Eisenhower Admin Drafts Reply To Bulganin On Summit
The Eisenhower administration is drafting a reply to Bulganin declining an immediate summit to discuss a cold war truce. State Department officials expect a formal note under Eisenhower’s name within two weeks if Atlantic Pact partners coordinate. Dulles and Eisenhower discussed the issue after a year end meeting. most officials deem Bulganin’s proposals a rehash of earlier rejected ideas.
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Eisenhower to spend holidays at Gettysburg farm
President Eisenhower will travel to his Gettysburg Pennsylvania farm for about a week to rest and finish a State of the Union message for the new Congress. He plans meetings with budget director Percival Brundage and congressional leaders, and will confer in Washington before returning.
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Sen. Sparkman
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Children Attend Jaycees The Governor Theatre Party
About 700 children joined a Governor Theatre party Thursday afternoon hosted by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Policeman George Jock maintained order while James Erickson, Jaycees president, welcomed the crowd. The program included five cartoons ending with the feature Annie Get Your Gun and popcorn enhanced the fun.
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Governor
New Officers To Be Sworn In January 4
Somerset county offices undergo election changes with oath ceremonies on Saturday January 4. Edgar Fritz becomes recorder of deeds succeeding Philip C. Dosch. Richard Maust will replace D Guy Flote as prothonotary and appoints Dora Messinger Martha Gnagey and Eleanor Markel as clerical staff. County Coroner Robert H Halverson begins another term. Edward Lauer succeeds treasurer Joseph R Edwards.
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Edgar Fritz
Dora Martin
Nell Bauer
Evelyn Griffin
Fritz
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Richard Maust
D. Guy Flote
Maust
Dora Messenger
Martha Gnagey
Eleanor Markel
Robert H. Halverson
Edward Lauer
Joseph R. Edwards
Three Hooversville Men Jailed for Christmas Eve Assault
Three Hooversville men were jailed for aggravated assault and battery following Christmas Eve fights. Frank Champanella 25 Edward Ryan 29 and Robert Hostetler 24 were committed to Somerset county jail by Squire Wayne Hay on a complaint filed by Robert Butch.
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Wayne Hay
Robert Butch
Somerset County
Frank Champanella
Edward Ryan
Robert Hostetler
East Coast Storm Lashes From Florida To New England
A coastal storm drenched the Atlantic coast from Florida to New England with heavy rain and winds over 50 mph in New York City. Rain totals reached nearly three inches in Lakehurst New Jersey and over an inch in Tampa and Fort Myers Florida. The system also spurred snow in Nevada Idaho and Montana with gusts above 60 mph in the northern regions. Dust storms affected areas from the Dakotas to the Texas Panhandle while central states stayed dry and temperatures varied widely across major cities.
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Budziva Jailed Then Released on Morals Charge
Michael Budziva, 21, was jailed on a morals charge and released on bond Thursday. He awaits a hearing Monday before Boswell Squire C. S. Ickes in Boswell.
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TV Attitude Shifts as Parents Embrace Television
Indiana report by Dr. Paul Witty notes a marked change in attitudes toward TV among parents and teachers after an eight year study in Chicago Evanston and Kenosha. He cites reduced complaints about vision, emotions and school impact while urging guidance to maximize TV’s positive role in child development.
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Chicago
Evanston
Ill
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Wis
Christmas Lighting Awards In Somerset Borough
Twelve residents and groups receive prizes in three categories Nativity child appeal and originality for festive displays across Somerset Borough. First place earns 10 dollars in each class with four runners up at five dollars, funded by local banks firms and council members.
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Stein
William F. Shafferman
Ross T- Mickle
Somerset Police Pension Plan Approved At Special Meeting
Somerset borough council approved a pension fund and insurance plan for the police force at a special meeting in the borough building. The plan sets retirement at age 60 and provides half pay for officers with 20 years of service for life, plus a life insurance policy. The Knepper Insurance agency received the award for the program.
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Somerset Police Force
James G. Knepper
Deen unable to travel for New Year’s as daughter faces slaying charge
Mrs. Eugenia Deen said she cannot leave until January for Franklin Pennsylvania to support her daughter Lydia Dean who is charged with slaying her husband. She cites difficulty exchanging pesos for dollars at the Central Bank of the Philippines.
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Central Bank of the Philippines
Somerset and area reel from quick-freeze rain havoc
Sections of Somerset and nearby areas continued to recover Thursday after a rapid freezing rain Wednesday. Ice coated power lines and sagging poles caused outages for about 15 hours until 3 p.m. Thursday. Flash floods threatened creeks and rivers while some homes faced cellar flooding. highways remained open and no immediate flood danger was reported.
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Car Truck Collision On Route 219 At Fletcher Brock
A two car crash on Route 219 at Fletcher and Broadway left an estimated $30 damage. Richard P. Kemp 27 of Detroit Michigan drove too fast around a curve and scraped a truck driven by Charles Hoskin 49 of Berlin.
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Charles Hoskin
Berlin
Skids Trigger Pike Accidents Across Icy Turnpike
State police investigated a series of icy road crashes on the Pike. Three-car wrecks near Somerset and Laurel Hill caused about 875 dollars in damage, with two McDaniel passengers treated at Somerset Community Hospital. A separate collision near Allegheny Tunnel involved Coyne and Lupp, and another incident saw Wilkinson collide with Ressler. no injuries were reported.
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Fort Belvoir
Virginia
Sputniks And Missiles Demand More Spending
Washington faces a stormy return to the 85th Congress with plans for heavier defense spending due to Soviet advances in missiles and satellites. President Eisenhower expected to seek a record peacetime budget around 73 billion dollars as Congress eyes taxes housing and education programs.
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Unemployment Rises in Four Pittsburgh Counties
The Pennsylvania state employment service reports November unemployment rose in Allegheny Beaver Washington and Westmoreland counties with 54 000 persons idle. The service predicts higher unemployment in early 1956 as 31 484 weekly benefit claims and 5 300 layoffs in primary metals and lumber areas signal continued weakness.
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Pennsylvania State Employment Service
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Christmas Holiday Traffic Toll Rises Across Canada
A Canadian Press survey shows 36 deaths in highway crashes from Tuesday noon to Thursday night, raising the total to 43 with other accidents. Quebec led with 13 deaths, Ontario 11, as officials predict a national total near 53 for the Christmas- New Year period.
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Canadian Highway Safety Conference
Five Killed Five Injured In Stapleton Collision
A head on crash on U S. 31 four miles south of Stapleton Alabama killed Sherman E. Golden of Atlanta age 61 and five others in his car and injured five more. The driver of the truck Arthur Paul Evans 18 of Atmore Alabama survived. The victims included Mr and Mrs Wilson Golden of Uriah and Linda Warren of Atlanta.
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New York
Trout Run
Here
Frank S. Colacino
Newark
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Lena
Stapleton
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U.S
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Gerald Hughes
Sherman E. Golden
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Wilson Golden
Uriah
Arthur Paul Evans
Atmore
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Evans
Mobile
Alabama
Warnings For New Years Are Issued
The Associated Press reports NSC urges a new low for New Year traffic deaths after 278 fatalities over a 30 hour Christmas period. 225 traffic, 27 fires, 26 other incidents. Chicago area recorded no traffic deaths. Police credit warnings from officials, motorists, papers, and radio stations for reductions.
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Associated Press
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Timothy J. O'Connor
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