Sukarno Hints Negotiated Path in West New Guinea Crisis
President Sukarno ordered total mobilization and urged readiness to seize Dutch West New Guinea, but delayed a D-Day for invasion. Observers see delay as an opening for negotiations, with some Indonesians hoping for talks outside the United Nations.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Dutch West New Guinea
Jogjakarta
Java
Netherlands
United Nations
Dutch New Guinea
West Irian
West Papua
Green and 5 Fail to Find Compromise in Reapportionment
Rep. William J. Green Jr and Philadelphia's six Democratic congressmen failed to resolve Philadelphia's nine to eight seat dispute amid Republican pressure led by George Bloom. Green vowed another post Christmas meeting and said southeastern Pennsylvania should keep nine seats, possibly with Delaware and Montgomery counties added to Philadelphia. Bloom said Republicans were ready to discuss fair proposals, but Democrats could not agree.
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Philadelphia
William J. Green, Jr
Green
Pennsylvania
George Bloom
Congress
Montgomery
Delaware
Bucks
Lehigh
Bloom
Harrisburg
Kennedy Congo policies spark Senate attack on U N role
AP report details Sen. Thomas Dodd leading a push for a Senate inquiry into U N backed actions in Katanga Congo. Dodd criticizes U N conduct as a miscarriage and warns Congress to reassess funding for U N force against Katanga. Nixon and Goldwater join Republican critique.
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Jack Bell Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Senate
Kennedy
Congo
Dodd
Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
United Nations
Katanga
Connecticut
Elisabethville
Congress
U.N
Moise Tshombe
Cyrille Adoula
Richard M. Nixon
Tshombe
Nixon
Los Angeles Times-Mirror
Cuba
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Thunderstorm Delays Maple Ridge School In Somerset Area
A Tuesday night lightning strike cut power to Maple Ridge elementary prompting a Wednesday closure. Supervising principal Howard Trexel said repairs aim for Thursday or Friday with updates via Somerset radio. Several county communities experienced short blackout outages during the storm.
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Maple Ridge
Howard Trexel
Somerset Area School
Somerset Area
Somerset Radio
Trexel
Somerset County
Berlin
Friedens
Listie
Addison
Kingwood
Confluence
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Physician Albert Weiner Convicted of Manslaughter
In Camden New Jersey jury finds Dr Albert L Weiner guilty on 12 counts of manslaughter in patient deaths and acquits on three counts after a 12 hour deliberation in Camden County Court Judge Edward V Martin. Prosecutors said he used unstirred and contaminated equipment and drugs, causing hepatitis in fifteen patients during the trial that began October 23.
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Camden
N. J .Ap
Albert L. Weiner
Edward V. Martino
Camden County
Weiner
Somerset Borough Council Reorganization Meeting Set
A. D. Graham says the Somerset Borough Council will hold its reorganizational meeting on January 8 1962 at 8 p.m. The biennial session will appoint various committees.
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A. D. Graham
Somerset Borough Council
Graham
President Kennedy At Bedside as Father Suffers Stroke
The father of President Kennedy suffered a stroke on a Palm Beach golf course and was in serious condition with a brain clot and partial paralysis. President Kennedy flew from Washington to visit, and his brothers Edward and Robert joined the family at St. Mary’s Hospital. White House aides and doctors provided updates as the elder Kennedy remained conscious but unable to speak, with doctors monitoring his status for 24 to 48 hours.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
Edward M. Kennedy
Foley
White House
Pierre Salinger
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Salinger
Edward Kennedy
Anne Gargan
Boston
Palm Beach
Washington
Robert Kennedy
St. Mary's Hospital
Pennsylvania Christmas Spirit Across Historic Keystone State
The article praises Pennsylvanians for a distinctive Christmas culture rooted in history and hospitality. It highlights Bethlehem’s multicolored lights and large Christmas tree, the Star of Bethlehem, cross-city light displays, and traditional Pennsylvania Dutch customs. It notes Philadelphia’s historic glow, Perkasie’s early community tree, and Santa Claus bringing joy to quadruplets, inviting readers to continue on page two.
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Pennsylvania
Washington Crossing
America
George Washinton
Trenton
Delaware River
Valley Forge
Gettysburg
Dwight Eisenhower
Bethlehem
Lehigh Valley
Star of Bethlehem
South Mountain
Moravian Church
Philadelphia
City Hall
Perkasie
Bucks County
United States
Santa Claus
MacMillan Heads For Bermuda to Talk with Kennedy
London reports say Prime Minister MacMillan flies to Bermuda for two day talks with President Kennedy. Nuclear arms policy and Berlin stand are likely topics as allies set broad 1962 guidelines with Lord Home and other aides aboard.
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London
Harold MacMillan
Bermuda
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
White House
Lord Home
MacMillan
Evelyn Shuckburgh
Foreign Office
Norman Brook
William Penney
NATO
United Nations
Julian Gascoigne
Government House
Congo
Berlin
Hamilton Palace
Rev Thomas to Be Ordained Rector in Pittsburgh Ceremony
The Rev John P Thomas of St Francis in the Fields will become priest in charge at his ordination in Trinity Cathedral Pittsburgh. Bishop Austin Pardue will ordain three deacons to the ministry including Thomas and two others Peter A Moore and Thomas L Hanson.
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John P. Thomas
St. Francis-in the-Fields Episcopal Church
Blakney
Trinity Cathedral
Pittsburgh
Austin Pardue
Biscopal Diocese of
Mr. Thomas
Peter A. Moore
Thomas L. Hanson
Stevenson Urges Strengthening U N Peacekeeping Machinery
Adlai E. Stevenson privately urged delegates to revamp United Nations peacekeeping after the Goa crisis. He warned the UN risks fading like the League of Nations and pressed for urgent assembly action to review peaceful settlement procedures and deter force by newly independent states.
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United Nations
N.Y
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.N
Security Council
Goa
Council
General Assembly
U.S
Assembly
New Guinea
Netherlands New Guinea
Achmed Sukarno
Indonesia
Stevenson
League of Nations
Russia
Korea
Suez
Lord Home
India claims complete victory in 36 hours over Goa
New Delhi India prime minister Nehru hailed a swift collapse of Portuguese Goa Damao and Diu in a 36 hour operation. Foreign Secretary Desai said prisoners would be repatriated as India seeks normal relations with Portugal. Defense Ministry reported 2000 Portuguese surrender and minimal Indian casualties.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Goa
Damao
Diu
United Nations
M. J. Desai
Portugal
Defense Ministry
Stores Open 9-9 for Rest of the Week in Somerset
Wallace L. Friedline of the Somerset Chamber of Commerce announces extended hours for member stores. For the rest of the pre Christmas period they will be open 9 to 9 p.m. including today. After Christmas week they switch to 9 to 5 with a few exceptions, and post holiday hours return to standard 9 to 5 with Wednesday half days.
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Wallace L. Friedline
Retail Merchants Committee
Somerset Chamber of Commerce
Somerset
Chamber
Friedline
School Reorganization Moves Into 2nd Phase
Harrisburg AP. Compulsory school reorganization advances to phase two with counties given until Jan 1 1963 to form larger districts or have the state Department of Public Instruction do it. The council issues broad standards and a forthcoming departmental guide to outline district line drawing and exceptions.
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Harrisburg
State Council of Education
State Department of Public Instruction
John D. Killian
Department of Public Instruction
O. H. English
Burned Child In Critical Condition After Home Fire
Four month old Guy William Schroyer remains in critical condition at Meyersdale Community Hospital following a Saturday afternoon fire that destroyed his family's Fairhope home. The house also housed Kenneth Schroyer and his wife, a teenage son, Lydia Dermer, and four other children. The family is staying at a hunting camp near their home while relatives arrange furnishings and clothes with help from Anne Sullivan of Somerset Red Cross and Alexander Ohler who coordinates countywide donation pickups.
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Guy William Schroyer
Kenneth Schroyer
Fairhope
RD 1
Meyersdale Community Hospital
Schroyer
James Schroyer
Lydia Dermer
Anne Sullivan
Somerset Red Cross
Alexander Ohler
Stoystown
RD 3
Ohler
Listie Firemen And Community Adorn the Town
The Listie Volunteer Fire department and residents decorate the village for the holiday season. The Christmas tree, main street lights, and home porches glow as carols from the Listie Brethren church fill the town with festive sound.
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Listie
Listie Brethren Church
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By Lee Linder
Cistmas
Kennedy Congo
Somerset Boro Council
By Douglas B. Cornell
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J.F.K
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Lisbon
Information Ministry
Nova Goa
Mormugao
Manuel Antonio Vassalo E Silva
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