Japanese PM Miki's popularity slips in new survey
A Asahi Shimbun survey puts Prime Minister Miki at 28 percent, down from 45 percent a year after forming his cabinet. The paper notes that in the past leaders fall when ratings dip near 20 percent, while Arafat warns Lebanon involvement could draw Soviet opposition. Ottawa postal workers vote on tentative deal after 42 day strike.
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Tokyo
Laken Miki
Asahi Shinbun
Ottawa
Canada
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Congress returns to finish task before year end
Congress resumes after Thanksgiving recess facing a heavy agenda including President Ford’s request for up to 2.3 billion dollars a year in short term loans to New York City over three years. Rep Gilbert Gude urged renaming the FBI Hoover Building amid criticism of its leadership. In New York UN headquarters, the U N buffer force on the Golan Heights gains a renewed mandate while the Palestine Liberation Organization is promised a Security Council appearance after an 11th hour compromise.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
New York City
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Gilbert Gude
R-Md
Gude
Hoover
Martin Luther King
United Nations, N.Y
United Nations
Golan Heights
Palestine Liberation Organization
Security Council
Council
U.N
Striking IU 8 staff approve two year contract
About 300 teachers and aides in Intermediate Unit 8 voted to accept a two year tentative agreement ending a walkout that disrupted special education for 3,300 students in 34 schools across Cambria Blair Somerset and Bedford counties. The vote followed negotiations last week.
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Ebensburg
Cambria
Blair
Somerset
Bedford
Ex-Secretary Says PennDOT Maintenance Should Be Cut
Harrisburg AP Former highways secretary Robert G Bartlett calls for cutting PennDOT road crews and outsourcing many duties to contractors. He argues maintenance should keep only specialized tasks in house and suggests a possible ten percent staff reduction amid budget shortfalls and stalled gas tax increases. He also proposes cross training PennDOT staff to handle multiple jobs.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Highways
Robert G. Bartlett
Old Highways Department
Penndot
Bartlett
Candot
Ford and Teng urge continued U S China ties in Peking visit
President Ford and Chinese Vice Premier Teng Hsiao ping pledged to deepen Sino American relations during a five day trip to Peking with official welcomes. Ford reaffirmed commitment to normalization while Teng warned detente rhetoric cannot mask rising war risk.
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Peking
Soviet Union
Ford
Teng Hsiaoping
Great Hall of the People
China
United States
Teng
Susan
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking Airport
Tong
Titusville Airport Crash Averted With Minor Damage
A small plane piloted by Anthony E. Bell of Brockport Indiana landed hard at Titusville Airport after a gust of wind. There were no injuries though damage was about $1,000. Passengers included Bell, his wife and two daughters.
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Titusville
Anthony E. Bell
Brockport
Ind
Bell
Area Traffic Crashes Keep Police Hopping
Corry state police investigated four traffic accidents over the weekend across the patrol area. No injuries were reported, but damages totaled about $2,000. Incidents ranged from a rural road collision nine miles south of Titusville to crashes on Route 8 and Route 6, including guard rails and a Route 77 incident involving Marilyn C. Roach.
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Corry
Titusville
Harold L. Moore
Warren
Ohio
Patrick S. Hopkins
R.D. 2
Spartansburg
Moore
Hopkins Auto
Union City
Harry Wheller
R.D. 1
William F. Chase
R.D.1
Waterford
Wheller
William Pladry
Fladry
Marilyn C. Roach
R.D. 3
Five Dead In Holiday Car Crashes In Area
Five people died in holiday weekend crashes across four counties as rain slicked roads and dropping temperatures raised danger. In Meadville, Nina H Bechler 63 was killed when Ruth M Raybuck 69 allegedly accelerated and struck two pedestrians. In Kane, Marvin H Slater 23 and Dalton L Work 44 died when their car overturned after high speed loss of control. Laverna Hannold 30 of Westfield died in Westfield Town when her car hit a cement bridge rail. In Dorset Township Ohio Richard E Buckley 21 died as his car failed to negotiate a curve. Two passengers from Buckley s car were hospitalized. one in serious condition.
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Meadville
Vernon Township
Tri-State
Nina H. Bechler
R.D
City Hospital
Mary Lou Ferry
Ruth M. Raybuck
Raybuck
McKean County
Erie
Kane
Marvin H. Slater
Dalton L. Work
Bradford
John Staffer
Kane Hospital
Slater
Chautauqua County
N.Y
Sheriff's Deputies
Richard E. Buckley
Andover
Ohio Highway Patrol
Buckley
Ashtabula Hospital
Kenneth G. Peer
Jefferson
Ohio
Edward
Pittsburgh Teachers Strike Again Amid City Shutdown
Pittsburgh teachers walk out for the third time in eight years, with 62,000 pupils told to attend classes only in the afternoon while picket lines form at city schools. Superintendent Olson orders nonstriking staff to report and suspends busing and hot lunches as negotiations stall.
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Pittsburgh
Nwo
Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers
Albert Fondy
Fondy
Supt
Jerry
Olson
Veachers
PFT
1975 Deer Season Opens Amid Hunter Influx Closes Many Schools
An influx of out of state hunters and Pennsylvania sportsmen overwhelms roads on opening deer season. Public and Catholic schools close, factories suspend, and workers call in sick as traffic backs up on I 79 and I 80. Police say the congestion stretches up to ten miles in places.
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Pennsylvania
Mercer
Police Probe Three Thefts and Suspects Identified
City police probe three thefts with suspects in all cases. One purse theft at A&P West Smith plaza netted $78 from Linda Brooks’s purse. another purse theft at Venture Inn involved Linda Titch with $15 missing. A third theft from a Loblaw pop vending machine took $30 in change. no pry marks suggest a key access. Suspects are being questioned.
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A&p
West Smith Plaza
Linda Brooks
East Main Street
Venture Inn
Linda Titch
B.D. 3
Corry
Eric Bottling Co
Loblaw
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Earl Noll
Myerstown
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Goldstein's Restaurant
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Corry - Evening Journal
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Pleae
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Hood
John Christman
Loyola University
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Environmental Protectan Agency
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People’s Republic of China
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Harley Stewart
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