Nixon to Speed Withdrawal From Vietnam Tonight
AP reports President Nixon planned a rapid troop pullout pace in a 9 p.m. EST address. Speculation centered on boosting the monthly rate beyond 12,500, with forecasts ranging toward a 50 percent increase and troop levels potentially dropping to 100,000 to 150,000 within eight months.
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Shapp Pushes Break for Black Vietnam Veterans
Philadelphia Gov. Shapp proposes a Follow Through program to aid black veterans returning from Vietnam, paired with psychologist Dr. Napoleon Vaughn, to provide counseling and education opportunities through colleges and vocational schools as part of a broader GI Bill supplement. He notes one third of Pennsylvania’s returning veterans are black and cautions against promised job guarantees.
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Louis Miller Dies At 68 Labor Leader From Corry
Louis W. Miller 68 of 876 East South Street died at Corry Memorial Hospital. A Corry native, he chaired the City Planning Commission and served on the hospital board. He led local labor, was district rep for the Central Labor Council in Jamestown, and longtime financial secretary of IAM Local 1097. He was active in the Corry Red Cross and local civic life.
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Nixon Intervention Sparks Calley Case Ruling Debate
Army lawyer Capt Aubrey M Daniel II accuses President Nixon of political influence in the Calley murder case. Daniel cites Nixon's April 3 plan to review Calley's sentence as undermining judicial independence. Capitol Records halts Tex Ritter's The Battle Hymn of Lt Calley single citing failure to glorify him. White House aides deny interference while Ehrlichman says Nixon will not comment on merits.
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John Ehrlichman
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Five Fatalities Fire Losses 1970 Stan ford Hose Report
Five men died in the Easter Sunday Sherwin Williams store fire. The 1970 fire losses totaled 331,164 with 128 alarms handled by the Stanford Hose Company, many mutual aid calls from nearby communities. Residential fires caused 16,794 in damage, while non residential and mercantile fires accounted for 312,000 and other categories added smaller sums.
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Corry Area
Alfred Apps
Shapp income tax fight wins temporary court ruling
Commonwealth Court rejected Republican Sen. Tilghman's bid for a stop to tax collection, ruling against a temporary injunction. Tilghman vows a final determination on constitutionality before Commonwealth Court or State Supreme Court. He argues the tax lacks a balanced budget proposal as required by 1968 constitutional change citing balanced operating budget language.
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Shuffle Site Of Part Of Duane Street
City eyes resizing Duane street to move the 50 foot right of way northward by vacating the original and ordaining a new 25 foot street. City Solicitor Rozelle to draft two ordinances, paving plans on hold but possible if pursued.
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David Johnson
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Byrd demands Boggs prove FBI wiretap charges
Senator Robert Byrd challenged Hale Boggs to show evidence for FBI wiretap claims and said he has never heard of Senate phones being tapped. Boggs maintained FBI taps occurred and cited information from several House members.
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