Europe Faces 70 Death Toll From Storms Over Three Days
Across Britain and much of Europe storms over three days claimed 70 lives. Seamen accounted for 48 deaths on ships the Gerda Toft the Henri Deweert and the Amerigo Vespucci with crews lost at sea. Land deaths included 11 in West Germany and four in England.
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Europe
Dave Mason
London
Britain
Italy
Scotland
North Sea
Gerda Toft
Henri Deweert
Amerigo Vespucel
Mediterranean
Leghorn
West Germany
England
Three Car Crash on Route 601 Injures Two
A three car collision on Route 601 one mile north of Boswell injures two people and causes 450 in damage. Floyd Frampton, Johnstown. John Frank, Hollidaysburg. and Homer Shaffer, Holsopple, were driving south. Frampton’s car hit Shaffer’s, side swiping Frank’s car. Passengers Amita Frampton, 27, and John Granisiosky, 71, suffered injuries and were treated by Dr. W V Fetche in Jennertown before release.
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Boswell
Floyd Frampton
Johnstown
John Frank
Popes Christmas Radio Address Plans
Vatican reports Pope Pius XII on the mend and to broadcast a brief Christmas greeting by radio tomorrow at 6 a.m. EST with L Osservatore Romano publishing the full message due to illness. The pontiff will appear at St. Peter's Square on Christmas Day to bless worshippers.
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National Broadcasting Co
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CBS Radio Network
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American Broadcasting Co
Boitnott Jailed and Released on Motor Code Violation
Ernest Boitnott, 35, of New Philadelphia Ohio, was jailed Thursday by Justice of the Peace O Wayne Hay for a motor code violation. He paid a fine and costs to secure release later that day.
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Ohio
Justice of the Peace
O. Wayne Hay
Institutions Will Provide Xmas Cheer
Hospitals and homes plan Christmas dinners and gifts for patients and residents. at Children's Aid Home Mrs Charles C Barchfield hosts a turkey feast in memory of Dr Barchfield with 35 attending. Seay Memorial Home serves a 20 pound turkey with trees and gifts for 22 residents. Somerset Community Hospital bays a turkey feast with stockings and a lobby tree. Somerset State Hospital reports 700 pounds of turkey and 26 trees with daily visits and a large patient count. County Detention Home details cheer plans for two homes housing boys and girls.
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Charles C. Barchfield
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A. D. Graham
Seay Memorial
Carrie Hedrick Seay
Katherine Burghard
Seay Home Community Hospital
Turkey
Somerset Community Hospital
King of Birds
Ellen Servicky
Girl Scout Troop No. 2
Lkely
Somerset State Hospital
George Dayoob
Howard Stevens
Harry Finley
R. D
Richard Horning Meyersdale
French Assembly rejects German rearmament treaty
The French National Assembly rejected the Brussels pact framework for German rearmament by a 280 to 259 vote in a late-night session. Prime Minister Pierre Mendes-France faced an unexpected setback after days of debate and an earlier unofficial tally favored his government. The vote aimed to advance Western alliance plans with West Germany despite opposition.
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Paris
French National Assembly
Brussels
Pierre Mendes-France
West Germany
Mendes-France
London
Ten Thousand Pilgrims Cross To Bethlehem For Christmas
About 10 000 Christians will cross the Israel Jordan border at dawn to reach Bethlehem for Christmas. Jordanian guards will open Mandelbaum Gate to permit entry toward Manger Square and the Church of the Nativity for the Latin patriarch led mass and a midnight procession. Clear weather outlook eases travel from Nazareth and Arab Catholic families from Nazareth region travel to Bethlehem for relatives and celebration.
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Mary and
Joseph
Nazareth
City of David
Mandelbaum Gate
Holy Land
Israel
Manger Square
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Deputies Back Paris Treaties to Rearm West Germany
The Italian Chamber of Deputies approved ratification of the Paris treaties by 335 to 215, with Communists and their Socialist allies opposing. The bill moves to the Senate, as nations must ratify to make rearmament and Western integration effective. Premier Scelba's coalition secured a major victory.
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Mario Scelba
Center
Holiday Closures In Somerset Businesses And Offices
A number of firms and public buildings in Somerset will observe Christmas by closing. The court house closes at noon Friday and stays shut until Monday. The public library closes at 5 p.m. Friday. The post office and all banks remain closed all day Saturday. The Somerset American office takes a break from 6 p.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Sunday.
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Court House
Somerset American
Somers et Drug Store Bicycle Contest Thanks Note
Carol Sue Diehl thanks voters in a recent bicycle contest at Somerset Drug Store.
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Somerset Drug Store
Communists Lose Major Court Round
The U S Court of Appeals upheld the 1950 McCarran internal security act authorizing Communist Party membership registration. The decision 2 to 1 finds the act valid, with the SACB ruling that the party is substantially directed by Russia. Judge Bazelon dissented calling the act unconstitutional on Fifth Amendment grounds.
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Mort’s Truck Damages Gas Station in Somerset Area
William Mort of Boswell drove into Harry Tunstall’s service station on Route 219 north of Somerset around 1 p.m. Thursday causing several hundred dollars in damage. He rammed a light pole then collided with a gas pump damaging the truck front.
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William Mort
Boswell
Harry Tunstall
Somerset
Mort
Revolt Crushed In Ecuador As President Ve lasco Ibarra Survives
In Quito a coup attempt by high military officers failed after President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra refused to resign the defense and economy ministers. Seven officers were arrested while the president rallied support from the 2nd military zone. mutinous troops briefly seized key communications centers.
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Ecuador
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
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Air Force
Guayaquil
Jorge Echeverria
Mateo Puga
Guillermo Guerrera Varillas
Army General Staff
Anibal Carrillo
Rafael Andreda Ochoa
Manuel Nieto Cadena
Manuel Mejia
Reina'do Verea Donoso
Jaime Nebot Velasco
Nebot
Col. Donoso
Alfredo Chiriboga
DC3 airliner crash sinks into Monongahela. 10 soldiers die
Pittburgh report says bodies of all 10 men drowned in the DC3 crash were recovered from the Monongahela River. The plane carried 28 aboard including 23 soldiers home for Christmas. Pilot Harold Poe, 33, of Seattle died with other identified crew and troops.
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Pittsburgh
Monongahela
Joe Bradis
Airlines
Weather Outlook for Pennsylvania Mountains and Alleghenies
Eastern Pennsylvania sees cloudy conditions windy and turning colder with snow flurries likely in the mountains Friday into Friday night. Saturday will be partly cloudy and cooler. Western Pennsylvania experiences similar conditions with cloudy windy and colder weather and snow flurries Friday and Friday night, followed by mostly cloudy and colder Saturday with a chance of snow flurries in the north.
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Pennsylvania
Weather report for Somerset by David Grove
Daily weather summary from Somerset by U S Weather Observer David Grove covers the 24 hour period 5 30 p m Wednesday to 5 30 p m Thursday with maximum and minimum temperatures and a comparison to the previous year noting temperature extremes and conditions.
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David Grove
U. S
Weather Observer
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