Admiral Turner faults Kimmel over Pearl Harbor orders
Washington dispatch reports Admiral Richmond Turner asserting Washington warned of a Japanese strike on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and that Admiral Husband Kimmel failed to follow deployment orders. Turner argues proper measures might have reduced damage and hindered Japan, while Stark lettered doubt about a Japanese sail. The Senate committee plans to finish hearings by year end.
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Richmond Kelly Turner
Pearl Harbor
Husband
Kimmel
Turner
Senate House
Weould
Navy
Harold R. Stark
Naval Jeep
Murphy
D-Pa
Japan
Stark
Russia
Clark
D-Nc
Hawaii
China Sea
Philippines
South China
Niehenke jailed on bond default in Berlin robbery case
Ralph R. Niehenke of Krings Station is recommitted to the county jail after defaulting on a $15 500 bond. He faces charges including deadly firearms obstructing an officer and carrying concealed weapons. The felony charge of attempted murder carried no bond. He allegedly robbed Groff's department store in Berlin, with loot found in his home. Niehenke, a Garrett native, previously served seven years of a robbery sentence and was released in October 1944.
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Ralph R. Niehenke
Krings Statford
Niehenke
Justice of the Peace
C. J. Harrison, Jr
Niedenke
Groff
Berlin
Eastern
Weymart
Somerset County
Garrett
Krings Station
Churches Plan Christmas Programs Across Community
Churches schedule Christmas observances Sunday with several choirs and pageants. St Pauls Evensong in the afternoon features candles and carols directed by Mrs Roth, with performances by primary through senior choirs. First Christian Church presents a Bible School program at 7 30 p m with songs and a youth pageant The Luther League hosts a candle light service on Christmas night at Casebeer Lutheran. Maple Glen Brethren near Springs offers a Christmas service with songs recitations tableaux and missions offering.
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Bethlehem
St. Paul's
St. Pauls
George L. Roth
Stella G. Roth
Mary S. Meyer
Marie
Elizabeth
Dick Nson
Neidlinger
Christiansen
Harvey Gaul
Macdougall
Dickinson
Alfred Johnson
Clokey
Wilhousky
Osgood
Curry
M's. Meyer
Hallelujah
First Christian Church
Bible School
J Charles Harrison
James Johnson
Sally Frances
Eleanor Phillipp
Join Speicher
A. L. Cage
Pearl Sellers
Marcus Bach
Lorene Shaw
Joan Crawford
Alice Weimer
Gene Sellers
James Buelman
Oran Phillippi, Jr
Robert Egolf
Dale Hetrick
Patty Wright
Helen Galley
World Wide Missions
Kenneth Wable
Ronny Peck
Gene Hetrick
Billy
Dorene Maust
Wanda Hallada
Maple Ridge coal firm sold at sheriff's sale
The Maple Ridge Coal Mining Corp was sold at sheriff's sale for 68700 dollars. Elvin Teitelbaum of Johnstown acted as bidder for undisclosed parties according to court records.
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Maple Ridge
Maple Ridge Coal Mining Corp
Elvin Teitelbaum
Johnstown
Ministers Hope for Progress in Moscow Talks
Informants say the big three foreign ministers Byrnes Bevin and Molotov reached a positive stage in discussions signaling closer agreement on vital international issues. They met for four hours and fifteen minutes in informal talks without experts, while observers note not all obstacles are removed and a communiqué may follow by conference end. Byrnes plans to return to the United States for the UN gathering in London. Stalin marks his 66th birthday with no public observances in Moscow.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Russia
United States
Great Britain
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
V. M. Molotov
Byrnes
Bevin
General Assembly of the United Nations
London
Stalin
Kremlin
Mzasa
Rotary Enjoys Carols by School Chorus
Somerset Rotary club welcomes Union Street School fourth through sixth graders led by Miss Augusta Eckman at a luncheon program. The choir performed eleven numbers including Adeste Fideles Silent Night and The Christmas Story. Richard Morgart, finishing four weeks as high school Rotarian, introduced his successor Dale Cramer of New Centreville. Thomas Lansberry returns to duty after navy service.
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Somerset Rotary Club
Union Street
Rotary Club
Augusta Eckman
M. Beach
C. Dumbauld
T. Fleegle
Fact Finders Given Wide Authority
The administration authorized wage fact finding boards to decide if recommended increases may be used for price advances. Aimed at possible settlement of the CIO oil workers demand, the GM board met with CIO-UAW and GM officials. Secretary Schwellenbach said boards may propose wage rises with or without price relief and must assess an employer s ability to absorb increases, with price relief possible after six months.
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William Needham
Washington
CIO
General Motors
Cio-United Automobile Workers
Secretary of Labor
Schnellenbach
Truman
Act
Schwellenbach
Government
Wage Stabilization Board
Engine Hits Mail Carrier's Automobile
Ward Egolf rural mail carrier on Somerset route 1 met Friday at 11 40 am an accident that badly damaged his car but left him uninjured. While ascending a hill near a covered bridge his rear wheels skidded crossing the Baltimore and Ohio tracks and the locomotive struck the car, damaging the body though the motor remained intact. He sought help and flagged the engineer unsuccessfully before returning to town.
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Ward Egolf
Somerset
R. D
Egolf
Bittners
Black Township
Baltimore and Ohio
Light Snow Adds Tiny Depth Amid Drifting Highways
A light snowfall of two tenths of an inch fell Friday adding to prior snow. Drivers faced drifted country roads while highways remained cleared. The temperature peaked at 18 degrees and dropped to 6 in the early morning. A further light snow during the night suggested greater depth by morning.
MacArthur HQ Denies Tighe Radio Claims On Russia in Japan
Tokyo dispatch reports a triple denial from General MacArthur's headquarters dismissing Rex Tighe's broadcasts alleging Russian occupation troops would seize Japanese territory and halt Australian forces bound for Japan. The press office calls Tighe's statements untrue with no basis in fact and reiterates the resignation threat claim.
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Tokio
MacArthur
Japan
Tokio Kendarry Tighe
American Broadcastingorporation
Tighe
McArthur
Hokkaido
Hokkadia
Australia
British Officers Visit Batavia Amid Java Tension
In Batavia two British Army officers leading ground and air forces of the Southeast Asia command visited on an undisclosed mission. Gen. Sir Miles Dempsey and Air Chief Marshal Keith Park were reported to discuss Singapore decisions with Lt. Gen. Sir Philip Christison to mobilize forces to restore order in Java.
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Batavia
Java
Southeast Asia Command
Miles C. Dempsey
Cor Mynamy
Southease
Dedree Viner Marinet
Keith Park
Philip Christison
Netherlands Bas Indies
Singapore
Framework Of New Japan Completed
TOKIO Dec 21 General MacArthur has completed the frame work of a new Japanese state with no more major allied directives. Allied headquarters said the achievement moves the problem to the fallen nation to assimilate changes and notes the abolition of state Shintoism as part of basic changes. Further directives will likely focus on ensuring understanding and compliance with these premises.
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Tokio
MacArthur
Japan
Texas Woman Hurt On Turnpike Accident Near Somerset
Mrs Albert Sheldon 23 of Bollinger Texas was injured Friday afternoon on the Pennsylvania Turnpike east of Somerset. She was taken to Community Hospital with forehead abrasions contusions and a possible skull fracture. State police said her car struck a truck ahead of hers.
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Albert Sheldon
Bollinger
Texas
Somerset
Community Hospital
British Take German Mines Clashes Reported on Danish Frontier
A Copenhagen dispatch quoted by Moscow radio said British and Danish frontier troops clashed on the Danish German frontier and a German lieutenant attached to British troops was seriously wounded. No other casualties were reported and no comment was available from the British War Office.
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London
Moscow Radio Tonight
Copenhagen
British War Office
Johnstown Musicians To Sing Here Sunday
Thirteen choristers and four trumpeters known as the Gwents will sing Christmas carols in Somerset on Sunday at 3 around the town tree. From Johnstown under Thomas Barber's direction they have long taken part in yuletide singing locally and in Cambria County.
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Somerset
Diamond
Gwents
Johnstown
Thomas Barber
Cambria
Patton Dies in Germany After Battle of the Bulge
Gen George S Patton Jr American tank warfare master dies in Heidelberg Germany at 5 50 p m after hunting trip accident his death caused by pulmonary embolism and cardiac failure Mrs Patton at his side burial likely in Europe with France mentioned army flags lowered to half staff and funeral expected Monday The report notes Patton suffered neck injury and paralysis after a December 9 collision and his condition worsened after bronchial secretions led to lung congestion and heart failure Continued on Page Two.
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Richard A. O'Regan
Heidelberg
Germany
America
George S. Patton, Jr
France
U. S
Joseph T. McNarney
Europe
Snow and Cold Ahead for Maryland and Nearby States
Maryland and neighboring regions face rising clouds on Saturday with snow Saturday night into Sunday. Temperatures will ease Saturday night then drop again Sunday. Eastern Pennsylvania sees similar cloud and snow patterns with a cooling trend by Sunday night. Western Pennsylvania remains cloudy and cold with lingering snow Saturday and flurries Sunday. West Virginia experiences snow Saturday and night followed by Sunday flurries and colder conditions.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
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