China charges Russia aiding Sino reds at U.N. security council
Nationalist China's Dr. T. F. Tsiang piles up evidence against Russia for the U.N. in New York. He says Moscow aided Chinese Communists and violated a friendship pact as the first 1950 U.N. sessions open January 16 with Tsiang set to lead the security council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Russia
Francis W. Carpenter Lake
United Nations
T. F. Tsiang
U.N. Little Assembly
Mid- Janary
Tsiang
Midt& G
Manhattan
Little Bly
U.N
Little Assembly
Formosa
Ukraine
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Dr. Tsiang
Security Council
Yugoslavia
al Bebler
Indonesian leader returns as martial law grips Batavia
President Soekarno returns to Batavia amid curfew and martial law, declaring a push for work and reconstruction. Nationalists consolidate power across the East Indies as the provisional U S Indonesia government readies a permanent constitution. The city and major areas remain under strict controls after the Dutch flag lowering ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Likes
Batavia
Soekarno
Land
United States of Indonesia
Jogiskarta
Ripley Forms Local Telephone Company to Restore Service
Ripley Maine prepares to restart telephone service after 17 months. Grange members form a local company to install a switchboard in Lillian Martin's home with Martin as operator. Mrs Winifred Hatch previously ran a single line until July 1948 and turned over poles and wires to the new venture. About 50 subscribers have signed up, each buying four $5 shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley, Me
Ripley
Bessie Litchfield
Winifred Hatch
Charles Johnson
Lillian Martin
Martin
U. S
Bechtel Freed From Jail on $1000 Bail Bond
Harry Bechtel is released on a $1000 bond after a Monday shooting in Zimmerman. Richard Knupp, a Wright Patterson Field soldier, is hospitalized with severe face lacerations and shotgun wounds to both arms. Bechtel awaits a hearing before Justice of the Peace Charles J. Harrison as Knupp recovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bechtel
Zimmerman
Somerset County
Justice of the
Charles J. Harrison
Bechtel
Richard Knupp
Somerset
Knupp
Wright-Patterson Field
Dayton
Ond
Somerset Countty Hospital
Squire Harrison
Kogger
Labor Unions Step Up Aid for Hyndman Recovery
Two large Pittsburgh AFL unions donate $100 each to aid Hyndman after fire damage. Local 1058 Construction General Laborers and Material Handlers and the Affiliated Laborers District Council of Western Pennsylvania send funds to the Hyndman burgess for relief use by Red Cross and other agencies. Union leaders urge surrounding locals to contribute one day of free work next week to support the Bedford county town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Hyndman
American Federation of Labor
AFL Construction General Laborers and Material Handlers Union
Owlers
Red Cross
Owler
AFL
Somerset
Lester Weigle
Listie
AFL Common Laborer’s
Fulton Somerset
Bedford Counties
Harry J. Geisler Hospitalized After Stroke
Harry J. Geisler, tax collector for the borough at 370 West Church Street, was stricken with a stroke Wednesday and admitted to Somerset Community Hospital at 10:00 a.m. His condition Thursday morning was listed as not good. He is serving his second consecutive term after first being elected in 1945 and re elected in 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry J. Geisler
West Church Street
Somerset Community Hospital
Mr. Geisler
UE Is No Shell Says IUE At NLRB Hearing
At Dayton Ohio an IUE attorney argued not even a shell remains of the UE during a national labor relations board hearing over bargaining rights for 27 000 GM plant workers. UE attorney denied defunct status and urged a March 15 election with contract talks due by late April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
United Electrical Workers’ Union
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Ben Sigal
IUE
National Labor Relations Board
General Motors
Sigal
David Sachs
Martin Kurasch
Kurasch
Sachs
Fiveman Nlrb Board
Washington
Examiner
CIO
Cleveland
Interstate Commerce Commission
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Pittsburgh
NLRB
George H. Love
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Com
Pany
ICC
J. Monroe Johnson
Johnson
Southern Coal Producers Association
Joseph E. Moody
Moody
Robert N. Denham
Moody's
Company C To Display Army Equipment At Armory
World War II veterans will visit the Company C armory to complete Pennsylvania bonus applications. Army equipment will be on display from 8 a.m. to midnight to help fill forms. Sgt. Charles Nearhouse also said information about the national guard will be provided to interested non veterans. Bonus applications are expected mid January.
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Company C
Pennsylvania
Charles Nearhouse
Nearhouse
National Guard
Marine Flier Crashes In Jenner Two
Pfc. Robert O. Stoner 20, from Duquesne, crashed a Fairchild trainer at the Raszewski farm two miles west of Gray while attempting takeoff from Bell field. He survived with facial lacerations and contusions. wreckage spread over 75 yards. Investigation by Somerset state police staff Sgt. Zelenka and Honkus ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Raszewski
Gray
Robert O. Stoner
Lloyd C. Stoner
Duquesne
Robert Bell
Raszewski
Stoner
Allegheny County
Camp Lejuene
North Carolin
Bell Field
Clyde Lint
North Carolina
Joe
John
Ray Rasewski
Sipesville
Somerset Community Hospital
Second Marine Division Air Wing
Frank Zelenka
Michael Honkus
Somerset State Police
Judge Orders FBI Employee To Testify On Wiretap Disc Destruction
Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan ordered the government to produce the FBI employee who destroyed disc recordings of telephone conversations involving Judith Coplon and Valentine Gubitchev. The ruling aims to establish when where and how the discs were destroyed as Coplon and Gubitchev seek dismissal of the conspiracy indictment. The defense argues wiretap evidence taints the case, while the government counters independent evidence supports the espionage charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sylvester J. Ryan
FBI
Judith Coplon
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Miss Coplon
Gubitchev
Russia
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Vatican Pontiff Sees Peace Force in Vatican State
Pope Pius XII told about 40 diplomats in the consistorial hall that Vatican City, with a war potential of zero, is a peaceful force. He spoke in French, greeted each envoy personally, and noted the presence of Czechoslovakia's Arthur Maixner, the lone Iron Curtain representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brutto
Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican State
Czechoslovakia
Arthur Maixer
Maixner
Vatican
Beck Comes To Wife's Defense In Slaying Case
Henry Beck 40 of Leechburg defends wife Susan 26 accused of killing their 15 month old adopted daughter. Attorney Edward Golden to seek a preliminary hearing next week. Susan Beck confessed to bumping the child’s head on the floor before Christmas and the baby died hours later. District Attorney to request psychiatric examination while the mother remains jailed in Armstrong county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittjanning
Henry Beck
Leechburg
Susan
Edward O. Golden
Kittanning
Golden
Jacobson in Vienna after Budapest jail release
American relief official Jacobson returned to Vienna after 12 days in a Budapest jail where Hungarian police kept him in a small office, questioned him about alleged spying and aid to Hungarian Jews, and warned of solitary confinement. He was freed by Lt. Gen. Peter Gabor and noted he lost some weight.
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G. K. Hodenfield
Vienna
Austria
Israel Jacobson
Budapest
American Joint Distribution Committee
AJDC
Hungary
Jacobson
Peter Gabor
Noice
Vogeler
Sanders
Andrassv
Legation
Voreeler
Attempted Pass Leaves Two Injured on Turnpike Crash
A two-vehicle crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike 20 miles east of Bedford at 12 05 pm injured Lester Lehrfele a 60 year old Philadelphia man and his wife 58 who were taken to Everett Community Hospital. Lehrfele tried to pass a tractor trailer driven by E Gordon May 23 of Elida Ohio causing loss of control and a collision that caused 1750 in damage. Lehrfele sustained brain concussions head lacerations and burns while his wife suffered leg chest injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Everett Community Hospital
Lester Lehrfele
Sixty-seventh Avenue
Philadelphia
Everett Hospital
Lehrfele
E. Gordon May
R.D. 2
Elida
Ohio
Earthquake Shocks Manila Causes Widespread Evacuation
Three sharp tremors hit Manila on December 29 with no immediate casualties. A two and a half minute quake fractured plaster at the Far Eastern hotel and toppled a steel tower in Plaza Goiti as crowds fled offices and streets. The observatory called it the strongest since 1934 and cited a northwest to southwest motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Far Eastern
Plaza Goit
Observatory
Tremor Shakes Manila with Cracking Damage and Panicked Crowd
Press Wireless and Mackay Radio report a severe Manila earthquake starting at 10:10 p m local time. The tremor, lasting over two minutes, caused a big crack in the Wilson building and left chandeliers swinging. An Hong Kong unit notes continued shaking and damage as Philippine Airlines confirms the Manila quake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Press Wireless
Manila
Wilson
Mackay Radio and Telegraph Office
Mackay
Hong Kong
Philippine Airlines
Michael Kendall
Bidault Demands Balanced Budget Amid Confidence Votes
Paris Dec 28 Premier Georges Bidault and his coalition cabinet decided to press for a balanced budget despite the risk of ouster by a rebellious parliament. Votes of confidence on cabinet taxes loom after an all night session with the assembly likely to decide if Bidault stays in office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hartman
Paris
Georges Bidault
Hotel
Matignon
Pierre Henri Teitgen
National Assembly
Clase
Charles de Gaulle
Bidault
France
Bidan
Two men admitted to Somerset County Jail
Dwight Manges 32 of Hooversville was committed by Justice Frederick Megahan for issuing a worthless check and later released to Constable Gallagher to Wilkinsburg. Steve Turi 39 of Scalp Level was committed by Justice Quay Hissony on a disturbing the peace charge with no disposition yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset County
Dwight Manges
Hooversville
Justice of the
Frederick N. Megahan
Wilkinsburg
Gallagher
Steve Turi
Justice of the Peace
Quay Hissony
Gas main break lowers pressure in Somerset area
Somerset residents found their gas ranges burning slowly around 10 a.m. A gas main break between Berlin and Somerset caused the pressure drop. The break was repaired and service restored before noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Berlin
Manufacturers Light and Heat Company
Man Dies After Auto Accident In Cresson
Paul Bo, 49, died after being struck by a car while crossing the highway near his home in Cresson on Thursday. The incident occurred near his residence and authorities were investigating the crash.
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Cresson
Paul Boand
Allen sails for Belgrade post to deliver Tito message
Ambassador George V. Allen departed New York for Yugoslavia to assume his post in Belgrade and carry a message to Marshal Tito. He sails as the United States exchanges notes on diplomatic relations with Yugoslavia.
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Allen
Belgrade
New York
George V. Allen
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Olds forecasts high steel output despite strike costs
Board chairman Irving S. Olds of United States Steel Corp. expects a high rate of steel production for some time. He notes backlogs from the CIO strike and rising costs from pension and social insurance programs, predicting prices may rise as a result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Irving S. Olds
United States Steel Corporation
Olds
CIO United
New England Steel Mill Drive Boosted by Philadelphia Move
Leaders backing a 250 million dollar steel mill in New England say Carnegie Illinois Steel's Philadelphia site purchase will spur investors to build in the region. Frederick S. Blackall Jr. of the New England council notes the eastern seaboard site is feasible and needed to compete in the northeast market. A northern Pennsylvania mill would intensify efforts for a New England plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
Philadelphia
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Seaboard
Frederick S. Blackall, Jr
New England Council
Steel Committee
Carnegie Ilinois
Blackall
Pennsylvania
Two U.S. Servicemen Safe After 14 Months in China
Two American service members reported missing in China for 14 months are safe and well at a Communist military base. Navy Chief Petty Officer William C. Smith of Long Beach and Marine Master Sgt Elmer C. Bender of Cincinnati were located by Chinese authorities and the State Department said consular officials were informed in early December. They disappeared during a routine air training flight over China in October 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
China
State Department
Navy
William C. Smith
Long Beach
Calif
Elmer C. Bender
Cincinnati
U.S
Bender
Smith
Moving Day in New Castle Municipal Building
New Castle officials and employees moved into a two story brick building valued at 525000 dollars. The new facility consolidates all city government functions in one structure on moving day December 28.
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New Castle
Casing market ad for produce and specials
Spectats at Cascto's Cucumbers large thin 2 for 15 cents Chestnuts 100 percent sound 2 pounds 29 cents Tangerines 2 dozen 49 cents Lemons full of juice 2 dozen 49 cents Tomatoes solid ripe 2 pounds 45 cents
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Cascto
Excise Taxes Depressing Says Sawyer
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer warned wartime excise taxes depress retail sales and cited jewelry, furs, luggage, and admissions as heavy cases. He aired views in a lengthy letter and report, based on talks with 3,000 businessmen, and urged tax relief while noting tempered optimism for 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sawyer
White House
John R. Steelman
Truman
Commerce Department
Kuman J
Congress
Weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania and mid-Atlantic
Western Pennsylvania sees increasing cloudiness and warmer air but colder northwest sections at night with highs 45 to 59 Thursday. Partly cloudy and colder Thursday night into Friday. Eastern Pennsylvania stays fair and mild with highs around 50 Thursday and Friday. some cloudiness in the north. Maryland remains fair with little temperature change. Thursday high in the mid 50s. West Virginia remains fair with highs 50 to 55 Thursday. Friday mostly fair with little temperature change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Somerset Weather Report Missing Data
Daily temperature record for 24 hours ending 5:30 PM Wednesday shows incomplete readings with fragments referencing prior year figures and absent maximum and minimum values. Reporter notes are unreadable, hindering full data capture for Somerset's daily climate summary.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. Ss. Weather Observer
Wednnesday
Riel Aec
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