Hoover says oceans guard US defense lines not continents
Former President Herbert Hoover argues that the Atlantic and Pacific, not Europe or Asia, are the defense lines for the United States. He warns against land invasion through Asia and Western Europe and calls for arming the navy and air force to the teeth while avoiding large ground forces.
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James Devlin
New York
Herbert Hoover
America
Atlantic
Pacific
Europe
Asia
China
India
Western
Hoover
Korea
United Nations
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States Navy
Air Force
Britain
Japan
Formosa
Philippines
Mutual Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Company
Moscow
Washington
British Commonwealth
Russell
D-Ga
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. S
McCarran
D-New
United States
Broadwater Released After Peace Bond In Robbery Case
Paul Broadwater, 48, of Glencoe R D, was arrested Monday for robbing and threatening Robert Kirchner at Kirchner’s mountain home. He was held on $1000 bail but released after Kirchner withdrew charges following a consult with District Attorney Frank A. Orban Jr. The case stemmed from a Sunday incident where Kirchner and relatives alleged threats and a knife-like weapon. Broadwater must repay costs and restitution, and not contact Kirchner, under a peace bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Broadwater
Glencoe R. D
Robert Kirchner
Johnstown
Somerset County
Kirchner
Frank A. Orban, Jr
Broadwater
Justice of the Peace H
Whipperman
Glencoe
Squire Whipperman
Three Men Committed to Jail for Burglary
Three men were committed to the county jail on burglary and larceny charges by Squire Charles J. Harrison Jr. Howard Griffith age 49 Thomas Griffith age 36 both of Somerset R D 5 and Ross W Saylor 49 of Somerset were remanded. Metro Drabish 39 of Somerset R D 1 was jailed on assault and battery surety of the peace and desertion and non support of wife and minor child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Harrison, Jr
Howard Griffith
Thomas Griffith
Somerset R. D
Ross W. Saylor
Somerset
Metro Drabish
Squire Harrison
Sub-freezing Weather To Persist In Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania faces continued sub-freezing conditions with smog easing only slightly. Pittsburgh reports a high of 28 downtown and 21 at the airport, with eight hours of halted air traffic as extreme cold and still air trap pollutants.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Philipsburgh Center County
Truman Signs Rent Control Extension in 90 Day Bill
President Truman signed into law a 90 day extension of federal rent controls. The measure extends the wartime price and rent controls to curb housing costs as the economy adjusts.
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Trumans
Washington
Truman
$3 1 Billion Plan for Home Front Civil Defense Passes
The House approved a civil defense bill by 247 to 1 to fund atomic bomb shelters and related defenses for millions, with a $3.1 billion cost over three years. Funds cover shelters jointly financed by federal, state, and local governments, and a Senate action deadline was set for early next year.
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Max Boyd
Washington
House
Senate
Armed Services Committee
Hoffman
R-Mich
Michigan Republican
Rep
Durham
D-Nc
Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Chamber
America
Rep. Price
Congressional Atomic Committee
Short
Missouri
Millard Caldwell, Jr
Florida
Truman
Civil Defense Agency
Javits
Elston
Ohio
Kilday
Texas
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Rep. Elston
Two Philadelphia Sniper Victims Reported In One Day
A 16 year old boy, George Haller Jr, was shot in North Philadelphia by a mysterious sniper. He escaped serious injury from a 22 caliber bullet. Earlier, Richard C. Lavery, 54, a Republican committeeman and job printer, was shot in South Philadelphia. Police see no confirmed link between the two incidents and the Oak Lane killings.
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Philadelphia
Oak Lane
George Haller, Jr
Benjamin Franklin High School
Richard C. Lavery
Lavery
Republican Division
Claire Cohen
Mercury Plunge Drops Somerset to Deep Freeze
Cold snap grips Somerset with readings down to 20 degrees below zero. Officially 15 below in the borough per David Grove, with 20 below unofficial at Listie. Berlin minus 13, Boswell minus 15, Allegheny tunnel minus 16. By 1:30 a.m. Thursday the temperature rose to six above in Main Street.
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Somerset
David Grove
United States
Listie
Berlin
Boswell
Allegheny Tunnel
Turnpike
Main Street
Anti Slot Machine Bill Reaches White House
Congress sent to President Truman a bill barring interstate shipment of slot machines and gambling devices. House approval by voice vote cleared it. Senate passed it yesterday. Justice Department endorses the measure as a blow at organized gambling.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
House
White House
Senate
Justice Department
Crisis Flares As Allies Offer Help For Germany
Brussels dispatch reports that Atlantic pact nations will provide planes guns and ships to conquered West Germans who join Eisenhower international army. West German leaders demand full equality including service on infantry aircraft artillery tanks and coastal vessels and a German officer will sit on planning staff. The notes to Moscow signal a showdown over Germany and other problems as Russia weighs using diplomacy or force.
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Arthur Gavshon
Carter L. Davidson
Brussels
Belgium
Germany
Russia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Britain
France
Moscow
London
Kremlin
Stalin
Europe
Izvestia
Washington
West Berlin
European’ Union
Eisenhower
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Union
Fontainebleau
Lord Montgomery
Canada
Italy
Portugal
Norway
Denmark
Iceland
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn
Eisenower
Red Troops Retreat Under UN Fire at Hungnam
At Hungnam the Red troops on the eastern flank retreated under intensified United Nations air and artillery bombardment. Frontal pressure eased as U N ground forces held the perimeter with tanks and self propelled guns in a day of resumed quiet along the beachhead.
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Red
Hungnam
United Nations
Tom Lambert Hungnam
Korea
Tenth Corps
U. N
Cpl
Leonidas Newton
Ridgeland
S. C
Pvt
George Swindell
Cape May Court House
N. J
Robert Eunson Torio
U.N
Seoul
U. S. Eighth Army
MacArthur Enacts Mild Censorship on Dispatches
General MacArthur's headquarters ordered Korean military dispatches submitted for official clearance before transmission. Officials warned discipline may follow for censored material, with a new censorship structure planned for Korea. Newsrooms reported delays and reduced copy flow to San Francisco.
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Tokio
MacArthur
Korea
FE. GC
Burkhart
Col
M. P. Echols
Echols
U. S. Eighth Army
San Francisco
Radio Tokio
Australia
New Guinea
Philippines
Plane wreckage sighted near Baguio in Philippines
Wreckage of a missing U S C-54 transport with 37 aboard was sighted today on a 9 000 foot peak 25 miles northeast of Baguio near Clark air base, according to reports.
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Manila
Baguio
Clark Air Base
Leaders Not All On Side Of Hoover
Washington dispatch notes Congress split over Herbert Hoover’s defense plan to guard the U S with oceans as lines and not European or Asian landmasses. Senators Taft Lehman Wherry Russell McCarran weigh isolationism, alliance help, and internal security in brisk, partisan exchanges.
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Hoover
Washington
Congress
Herbert Hoover
America
Pacific
Taft
Ohio
Lehman
White House
Weather forecast for West Virginia and nearby states
Partly cloudy and cold in West Virginia with a high near 25. Continued cold Thursday night and Friday sees fair skies and a slight warmup. Western Pennsylvania follows a similar pattern with cloudy cold conditions and light snow flurries, high in the 20s, then a warmer Friday afternoon. Maryland and Eastern Pennsylvania forecast fair but chilly with Thursday highs around 30 to 35 and gradual warming Friday afternoon.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Penns
Maryland
Somerset Weather Report Snapshot
Daily weather record by David Grove shows 24 hour period from 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday with a maximum 2 degrees and minimum minus 15 degrees. A year ago the maximum reached minus 5 and the minimum level is not clearly stated.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Weather Elsewhere Temperatures Reported by Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau listed temperatures for Wednesday December 20 with Boston 28 and 17, Chicago 25 and 9, Cleveland 24 and 15, Denver 58 and 46, Philadelphia 33 and 22, Atlantic City 34 and 22, Pittsburgh 22 and 12, St. Louis 19 and 32, and Washington 3.
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U. S. Weather’ Bureau
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
Miami
New York
Sampeeniee
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Washington
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