elk Lick
Possibel
Forbes
JBJ
Stoystown School
Somerset Highway Shed
Somerset
Somerset Community Hospital
Steelmasters and Union Converge On Washington
Washington dispatch reports steelmasters and CIO steel unions converging on the capital for government guided wage talks. John L. Lewis pledges support for steel workers if they strike as contract expiration nears and price boosts may determine willingness to concede. Federal mediation starts tomorrow amid inflation defense concerns.
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Willard H. Mobley
Washington
America
Steelmasters
CIO
John L. Lewis
Soldier Earle Beck Returns for Christmas at Home
Infantryman Earle S Beck, 20, of 121 East Patriot Street, arrived home December 7 after serving in Korea with the 24th division, 5th RCT. He describes cold winters and hot summers, enlists in 1950, married in November 1950, and faces 14 more months of service with plans to report to Indiantown Gap after a 40 day furlough.
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Earle S Beck
East Patriot Street
Inchon
Korea
Cp Beck
Shirley Leider
Somerset
Indiantown Gap
Cpl
Beck
5Th Rct
Fort Knox
Atlanta
San Francisco
Somerset High School
Cpl. Beck
Somerset American
Hooversville Soldier Killed on Korean Front
Pvt. William M. Mitchell 18 son of Mrs Gladys Millicuoli Hooverville was killed in action November 30 in Korea. He served with Company I 17th Infantry Regiment 7th Division. He enlisted in February while at a Lancaster trade school and shipped to Korea in August. Survived by his mother and four brothers including Ronald, stationed with the army at Camp Gordon Ga.
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William M. Mitchell
Gladys Millicuoli
Hooverville
Mitchell
Defense Department
17Th Infantry
Pvt
Lancaster
Korea
Ronald
Army
Cam
Gordon
New Trial For Riot In New Kensington
Pennsylvania Supreme Court orders a new trial for defendants in a New Kensington picketing case after ruling Communist party ties are irrelevant to guilt. The decision reverses Westmoreland County and an Superior Court ruling, with a dissent arguing evidence of affiliation showed motive for violence. Arrests followed a March 18 1950 clash outside Eagle clothing store during a strike against Essay company of New York.
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Philadelphia
Communist Party
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Allen M. Stearne
High Court
Westmoreland
New Kensington
Supreme Court
Harry W. Truitt, Jr
John, F. Allen
Lester Peay
Robert T. Smith
Charles B. Tarpley
Stearne
John C. Bell
Grover C. Ladner
Horace Stern
T. McKean Chidsey
Eagle Clothing Company
Essay Company of
New York
Colling
Second Operation Performed On Tom Ream
A second delicate operation was performed on Tom Ream at Mercy hospital in Pittsburgh on Wednesday morning. Doctors reported a definite relaxation in the youth and optimism but two to three days are needed to determine further effects. Ream has not regained consciousness since the accident four weeks ago today. Lois Lape of West Race Street, injured in the same accident, will be discharged Saturday to be home for Christmas after showing improvement.
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Tom Ream
Mercy Hospital
Pittsburgh
M. Jay Ream
Lois Lape
West Race Street
Somerset Community Hospital
Ream
Arctic Cold Moves Over Middle West
Arctic cold and heavy snow spread across the middle west as temperatures plunged. Chicago faced more snowfall and sub zero winds with several states reporting winter storm deaths totaling 21.
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Arctic
Middle West
White Christmas Expected Across Much of Pennsylvania
A major snowstorm, moving from the southwest toward Pennsylvania, was forecast to reach the state late today. The system, following a deadly stretch of snowfall, left at least nine deaths and froze roads prompting warnings from the state highway department and police for cautious travel.
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Pennsylvania
Toys Ag
State Highway Department
Texas
Berks County
George Gottfried
Daubernville
Mohrasville R. D. 1
Reading
Frank Mitchell
Philadelphia
Exoneration Ended Sisson In Cobbs Death Case
A coroner's jury exonerated Dale Sisson Jr. of Uniontown in the auto death of Oscar Cobbs of Smithton. Cobbs, a passenger in a car driven by Maurice Cobbs, was killed when Sisson's car skidded into the vehicle on Route 51 in Forward Township on November 17. Mitch Sanner remained hospitalized.
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Pittsburgh
Dale Sisson Jr
Uniontown
R. D
Oscar Cobbs
Smithton
Cobbs
Maurice
Sisson
Cobb
Route 51
Forward Township
Mitch Sanner
Anontown
Connellsville Hospital
Indictment of Young Rosenbaum for Perjury in RFC Probe
E Merl Young and Herschel Young along with Joseph H Rosenbaum and Robert W Dudley were indicted on multiple counts of perjury stemming from Senate hearings on influence peddling at the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The case ties to loans and a mink coat described as a loan. The indictments come as the Fulbright committee probes political influence at the RFC.
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Wilmot Hercher
Washington
E. Merl Young
White House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
Young
Herschel Young
Joseph H. Rosenbaum
RFC
Robert W. Dudley
Dudley
Joseph Casey
Rosenbaum
Mer Young
Lauretta
Von
Fulbright Committee
Merl Young
Shipley Decorates Tree as Sheriff Displays Holiday Spirit
Sheriff Shipley decorates a small evergreen in his office with lights and a candle while welcoming visitors to the court house office of Elmer J. Shipley, register of wills, for a holiday spirits list. A bright tree also glows outside Sheriff Earl Hare's office, a project by jail trusties.
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Elmer J. Shipley
Register of Will
Court House
Mr. Shipley
Mr. Shipey
Earl Hare
Pentagon Clears POW List of Korea Prisoners
Pentagon officials rushed to verify the more than 3 000 names of Americans listed by the Communists as alive in Korea. At 8 20 p m est 1 610 names were released with a long processing effort continuing through the night to fix mistaken identifications.
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Roger D. Greene
Washington
Pentagon
Korea
Weather forecast for Maryland West Virginia and Pennsylvania
Maryland expected to be cloudy and cold with snow turning to rain Thursday night. West Virginia will see sleet and freezing rain with colder temperatures and light snow flurries. Western Pennsylvania anticipates 1 to 2 inches of snow Thursday then freezing rain and rain, with colder Friday. Eastern Pennsylvania reports cloudy skies with rising temperatures and snow likely to change to rain in the afternoon with possible sleet at night.
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Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Weather Summary From Daily U S Weather Office
Weather note reports Somerset area temperatures for a 44 hour span ending 5 30 PM Wednesday. The high reached 22 and the low 2 with 1.2 inches of snow. Year ago the maximum was 20 and the minimum was not fully readable.
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Somerset Weaither
da Grove
U. S
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