Controls Fate Hinge On Today's Parley With Senate Leaders
President-elect Eisenhower prepares for talks with Republican Senate leaders to decide whether wage and price controls will be extended or allowed to expire. The program, set to end April 30, faces discussion on policy, civil rights, and potential new labor secretary pick.
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Eisenhower
Senate
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Robert A. Taft
Taft
Stalin
Senaators
Walter White
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Tutt
Ohio
Martin Durkin
AFL
Fulton seeks veto power for individual items in money bills
Rep. James G. Fulton of Pennsylvania announced plans to introduce a constitutional amendment on January 3 to allow the president to veto specific items within appropriations bills. He argues current practice forces veto of whole bills to strike individual items and says the change would give the president power to lower taxes and shape spending, needing approval by 26 state legislatures.
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Pittsburgh
James G. Fulton
R-Pa
Fulton
Deaf Mute Sentenced to One to Two Years
An Erie deaf mute who defended himself by sign language received a one to two year term in Western penitentiary on a morals charge. Judge Burton Laub sentenced 55 year old Major Steele after a sign language interpreter conveyed the defendant's signs to the court. Previously the judge tried to interpret the signs himself but gave up after an hour and a half.
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Erie
Western Penitentiary
Juddge Burton Laub
Major Steele
Okey Jailed for Peace Bond in Somerset County
Okey Jailed Henry Okey, 47, Rockwood, R. D. 3, was committed to the Somerset county jail Monday by Squire H. Whipperman for surety of the peace. Okey is married and the father of nine children.
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Okey
Henry Okey
Rockwood
R. D
Somerset County
Squire H. 5S
French Crackdown Arrests 20 Communists in Casablanca
Casablanca dispatch reports French authorities rounded up 20 Communist figures in Casablanca and other major Moroccan localities as part of a broad crackdown announced by authorities.
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Morocco
Casablanca
INS
Casblanca
Injunction Of Taft Hartley Act Upheld In Dunkirk Strike
Federal judge in Buffalo ruled the Taft Hartley Act injunction constitutional and ordered an 80 day stop to the CIO United Steel workers strike at the American Locomotive plant in Dunkirk. Judge Knight said the strike harms national defense and could be deemed during wartime. USW official Molony said they will seek Supreme Court review.
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N. Y
John Knight
CIO
United Steelworkers
American Locomotive Company
Dunkirk
Knieht
Knight
Atomic Energy Commission
Korea
Joseph P. Molony
USW
Supreme Court
Move Changes In Rules Of Both Houses
Washington action to curb filibuster style delays in Senate and to strip the House Rules Committee of power to stall pending bills. Rep Eberharter proposes giving committee chairs authority to force votes after 21 days if clearance is denied. Senators plan to meet to discuss changes to stop legislative gridlock.
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Capitol Hill
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Senate
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Eberharter
D-Pa
Standing
Rules
Standing Committee
Truman Backs FIC In Its Oil Investigation
President Truman condemns oil interests for pressuring government agencies and likens it to bribery. In a public letter to FTC Commissioner Spingarn, he notes investigations into alleged international oil cartels and says agencies must rule on merit, not private inducements.
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Truman
Federal Trade
Stephen J. Spingarn
Commission
Spingarn
Poorbaugh Retires After 42 Years With B&O
James Poorbaugh of Somerset retires after 42 years with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. A former teacher and school board member, he began in 1916, rose to engineer, earned a glowing appreciation letter, and plans to visit his Denver brother and his family. He remains a Mason and Shrine member and predicts steam locomotives will outlast diesels on some runs.
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Somerset School Board
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Ene Vineer
Connellsville
Mr. Poorbaugh
John Edtwards
Jt G
Central Region
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Amos Poorbaugh
Denver
Cal
Forrest Poorbaugh
Ferne Poorbaugh
Somerset
Northampton Township
Capt
Judy
Meyersdale Normal School
Rockwood
Confluence
Hyndman
Harry Habel
Meyersdale
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Jaffa Shrine
Altoona
Lads Who Took Sipe Car Sent To Reformatory
Acting chief Charles Barron said the three juveniles aged 14 15 and 16 were sent to a West Virginia industrial school until age 21 after stealing Walter V Sipes car on November 23. The car was driven 110 miles and damaged costing over 100 dollars. They admitted to stealing another WV car earlier and looting gas stations on the trip.
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FBI
Walter V. Sipe
Kimberly Avenue
Reform School
West Virginia
Sipe
Clarksburg
W. Va
Somerset
Chinese Forces Withdraw After One Hour Fight
The Chinese army attacked allied out posts on the western front near Chorwon with about 225 troops, forcing UN soldiers to withdraw for an hour before allied forces reoccupied the positions. Casualties included numerous Communist casualties and about 100 Chinese wounded. The action also touched Kumhwa Ridge and Pyongyang area air attacks reported by US observers. Temperatures hovered around six degrees above zero with light snowfall.
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U. N
Eighth Army
Chorwon
Redg
Kumhwa
Lacks
Okiaiwsa
Pyongyang
Taegan
Hooley Gets Jail Term In Brinks Case
Paul Hooley aged 38 received nine months in jail for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury in the Brinks Express cash robbery investigation. His wife Mary Hooley 37 also faces a one year sentence, while Joseph S Banfield 41 appeared for a second time as a witness. The grand jury heard five witnesses before adjourning.
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Brink's Express Company
Paul Hooley
Hooley
Mary
Joseph J. “Specs
O'Keefe
Boston
FBI
Hooleys
Joseph
Banfield
Prand
Police spray bullets at VFW home during robbery attempt
Connelsville December 29 police fired bullets and tear gas at the Veterans of Foreign Wars home near Everson after two men Dan Orfitelli 26 Swissdale and Louis Raucci 22 East Liberty refused to surrender. The suspects were held on an open charge pending further questioning.
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Everson
William Johnson
Johnson
Dan Orfitelli
Swissdale
Louis Raucci
East Liberty
Typhoon Tears at Eniwetok. No Casualties Reported
Typhoon waters hit Eniwetok with 30 foot waves on Sunday while winds stayed under 70 mph. About 500 Americans on the coral island faced damage to a mess hall hospital and clubs but the fleet weather center at Pearl Harbor said no serious casualties or immediate assistance required.
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Hawaiian Sea Frontier
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Trains Derailed at South Fork Delays Pennsy Traffic
Two trains derailed near South Fork ten miles east of Johnstown as an eastbound freight and a New York to Pittsburgh passenger train left the tracks. Eight freight cars derailed. no injuries reported. Emergency crews rushed to the scene. six to seven hour delay expected.
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South Fork
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Pittsburgh
Metropolitan
Pitcairn
Conemaugh
Cresson
Duquesne
Blood Donations Rise in Berlin and Garrett Center
Sixty seven and a half pints of blood were donated Monday at the Berlin center during the Bloodmobile visit and in Garrett during its hours there. Berlin reported 67 donors with ten replacements offered by families. Garrett had three replacements. Dr. Harold Haines and Dr. James Killius led Berlin staff with other nurses and volunteers aiding throughout the afternoon.
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Garrett
Jane Friedline
Somerset Red Cross Chapter
Harold Haines
James Killius
I. C. Miller
Garrett Center
Friedline
Washington Roosevelt Hotel Renamed to General Eisenhower
Mrs. Martha Krargier owner of the 650 room Roosevelt hotel in Washington will rename the property General Eisenhower next week. She says the move honors the new president and reflects her admiration for him.
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Sec
Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
General Eistenhower
Martha Krargier
Churchill Acheson Anxious To Be In US Plan
London sources report Prime Minister Churchill intends to urge President-elect Eisenhower to consult Britain before any new Far Eastern moves. A cabinet meeting will decide how firm Churchill will press on Korea and broader Far Eastern strategy during his talks in New York aboard the Queen Mary.
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Eisenhower
Britain
United
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New York
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Whitehall
Downing Street
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Free World
Slayers Get Delays as Executions Postponed in Pa
Gov. John Fine granted respites to eight condemned killers including three Philadelphia youths Zeitz Darcy and Foster for March 23. Also delayed were Dominick Daversa and Cleveland Thompson while Daversa awaits Supreme Court review and the others’ cases move through appeals. Daversa was convicted of shooting his wife in Greensburg.
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Gov. John
Philadelphia
Commonwealth
Harry Zeitz
David Darcy
Harold Foster
William Kelly
Feasterville
Dominick Daversa
Westmoreland County
Cleveland Thompson
Allegheny County
Carey
Zeitz
Foster
Thompson
U. S. Court of Appeals
Daversa
U.S. Supreme Court
Greensburg
Mountbatten Named Behind the Throne in British Court
Paris dispatch notes Adm. Lori Mountbatten is described as the grey eminence of the British court with dominant influence over the Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II. The illustrated weekly Noir et Blanc claims he has communicated revolutionary ideas about a popular monarchy to Philip of Edinburgh, stirring Conservative unease.
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Adm
Lori Mountbatten
Cardinal Richelieu
France
Mountbatten
Duke of
Edinburg
Elizabeth II
Louis Mountbatten
Philip of
Gidinburgh
Graham Sees Chiang Kai-shek in Formosa Meeting
Evangelist Billy Graham, arriving from Korea, met Chiang Kai-shek in Taipei and urged U S aid to Chiang and free China. He praised Chiang’s spiritual quality and denounced Communism as a sinister, vicious evil confronting mankind.
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Formosa
Billy Graham
Chiang Kai-shek
U. S
Free China
Korea
Atom spy freed after serving British sentence
Dr. Alan Nunn May, the first atom spy, left prison in England after six years and eight months of a 10 year term. He remains unrepentant about sharing uranium with Russia and was given $700 and two bottles of whisky. May, now 41, is free to travel in Britain with no reporting duties but faces uncertain prospects and no return to secret work.
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Makeefield
England
Alan Nunn May
May
Russia
U. S
U.S
Joint Congressional Committee
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Sing Sing
New York
Britain
Klaus Fitch
Grey
Ralph
London
F. C. Ransley
Nunn May
Canada
Igor Gouzenok
Ottawa
King's College
Chief Wagner Recovering From Illness
Chief Lester Wagner of the borough police force is convalescing after a several week hospital stay. He was discharged from Mercy hospital in Pittsburgh about three weeks ago and expects to return to work in a few weeks. He thanks friends for get well wishes and cards.
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Lester Wagner
Mercy Hospital
Pittsburgh
Wagner
Weather Outlook for Eastern and Western Pennsylvania
Eastern Pennsylvania sees a cloudy Tuesday with highs 38 to 45 and light snow in the north and rain in the south. Snow flurries are likely in the mountains Wednesday as it grows colder. Western Pennsylvania remains cloudy with occasional light rain or snow Tuesday and highs 35 to 40, then Wednesday turns colder with snow flurries in the east and north.
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Crippled Childrens Society Cancels Volunteer Project
The Crippled Childrens Society thanks the high school girls for volunteering on Tuesday Wednesday and Friday and informs them the project has been cancelled.
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Crippled Childrens Society
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