Indictments and Local Developments Across Erie County
Erie county grand jury indicts Max W. Proctor of Spartansburg for drunken driving and cites Timothy C. Chase for reckless driving after a Sunday incident. State Rep R Budd Dwyer backs a new French Creek bridge on Route 19 to connect Saegertown to Cambridge Springs, with testimony from a August 27 hearing. Leapha Baccus, 86, injured in a home fall, is listed as fair at Corry Memorial Hospital. John D Frontera discharged from Hamot Hospital after a car crash. Warren Borough finances foresee a 1 to 2 mill tax rise next year. police receive a 4-hour work week under a new contract totaling 48 hours weekly.
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Erie County
Sparta Township
Max W. Proctor
R.D.1
Spartansburg
R. Budd Dwyer
Highway Department
French Creek
Broadford
Saegertown
Dwyer
Cambridge Springs
Leapha Baccus
East South Street
Corry Memorial Hospital
John D. Frontera
R.D.3
Corry
Conelway Road
Hamot Hospital
Erie
Frontera
Hamot
Nixon and Johnsons Dedicate Lady Bird Grove in Redwood Park
In San Clemente California the Nixon and Johnson families gather to dedicate a Lady Bird Johnson grove in Redwood National Park with a commemorative plaque praising her service to preserving America’s natural beauty. The visit includes Johnson’s 61st birthday celebration and a private luncheon, with notable attendees Bill Graham California Governor Reagan and Interior Secretary Hickel serving as master of ceremonies.
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Johnson
Nixon
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
Tex
Luci
Lynda
Patrick J. Nugent
Charles S. Robb
el Toro Marine Air Station
Here
Walter J. Hickel
Redwood National Park
San Clemente
Billy Graham
Nixons
Johnsons
California
Ronald Reagan
Nader charges government agencies for FOIA violations
Washington AP report says Ralph Nader and about 100 students accuse federal agencies of withholding information, harming press access. They cite Defense Department oil data, Water Pollution Control Administration base sewage, and other records, calling for court action and harsher privacy reform.
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Washington
Unformer
Ralph Nader
Nader
Defense Department
Water Pollution Control Administration
The
Highway Administration
Labor Department
Agriculture Department
Secretary of Labor
George P. Shultz
Nixon family reunion plans disrupted by illness
The party aimed to begin at 4 p.m. to visit the redwoods, but illness delayed the schedule. Tricia Nixon, 23, remained at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C., as doctors sought the cause of ongoing abdominal pains. The trip, including a five hour round journey and a 25 minute ceremony, proceeded with one member absent.
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The
Redwoods
Nixon
Tricia Nixon
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington, D.C
Pittsburgh Protesters Return to Target U.S. Steel
A thousand demonstrators led by 12 motorcycles and Pittsburgh’s safety director marched through downtown to the U.S. Steel corporate headquarters, chanting to close or blow up the 65 story building. Byrd Brown aims to meet executives to halt construction as civil rights leaders press for greater Negro union membership. The march, across Manchester Bridge under Safety Director James A. Cortese, was peaceful but marked by past traffic disruptions and promises to continue until demands are met.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Byrd Brown
Brown
Manchester Bridge
James A. Cortese
Cortese
Hoffa Plea To See FBI Files Faces Court Hearing
In Chattanooga Tennessee James R Hoffa seeks a new jury tampering trial claiming rights violations due to eavesdropping. Witnesses include FBI agents an informer and a Teamsters official while the judge limits access to government records per Supreme Court guidance.
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Chattanooga
Supreme Court
Hoffa
U.S. Dist
Frank W. Wilson
Flipper Plans Munich Oktoberfest Appearance
Miami Seaquarium dolphin Flipper will headline a porpoise show at Munich's Oktoberfest. The star attraction will be flown to Germany for the festival accompanying Miami Mayor Stephen Clark and his wife.
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Miami
Flipper the Dolphin
Miami Seaquarium
Munich
Germany
Stephen Clark
Soviets Now Ahead Of U.S. In Submarines
Navy nuclear chief Hyman Rickover testifies before a House subcommittee that the Soviet Union is rapidly overtaking the United States in submarines. He cites 230 more submarines overall, 65 Soviet nuclear boats to 81 U.S., and predicts the USSR may surpass the U.S. in total submarines by end of 1970 with 143 American subs against 375 Soviet boats.
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Washington
Navy
Hyman G. Rickover
U.S
Soviet Union
United States
House
Rickover
America
Russia
Three-year-old Tommy Buchmann Still In Rabies Coma
In Lakeside California on his third birthday Tommy Buchmann remains in a deep coma four weeks after a rabid bobcat bite. Doctors at University Hospital say he shows voluntary muscle responses only to extreme stimuli and appears to feel nothing. His mother Max Buchmann says there is still hope as he receives respiratory support and nourishment.
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Max Buchmann
San Diego's University Hospital
Tommy
Red Cross Holds August Meeting in Corry YMCA
Corry Chapter directors met with 15 attendees led by Larry Sheehan to plan response to Hurricane Camille. They allocated 600 dollars from local funds and seek 586 more with United Fund support, as national HQ says 6,900 families are aided and expenditures exceed 15 million. Ditty Bag project aims to ship completed bags to Vietnam by October 18. Blood program chair notes August Bloodmobile fell short of quota and outlines next two visits.
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Corry
the American Red Cross
YMCA
Larry Sheehan
United Fund
National Headquarters
Merrill McCray
Vietnam
Robert Grice
Turnpike official arrested for taking bribe in fraud case
FBI charges Harry Lightstone general counsel of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission with soliciting a $25,000 bribe to influence settlement of a $1 million claim over Allegheny No. 2 tunnel construction. Lightstone released on bond. commission suspends him. Also report of 63-year-old pedestrian killed on Pennsylvania 51 near Perryopolis.
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New York
FBI
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Harry Lightstone
Regency Hotel
New York Canson
Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp
Somerset
Commission
Corporation
Lightstone
U.S
Earle W. Bishopp
Maloney
Pottsville
Harrisburg
Raymond P. Shafer
William C. Sennett
Uniontown
Pennsylvania 51
Perryopolis
Charles Adams
Coraopolis
West Virginia University Medical Center
Uniontown Hospital
Local Chapter Aids Servicemen and Veterans Meeting
The local chapter reported servicing four servicemen, two civilians and two veterans. Refreshments were served after the meeting.
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Timothy C. Chase
Porter Auer
Warrenborough
W.D. McElwain
Warren Borough
Warren
Borough Police Department
Moscow
Vnukovo
E.F.M
Crystal Coal CO
Maple Ave
Citizens Corry
North Corry
Marine Bank
Flipper
Soviets
Lakeside
Calif
Tommy Buchmann
Red Cross
Corry Dodge - Mobil
Mobil Gas
Corry Dodge
MOBIL
Hitchenfild
C. J. Peterson
First Avenue
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