Lon Nol bows to U S pressure and broadens government
President Lon Nol announced he will appoint a new prime minister and an 11 man council including opposition Republicans and Democrats to lead negotiations with the Communists. The move follows pressure from the United States, with Gen. Haig assessing the Cambodian threat. Standby for possible inclusion of Sisowath Sirik Matak and militia supporters, while Khmer Rouge resist while Lon Nol and Lon Non remain influential.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Lon Nol
U.S
Social Republican
Nixon
U.S. Army
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Washington
Sisowath Sirik Matak
Norodom Sihanouk
Sirik Matak
Sihanouk
Khmer Rouge
Lon Non
Hang Thun Hak
Hak
Mau Say
Thapanna Nein
Indochina
United States
CAHS Student Charged In School Assault
A 15 year old Congar Area High student faced assault charges after a hall beating near the cafeteria on April 6. The victim, with an artificial leg, was treated at Corry Memorial Hospital and Hamot Medical Center for severe facial injuries. The case will be heard in Erie County juvenile court. Police were alerted after sustaining reports and hospital staff did not notify authorities.
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Char
Congar Area
Erie County Juvenile Court
Corry Memorial Hospital
Hamot Medical Center
Erie
Erie Hospital
Hamet
Wounded Knee siege escalates as U S surrounds village
U S officials reinforce around Wounded Knee S D after a 90 minute gun battle that wounded several militants and a government spokes-man said at least one Indian was brain injured. A border patrol unit joined 25 officers to aid 300 federal agents. One Indian wounded, others treated. cease fire violation noted.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Montana
U.S
FBI
Rapid City
Pine Ridge
Schools Now Pay Own Bill
In 1956 Corry Area High School’s lights included one street right of way and three on school property. City Council decided it would not cover the school property lights. The school district agreed the city would pay for the street light while the district paid the three on its property. Bills will go to the proper municipal taxing body, unknown to other budgeters.
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Corry Area
Nixon shifts stance as Watergate probes advance
President Nixon abandons blanket innocence claims and says aides will testify publicly under Senate pressure. He announces a new outside inquiry into Watergate, amid McCord’s grand jury testimony and possible indictments. Nixon reports progress and says no official is exempt from prosecution, while offering no names.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Senate
James McCord
McCordy
Democratic Party
Robert S. Strauss
Ronald L. Ziegler
Polk School Staff Rally in Support of Fired Director
POLK PA AP staff at Polk State School and Hospital protest the firing of superintendent Dr. James McClellan by Welfare Secretary Helene Wohlgemuth. staff plan an afternoon rally at the administration building and a drive to Harrisburg to oppose the action, citing concerns over patient confinement in playpens rather than jackets or belts. McClellan will not appeal, saying patients have full freedom while noting the festive misunderstanding around restraints.
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Polk, Pa
Polk State School
James McClellan
State Welfare
Helene Wohlgemuth
McClellan
Harrisburg
Wohlgemuth
Local Man's Music Set For Festival
John Rossbacher veteran musician and director of the Corry Choral Society learned his contemporary composition is one of 10 selected to survive initial competition for a Contemporary Music Festival at Mansfield State College. Rossbacher, Mansfield graduate, will direct a chorus to present the selection at the college.
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Mansfield State College
John Rossbacher
Corry Choral Society
Rossbacher
Mansfield
Attorney Seeks Suppression in Yablonski Slayings Case
Erie Pennsylvania AP The Pass defense asks Judge Carney to suppress four confessing witnesses Claude Vealey Silous Huddleston Paul Gilly and his wife Annette in the 1969 Yablonski family murders. Motions challenge coercion and grand jury methods amid ongoing venue changes and related prosecutions.
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Erie, Pa
Yablonski
Albert E. Pass
Erie County Court
Harold Gondelman
Pass
United Mine Workers
Middlesboro
Gondelman
Edward Carney
Claude Vealey
Silous Huddleston
Paul Gilly
Annette
UMW
Joseph Yablonski
Washington County
William J. Prater
Prater
FBI
Aubran Martin
Gilly
Garden Tomb debate stirs Jerusalem Easter pilgrim trail
In Jerusalem, thousands worship at both the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Garden Tomb as scholars debate Calvary's location. Proponents point to biblical texts showing Christ’s crucifixion outside the city walls, while the Holy Sepulchre tradition holds inside. The Garden Tomb Association advocates its site near Damascus Gate, set in a verdant garden with a two-room cave, amid ongoing Archaeology and biblical study.
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Jerusalem
Old City
Garden Tomb
Old Jerusalem
Jan W. van der Hoeven
Middle East
Charles Gordon
Gordon
Damascus Gate
Garden Tomb Association
Suleiman the Magnificent
Fruit Crop Damaged Severely by Spring Weather
Fruit crops suffered heavily from cold spells and heavy rains with flooding in Mississippi. State extension says every acre statewide too wet to plant, with nearly half a million acres underwater and up to one million acres flooded at peak. Losses are hard to estimate.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Cooperative Extension Service
Mississippi State University
Bay Converse
State Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Converse
Corry Chamber of Commerce Reports A Strong Year
The Corry Chamber of Commerce distributed its annual report showing 149 member businesses and a year of firsts led by Linda Olson James Bennett and Charles Slocum. The adjacent development corp sold the Aero Plow building to Erie interests, with plans for small industries. Legislative efforts included talks with Congressman Vigorito State Senator Dwyer and Rep Hopkins.
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Corry
Pa Abortion Clinic Swamped In First Week
Pittsburgh AP report notes Women's Health Services opened Monday and by week end more than 100 abortions likely. Ten procedures occurred the first day with high call volume and extensive counseling emphasizing alternatives and patient comfort.
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Pittsburgh
Women’s Health Services, Inc
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Richard G. Kleindienst
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