Belgium in turmoil as anti government strikes spread
Widespread demonstrations shake Belgium as Socialist unions demand toppling Premier Gaston Eyskens amid austerity after Congo revenue losses. 20 000 rally in La Louviere shouting anti Eyskens slogans. king Baudouin intervenes as unions condemn strike methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
Gaston Eyskens
Congo
la Louviere
Josef Ernest Cardinal van Roey
Roux
Eyskens
The
Baudouin
Kimmel Reverts To Sergeant In Guard Shuffle
James W. Kimmel of Company C 103rd Tank Battalion Pennsylvania National Guard returns to the rank of sergeant first class after the TO and FE reshapes the guard. Headquarters are in Johnstown. He will serve as supply sergeant while retaining his warrant officer commission in the reserves and will retire with warrant officer pay.
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James W. Kimmel
103Rd Tank Battalion
Pennsylvania National Guard
National Guard Bureau
Kimmel
U.S
TO & FE
Sfc
Battalin
Johnstown
Pennsylvania teachers push for higher salaries
Harrisburg AP report notes the Pennsyl vania State Education Association classroom teachers department backed a plan to raise starting pay to 6000 dollars for bachelor degree holders with teaching prep and to 13000 dollars for those with five years of prep and 15 years experience. The group rejected requiring a bachelor's degree for admission and elected E Ray Shank of Norristown as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Pennsylvania
PSEA
Association
Ross McGregor
Pittsburgh Teachers’ Association
E. Ray Shank
Norristown
Outdoor Ads Regulation Bill Set For 1961 Session
Pennsylvania lawmakers plan a 1961 bill to regulate outdoor advertising with a 100 dollar annual license for firms and 1 to 3 dollar per billboard inspection fees. Religious and charitable structures would be exempt. The bill covers ads on all state roads and would take effect July 1, 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
George N. Wade
Cumberland
Wade
Hugh J. Mee Menamin
D-Lackawanna
Kennedy names Connally Navy secretary and aims at rapid space plan
President elect John F. Kennedy selected Fort Worth lawyer John B. Connally Jr. as Navy secretary and pushed a vigorous accelerated space program. He also sought broader diplomatic corps with career diplomats, while Vice President-elect Lyndon B. Johnson played a role in the announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Secretary of the Navy
John B. Connally Jr
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Navy
Fort Worth
Tex
Connally
Johnson
Senate
House
Christmas Weekend Traffic Toll Hits 488 Across U S
The Associated Press reports 488 people died in Christmas weekend highway crashes, averaging over six per hour in a 78 hour span from Friday evening to Monday midnight. The National Safety Council notes the toll was the lowest since 1949 and credits higher vehicle numbers, 74 million, for the pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United States
National Safety Council
The
Safety Agency
Areas Disagree on Dam Plan Says Whalley
Rep J Irving Whalley R Pa said differences over a Raystown Branch dam center in Lewistown and Huntingdon. Lewistown back flood control, Huntington residents fear loss of land from a reservoir. If backed, Whalley would push legislation to build the 75 to 100 million dollar project designed for flood control recreation and hydro power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Irving Whalley
R-Pa
Raystown
Juniata River
Lewistown
Huntingdon
Whalley
Lewistown Interess
Huntington Area
Allegheny
Warren
Yearend Somerset Edition Highlights County Review
The Somerset American previews a yearend edition with a day by day county review and state and national reports. Included are an AP round up of 1960 Pennsylvania oddities, humor in state government, and top newsmakers of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset American
Somerset County
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Navy Accused of Deplorable Housekeeping
New York AP Navy Fire Commissioner Edward F. Cavanagh Jr. told a Navy court of inquiry that the Constellation fire showed messy, deplorable conditions aboard the vessel. He cited uncontained oil fires, smoking by crew, and inadequate fire retardant measures as factors in the 49 deaths. He urged stricter safety rules and improved storage of flammable materials at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward F. Cavanagh Jr
Navy
Constellation
Cavanagh
New York City
Cavanagh Sai
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Snow Flurries Predicted and Cold Temperatures Reported
A cold snap brings a low around zero with snow flurries forecast for this afternoon. Reports to the highway department show Somerset at six above zero at 1 30 a.m. and Rockwood at two degrees above at 11 p.m. Tuesday. Some flurries fell in the county there is little accumulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Department
Somerset
Department
Rockwood
Bombings Hit Havana Store and Power Plant in Anti Castro Assault
In Havana, a government department store rest room and the Tallapiedra power station were bombed by anti Castro saboteurs. More than 60 people were injured including a 5 year old girl. Additional bombs were found and removed as trains collided in Camaguey province injuring over 50.
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Havana
Tallapiedra
Fidel Castro
Cuba
el Flogar
Camaguey
Sigmund Named Justice of the Peace in Quemahoning Two
Gov Lawrence appointed Joy Y Sigmund of Stoystown Somerset County as justice of the peace for Quemahoning Two on Tuesday.
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Harrisburg
Lawrence
Joy Y. Sigmund
Stoystown
R.D
Somerset County
Quemahoning
Jungle Doctor Arrives in New York from Laos
Dr. Tom Dooley, 33, famed Jungle Doctor of Laos, arrives in New York from the Orient and heads to Memorial Center for Cancer and Allied Diseases for spinal treatment. He is greeted by his brother Malcolm Dooley, Medico executive director. The cancer was reported arrested after a 1959 operation.
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New York
Tom Dooley
Laos
Orient
Dooley
Memorial Center For Cancer and Allied Diseases
Malcolm
Medico
Smith Picks Up Kennedy's Senate Seat
Benjamin A. Smith II, 43, won appointment to the U S Senate seat left by John F. Kennedy. Governor Foster Furcolo named him, per Kennedy's wish, with Smith to serve two years before facing election for the remaining term. Smith, a former Gloucester mayor and WWII naval lieutenant, awaits oath in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Benjamin A. Smith II
U. S. Senate
Harvard
John F. Kennedy
Smith
Kennedy
Foster Furcolo
Furcolo
Massachusetts State House
Washington
Barbara
Mary A. Hines
Miss Hines
Gloucester
Pacific
France conducts third atomic test in Sahara amid disarmament criticism
France’s third nuclear detonation at Reggane in the Sahara drew sharp reactions from Tass and East Germany, calling it a blow to disarmament efforts and a crime against humanity. Japan prepared a protest as Western nations warned of new small powers, while official fallout zones were described as limited and not posing direct danger to Africans.
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Paris
France
Tass
Sahara
United Nations
East Germany
Japan
Charles de Gaulle
Reggane
Bango Still in Critical Condition After Woods Ordeal
John Bango of Franklin remains in critical condition at Windber Community Hospital after two nights lost in a wooded area near Central City. He was found December 17 by doe-hunters and rushed by Central City firefighters for frostbite and shock from sub zero conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bango
Franklin
Central City
Windber
Bango
De Gaulle Plan Aims for Algerian Autonomy and Decentralization
Paris AP reports De Gaulle cabinet approves decentralization in Algeria with 32 new posts and 11 Moslems named deputy governors plus six technical councillors to widen regional governance. Referendum next month will seek approval of autonomous Algerian state amid French political debate. No fresh disorders. Algiers and Oran under curfew.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
de Gaulle
Oran
Algiers
Constantine
Government House
France
Maurice Simmonet
Christian Democrat Party
Christian Democrats
Munist
Waldeck Rochet
Somerset Township Supervisors to Meet Open Session
The Somerset township supervisors announce an open meeting at 9 a.m. on December 31, 1960, in Attorney Robert Boose's office Beerus building. The gathering is a deviation from the regular first Saturday schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset Township
Robert Boose
Beerus
Roman Catholics Report Stormy Prosperous 1960
The National Catholic Welfare Conference says 1960 was prosperous yet stormy for US Catholics. Growth to over 40 million, 5.5 million students in private schools, and 53 000 priests reflect expansion, while some schools cut back and closed due to funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry T. Baulch
Washington
United States
National Catholic Welfare Conference
NCWC
Wrecks in Jenner Two Cause $1500 Damages
Two vehicular accidents near Route 30 and Green Gables tea room caused about $1500 in damage Tuesday. H C Friedline and Ben Peters collided on Route 30 injuring both drivers. later Willard Swank’s car was struck by Albert Mushroom, leaving no injuries though Swank’s car slid into a stream embankment.
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Jenner
Ralphton Road
Route 30
Green Gables Tea Room
H. C. Friedline
Holsopple
Ben Peters
Stoystown RD
Willard Swank
Stoystown
Green Gables
Albert Mushroom
Center Street
Boswell
Swank
Yoder Christmas Fund Grows After Fire Loss
Mrs. D Yoder accepts a 1179.29 check in the American office, bringing the Yoder Christmas Fund total to 1216.29 after additional gifts since Saturday. Contributors include anonymous donors, J C Heiple, Thelma Hartzell, Floyd Heiple, Isaac Beates, and Rainbow Girls, with Piles Burial Vaults giving 5.
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Dave Yoder
Yoder
Piles
Anonymous
J. C. Heiple
Thelma Hartzell
Floyd Heiple
Isaac Beates
Rainbow Girls
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