Dulles Outlines U S Plan for Mid East to U N
Secretary of State Dulles travels from Washington to brief United Nations officials on a new U S economic military plan aimed at blocking Russian influence in the Middle East He will confer with Dag Hammarskjold and Henry Cabot Lodge Jr and stay at the Waldorf Towers The plan mirrors the 1947 Truman Doctrine and envisages a two year aid program of over 400 million dollars with standby authority for U S troops if needed officials stress no immediate troop deployment
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New York
Dulles
Washington
United Nations
U.S
Middle East
Eisenhower
White House
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
America
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Eleanor
State Department
Waldorf Towers
Lodge
Truman
Eisenhower Administration
U. S
Greece
Turkey
Congress
Russia
Hammarskjold
Suez Canal
Israel
United States
Firefighters gain ground on Southern California brush fires
Malibu California reports three major fires burning along the coast. As of day five, winds favorable and reduced crews bring containment for Zuma Lake Sherwood and Hume fires, totaling about 38 000 acres with 67 homes lost and one death. About 1 000 firefighters remain on scene with nearly 2 000 yesterday.
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Malibu
Calif
Ule
California
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Santa Monica
Lake Sherwood
Malibu Beach
Piru Canyon
Santa Paula
Venatura County Fire Department
Fraternal Order of Eagles 1801 New Year's Eve Party
The Fraternal Order of Eagles 1801 announces a New Year’s Eve event featuring orchestra performance and refreshments with no cover charge. Local club invites members and guests to celebrate in the friendly LEO hall atmosphere.
Skier Injured and Dog Bite Report From Somerset Area
Robert E. Lancaster, 36, of Pittsburgh, was admitted to Somerset Community hospital Sunday after a skiing mishap at Seven Springs Farm near Champion. He suffered a fractured leg and will be transferred for national treatment. Blair Brant, 11, Somerset R D 2, was treated for a severe dog bite to the army by a neighbor’s large dog.
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Robert E. Lancaster
Pittsburgh
Somerset Community Hospital
Seven Springs Farm
Champion
Lancaster
Blair Brant
Howard Brant
Somerset
R. D
Robert L. Parks
Decatur
Robert E. Fuller
Indianapolis
Ind
Turnpike
Parks
Fuller
Stanley Finzel
Grantsville
Meyersdale Community Hospital
Eisenhower to Confer With Leaders on 1957 Legislation
President Eisenhower returned to Washington from Augusta to present his 1957 legislative program to Congress. He will meet with congressional leaders tomorrow and Tuesday to discuss proposals and how to counter Communist influence in the Middle East. The trip included an extra round of golf before departure.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Augusta
National Golf Club
Middle East
Columbine III
National Airport
Dies In Snowy Yard Conemaugh Township Home
An elderly Cleveland man Stanley B. Kwasiborski 79 died of a heart attack while trying to walk to a neighbor. He was found in the Knowles yard in Conemaugh Township after a Sunday afternoon search. Body sent to funeral home in Johnstown then to Cleveland for burial.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Conemaugh Township
Robert H. Halverson
Stanley B. Kwasiborski
Kwasibdorski
Frank Knowles
Johnstown
R. D
Halverson
Clear cold weather sweeps state after weekend snow
Sunny skies and sub freezing temperatures dominated Pennsylvania after a weekend storm. Western counties saw snow depths from one to four inches with icy highways and heavy traffic in Pittsburgh. Roads remained hazardous as temperatures dipped and crews treated highways statewide.
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Pennsylvania
Erie
Greensburg
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Weather Bureau
Fair Weather Dominates Nation For New Year
The Weather Bureau forecast fair weather will reach most of the United States for the start of the new year. Temperatures stay cold in the Northeast, remain near seasonal in the Northwest, and stay pleasantly mild across the South and central states.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Science Sets To Solve Problems It Created
New York December 30 The American Association for the Advancement of Science approved expanding a study group of eminent scientists to address the crisis between science and American society. The report cites public indifference a shortage of scientists and hazards from radiation fumes smogs and chemicals as key issues.
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New York
Council of the
Amercan Assn
Science
Pair Arrested In $3000 Somerset County Larceny Case
State police reported two men, John E. Sutton and Russel E. Sell, arrested for a $3,000 copper wire and cable larceny from a Garrett County mine. Warrants issued for three others. Elmer Carder and son Melvin held on parole violations in Allegany County jail. George Brabson sought on a related charge. Sell pled guilty to two counts. Sutton to three. Loot sold to scrap dealers. theft spanned November 1 to December.
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Somerset County
John E. Sutton
Russel E. Sell
Meyersdale
Elmer Carder
Wellersburg
Melvin
Allegany County
Cumberland
Pennsylvania
George Brabson
Grantsville
Enterprise Coil Company
Garrett
Charles A. Merrill
Penleigh
Paul W. Lutz
Thomas H. Sterner
Sutton
Sell
Clyde Fisher
Justice of the Peace
O. Wayne Hay
Somerset Township
Teachers to take bigger role in Pennsylvania school rule making
Pennsylvania's top educator Dr. Charles H. Boehm urged teachers to share more in school management at the Pennsylvania State Education Association convention. He predicted elected teacher representatives would help shape district and building rules as part of a broader push for higher salaries and broader funding. Gov. Leader urged local and federal support, while Kermit M. Stover was installed as association president succeeding Lucy A. Valero.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Charles H. Boehm
Pennsylvania State Education Assn
Boehm
Gov. Leader
Kermit M. Stover
Central Dauphin School
Lucy A. Valero
California
Pittsburgh Man Dies After Fall at Friend's Home
Robert S. McKown aged 41 of Wilkinsburg was fatally injured in a fall down a flight of stairs at a friend's house. He died four hours after admission to Columbia hospital.
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Pittsburgh
R.obert S. McKown
Wilkinsburg
McKown
Columbia Hospital
Charleston crash reports C121C with 41 aboard
The Charleston air base said a C121C Super Constellation with 41 passengers on board crashed and burned after taking off from Dhahran Saudi Arabia. Officials indicated possible deaths but had no exact count, pending verification.
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Charleston
S. C
Charleston Air Force Base
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Ervin R. Breslauver
Military Air Transport Service
Charles A Jones Named Chief Justice Pa Supreme Court
Charles Alvin Jones became the 48th chief justice of Pennsylvania's Supreme Court, the first Democrat in the role since 1867, after the court’s 1956 session. The ceremony in Philadelphia drew Gov. George Leader and other dignitaries as the court closed its terms with key rulings on rent controls, trading stamps legality, and school transportation.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Charles Alvin Jones
Keystone
George W. Woodward
Jones
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Horace Stern
Stern
Philadelphia City Hall
Gov
George Leader
David Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Richardson Dilworth
Atty. Gev
Thomas D. McBride
VU. S
Joseph S. Clark
Allen M. Stearne
Winter Storm Strands Travelers in Somerset County
Nine injured in weekend crashes as 14 inches of snow paralyzed Somerset County roads. By Sunday temperatures hovered 14 to 18 degrees below freezing and main highways opened with care. Police logged multiple turnpike crashes including a serious two-car wreck near Jennerstown and several minor incidents.
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Somerset County
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Somerset
Highways Department
Somerset Borough
Jennerstown
Yoder
Pristas
Detroit
Mich
Dempsey
Youth Freed After Short Jail Term for Unlicensed Driving
Robert Claar aged 18 from Hooversville was released from Somerset county jail Sunday after serving a five day sentence for driving without a license. He had been jailed last Wednesday by Justice of the Peace Charles G. Clark at Hooversville.
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Robert Claar
Hooversville
R. D
Somerset County
Claar
Justice of the Peace
Charles G. Clark
One of FBI's Ten Most Wanted Seized In Chicago
FBI agents nabbed Joseph James Bagnola in a Chicago Delta lounge. The 40 year old listed as a top ten fugitive was sought for the 1950 New Orleans used car dealer murder tied to a $50,000 robbery. He surrendered unarmed and faced arraignment in Chicago.
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Chicago
Joseph James Bagnola
FBI
New Orleans
Bagnola
Delta
West 63Rd St
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Joseph Starnic
U.S
Betsey Pike
Stern
Gifts for Somerset’s first 1957 baby highlighted
Somerset merchants announce a first baby contest for 1957 at Somerset Community Hospital. To win the baby must be born there to Somerset County residents with the exact birth time reported by the physician. Entries due by January 3.
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Stork
Somerset Community Hospital
Somerset County
Somerset American
Denise Fay Dickey
Somerset
Francis Dickey
Governor Theatre
Penn Furniture
Cosco
Kamp's
Sentinel Printing Company
J. C. Penn
Gerber's
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Mid-East
Laub, Collins
Troll
By Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Snowy Yard
The
Associated Press
Fayette County
Clear
Puman
Goveror
London
Britain
Foreign Office
Dallas
Tex
Betty Jane Mitchell
C. C. Mitchell
Pierce McBride
LE Havre
France
Liberte
Charles A. Jones
Pa. Supreme Ct
American Stores Co
Penn Fruit Co
High Court
Alleghen County Common Pleas Court
Robinson Two
Michael Musmanne
Madeline Livingston Margarete Duck
Union Street
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Walter Yoder
Holsapple
Johnstown Memorial Hospital
Edward R. Pristas
Conemaugh
Charles Korinchak
Barbara Nicely
Carole Davis
Leonard
Ruth
William K. Kimmel, Jr
Oak Street
Pierce Miller
Elwyn E. Judy
Miller
Judy
North Edgewood Avenue
Ralph Noon, Jr
Noon
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