Hungary Delays Reply to U.S. Ransom Offer for Airmen
Hungary again delayed a decision on paying 120000 to secure the release of four American airmen downed Nov. 19. George Abbott was asked to visit the foreign office by 10 a.m. tomorrow to deliver Hungary’s reply as officials cited judicial and financial authorities evaluating the case. The delay fueled Western hopes while some suspected a Moscow decision.
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Richard O'Regan
Vienna
Austria
Hungary
U.S
George Abbott
U. S
Legation
Budapest
Foreign Office
Washington
Abitt
Red
Moscow
Caution Owners To Keep Dogs Tied At Home
In a rabies scare in Somerset borough police urge all dog owners to keep dogs tied or out of the borough. Three or four La vansville area residents were bitten by a cocker spaniel owned by a local man. The dog is confined at Dr W R Korns in East Main street as lab tests seek confirmation of rabies.
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Somerset
Lavansville
Lavanaville
W. R. Korns
East Main Street
Korns
Probe Into Orient Mine Blast Ends Without Disclosure
Federal and state investigators finished an eight hour on site review of the Orient Mine disaster near West Frankfort Illinois where 119 men died but refused to reveal findings. A report is planned within ten days. John Forbes led the U S Bureau of Mines team joined by officials and union investigators led by John L Lewis. A congressional inquiry is also ordered.
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West Frankfort
Ill
John Forbes
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Forbes
Orient
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Mines reopen after royalty payments to UMW welfare fund
Twelve of the twenty four closed mines in northern West Virginia resumed production after operators paid or arranged installments for the 30 cent a ton royalty to the United Mine Workers welfare and retirement fund. Union official Cecil J. Urbaniak said six more mines are expected to follow.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Union Welfare Fund
United Mine Worker
Cecil J. Urbaniak
UMW District 31
Urbanic
Urbaniak
Indiana Woman Hurt on Turnpike In Hospital
Fort Wayne resident Esther Winter, 52, was injured in a Pennsylvania turnpike crash near Somerset and taken to Somerset Community hospital with a fair condition. Her son James, also in the car, was unharmed. Details of the accident were not available.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Esther Winter
Somerset
Somerset Community Hospital
James
Miss Sara Hoburn 58 Dies After Bus Crash
Miss Sara Hoburn of Greensburg died Thursday at Somerset Community Hospital from injuries suffered Christmas night when a Somerset bound bus skidded and struck a culvert on Route 31 west of Somerset. Driver Robert Flowers and Leona Mayhugh were listed in satisfactory condition. Funeral arrangements set for Sunday at 3 p.m. in New Stanton. burial in Middle Churches cemetery.
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Sara Hoburn
Greensburg
Somerset Community Hospital
Somerset
Miss Hoburn
William and
Etta Lisbon Hoburn
George Hoburn
Pittsburgh
Richard K. Carr
Robert Flowers
Meyersdale
Leona Mayhugh
Rockwood
R. D
A. M. Uphouse
Hoburn
William Hiion
Shoe Box
Herbert L. Hoburn
Alvie Forsythe
Lewis Moore
William Kintigh
New Stanton
Vernon D. Hoburn
Hunker
James Hons
Youngwood
Mr. McKinsey
Mr. McGill
Charles R. Hauger
Middle Churches Cemetery
Mt. Pleasant
Truck Crashes Into Rear of Weimer Jones House
A trailer truck from Carl Produce Co. Long Island parked on a hill in the alley between West Patriot and West Main streets. Brakes released, driverless truck rolled into the summer kitchen at 219 West Main, owned by Miss Mintie Weimer and Mrs. Isaac Jones. No damage estimate available.
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Mintie Weimer
Isaac Jones
West Main Street
Carl Produce Co
Long Island
N. Y
West Patriot Street
Matt Cascio
Weimer- Jones
Hall Must Serve 3 More Years In Prison For Flight
Gus Hall, bail-jumping national secretary of the Communist party, is sentenced to three more years for criminal contempt after fleeing to Mexico amid a five year sentence. Judge Sylvester Ryan noted Hall left the jurisdiction and failed to surrender on July 2. Hall is among four leaders who fled bail. three remain at large. He was arrested in Mexico City and brought to the Brownsville border.
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New York
Gus Hall
Communist Party
Mexico
Sylvester Ryan
Hall
Ryan
Leavenworth
Harry Sacher
Gilbert Green
Henry Winston
Robert Thompson
Mexico City
Brownsville
Tex
FBI
Miners Return to Work After Illinois Mine Disaster
About 250 miners went back to Pittsburgh Coal company Ren ton No. 6 mine in New Kensington after a day of mourning for 119 dead in the Illinois mine disaster.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Renton
New Kensington
Illinois
UN Presses Red for 50000 Prisoner Accounting in Korea
UN negotiators urged the Communists to account for more than 50 000 allied prisoners in Korea and warned of possible death from disease or exposure. Maj Gen Lee Sang Cho said few, if any, POWs may be alive. Talks on prisoner exchange and armistice terms continued with no progress as cease fire lines required redraws after midnight. General Van Fleet noted the need to avoid needless casualties.
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George A. McArthur Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Lee Sang Cho
U. N
Panmunjom
James A. van Fleet
William C. Barnard
U. N. Command
Washington
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Truman
O'Connor
Crime Committee
Tennessee Democrat
U.S Stands By Its Own Small Arms
The U S Army opposes reducing small arms power and will retain the .30 caliber for current and new rifles. A shooting demonstration at Aberdeen Proving Ground supported the case for stopping power, while noting Korea’s combat emphasize the need for effective ballistics. Churchill and Truman were due to discuss Britain’s .280 rifle, mirrored by a British demonstration.
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Elton C. Fay
Aberdeen Proving Ground
United States Army
Britain
United States
Army
Ordnance
Churchill
Washington
Truman
Warminister
Warning Issued On Bad Check Artist In Somerset Area
The Somerset Chamber of Commerce warns members about a 22 year old man using various aliases to pass checks drawn on People's Bank Somerset. Described as 5 ft 8 in, 130 pounds with a slender light complexioned build, he drives a 1948 Ford with distinctive chrome strips and odd license plate emblem. Checks range from small amounts to several hundred dollars and often occur at local stores.
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Somerset Chamber of Commerce
Somerset
People’s Bank, Somerset
Floyd Hostetler
Harry Sechler
Roy Huston
T. B. King
Ralph Hunter
Carl A. Johnson
Dean Wilson
Sam Louie
Ford
Stassen Seeks GOP Nomination for 1952 Presidency
Harold E. Stassen announced he will seek the Republican nomination for president in 1952. The 44-year-old Penn president outlined his program including a moral standard, a modern gold standard, full employment and balanced budget, and a new foreign policy to win peace. He spoke at a Philadelphia dinner and noted talks with Eisenhower but declined to predict his rival’s intentions. Stassen said he will stay in the race regardless of Eisenhower.
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Lee Linder
Philadelphia
Harold E. Stassen
Publican
United States
GOP
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Earl Warren
California
Warren
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Minnesota
University of Pennsylvania
Washington
Stassen
Friends of Stassen Committee
Penn
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Morality in Government Chief Issue Highlighted by Sen Martin
Sen Edward Martin of Pennsylvania says morality in government is the paramount issue in the 1952 presidential campaign. He calls for a new broom to sweep clean and urges the public to demand ethical leadership and punishment for graft and bribe takers.
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Doylestown
Edward Martin
Martin
Pennsylvania
Penndel
Here
Associated Business Men
Langhorne Lions Club
American Legion
America
United States
O’conor
Kefauver
Executive Branch
Congress
John Wayne Tops Movie Industries Best Moneymakers
Hollywood reports John Wayne leads the list of top money makers for 1951 in the motion picture herald poll. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis rank second, with Betty Grable, Abbott and Costello, Randolph Scott, Gary Cooper, Doris Day and Spencer Tracy also in the top ten. Bob Hope and Bing Crosby slide down.
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Hollywood
John Wayne
Motion Picture Herald
Wayne
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Bob Hope
Patl Hope
Bing Crosby
Crosby
Hope
Betty Grable
Abbott and Costello
Randolph Scott
Gary Cooper
Doris Day
Spencer Tracy
Street Car Named Desire Tops New York Critics Awards
New York critics named Street Car Named Desire best picture of 1951 with The River runner up by an 8 to 7 vote. Elia Kazan won best director for Street Car. Arthur Kennedy and Vivien Leigh led acting honors.
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New York
Desire
Elia Kazan
George Stevens
Arthur Kennedy
Marlon Brando
Vivien Lehigh
Shelley Winters
Milan
Rashomon
Former Pitt Panther editor jailed for 13 armed robberies
Thomas A. Perkinson a 29 year old former editor of the University of Pittsburgh student magazine The Pitt Panther was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison for 13 counts of armed robbery. The case followed his Lakewood Ohio arrest after the crimes. His mother collapsed in court and his wife Marian embraced him as he was taken away.
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Pittsburgh
Thomas A. Perkinson
University of Pittsburgh
Pitt Panther
Perkinson
Lakewood
Michael A. Musmanno
Marian
Dormont Youth Found Dead in Home
Edward Cart age 21 of Dormont was found shot to death in the family home. Police reported death by own action.
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Dormont
Pittsburgh
Edward Cart
Steelworkers Call Off New Year's Strike
The CIO United Steelworkers call off a nationwide New Year strike with a January 3 convention to decide the next move. President Truman welcomed the action and urged mills stay open. Murray and the wage policy committee will seek a convention decision on the contract stalemate.
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William G. Smock
Pittsburgh
Steel Union
CIO
United Steelworkers
Atlantic City
N. J
Truman
Philip Murray
USW
Mr. Truman
Independence
Murray
Cut Off Chemical Export Licenses by U S Firms
The Commerce Department blocked A. E. Ratner Chemical Co of New York and Continental Pharma from further U S export business for shipping aluminum oxide to Hungary via Belgium. Ratner and Continental induced the sale under licenses that named Belgium only, with shipments occurring in spring and summer 1949.
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Washington
UNS
Hungary
Commerce Department
A. E. Ratner Chemical Co
New York
Continental Pharma
U. S
Iron Curtain
Continental
Ratner
Belgium
Hungarian Heavy Industries Foreign Trade Company
70 Year Old Woman Sentenced For Abortion Case
Pittsburgh judge sentences 70 year old Mary Doyle to an indefinite term in the women's industrial home at Muncy for criminal abortion. Doyle was convicted in the death of 26 year old Mrs. Donne Haines of Waynesburg found dead in Doyle's home.
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Pittsburgh
John Drew
Muncy
Mary Doyle
Donne Haines
Waynesburg
Weather forecast for the mid Atlantic states
Eastern Pennsylvania shows increasing cloudiness and cold with highs in the mid 20s north and mid 20s to mid 30s south. Saturday brings mostly cloudy skies milder conditions. Western Pennsylvania faces considerable cloudiness and cold with light snow possible in the north and highs in the mid 20s to mid 30s south. Maryland reports continued cold with mid 30s highs Friday and warmer, cloudy Saturday.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
Somerset Weather Summary for 24-Hour Period
Daily forecast by David Grove reports a 25 degree high and 15 degree low with snowfall between 5 30 p m Wednesday and 5 30 p m Thursday. Temperature comparison shows last year’s high 23 degrees and low around 20.
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Somerset Weather Ai
David Grove
U. Weather Observer
Barometer Rises Over Two Days in Local Reading
The barometer advanced from 29.97 inches at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday to 30.40 inches by 2 p.m. Thursday, then held steady at 8 p.m. Thursday.
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UMW
Indiana
Ted Nicholson
Weimer House
Union Mine
Wilbur
Alumbaugh Coal CO
S. Center Ave
Cascio
Bacalor
Cofc
Clair & Betty
A. T. Armstrong
Lodge
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees
Friedlin
Kefauver O'Conor
Murphy
Thomas F. Murphy
New York Times
Humphrey
D-Minn
Fred
Latrobe Avé
Gonfluence
U. S. Weather Bureau
Boston
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Cleveland
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St. Louis
Jacksonville
Kory Eer
Oakhurst
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