Reds Hold Gains After 3 Days Of Bitter Fighting
Seoul dispatch reports three days of close range combat on the western Korean front ended with Communist forces still holding an advanced allied position seized Friday. Hand to hand fighting and grenade use marked the engagement west of Korangpo amid sub zero conditions. Allied air activity was limited though 15 Superforts targeted rail lines and airfields. U S Sabre jets over MIG alley saw no contact with North Korean aircraft. The North Koreans claimed re captures of Taesuap and Sosuap islands, though no dates or confirmation. no casualty figures were released.
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William C. Barnard
Seoul
Korea
Korangpo
Imjin River
Panmunjom
Fifth Air Force
Libyan
Red
Taesuap
Sosuap
Dozen Battered Ships Struggle Against Storm
London dispatch reports a vast North Atlantic storm battering west European ports. A dozen ships, including the 394‑ton T. Kearan off Scotland, were driven ashore or crippled. casualties exceed 30. The Flying Enterprise rode southwest of Ireland with crew saved by Southland. Royal and civilian vessels faced flooding threats and port damage across Ireland, France, and Spain.
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Alvin J. Steinkopf
London
Scotland
Ireland
Ardmore Point
St. Kearan
Mchurdh
Romney
France
Spain
Hebrides
Britain
Flying Enterprise
Rotterdam
United States
Southland
South Atlantic Steamship Company of
Savannah
U. S
A. W. Greenley
Kurt Carlsen
Gentral A. W. Greeley
Barcelona
Churchill’s Sailing Day Delayed By Anchor Mishap
Prime Minister Winston Churchill's voyage aboard the Queen Mary to Washington was postponed for 24 hours due to a jammed 16 ton anchor seized by North Atlantic storms. Foreign Secretary Eden, ambassador Walter Gifford, and 1,074 passengers remained aboard as crews freed the anchor and rescheduled departure.
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Southampton
Eng
Winston Churchill
Washington
Truman
New York
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Walter 8. Gifford
U. S
Britain
Cherbourg
France
Eden
V. M. Molotov
Cunard Line
Traffic Big Killer This Holiday Weekend
The holiday period in Pennsylvania sees eleven fatalities since Friday at 6 p m est eight from traffic accidents One victim nine year old Louise White died Sunday from burns while visiting grandparents in Phoenixville Others included a drowning and a fall down stairs All victims were reported in traffic related incidents during the weekend
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Pennsylvania
237 Slot Machines Seized Across 49 Pennsylvania Raids
Harrisburg dispatch reports that 237 slot machines were seized in 49 simultaneous raids across four central Pennsylvania counties. State police, led by Deputy AG David S. Kohn and Col. C. M. Wilhelm, targeted private clubs and fire companies tied to the Lenig Amusement Co. estate, with 150 officers noting no leaks prior to action. Local authorities will be provided case details to pursue multi county gambling charges.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Robert E. Woodside
Davids. Kohn
C. M. Wilhelm
Norman E. Annich
Annich
Woodside
Arrest Youths For Car Theft Early Sunday
Borough police arrested two youths for automobile larceny after their car was stolen from Warren Maust of Somerset. Paul Bateman and William Yoder, both taken into custody, faced hearing before Squire Charles J. Harrison Jr. The vehicle, spotted at 12:45 a.m. on West Patriot Street, contained groceries valued at 26 dollars untouched.
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Borough
West Patriot Street
Paul Bateman
Plank Road
William Yoder
Somerset
R. D
Squire Charles J. Harrison, Jr
Warren Maust
David Metzgar
William Layton
West Patriot
South Edgewood
Soldier Shoots Self Over Overseas Duty
PEMBROKE VA DEC 30 A 23 year old army private home for the holidays shot himself to death tonight rather than accompany his outfit overseas Giles county Sheriff Emory Johnson identifies the soldier as William Leice
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Pembroke
Giles County
Emory Johnson Science
William Leice
Prayer And Frolic Eve Of New Year Observances
New Year’s Eve will feature watch night services at Trinity Lutheran and Calvary Methodist with sermons by Rev. Dr. I Hess Wagner and Rev. George E Shultzabarger. American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars plan gatherings and many businesses close New Year’s Day for inventory. Somerset tradition calls for sauer kraut with pork or wieners. Schools reopen January 2 as students return from holidays.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
I. Hess Wagner
Calvary Methodist Church
George E. Shultzabarger
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Somerset
Reds press for concessions as 55 missing civilians eyed
In Panmunom talks Communist negotiators pressed for more truce supervision concessions while the U N command sought the release of 55 missing civilians and noncombatants including 25 French, 13 Americans, nine Britons and other nationals. The U N listed diplomats, news staff and missionaries among presumed captives from 1950.
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Don Huth Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
U. N
North Korea
Howard M. Turner
Panmunom
Two Peeping Toms Arrested by Borough Police
Borough police arrested two men, Freddie Bird of Somerset and Richard Benne of Listie, Saturday night as they peered through a window into the Governor theater women's lounge. Officers Charles Barron and Paul W. Jones detained them about 9 p.m. after prior reports of window openings. They were held in the county jail for a justice of the peace hearing Monday morning.
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Governor Theater
Freddie Bird
Somerset
Richard Benne
Listie
Charles Barron
Paul W. Jones
Justice of the Peace
Budapest Paper Defends US Plane Silence and Conviction
Szabad Nep, the Hungary official daily, says Washington knew on Nov 19 that a US air force transport landed in Hungary and calls the post flight search a fake. It claims US retaliations closed Hungarian consulates and barred American travel, while noting the fliers were fined 120000 and convicted of premeditated border violation. The four crewmen were released and handed to US authorities at the Austro Hungarian border. Capt Dave H Henderson, Capt John J Swift, T Sgt Jess Duff, and Sgt James A Elam are named. Swift heads home to visit a ill father in Syracuse. The others return to Erding, Germany.
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Budapest
Hungary
Szabad Nep
U. S
Washington
Dave H. Henderson
Shawnee
Okla
John J. Swift
Glens Falls
Jess Duff
Spokane
Wash
James A. Elam
Kingsland
Ark
Swift
Syracuse
Erding
Germany
Captain Swift Hurries To Bedside Of Father In Syracuse
CAPT JOHN J SWIFT, one of four freed U S airmen, planned to fly home to visit his critically ill father in Syracuse New York. His father John Sr Is in an oxygen tent at St Josephs hospital, having received the last rites. Swift, a Distinguished Flying Cross recipient and Berlin airlift veteran, was freed after 40 days of imprisonment and was to complete a three year tour in Germany.
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Erding
Germany
U. S
Syracuse
N. Y
John J. Swift
John
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Berlin
Swift
Glens Falls
Swift says Hungarian officials hid family knowledge of his status
Capt. John J. Swift, an American prisoner, said Hungarian officials kept him in the dark for a month about whether his family knew he was alive. He told his wife in Erding Germany that he first learned of their awareness via autographed photos sent by the Albany Times Union, and quipped about his lengthy captivity.
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Glens, Falls
N. Y
John J. Swift
Jane
Erding
Germany
Albany
Times- Union
Swift
Bus Driver Is Discharged From Hospital
Robert Flowers, 33, of Meyersdale, was discharged from Somerset Community Hospital Saturday afternoon. He was the bus driver in the crash that occurred on Route 31 west of Somerset Christmas night. Victims Richard K. Carr, 42, of Somerset, and Sara Hoburn, 53, of Greensburg, died of injuries. Coroner A. M. Uphouse said a crushed chest caused death and planned an inquest when Leona Mayhugh, 29, of Rockwood, is discharged. her condition listed as satisfactory.
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Robert Flowers
Meyersdale
Somerset Community Hospital
Flowers
Somerset
Richard K. Carr
Sara Hoburn
Greensburg
A. M. Uphouse
Darr
Leona Mayhugh
Rockwood
Plane Delayed Then Reached Pittsburgh After Miami Takeoff
A Pittsburgh woman recounts a Continental Charters flight from Miami circling for about 25 minutes before an initial takeoff. After a later departure at the airport the plane landed in Pittsburgh with four passengers continuing to Buffalo. She notes a trouble with the emergency brake and shares concern for a passenger headed to Buffalo whose husband would be worried.
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Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Ten Blood Donors Register for Wednesday
Local appeal urges anyone capable to donate blood at Calvary Methodist Church on Wednesday January 2. Mrs. Jane Friedline warns the shortage is critical and thanking servicemen, calls for new donors to register via Somerset 6236 to help those in Korea and support returning servicemen.
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Calvary Methodist Church
Jane Friedline
Korea
Missing Miami to Buffalo plane vanishes after fog
A mist shrouds a Continental Charters C-46 twin engined transport with 40 on board after leaving Pittsburgh at 9 47 p m for Buffalo. The non scheduled flight carried two captains two copilots three stewardesses and 33 passengers with 29 boarding in Pittsburgh. Poor visibility and sudden weather turns hinder search efforts in western Pennsylvania across Lake Erie and Lake Ontario areas.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Miami
Buffalo
Continental Charters, Inc
Brookville
Dunkirk
N. Y
Elizabeth
N. J
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Weather forecast for Pennsylvania and Maryland
Eastern Pennsylvania sees cloudy skies with highs around 45 north and 40 to 45 south on Monday then rain likely Tuesday. Western Pennsylvania mostly cloudy with 40 to 45 highs Monday and occasional rain Monday night into Tuesday. Maryland mostly cloudy and mild Monday and Tuesday with likely rain and highs around mid forties.
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Pennsylvania
Marylarm
Weather Summary From Daily Observer By David Grove
The 24 hour period from 5 30 p m Saturday to 5 30 p m Sunday shows no listed highs or lows precipitation noted as 5n and a year ago temperatures were 42 and 23. Temperatures from Dec 30 across cities include Chicago 31 Cleveland 35 Denver 31 Miami 79 New York 49 Philadelphia 49 Atlantic City 51 Pittsburgh 52 St Louis 36 Jacksonville 79 and 63 respectively.
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David Grove
U.S
ACO
Chicago Pone SE
Cleveland
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