UN Envoy Takes Off For Peiping To Free Yanks
Dag Hammarskjold, secretary general of the United Nations, departed for Peiping to seek the release of 11 American airmen and other UN personnel held by Chinese Communists. He heads toward London and New Delhi aboard a U S military air transport, with Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge offering prayers for a peaceful outcome.
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Geoffrey Gould
New York
Dag Hammarskjold
United Nations
Peiping
U. N
Hammarskjold
U.S
London
New Delhi
Red China
Henry Cabot Lodge
U. S
Parents Urge Caution as Teens Drive New Year’s Eve
The Automobile Club of America warns parents to curb teen car use on New Year’s Eve. President Frank F. Winans warns the night’s heavy traffic makes it the year’s most hazardous for motorists. Safety tips include limit front seat passengers, stay right, drive under 20 mph city and 35 mph highway, avoid driving after drinking, and don’t ride with someone who has been drinking.
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The
Automobile Club of America Today
Frank F. Winans
Winans
British And Malays Hit Reds Hard In Malaya War
British troops and Malay security forces press the anti Communist campaign in Malaya. Officials say casualties are heavy but the war continues with Reds driven deeper into jungles and supplies dwindling. Estimates put diehard Reds around four thousand.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Malan
Man Drives Smoking Car Through Tunnel on Turnpike
Joseph L. Mullimax of Greenville D C escaped injury after driving a 1941 Chrysler smoking car through Allegheny Tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. His wife Minnie Mullinax suffered burns and scalp injuries but was discharged after treatment. officials say wiring likely short circuited as headlights were turned on. The car was total loss with $300 damage.
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Allegheny
Joseph L. Mullimax
Perry Avenue
Greenville
D. C
Minnie Mullinax
Somerset Community Hospital
Mullinax
Turnpike
Somerset
Storm system weakens as it moves east with freezing drizzle
A midwestern and southern storm fizzles into light snow flurries in Michigan and the Northern Plains while freezing drizzle and fog spread through New England. Caribou Maine adds four inches. Mt. Washington New Hampshire reports 16 inches. Coastal rain tops 1.34 inches at Cape Blanco Oregon. Sunshine aided Kansas Texas Oklahoma, with Lubbock at two inches snow and Grand Forks North Dakota at 5 below. Palm Beach Florida tops 80.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
New England
Midwest
Michigan
Caribou
Maine
Mt. Washington
N. H
Northern Plains
Plains
Western Plateau
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Dickinson
N. D
Cape Blanco
Ore
Mississippi Valley
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Lubbock
Tex
Grand Forks
N. C
Central
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Alabama
Florida
Palm Beach
Fla
Kickoff Meeting for March of Dimes in Somerset
A kickoff meeting for Somerset County’s annual March of Dimes will be held at 8 Tuesday evening in the Somerset Country club. Polio drive leaders will map the campaign extending from next week to Jan 31. Speakers include Robert Burchan NFIP regional director and John J Wydro state representative NF. A motion picture will be shown.
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Somerset County
Somerset Country Club
Robert Burchan
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
John J. Wydro
National Foundation
Salisbury Men Sued by Cumberland Firm for $1087
South Cumberland Planing Mill of Cumberland Md filed a $1087 suit against Marshall and Leon Brown of Salisbury in Somerset County prothonotary’s office. Pleadings claim wares and merchandise delivered with no payment received. suit filed by attorney Frank L. Lucente of Meyeradale.
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South Cumberland Planing Mill
Cumberland
Marshall and
Leon Brown
Salisbury
Somerset County Prothonotary’s
Frank L. Lucente
Meyeradale
Brownell Adds 27 Groups to Subversive List
Atty. Gen. Brownell named 27 organizations to join his list of subversive groups raising the total to 282. He says each is dominated by Communists and directs a panel also found the Jefferson School of Social Science in New York City is Communist controlled and should register as a front. The list aids federal employment reviews, not automatic registration. Brownell gave the 27 ten days to request a hearing.
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Washington
Brownell
Subversives Activities Control Board
Jefferson School of Social Science
New York City
Communist Party
U. S
Supreme Court
Fire Starts From Lightning Destroys Boyertown Lumber Yard
A major blaze in Boyertown caused by a thunderstorm wiped out a large lumber yard and damaged eight nearby homes and a lodge hall. Flames rose as high as 75 feet, with authorities estimating potential losses near a million dollars. firefighters from multiple towns battled the fire for hours, injuring four local firemen.
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Boyertown
Boyerstown
Opera House
Philadelphia
North
Washington Ave
Order of Orioles
Jack Stauffer
Friendship Hook & Ladder Co
Norristown
Sheppard Lawyers Seek New Trial Evidence
Dr Samuel Sheppard's attorneys asked for a new trial for osteopath convicted of murdering his wife. They claimed newly discovered evidence to present but gave no specifics. Judge Blythin set January 8 for a hearing and said ruling on the original motion would come later. PMID
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BAD Springer Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
William J. Corrigan
Edward Blythin
Sheppard
Will
Blythin
Corrigan
Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus
Somerset Rotary Club to hear J B Naugle speaker
J B Naugle, former executive director of the International Farm Youth Exchange, will speak at a noon Somerset Rotary Club meeting at the Somerset Country Club today Friday.
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J. B. Naugle
Switzerland
International Farm Youth Exchange
Somerset Rotary Club
Somerset Country Club
Shapiro Named Welfare Secretary in Leader Cabinet
Harrisburg December 30 Cov elect George M Leader named former state Senator Harry Shapiro Philadelphia to be come secretary of welfare in his cabinet after January 18. Shapiro a 65 year old lawyer served three terms in the state Senate and authored Pennsylvania s mental health act. He plans to confer with officials and psychiatrists to improve the health and welfare program.
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Harrisburg
George M. Leader
Harry Shapiro
Philadelphia
Shapiro
State Senate
Pennsylvania
Leader
Patrick E. Kerwin
Lykens
State Liquor Control Board
Mount Sinai Hospital
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Pennsylvania Citizens Assn
National Agriculture College
Doylestown
Lewis E. Levinthal
Kerwin
Liquor Board
Frederick T. Gelder
Forest City
Susquehanna County
David R. Perry
Camp Hill
Altoona
Liquor Control Board
Pas
Sen
Joseph M. Barr
Two Men Released From County Jail
Wesley Dennis 22 of Uniontown released on bond by Justice H S Whipperman after being jailed for larceny of electrical equipment. Lee J Walker 42 of A D 6 Somerset released by Squire Whipperman after December 24 disorderly conduct detention.
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Wesley Dennis
Uniontown
Justice of the Peace
H. S. Whipperman
Lee J. Walker
A. D
Somerset
Squire Whipperman
Court House Closed Saturday in Somerset County
Somerset county announces all courthouse offices will be closed Saturday January 1 in observance of New Year’s Day. Offices will reopen Monday morning.
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Somerset County Court House
Somerset County Board of Commissioners
French Agree To Rearming Of West German Nation
The French National Assembly narrowly approved the rearmament of West Germany by 287 to 260 in a key treaty. The vote supports a seven nation Western European defense alliance under NATO with Italy, Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Premier Mendes France secured the victory amid potential political crisis. Eisenhower welcomed the decision as gratifying to the free world. Adenauer praised the vote but cautioned future difficulties ahead.
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Harvey Hudson
Paris
French National Assembly
West Germany
Italy
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
NATO
Pierre Mendes-France
Eisenhower
Germany
United States
Free World
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn
Assembly
Mendes-France
Fifth Amendment not guarantee of job security says judge
Federal Judge Charles F. McLaughlin ruled that invoking the Fifth Amendment to avoid testifying on Communism sabotage and subversion is "obvious cause" for discharge. The decision supports General Electric's right to fire workers who refuse to answer congressional questions under policy targeting admitted Communists and others. John Nelson of UF Local 306, Erie, Pa., who was suspended, joined the suit.
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Karl R. Bauman
Washington
Charles F. McLaughlin
General Electric Co
McLaughlin
General Electric
United Electrical Workers
CIO
John Nelson
Erie
Burkett Burned Working On Car In Somerset Garage
Somerset volunteers answered an alarm about 4 p.m. Thursday at the James Burkett garage. A spilled pan of gas while he worked on an auto ignited. Burkett suffered slight burns and the building escaped damage.
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Somerset
James Burkett
R. D
Newton B. Picking
Burkett
Weather forecast for Pennsylvania rises and falls
Western Pennsylvania sees mostly fair weather with cloudiness and a high near 84 40 on Friday. Saturday brings clouds with occasional rain and possible snow in the north. In eastern Pennsylvania the day is fair with a high around 40 to 46 Friday, and Saturday brings considerable cloudiness with a chance of rain in the west by night and little temperature change.
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Pennsylvania
Somerset Weather Report From Daily Observer
Weather report from David Grove records 24 hour period 5:30 PM Wednesday to 5:30 PM Thursday. Temperature 38 with minimum value noted and precipitation 0.78 inches. Previous year’s high 40 and minimum value not clearly stated.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Brant Os
Mraxiwet
Weather Elsewhere Reported Temperatures by U S Weather Bureau
The U S Weather Bureau reported temperatures for Torrec and nearby sites. Readings reflect daytime highs and overnight lows, indicating regional warmth and cooler nights across the listed locales.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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Somerset County Horse & Mule Association
Dave Dysert & His Orchestra
Clyde Randy SG
Orchestra
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Dance To
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