Arrests Promised in Yablonski Slayings Probe
Federal grand jury is expected to indict and arrest a seventh suspect in the Dec. 31, 1969 Yablonski family killings involving United Mine Workers leaders. Huddleston faces potential testimony and pleading discussions as new evidence is reviewed in Washington County Court. Authorities say top organizers remain at large.
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Pittsburgh
Yablonski
United Mine Workers
Joseph A
Jock" Yablonski
FBI
Silous Huddleston
Collectors Seek Simpler Tax Split For Earned Income
Officials of the Corry Earned Income Tax Committee discuss cutting a double collectors fee on the school district share. A centralized or revised system may remove the double handling by sending township shares directly to the school while partly paying township collectors. Some collectors warn a dedicated office would cost more than current pay, and removing school money could halve their income.
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Corry
Journal Today
The
Journal
Detroit Radio Station Adds Five Minutes of Good News
WJLB in Detroit will air five minutes of positive news five days a week at 5 p.m. beginning Monday. Officials say the brief segment is meant to boost the city’s image and spread optimism among listeners.
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Detroit
Wjlb Radio
Price Panel Reneges On Approved Hike
Washington AP Price Commission suspends last month approved increases of 4.3 percent for American Can Co and 4.2 percent for Continental Can Co as it weighs the impact of can prices on grocery costs. A third maker, National Can Co, awaits action while the panel also delays penalties and reviews late quarterly reports from firms. Wage controls show slower wage growth in Q1, with manufacturing contracts down and nonmanufacturing gains easing.
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Washington
Price Commission
Commission
American Can Co
Continental Can Co
National Can Co
America
Labor Department
You May Not Dig This But City Police Charge Local Man
Police charge 22 year old David A. Buell with larceny of a stereo tape player two speakers. He allegedly sold the same unit twice to Harold Brewer and later to Paul Mountain, with the original sale April 14. Value placed at $30. The case was sent to District Justice Porter Auer.
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David A. Buell
Corry
Harold Brewer
B.D. 3
Brewer
Ike
East Main Street
Buell
Paul Mountain
Marion Street
Mountain
Porter Auer
Bloomsburg Board Opposes Tuition Hike Plan
Bloomsburg State College trustees oppose future state college tuition increases and say they must accept a 50 cent per year rise expected to be announced by the state. The vote aligned with a recommendation from vice president Frank Cropp of Berwick, with a plan to voice opposition in Harrisburg if further increases occur.
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Bloomsburg, Pa
Bloomsburg State College
Frank Cropp
Berwick
Harrisburg
North Vietnamese push tightens grip near Quang Tri
North Vietnamese troops battled to within eight miles of Quang Tri City as they overran Fire Base Bastogne and a Hue western outpost. The coast district Bong Son fell, while U.S. air support and B 52 strikes pressed to blunt the offensive. Refugees swelled Hue as Quang Tri lay cut off, with the main bridge destroyed and evacuation difficult.
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Saigon
Quang Tri
Hue
South Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Quang Tri City
Ennemy
Bastogne
Checkmate
Bong Son
Binh Dinh
Gao U.S
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Lynn G. Newland
Newsman Reports Gruesome Scene Along Viet Highway
A dispatch from Vietnam describes bodies along Highway 1 near Quang Tri City. Barricades manned by 50 South Vietnamese troops guard the road as fighting rages nearby. Refugees move south while the city remains largely isolated and evacuation is halted.
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Vietnam
Quang Tri City
Penelee seeks 23 percent total rate hike plan
Pennsylvania Electric Company filed with the Public Utility Commission an application to raise rates in two steps. The first step would take effect on June 28, adding about two and a half cents per day, and roughly six percent, for customers.
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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Penelee
Dodson
Penelec
Commission
Police Nab One More Drug Suspect In Western PA Raids
State Police at the Corry substation arrested fifth drug suspect Robert Sutton 22 of R D 3 Corry on a warrant issued by District Justice Suzanne Hodges. Sutton was arraigned before Ruth Mills and is held in Warren County jail on 2500 bond. Police still seek two suspects. warrants issued. Yesterday’s raids netted 54 suspects across Western Pennsylvania including a Corry juvenile girl and Joseph Hutchinson 21 of Elgin Edwin Israelson 22 of Erie Maurice Gjertson 19 of 712 West Main St Israelson arrested in Union City. The juvenile was released to parents while Hutchinson and others were released on 2500 bond. The report also discusses a separate utility rate increase plan by Penelec and quoted N Gwynne Dodson on costs and planned rate steps.
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Corry
Martin Kaschalk
Robert Sutton
R.D
Sutton
North Center Street
Suzanne Hodges
Sugar Grove
Ruth Mills
Russell
Warren County
Pennsylvania
Joseph Hutchingon
Elgin
Edwin Israelson
Erie
Maurice Gjertson
West Main Street
Israelson
Union City
Hutchinson
McGovern Pursues Black Support in Ohio Campaign
In a closing Ohio push McGovern seeks to erode Humphrey black support with endorsements from Ralph Abernathy Jesse Jackson and John Conyers Jr at a Cleveland briefing before a Cincinnati walk through black neighborhoods. Humphrey gains Dayton state Rep. C. J. McLin backing and travels to Indiana as primaries loom in Alabama and DC.
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Associated Press
George McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ohio
McGovern
Ralph Abernathy
Jesse Jackson
John Conyers Jr
Michigan
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Humphrey
C. J. McLin
Dayton
Black Legislative Caucus
Indiana
George C. Wallace
Washington
Harry S. Truman
Henry Wallace
Jackson
Kirby Jones
South Dakota
Youngstown
Akron
Paul Warfield
Florida
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
McLin
Muskie
James H. McGee
Erie Mayor to Oppose Penelec 23 Percent Rate Hike
Erie Mayor Louis J. Tullio pledged to use all office resources to fight Penelec's 23 percent rate increase filed with the PUC. He ordered City Solicitor James Hanes to file a protest and seek legal steps, noting a 17 percent rise two years ago and urging a united regional opposition before the PUC.
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Erie
Louis J. Tullio
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Tullio
Penelec
Pennsylvania Utility Commission
James Hanes
PUC
City of
Erie Area
GenTel To Bury 39 000 Feet Of Cable Here
General Telephone Northern Division manager William J. Schilling said 15 miles of overhead wire and 158 poles along Baker Carrier Blue Eye and Messinger roads will be removed and replaced with 39 000 feet of buried cable in six months. The project will serve 75 customers with new individual and two party line service and reduce disruption in severe weather while supporting future expansion and improving landscape and reliability by avoiding tree entanglement and storm damage.
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Corry
William J. Schilling
General Telephone
Baker, Carrier
Blue Eye
Messinger
Schilling
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