12 Jan 1973
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Newspaper
Bucks County Times
Location
Levittown, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1973
Page
1
A crowd of over 400 watched Bristol Borough Council vote 9 to 3 to keep the 16 man police force. The meeting at Bristol High School also defeated a move to oust Council President Arthur Midouhas 8 to 3 and sustained Mayor Manto's veto of the 1971 tax ordinance.
A regional column mixes opinion on Okinawa protest plans with broader social remarks. The writer links arms with defense aims, taxation scrutiny and welfare leadership controversy, while also noting fashion trends and a cautious take on the upcoming Super Bowl and personal temper.
Two storm systems converge on Lower Bucks bringing colder air and a chance of snow or rain within 48 hours. A weak wave from the Mississippi Valley nudges temperatures down to the low 20s tonight. Yesterday saw mild conditions with a high near 45, the warmest since last Tuesday’s 49.
Former Maj. Gen. Carl C. Turner indicted on 13 counts including unlawfully soliciting 423 firearms from Chicago police and evading 16779 in federal income tax. Indictment filed in Richmond Virginia notes prior Senate testimony raising perjury questions. Turner, 58, lives in Springfield Virginia and was a key witness in 1969 hearings.
At a Pennsbury School Board meeting residents criticized revised transportation rules that lowered walking limits, citing snow hazards on Big Oak Road and urging cooperation with Lower Makefield Township. Board discussed disposing of six excess buses amid questions about total fleet size and reserve capacity.
At a Pennsbury School Board session last night political tensions surfaced as Cyril Pete Mullaney a former director accused Dorothy Vislosky of Fairless Hills of constant questioning. Vislosky rebutted asserting she faced repeated attacks from political enemies and defended her resignation from the cost effectiveness committee citing a stipulation against public statements.
John H. Reed chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board says 1970 was the safest year in commercial jet aviation history with 145 airline deaths. He notes a record number of passengers and passenger flying hours and miles, and cites the 1960 jet age start and the previous low of 158 deaths in 1969.
Bristol Borough police arrested Pedro Vazquez and Raul Rosado after an early morning armed robbery at Pirelli's gas station on Route 13 Carson Street. The suspects, armed with a knife, tied the attendant and fled with $34 in cash before and during a police chase. Dennis Crilly and witness officers aided in the investigation and arrests.
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