Russians Ship Oil to U.S. Amid Arab Boycott
U.S. Customs records show four Soviet tankers loaded with petroleum products, including millions of gallons of gasoline from Tuapse in the Black Sea, docking in New York and New Jersey since January. Officials say shipments began well before the Arab oil embargo and would continue during it, totaling over 15.5 million gallons and aiding thousands of cars for a year.
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New York
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
New Jersey
Washington
Federal Energy Office
Begin Selection Of Jurors In Trial Of Nixon Aide Charged With Lying
Jury selection began for the Dwight L. Chapin trial on four counts of lying to a grand jury about Watergate related activities. Judge Gesell questioned prospective jurors on pretrial publicity as witnesses including John W. Dean III and Donald Segretti are cited as key government witnesses. The panel of 60 will yield a 12 member jury with four alternates and seating was noted as mostly filled with potential jurors. The trial is projected to last a week to ten days.
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Nixon
Washington
Dwight L. Chapin
Donald H. Segretti
USS
Gerhard H. Gesell
Chapin
Susan
Spencer Chapin
Washington Post
Gesell
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
White House
John W. Dean
Dean
New York
Cabinet
John N. Mitchell
Maurice H. Stans
Segretti
Studded Tire Ban Sides With Six Month Window
Legislation nears approval to bar studded tires for six months yearly in Pennsylvania. From Nov 1 to Apr 30 only, with fines rising from 35 to 55 dollars. Kennametal backs temporary restriction. DOT warns of road wear and safety tradeoffs amid debate on a full ban.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Transportation Department
Transportation
Jacob Kassab
Kassabsait
Robert Burkardt
Allegheny
House
Senate
Kennametal Inc
Latrobe
Westmoreland County
Thomas J. Fell
Kennemetal
Fell
Franklin V. Summers
Turnpike Commission
Summers
Burkardt
Streaking T shirts signal changed Fort Lauderdale youth scene
Fort Lauderdale patrols note calmer beach behavior as spring break crowds rise. Police say student arrests dropped from about 700 in a two day period seven years ago to around 10 percent of the 158 arrestees in a recent week. Lifeguards observe more females and less political activism, with Dope and slogans fading from years past.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Atlantic Coast
George Fitzpatrick
Terry Dalton
Dalton
Bizarre tow truck crash leads PSP list in weekend incidents
State police investigated four crashes over the weekend. A tow truck driven by Gale M. Ruth and a second truck operated by Gale M. Ruth Jr. collided with Nina Kightlinger’s car on Route 27 near Titusville after the lead truck slowed for a turning car. Damages totaled about 300 dollars with no injuries reported.
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Gale M. Ruth
F.D.2
Titusville
Gale M. Ruth Jr
B.D. 1
Grand Valley
Nina Kightlinger
Centerville
Lincolnville
David 0. Logsdon
R.D A
Gerald H. Kinnear
Stephen C. Becker
Erie
Becker
Kinnear
Becker Auto
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Western Pennsylvania
The U.S. Weather Bureau in Pittsburgh tested a severe thunderstorm watch for Western Pennsylvania until 5:30 p.m. today. The alert was transmitted to The Journal at 1:45 p.m. today, just before press time.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
The
Journal
Agresti Explains Duty Rotation for Night Justice
Attorney Richard Agresti explains that Waterford based District Justice Anna McCall missed arraignments due to a hospital discharge, as Erie County's rotating night duty system requires the on call justice to travel to the case location. The trio handling night duty includes Mary Jane Fuller and Porter Auer, rotating every third week, with standby from 5 p.m. daily.
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Waterford
Anna McCall
Richard Agresti
Corry
Justice of the Peace
Agresti
Erie County Court
McCall
Mary Jane Fuller
Union City
Porter Auer
Baby Killed In Fire As Dad Hurt In Crash
In Meadville on Saturday an infant, Kevin E. Moore, 4 months, died from acute carbon monoxide poisoning after a home fire. His father, Vincent Moore, was injured in a separate crash on Mosiertown Road while driving home and later admitted to City Hospital with a neck injury. The coroner ruled the infant’s death accidental.
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Meadville
Kevin E. Moore
Vincent Moore
R.D.2
Wilbur C. Thomas
Crawford County
City Hospital
Mosiertown
Vernon Township
Meadville Ambulance Service
Six Killed In Ireland Amid Belfast Terror Attacks
In Belfast and across Ulster, six people died and 49 were wounded after a weekend of bombings and shootings blamed on the Irish Republican Army. Hundreds of troops and police sealed off markets as Prime Minister Harold Wilson planned security measures to tighten port and border security amid the violence.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Harold Wilson
London
Ulster
Merlyn Rees
Wilson
Rees
House of Commons
Irish Republic
Brian Faulkner
Shankill Road
Kissinger Honeymoon Privacy Pursued in Acapulco
Acapulco social scene awaits word on whether Henry Kissinger and Nancy Maginnes will accept invitations during their honeymoon. About 60 vacationers watched the couple return from a three hour cruise aboard El Orate The Lunatic as Secret Service followed by boatloads and cars to a villa. A State Department spokesman stressed the couple seek privacy while guests anticipate possible dinners or gatherings.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Kissingers
Washington
Las Brisas
Henry A. Kissinger
Nancy Maginnes
Acapulco Bay
el Orate
Kissinger
Eustaquio Escandon
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Black Sea
Tuapse
State Department
Middle East
Young
Florida
Fitzpatrick
Kightlinger Auto
David W. Sheppard
Greenville
Corry-Union City-Waterford
Ireland
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Henry Kissinger
Nancy Sharen Maginnes
Arlington
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