Dulles Flies To Washington With New US Help Pledge
Secretary of State Dulles returned from the Far East with a renewed pledge that American power and will to fight will keep Asia free. He said courage and liberty arise from the United States and dedication to freedom. He will report to President Eisenhower, reinforcing U.S. Far East policy and deterrence through sea air power and nuclear capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Rogers JR
Washington
Dulles
Far East
Asia
United States
Eisenhower
Churchill
West Pacific
U. S
Manila Pact Council
Bangkok
Thailand
America
Burma
Indo-China
Laos
Cambodia
Viet Nam
U.S
Philippines
Formosa
Girl Scouts Attend Service at St. Pauls Presbyterian
Sixty Girl Scout guests joined Sunday services at St. Pauls Presbyterian Church. Rev. Dr. William T. Doncaster Jr delivered a dialogue sermon titled The Day the Bus Broke Down about suffering through a bus breakdown and shared a twist that the other man learns the afflicted man’s mother shares the same ailment. The service opened with Lead Kindly Light and the church was filled with scouts in uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
William T. Doncaster, Jr
Doncaster
Two Men Released From County Jail
George Haney age 54 of Acosta was released on bond from Somerset county jail Saturday after being committed February 16 on surety of the peace charges. Robert McKenzie age 27 of Somerset was freed Saturday after one day in county jail for a violation of the public assistance act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Haney
Acosta
Somerset
Robert McKenzie
Soft drink machine at Governor loses gas
A pipe supplying carbonated gas to the lobby machine at the Governor theater came loose Saturday night, causing a hiss as the gas escaped. Theater official J. T. Crowley said the incident at 8:30 p.m. caused no alarm or injuries to patrons.
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Governor Theater
J. T. Crowley Theater
Two Men Injured In Turnpike Crashes Near Somerset
Two men received treatment at Somerset Community Hospital after separate Pennsylvania Turnpike wrecks. Wayne Taylor of Meadowlands suffered facial cuts when his eastbound Chevrolet skidded on ice and hit the medial barrier three miles west of Laurel Hill tunnel at 4 30 p m. His car damage totaled 350 dollars. George Roberts of Kokomo Indiana was treated for minor injuries after his westbound Ford truck crossed the center strip six miles east of the Somerset interchange and crashed into the eastbound bank. his truck damage was 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset Community Hospital
Wayne Taylor
Meadowlands
Laurel Hill Tunnel
Turnpike Division
Taylor
George Roberts
Kokomo
Indiana
Somerset
Roberts
US Plane Vanishes Over Formosa With 14 Aboard
A four engine U S transport with possibly 14 people aboard disappeared after leaving Okinawa for Hong Kong. The search by U S and Nationalist forces focused on Formosa Strait and Hengchun as clouds hampered visibility.
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Spencer Moosa
Taipei
Formosa
U. S
Hong Kong
Okinawa
Hengchun
Japan
U. S. Air Force
Manila
Far East Air Force
Tokio
Air Force
Formosa Strait
Blustery March Cold Spell Grips Most Of Nation
A blustery March cold spell covers nearly the nation with only coastal pockets spared. Temperatures drop 15 to 38 degrees in many areas while Minnesota and North Dakota report subzero readings. Rain snow and sleet accompany the chill across the Great Lakes and western regions. Coastal southern states see warm spots with mid 80s in Albany Georgia and Brownsville Texas.
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Associated Press
New England
Huntington
W. Va
Elkins
Great Lakes
Rockies
Minnesota
Iowa
Albany
Brownsville
Tex
Tallahassee
Fla
Miami
North Dakota
Bimidji
Minn
Duluth
Minneapolis
Fargo
N. D
Bismarck
Stephens Promotes North South Turnpike Extension
Rep Paul A Stephens urged passage of the North South Turnpike Extension Act to boost Somerset county economy. He outlined two route options via Somerset borough linking to Maryland and Johnstown, arguing the project would create jobs and funnel traffic through local businesses while lowering costs.
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Pennsylvania
Somerset County
Somerset Borough
Somerset
Maryland
Johnstown
Cambria
Westmoreland
Indiana
Venango
Clarion
Crawford
Erie
Great Lakes
Detroit
United Nations condemns Israel for Gaza clash deaths
The U N Israeli Egyptian mixed armistice commission condemned Israel for brutal aggressions in a pre arranged attack on Egyptian forces in Gaza. Thirty eight Egyptians and eight Israelis died in the clash on the Gaza border last Monday night.
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Gaza
Palestine
U. N
Mixed Armistice Commission
Israel
Gaza Strip
Commission
U. N. Truce Supervision Organization
Jerusalem
Salah
Somer set Community Chorus stages Elijah at high school
The Somerset Community Chorus under Philip Heisinger performed Mendelssohn Elijah to a large audience at Somerset High School auditorium despite bad weather. Soloists Vivian Dye Raymond Ocock Paul Barefoot and Chester Singer received strong notices while Clarice Bittner Elaine Heisinger and Lee Jarvis led the famous Lift Thine Eyes trio. Judge Lansberry praised directors and singers and urged more patrons to support the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret R. Stumpf
Somerset Community Chorus
Somerset
Somerset Joint High School
Elijah
Felix Mendelssohn
Philip Holsinger
Miss Dye
Vivian Dye
Raymond Ocock
Paul Barefoot
Chester J. Singer
Phyllis Cindric
Israel
Clarice Bittner
Elaine Heisinger
Lee Jarvis
Philis Cindric
Valeria Coder
Princess Margaret and Townsend Marriage Rumors Reignite
London reports three major Sunday papers revive rumors of Princess Margaret possibly marrying Peter Townsend. Buckingham Palace remains silent while a high court source says there is no reason to doubt the claims.
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London
Margaret
Peter Townsend
Britain
Buckingham Palace
Townsend
Brussels
People
West Indies
16 Year Old Inmate Charged With Murder In Hammer Slaying
Bespectacled William Wright a 16 year old inmate at a state correctional school was charged with murder in the hammer killing of his elderly great aunt Mrs Evelyn Leonard Thomas in Pittsburgh. He confessed after police questioned him at George Junior Republic Grove City and was lodged in jail pending inquest. He reportedly told officers he walked to Pittsburgh from the school to seek help then struck the victim with a hammer and set papers ablaze.
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Pittsburgh
William Wright
Evelyn Leonard Thomas
Wright
George Junior Republic
Grove City
Pittburgh
Adm Geisler
Pittsburgh Police
Geisler
Collingdale
Philadelphia
Delaware County Juvenile Court
Robert
D. A
Delaware County
Young Wright
Thomas
Volunteer Red Cross Drive canvass kicks off in Somerset
The 1955 Red Cross fund drive begins tonight at 7 00 p m in Somerset county boroughs and Jenner township with house to house canvassing. Meyersdale starts at 6 30 p m. campaign runs through March 15 under general chairmanship of Mrs Allison Ah Kelley.
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Somerset County
Jenner Township
Meyersdale
Allison Ah Kelley
Red Cross
Legislature Ready To Eye Laurelton State
The General Assembly prepared to approve a Republican sponsored probe of Laurelton State Village after Welfare Secretary Shapiro closed the center over alleged inhumane treatment. Laurelton officials Ireland and Edgett resigned amid the controversy as Republicans press for a full inquiry by eight lawmakers from both chambers.
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Harrisburg
General Assembly
Laurelton State Village
H. G. Andrews
D— Cambria
House of Representatives
Andrews
Union County
Harry Shapiro
Effie C. Ireland
Laureton
Catherine Edgett
Shapiro
Laurelton
Senate
House
George N. Wade
Rcumberland
Senate Highways Committee
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
New York Border
Sharon
Stroudsburg
Assembly
West Virginia
Rowland B. Mahany
GOP
Malenkov Faces Risk as Case Builds in Moscow
A turbulent article in Pravda signals possible charges against Georgi Malenkov for his World War III destruction comment. Kremlin leadership weighs whether to fate him as ideological heresy or suppress dissent in a tight political climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Whitney
New York
Georgi Malenkov
Malenkov
Pravda
Joseph Stalin
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
F. F. Konstantinov
Central Committee
Associated Press
Rchard Kasischke
Moscow
Kremlin
U.S.S.R
Stalin
Communist Party
Blood donors sought for Mrs Render operation
Mrs. Joseph Render of 1048 Park Avenue Somerset requires blood for an operation on March 17 at Cresson sanatorium. She has been a patient eleven months and allergies to penicillin and streptomycin delayed the surgery. a new drug may aid recovery with blood. Contact husband at South Park Avenue, phone 5423.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Render
Park Avenue
Somerset
Cresson Sanatorium
Speciality of the House: Tips for Spring Gardening
Don’t be fooled by lingering snow the Frosty Sons urge planning a garden now. Read “For a Green Thumb” in today’s classified feature for tool and plant variety ideas and bargains.
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Winter
Roads Improve as Cold Weather Reduces Slipperiness
A state highway department report says county roads should be in fairly good condition by midnight as 18 degree temperatures dry and improve surfaces. Twenty trucks and sixty men worked Sunday night to treat and convey the roads after two very slippery conditions earlier in the evening.
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State Highway Department
Fires Hit Berlin Hardware and Homer Gindlesperger Home
The Berlin volunteer fire department responded to a neon sign short circuit at the Berlin Hardware on Main Street at 7 30 p m Friday with an estimated loss of 200 They had previously fought a noon Wednesday flue fire at the Homer Gindlesperger residence marking the second run of the week for the unit.
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Berlin
Berlin Hardware Company
Main Street
Homer Gindlesperger
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Presbyterian Church
Somerset County Cancer Society and
Heart Association
Dial
First Nat’l Bank
Sponsored By
Somerset Graduate Nurses Asso
Stephens
Turnpike
Paul A. Stephens
WVSC
Mr. Stephens
Hammer
Samuel B. Wolfe
Union
Robert D. Fleming
Allegheny
Dr. Ireland
Dr. Edgett
Sen. Wolfe
Mehany
Mahany
George M. Leader
Ruth Grigg Harting
Public Assistance
Charles C. Smith
Hawaii
Roy Essoyan
Pahoa
Gordon A. MacDonald
MacDonald
Marc Donald
Kilauea
Russia
Mrs. Render
Radio and TV Society
OLD Baer House
East Union St
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