S. Viets Repel Enemy Assault
Saigon reports a fifth day of North Vietnamese attacks on Fire Base 6 in the central highlands were repelled with heavy losses. They claim 287 enemy killed, government losses 2 dead and 20 wounded. US B52s dropped over 100 tons of explosives as air and artillery caused most enemy casualties.
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Saigon
Highlands
U.S. Command
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Camp
Radcliff
Vietnam
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Big
da Nang
Hue
Phnom Penh
Mekong River
Kompong Cham
Erie Teachers Strike Begins Across 32 Schools
The Erie School District’s 32 schools stop work at 7 a.m. as about 22 000 students and nearly 4 000 educators feel the impact. The Erie Education Association rejects a $500 pay raise as inadequate. Negotiations stall over a discipline code and compensation for medical expenses after assaults.
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Erie
Erie Education Association
EEA
Venditto
Donald Creda
Werale
Nixon TV Spot To Set Pullout From Vietnam
Washington AP notes Nixon's announcement on Vietnam pullout seems certain to mark an end to heavy U.S. troop involvement in Indochina. Announcement timing unclear but observers expect discussion of post 1972 forces, with projections predicting a possible cut from about 300,000 to under 80,000 by year’s end.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
Indochina
South Vietnam
Nixon Delays Calley Review While Considering Expedited Steps
President Nixon will let the military review proceed through normal channels at a measured pace while refusing to rule out speeding the process with added stenographers to complete the court martial record. Ehrlichman said completion and a full review could take 30 to 60 days, with final action by Nixon after the complete military review.
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Calley
Nizen
Pentagon
Ft. Benning
John D. Ehrlichman
Nixon
Newsmen
Private's Mom Bitter Over Son's Jailing
Florence, Pa AP The mother of Marine Pvt Michael Schwarz who was convicted of murdering 12 Vietnamese civilians laments that her son received 14 months in prison while Lt William L Calley Jr was released from the stockade after a similar outcome. Schwarz returns from Portsmouth NH Naval Prison to be stationed at Quantico as he criticizes Nixon for aiding Calley but not his son.
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Nixon
Calley
Ft Benning
White House
Leutenant
Ehrlichman
Florence
Michael Schwarz
William L. Calley Jr
Schwarz
Marine Development and Education Center
Quantico
Helen
Portsmouth
N.H
Naval
Michael
American Legion
State Insurance Commissioner Turns Attack To Auto Policies
Harrisburg AP report on Herbert Denenberg shaping the auto policy debate as he widens scrutiny on premium hikes totaling 44 million dollars affecting 258 insurers. He cited manuals discriminating by age and marital status and urged reforms amid rising costs in auto and health coverages.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Blue Cross
Herbert Denenberg
Philadelphia
Troopers Recover Two Stolen Trucks Near Corry
State Police recovered two stolen trucks in separate incidents in the Corry area. One was taken from Union City and found near the Babcock residence, undamaged and possibly used to pull a vehicle from a ditch. The other, belonging to Roy & Ehrhart of Centerville, was taken from Riceville corners, started on Route 77, and later found undamaged in Meadville. Investigations continue.
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Corry
Robert Babcock
RD. 4
Union City
Babcock
Roy & Ehrhart
R.D. 2
Centerville
Riceville Corners
Meadville
Sportsmen Veterans In Ecology At Sparta Banquet
Glenn Bowers executive director of the Pennsylvania Game Commission spoke at the Sparta Sportsmen's Club annual banquet urging sportsmen to push ecological awareness in Pennsylvania. He noted land acquisitions for game use, browse protection, wildlife propagation, and game management as core to ecological health and urged better public relations to inform the public of their work. The event, held at Sparta merged School gym, featured Jeff and Roland Putnam among attendees.
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Sparta
U.S
Glenn Bowers
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Sparta Sportsmen's Club
Pennsylvania
Bowers
Jeff
Roland Putnam
Policeman To Face Murder Rap For Killing Another Officer
In Cleveland a patrolman who fatally shot Sgt Shelton Friedland and wounded another officer will be charged with first degree murder. Authorities say the shooter, Thomas F. McLaughlin, 19 years on the force, was upset over promotion and provoked by taunts. He took Friedland’s revolver and fired during the Central Police Station incident.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
M. Joyce
Joyce
Thomas F. McLaughlin
Thar
4Unel
Shelton B. Friedland
Central Police Station
Gill
McLaughlin
Friedland
Hakaim
Funeral services set for Frank F. Filegar 85
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the St. George Funeral Home for Frank F. Filegar 85 of 512 East Main Street who was killed by an Erie Lackawanna freight at the Center Street crossing Saturday. Witnesses and the engineer Norman Hicby of Meadville said Filegar walked around downed gates into the path of the westbound train. The long freight halted traffic until 4 p.m. Interment will follow in Sanford Cemetery Titusville. A Masonic memorial service is planned at 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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St. George
Frank F. Filegar
East Main Street
Erie Lackawanna
Center Street
Norman Hicby
Meadville
Filegar
Higby
Tidioute
Detroit
Grand Valley
Titusville
Corry
Clara Turner
Bessie Robbins
Free and Accepted Masons
Ioof Lodge
Cecil Kysor
Youngsville
Manley Robbins Sr
Harris Robbins
Garland
Charles Robbins
Warren
Ohio
St. George Funeral Home
James Korp
Salvation Army
Sanford Cemetery
Funeral
Council Maps Full Agenda For Tonight
City Council prepares a full evening agenda with actions expected on North Hills Golf Course second nine hole construction. An appearance by a York Street residents’ attorney regarding 1969 paving is noted, along with a safety director’s recommendation for a paid fire department driver. Councilman Grice will discuss department supervision as Jolson outlines plans for Duane Street surveying, traffic signals, 1971 sewer projects and foam burial at the landfill.
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City Golf Commission
North Hills Municipal Golf Course
York Street
George Gould
Fire Department
Robert Grice
Streets
David Jolson
Duane Street
Mead Avenue
Essex Street
Seizure Victim Weds In Hospital
In Portland Oregon a seizure victim exchanged wedding vows with Doris Calhoun 71 at Emantel Hospital where he lay at his bedside. The ceremony occurred under medical supervision as the couple tied the knot amid the hospital setting and medical staff watched.
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Portland
Ore
Mths
Doris Calhoun
Emantel Hospital
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Am Rong
My Lai
Denenberg
Motors Insurance Corporation
General Motors
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Eaton
Cleveland State Hospital
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