Truman Yields To Strikers In Rail Service
The United States and four major unions reached a three year wage pact for 300,000 railroad workers retroactive to Oct 1. Wages rise for locomotive firemen engineers conductors trainmen and yard workers with cost of living adjustments and future raises tied to the CPI. A potential pattern for mobilization era policy emerged as government control lingered and a referee could be named if talks fail.
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John B. Owen Washington
U. S
White House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Army
John R. Steelman
Truman
Steelman
Trio Admits Turkey Theft in Somerset County
Three area men Howard Griffith Thomas Griffith and Ross Sayler admitted stealing 14 White Holland turkeys from a State hospital turkey pen Thanksgiving eve. They were charged with burglary and recommitted to the Somerset county jail pending the next court term.
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Somerset County
Squhire
Charles J. Harrison, Jr
State
Howard Griffith
A .D
Somerset
Thomas Griffith
Confluence
Ross W. Sayler
Squire Parrison
Paul W. Lutz
State Hospital
Santa Claus to Ride in Sleigh Through Somerset
Santa will parade through Somerset at 1 30 p m and host a 2 p m party at the North Center armory for children under 12. Candy fruit and nuts await the kids plus a surprise. Caroling led by Chester Singer and Philip Holsinger accompanies the event with support from local service groups and the chamber.
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Somerset
Santa Claus
Armory
North Center Avenue
Chester Singer
Philip Holsinger
H. W. Hay
Santa
Somerset Armed Services Committee
American Legion
VFW
Eagles, Lions
Rotary
Chamber of Commerce
Needy Family Reported to American Office
Word reached the American office Thursday about a needy family with two children aged four and two. The family’s name was not disclosed and investigators should verify if they are on any Christmas list. Information may be sought from Mrs. Samuel Baker of Plank Road.
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Samuel Baker
the Plank Road
Major bills delayed as House rush home for Christmas
In Washington, December 21, the House started late as members rushed home for the holidays. A quorum appeared only after officials delayed two major items: emergency war powers for the president and a railroad union shop bill. Action was postponed to January 1, with adjournment planned after a brief session.
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Francis J. Kelly
Washington
House
Congress
Rayburn
Truman
Whalley Pays Off Debt for Johnstown Blind Home
J Irving Whalley, Windber businessman and new General Assembly representative, paid off the Johnstown Home for the Blind’s remaining debt with a gift of 1100 dollars. The home had reduced its indebtedness from 5400 dollars, and Whalley traveled to Johnstown to deliver the funds, likened to Santa Claus by Robert Brown who testified to his belief in the act.
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Robert Brown
Johnstown
Santa Claus
Brown
Home For the
J. Irving Whalley
Windber
General Assembly
Whalley
Senate OKs 20 Billion Defense Bill in Bipartisan Move
The Senate sped to pass a 19.97 billion emergency defense appropriation with House concurrence sought. It also authorized 1.6 billion for secret construction, revived war powers to modify defense contracts, and backed additional funds for atomic energy, rubber and critical materials stockpiles, plus aid and hospital projects.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate House
Truman
Russell
D-Ga
Congress
Korea
Pentagon
Department of Defense
Appropriations
Army
Air Force
Navy
Atomic Energy Commission
McKellar
D-Tenn
Appropriations Group
Maritime Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority Act
China Area
Public Health Service
Washington, D. C
Schmidt Named Auditor for Jefferson Township
Judge Thomas F. Lansberry announced Thursday the appointment of Anthony Schmidt as auditor of Jefferson township to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Calvin Knupp.
Truman rejects Hoover plan for Atlantic defense
President Truman endorses Western Europe and North Atlantic unity as vital to security and confirms plans to deploy more U.S. troops to Europe. He rejects Herbert Hoover's call to avoid arming Europe until it is self-sufficient, while NATO moves toward a coordinated international defense.
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Washington
Truman
U. S
Western Europe
Herbert Hoover
North Atlantic
Hoover
New York
United States
Europe
Western Hemisphere
Britain
Japan
Formosa
Philippines
London
Acheson
Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Western
Free States of Europe
Thomas Dudley Cabot
Boston
State Department
Court House Closing This Weekend at Somerset
The Somerset court house will be closed all day Saturday and Monday. Offices will open Tuesday at 8 30 a.m.
Coconut Bon Bod French Creams and Nut Treats Sale
Grocery listing highlights discounted confections and snacks with prices per pound or per item. Coconut bon bons, French creams, peanut brittle, whipped creams, chestnuts and related items shown with 30 to 49 cent price points for shoppers.
Lie sees hope for peace as U N Korea talks proceed
U N secretary-general Trygve Lie in Lake Success says world tensions remain and peace may be preserved. He plans Christmas with family in five years and a European trip ending with January Geneva Paris and London talks on where the 1951 general assembly will be held. He hopes the Korea cease-fire committee succeeds and notes all action rests with Entezam Rau Pearson and Riddell. He declines to discuss further U N forces steps in Korea.
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D. A. Goldberg
Trygve Lie
U. N
Norway
Geneva
Paris
London
Europe
Korea
Lie
Republic of Korea
Assembly
Nasrolah Entezam
Iran
Sir Bengal N. Rau
India
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Pearson
Ottawa
R. G. Riddell
Chou En-lai
Red
China
VFW Patrol Joins Police Sniper Hunt in Philadelphia
About 50 Veterans of Foreign Wars members patrolled streets with off duty police and firemen to aid the hunt for the phantom sniper who killed 28 year old Mrs. Claire Cohen. A 16 year old boy admitted accidentally wounding himself with a gun he found, ending a rumor frame. Police cleared a 24 year old suspect in eight shootings as the public safety chief urged firearm registration.
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Philadelphia
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Phanthom
Claire Cohen
VFW
VEW
George Haller, Jr
Haller
Richard Doyle
Director of Public Safety
Samuel H. Rosenberg
Local Firms Give Christmas Gifts to Somerset Community Hospital
Somerset business people including Baurman’s Bakery Kooser and Courtney J S Wise Insurance agency Helen Davis Cassett D D W Davis and Walter S Hoffman made special Christmas contributions to Somerset Community Hospital highlighting community support for the facility.
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Somerset
Somerset Community Hospital
Baurman’s Bakery
Kooser and Courtney
J. S. Wise Insurance Agency
Helen Davis Cassett
D. D. W. Davis
Walter S. Hoffman
West German forces move toward integrated defense
Bonn reports Adenauer hailed a big step forward toward West German participation in a 1,000,000 man NATO defense. Allied high commissioners outlined a contractual framework to ease occupation controls as talks proceed toward a security treaty and German units under Eisenhower’s international command.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
West
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
Europe
Adenauer
Dwight D. Tisenhower
Brussels
Eisenhower
Communist forces press Hungnam beachhead in Korea
United States 10th Corps withdraws from a shrinking perimeter near Hungnam as short-range rockets blaze offshore. Intelligence notes no contact with Chinese forces since Monday while North Koreans regroup for possible mass assault. Officers report a bridge linking the port to Yonpa airfield blown by U S engineers.
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Tokio
Hungnam
Korea
10Th Corps
Moscow
Red Command
U. S
U. S. Army
Yonpa
Weather Outlook For West Virginia And Nearby Areas
West Virginia shows mostly cloudy skies with milder temperatures reaching 35 to 40. Friday night stays not so cold. Saturday brings more clouds and slightly warmer conditions. Pennsylvania and Maryland follow with similar trends and scattered rain or snow chances, temperatures generally warming into the mid 30s to mid 40s across regions.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Somerset Weather Report Snapshot
Daily weather notice by David Grove records 24 hour period temperatures with notes on minimum and maximum values and comparisons to previous year. Data appears incomplete with missing figures and units.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S
Weather Elsewhere Reported Temperatures for Thursday
The U S Weather Bureau released temperatures for Thursday December 21 with figures from multiple locations. Details list highs and lows across several reporting stations reflecting winter conditions.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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