Steel industry agrees to plan of company by company talks
In Washington industry representatives accept separate bargaining with unions to break a 10 day deadlock in the steel dispute. United Steelworkers President McDonald says the union's aims are being met while 11 large firms will meet Sunday with their plant unions and 82 smaller firms will discuss terms at company headquarters. Negotiations continued under mediator Finnegan with no immediate settlement in sight.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
United Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
Cooper Group
Cooper
Pai
Joseph F. Finnegan
Finnegan
International Union
Eisenhower
Kaiser McDonald
Kaiser Steel Co
Kaiser
McDonald’s
McDonald accuses steel companies of misleading ad
United Steelworkers President David J. McDonald charged the Steel Companies' Coordinating Committee with a misleading local ad about working conditions at U S Steel National Tube Division in McKeesport Pennsylvania. He cited a 1949 dispute over crew size and arbitration backing a seven man crew.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Steel Companies’ Coordinating Committee
McDonald
National Works
U.S. Steel
National Tube Division
McKeesport
Board of Arbitration
Harrisburg Police to Monitor Holiday Traffic
All available state police will be assigned to traffic control during the Christmas and New Year week ends, Commissioner Frank G. McCartney said Monday.
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Harrisburg
Frank G. McCartney
Harrisburg Eyes $40 Million for Schools and Diseases
An administration source says the 1960 legislative session will prioritize adding 40 million dollars for schools relief and occupational disease benefits. Democratic leaders plan to meet next Monday to discuss strategies for funding, amid a looming tax fight. Budget officials caution figures may shift, noting 28 million is likely needed for public relief, including 10 million cut and 18 million due to steel impacts.
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Harrisburg
David R. Baldwin
Republican Senate
Santa Loses More Than His Shirt in Maryland
In Easton Maryland a Santa impersonator at a Quaker meeting house lost his trousers while handing out gifts. Former Representative Edward T Miller Republican Md explained he had shed 20 pounds since August and resumed his duties despite the mishap.
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Rmd
Federal Highway Program Criticizes Pennsylvania Administration
Comptroller General Joseph Campbell finds Pennsylvania’s federal highway program slow and wasteful due to outmoded laws and staff shortages. He blames the 1959 legislature and calls for inquiry while noting heavy use of consulting firms, low pay, and weak inspection.
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Washington
Joseph Campbell
Pennsylvania
Congress
Jary
Harrisburg
Campbell
Martin
Henry J. Propert
Montgomery
Propert
Senate Highways Committee
Maryland
West Virginia
State Senate
Conemaugh Man Dies After Auto Crash
Steve Zubak, 74, of Carpenter's Lane Conemaugh township, died of injuries from a Dec 16 crash on Route 53 near his home. He was struck by a car driven by Mary Louise Pugh of Hooversville after leaving a bus. Coroner reports fractured ribs and a ruptured right lung. inquest planned.
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Steve Zubak
Carpenter’s Lane
Conemaugh
Zubak
Mary Louise Pugh
Hooversville
Somerset County
Robert H. Halverson
Halverson
Johnstown Memorial Hospital
Somerset Hospital Introduces Week by Week Chaplaincy
A Monday start marks the new chaplaincy at Somerset Community Hospital funded by the Somerset Ministerial Association. Each week a different minister will oversee patient notices and inform local faith leaders of admissions to ensure spiritual care within 24 hours. The plan covers borough and non borough patients and may extend to outside ministers in time.
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Somerset Community Hospital
Albert D. Graham
Somerset Ministerial Association
Somerset
Board of Directors
Lester Martin
Somerset Drug Company
Henry A. Zimmerman
Berlin
Ministerial Association
James J. Mayer
Richard Shellenberger
Paul T. Weber
William C. Beal, Jr
George Emmitt
Melroy Wirick
Milton Rhodes
Snow and Bone-chilling Temperatures Hit Penna
Snow covered Pennsylvania with 1 to 7 inches recorded across the state as bone chilling cold moved in ahead of winter. Fatal crash near Pittsburgh tied to slick roads amid 20s temperatures and forecasts of more snow and sunshine later in the week.
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Penna
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Ligonier
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Weather Bureau
Detroit
Mich
Jacob Groendal
Bradford
Erie
Institutions to Distribute Cheer Christmas Day
Sara Roberta Getty reports on Christmas dinners across state institutions. Somerset State Hospital plans a 800 pound turkey feast for 808 patients plus 85 at the County Home. Children at the Children’s Aid Home will dine on turkey with 16 youngsters and gifts from Trinity Lutheran.
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Sara Roberta Getty
Childrens
Children’s Aid Home
Wilbert H. Beachy
Trinity Lutheran Sunday School
Charles H. Blatt
Governor Theatre
A. D. Graham
Community Hospital
Betty Reiley
Bloodmobile Yields 109 Pints in Somerset Visit
Mrs. Maude W. Currie director of the Red Cross Blood program announced 109 pints were donated at the First Christian church during the bloodmobile visit from 12 30 to 6 15 p m Monday. The total includes 2 first time donors. Fifty four replacements were made and there were 18 rejects. Currie praised donors and workers who braved the storm to make the day a partial success.
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Maude W. Currie
Red Cross Blood Program
First Christian Church
Eisenhower Has No Plans For South America Tour
AP reports President Eisenhower will return to the White House with no current plans for Latin America or the Far East. A possible spring one stop visit to Brazil is mentioned, alongside scheduled trips to Paris for a summit in April and a Soviet visit likely in June.
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Madrid
Eisenhower
White House
Latin America
Far East
Brazil
Paris
Soviet Union
Washington
Matching Fund Check to Somerset County Development Council
The Pennsylvania Department of Commerce presented a 1884.70 matching fund check to the Somerset County Development Council for industrial promotion in the county. Governor Lawrence noted the grant supports rural Somerset and its highway advantages, with a six month term through May 31, 1960.
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Pennsylvania Department of Commerce
Somerset County Development Council
Harvey George
Department of Commerce
Frank G. Neilan
Development Council
Somerset County
David L. Lawrence
Harrisburg
Somerset
Pennsylvania
Freight Train Strikes Jeep Killing Woman at Crossing
A freight train hit a jeep at a New York Central crossing near Polk Pennsylvania killing Mrs. Leonora Barsic of Franklin. Kyan Kerr 49 and Mildred Kerr 44 also of Franklin were injured and taken to Franklin hospital. No train crew injuries reported.
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Polk, Pa
New York Central
Venango County
Leonora Barsic
Franklin, Pa
Barsic
Kyan Kerr
Mildred
Franklin
Kerrs
Franklin Hospital
Polk State School
Eisenhower Receives Massive Madrid Welcome
President Eisenhower rode for miles through Madrid in a rain swept reception as crowds of about a million Spaniards waved flags and cheered "Viva Ike" along a 19 mile route from Torrejón base to the city. Franco framed the visit as a stand against communism while showcasing Spanish and American symbols. He spoke of peace and freedom and friendship, delivering a brief message from the U.S. to the Spanish people.
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Madrid
Eisenhower
Francisco Franco
Torrejon
Spain
Franco
Lancers
Gifts Add Eight Dollars in Sparkle to Money Tree
Three gifts totaling eight dollars were added to the Penn Alps money tree in the Somerset American office. The evergreen tree supports Somerset and Laurel Highlands crafts makers facing shortages of basic materials and workspace. Penn Alps Inc. seeks donations to aid local artisans, with checks payable to Penn Alps Inc. c/o Somerset American.
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Somerset
Alllegheny Highlands
Laurel Highlands
Penn Alps, Inc
Somerset American
Penn Alps Inc
No Merry Christmas For Red Cross Chapter
Somerset Red Cross faces a dire year as funds fall short. An emergency meeting at the Kooser building discussed a blood bank shortfall and the need to renewed solicitations from January 1 to 15 to raise the $14,500 goal. Local units will re-cover territories to seek larger contributions.
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Somerset
Red Cross
Kooser
Florence Turner
West Leaders Call on Khrushchev for Open Paris Summit
The United States Britain and France urged Nikita Khrushchev to seek a fruitful Paris April summit with a wide open agenda. They signaled future talks in Moscow London or Washington if productive while insisting on nothing on West Berlin and excluding others from future summits.
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Paris
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Harold MacMillan
Charles de Gaulle
Russia
Moscow
London
Washington
West Berlin
Maple Princess Jean Dickey Selected by SAHS
Jean Dickey senior at Somerset Area High School was chosen as Maple Princess after winning the final local contest. Five finalists were narrowed from about 24 contestants, with Lee Ann Ackerman Fredrica Elliott Linda Hostetler and Pat Poorbaugh as runners up. The event featured a gown promenade talent numbers a Q&A session and a tea with judges. Dickey will represent SAHS at the county maple queen contest in February.
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Jean Dickey
Somerset Area High School
Maple Princess of Sahs
Lee Ann Ackerman
Fredrica Elliott
Linda Hostetler
Pat Poorbaugh
Bob French
Jean
Your Gift Helps Destitute Mothers and Needy Families
A charity appeal urges donations to the American office to fund a Money tree program. Contributors are asked to bring coins or dollars and make checks payable to Penn Alps, Inc. to extend Christmas relief to neighbors through next year.
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Penn Alps, Inc
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