Hatoyama Dominant After Japan Election Victory
Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama's conservative Democratic party wins a plurality in Japan's national election, shaping a cabinet to be formed by mid March. Socialist gains block moves to amend the no war constitution, while Hatoyama stresses continued U.S. ties and wary relations with both blocs.
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Tokio
Ichiro Hatoyama
Japan
Democratic Party
U.S
Hatoyama
Yomirai
Russia
Red China
Oyamas
United States
Yoshida
Britain’s Conservatives face dim prospects amid economic strain
London dispatch reports Conservative disarray as Churchill plans no quick election while Butler tightens money policy. Labor factions rally with predictions of victory, citing trade damage and pound stabilization abroad. Public mood split over timing and cabinet longevity.
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Tom Ochiltree
London
Churchill
Labor Party
Labor
Sunday Express
R. A. Butler
the Economist
Butler
Britain
Clement Attlee
Aneurin Bevan
Dulles to Visit Formosa With Top U.S. Naval Officials
Secretary of State Dulles and three senior U.S. naval officers plan a brief Formosa visit to witness ratification of the U.S. China mutual defense pact. Adm. Carney, Adm. Stump, and Vice Adm. Pride accompany him to bolster Nationalist morale amid economic and security tensions.
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Spencer Moosa
Taipei
Formosa
Dulles
U .S. Naval
Robert B. Carney
Felix B. Stump
Alfred M. Pride
7Th Fleet
U. S
U.s.far East
Manila
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Quemoy
Matsus
Formosa Strait
Karl Rankin
George Yeh
Farm Bureau To Honor Founders Day In Somerset
Somerset Farm Bureau Cooperative association will honor the farmers who organized the group on Founders Day March 3. The 2,938 local farmers own and control the cooperative which purchases about 1.95 million dollars in farm supplies annually. Directors and employees will tour the area to report progress and gather ideas for improving Farm Bureau services. The association is affiliate and part owner of Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Cooperative association, Harrisburg, pooling purchases for statewide savings. The statewide group serves more than 70,000 farmers with about 35 million dollars in farm supplies annually and over one million dollars in annual net savings.
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Somerset Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
Somerset Farm Bureau Association
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Cooperative Farm Bureau
Real Estate Transfers Shrink in Somerset County Last Month
Real estate transfers in Somerset County totaled 249 618 last month, 15 318 below February 1954 264 926. The deeds office Weeorder notes the monthly valuation and compares to prior month figures.
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Somerset County
Weeorder of Deeds Office
Glessner Plans Retirement From County Trust Bank
Roger W. Glessner of East Main Street Somerset will retire from the Cowfees Trust Company on June 1 after 38 years of service. He has been secretary treasurer since 1931 and previously assistant secretary treasurer for nine years.
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Roger W. Glessner
East Main Street
Somerset
Mr. Glessner
Cowfees Trust Company
Glessner
Stonycreek Township
Somerset State Hospital
Nelle Kifer
Mary Ann
George Jock
Robert Romesberg
Somerset Farm Bureau Co-op Association
Giessner
Romesberg
Red Cross Campaign Opens in Somerset County
The 1955 Red Cross drive runs March 1 through March 15 with Mrs. Allison Uhl Kelley as chairwoman. Meetings across the county explained drive needs to volunteers, highlighting disaster aid, blood services, first aid instruction, and servicemen support. Special drive day in Somerset borough set for March 7 for solicitations.
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Red Cross
Allison Uhl Kelley
Sommerset
Somerset
Somerset Supervisors and Auditors Plan March 23 Meeting
The Somerset county Supervisors and Auditors association announces its annual convention to be held Wednesday March 23 at the courthouse. H A Thomson executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Association of Township Supervisors will be guest speaker. The session starts at 10 a.m. and ends with an evening banquet. Officers will be elected.
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Somerset County Supervisors and Auditors Association
Court House
H. A. Thomson
Pennsylvania Association of Township Supervisors
Miss Mary Dunny Injured Skiing at Seven Springs
Miss Mary Dunny of Pittsburgh was injured Saturday while skiing at Seven Springs Farms in Somerset County. She received dispensary treatment at Somerset Community Hospital for cuts and bruises.
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Mary
S. Dunny
Pittsburgh
Seven Springs Farms
Somerset County
Somerset Community Hospital
Somerset Day Sale Offers Wide Range Of Value Buys
Somerset merchants join the Chamber of Commerce Retail Division to host a Spring clearance sale on Thursday March 8. Stores promise reduced prices on winter merchandise including clothing, household items, rugs, groceries, and even cars, with names and brands preserved. The event targets all ages and highlights value, quality, and local shopping pride.
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Somerset
Chamber of Commerce
Classified Ads Feature School Page For March 9
The American announces a March 9 school page feature with free ads for county students. Students may place self ads up to 15 words to promote sales swaps or work for the page in honor of National Classified Advertising Week. Submissions due by 5:00 p.m. Saturday.
Confluence Man Sued for 20000 in Damages
Betty Paxton and Howard M Young of Elizabeth sue Delmar G Whaley R D 1 Confluence for 10000 each after a July 3 1954 Route 53 crash near Addison. Young was driving when Whaley’s vehicle collided, injuring both plaintiffs seriously. Attorneys Shaver Heckman Barbara of Somerset and Fildstein Goldstein of Pittsburgh represent the plaintiffs.
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Betty Paxton
Howard M Young
Elizabeth
Delmar G. Whaley
R. D
Confluence
Whaley
Young
Route 53
Addison
C. L. Shaver
Daryle R. Heckman
N. A. Barbara
Somerset
Norman G. Fildstein
Samuel J. Goldstein
Pittsburgh
Barkley Seeks Staged $20 Income Tax Cut Plan
Sen. Barkley proposes a staged approach to the $20 per person income tax cut with $10 in 1956 $15 in 1957 and $20 in 1953. The measure was delayed in the Senate Finance Committee as witnesses including Leon Keyserling prepare to testify on boosting consumer purchasing power. Byrd and George indicated opposition or nuanced positions while the committee plans further action and a potential cross-chamber impasse.
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J. W. Davis
Washington
Sen
Barkley
D-Ky
Senate Finance Committee
Sen. Smathers
D-Flo
Smathers
Leon Keyserling
Council of Economic Advisers
Truman
Keyserling
National Conference
Economic Progress
Byrd
D-Va
George
D-Ga
House
Senate
Eisenhower
2800 Homes Up For Sale In Altoona
CIO Transport Workers Union says about 2 800 Altoona homes are for sale due to railroad furloughs and surplus federal food aid. Andrew Kaelin cites farmed out work and maintenance delays as causes, with 12 000 Pennsylvania workers furloughed. PRR defends safety, notes reduced staff but recalls some workers as business improves. Gov Leader invited but not attending.
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Harrisburg
CIO Transport Workers Union
Altoona
Pennsylvania Railroad
Andrew Kaelin
Kaelin
PRR
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
P.R.R
James P. Newell
Transport Workers Union
George M
No Calamity Howler, Says Sen. Douglas
Senator Douglas accuses Secretary Humphrey of claiming he predicted a 1954 recession and low mood. The exchange comes at a Senate Finance Committee hearing over a House bill to tax relief, with Douglas denying any such forecast and demanding an apology.
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Washington
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Illinois
Douglas-Humphrey
Senate Finance Committee
House
Kerr
D-Okla
Treasury
Republican National Committee
4.2
Dynamite Creek Effort to Recover Missing Boy Body
In Lock Haven on February 28 rescue workers dynamited an ice jam on Pine Creek hoping to reach the body of William Shaffer, 9, who disappeared after both boys fell through the ice while skating. Raymond McGill, 8, was rescued but Shaffer remained missing under the ice as Fire Chief Charles Peterman noted strong currents may have trapped him.
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Lock Haven
Pine Creek
William Shaffer
Shaffer
Raymond McGill
McGill
Charles Peterman
Avis
Marriages Drop and Divorces Rise in February 1955
The February 1955 report shows 19 marriage applications, five fewer than February 1954. Divorces total six more than the previous year with nine divorces granted in the month, signaling a shift from marriages to divorces compared to February 1954.
Lake recreation fund drives Somerset project
About fifty members of the Somerset county lake and recreation fund B division were addressed by Floyd Heiple James Knepper and Attorney Alexander Ogle at a meeting in the REA building. The drive seeks 100000 for a Pennsylvania fish commission lake near Somerset with a 11 acre recreation pool and beach for 11000 swimmers. The project costs 350000 with Somerset to provide 36000 and will use local labor and machinery.
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Gene Austin
Somerset County Lake and Recreation Fund
REA_building
Floyd Heiple
James G. Knepper
Alexander Ogle
Pennsylvania Fish Commission
Somerset
Ord L. Rice
Shawnee
Heiple
Walter Oehhling
William Queer
Richard Letcher
Luther Shanks
REA
Stoystown Road
Route 219
Pennsylvania
Voter Card Returns Surpass One Thousand in Somerset County
Registrar Dan Morgan reports 1 300 county voters have returned reinstatement cards out of 3 513 mailed. Of those restored to voting, 732 are Republicans and 459 are Democrats, with nine from other parties. New registrations total 515 Democrats and 69 Republicans. Party changes show 505 Republicans switch to Democrat, and five Democrats switch to Republican.
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Somerset County
Dan Morgan
West German vice chancellor resigns over Saar pact split
Franz Bluecher offered his resignation after breaking with fellow Free Democrats on ratifying the French German Saar pact. Adenauer declined comment as coalition tensions rose over rearmament and Paris treaties. Final ratification expected within three weeks as coalition crisis deepens.
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George Boultwood
Bonn
Germany
Franz Bluecher
Saar
Konrad Adenauer
Bluecher
Adenauer
Free Democratic
Bundestag
West Germany
Free Democrats
Thomas Dehler
Christian Democrats
Refugee Party
Dehler
Kurt Kiesinger
Burma says Red China open to talks on tensions with U.S.
Burma reports Red China ready to receive an unofficial American mission to discuss tensions and the imprisonment of 15 American fliers. State Department offers no comment while diplomats frame it as China’s tactic to influence global reactions. Secretary Dulles, visiting Southeast Asia, makes no statements on the proposal.
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John A. Scali
Washington
Burma
Red China
State Department
U. Nu
Raigoon
Peiping
Chow En-lai
Chou
Dulles
Rangoon
United States
Southeast Asia
Indo-China
Department
Miner Injured In Berwind-White Coal Accident
St Michael man Floyd Hendrickson age 37 is hospitalized at Windber with fractures of both bones in the left forearm after a Maryland Shaft 1 incident at Berwind-White Coal Mining Co in St Michael.
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St. Michael
Windber Hospital
Maryland
Berwind- White
Floyd Hendrickson
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