Taxi Strike Paralyzes New York City Traffic
News wires report 36 000 cab drivers walked off midnight strike crippling New York City streets as travelers seek alternatives. Other dispatches note Army Secretary Resor found no evidence Abrams mistreated prisoners in Vietnam and Viet Cong losses in a Saigon area battle. James Cross freed by terrorists in Canada is healthy and set to fly to London.
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New York
Washington (Ap
Stanley R. Resor
Creighton W. Abrams
South Vietnam
Montreal
James R. Cross
Canada
London
Chavez Jailed Over Lettuce Boycott Activity
Salinas AP report notes farm labor leader Ceasar Chavez jailed by a judge until he calls off a nationwide lettuce boycott. In a second story, Wesleyville hunter Chester Carter, 55, was found after a two hour search near Hemlock Lake Road in Spring Creek Township by Carry Civil Defense and state police. Carter had mistaken a beaver dam for a deer drag, wandered into woods, and was located after CD, state police, and game wardens fired shots. he was found safe after staying near a fire.
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Salinas
Calif
Ceasar Chavez
Chavez
Wesleyville
Hemlock Lake Road
Spring Creek Township
Chester Carter
Carter
Corry
Clifford Holcomb
Thomas Felton
Nixon Declares Tough Anti-Inflation Drive To Cut Oil Prices
President Nixon announced a hard line to curb inflation amid a 25 cent oil price rise and gasoline hike. He urged labor and management to reform wage bargaining and warned against future inflation expectations while calling for a federally chaired commission and possible legislation to alter bargaining practices. The Labor Department reported unemployment rising to 5.8 percent in October, with auto strikes contributing to the dip in consumer credit.
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Washington
Nixon
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Nee
White House
Labor Department
Federal Reserve Board
Erie County Farmers Barred From Disaster Aid Decision
At a meeting in Erie the Erie County Disaster Committee ruled out the area as a disaster zone despite crop losses in summer and fall. Crawford County seeks federal funds. Barawa and ASCS noted hay shortages and silage woes, corn blight that did not affect grain, and limited impact on livestock. Dairies shrink due to farm exits, larger operations, and high cattle prices while the county keeps 700 dairy farms and steady milk output.
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Erie
Erie County
Crawford County
Department of Agriculture
Erie County Disaster Committee
Joseph Barawa
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASCS
William Urash
Barawa
Ducks, Work, Kids Keep Him Busy
Cecil Chadwell, a six year retiree from the Army, left Olympia for Columbus to find work in North Carolina but stayed in Corry. He worked at Dowell Inc and later became caretaker of Mead Park. He notes the weather and world keep him from moving south, finding park life enough for now.
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Tim Pryor
Cecil Chadwell
Olympia
Wash
Columbus
Ohio
North Carolina
Chadwell
Dowell, Inc
Corry
Mead Park
Three Corry Firms Hurt By Drop In SST Plans
Three Corry industrial firms face layoffs if the SST program is not revived. Corry Manufacturing has $271,080, Corry Precision Castings $44,033, and McInnes Steel $21,743 in subcontracts for the SST, part of $2,250,000 in Pennsylvania contracts. Erie County ranks high in SST subcontracts behind Philadelphia, as GE officials warn of nationwide job losses.
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Corry
U.S. Senate
General Electric
Corry Manufacturing
Corry Precision Castings
McInnes Steel Company
Pennsylvania
Erie County
Philadelphia County
Philadelphia
William Estelle
Cincinnati
Leason
James Brady
Corry Industries
Brady
R. Elwin Fuller
Hollis Upperman
Joseph Ficcardi
Harold Caster
Joseph Vigorito
Thieves Take 73 From Summer Home in Union City
State Police investigate a burglary of Albert Wiggins's cottage on Route 178 near Union City. Between November 30 and December 4 thieves stole 73 dollars in goods, including a portable radio and coins, after prying open a kitchen window. the piggy bank was also broken.
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Albert Wiggins
Third Avenue
Union City
Wiggins
Kennedy
Tragedy Strikes Cogan Family Three Times in Year
CHAMBERSBURG Pa AP for the third time in a year tragedy has struck the Cogan family. Randy Cogan seven was killed when a car struck his home. Earlier David Cogan twelve from Breezewood died in an accidental shooting. Carll Cogan two was fatally wounded in a hunting accident.
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Champersburg, Pa
Randy Cogan
David Cogan
Breezewood
Carll. Cogan
Bear Lake Man Killed When Car Slams Culvert
A Bear Lake man died after his car left a rural road near Bear Lake borough and slammed into a concrete culvert at 6 30 a m. Heliker 33 of Bear Lake was pronounced dead at Corry Memorial Hospital, with Trooper Marvin Johnston and the Bear Lake Fire Department responding. Funeral plans are pending at Hayes Funeral Home in Spartansburg.
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Bear Lake
Bear Lake Orough
Corry Memorial Hospital
Archie E. P
Martin J. Heliker
Bear Heliker
Corry
Hekker
Marvin Johnston
Heliker
Hayes Funneral
Spartansburg
Larry Carr
R.D. 1
Fairview
Norbert Irish
Irish
Martin J
Dekker
Pryor
Thieves Seize 254000 In London Gold Diamond Robbery
Three masked bandits hijacked a KLM truck in central London during rush hour, grabbing 240000 in gold and 14400 in diamonds. Scotland Yard launched a massive hunt as air and sea ports went on alert. robbers used two vehicles to block the truck and flee to a warehouse before escaping.
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London
Britain
Scotland Yard
KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines
Heathrow
Amsterdam
Piccadilly Highway
Hyde Park Corner
Buckingham Palace
Fire damages house on Corry-Spring Creek road
A fire at a Corry area house near Colta Corn caused $1,500 in damage mainly from smoke. Responding units included seven trucks and an ambulance with about 40 men. The blaze started from a wood heating stove and was reported by a neighbor. Corry first received the call, followed by Lee Creek and Columbus tankers.
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Corry
Spring Creek
Colta Corn
Robert Johnson
Lee Creek
Columbus
Aps
Hi Vitro
Nebor
Apps
Spee
Ex-GI testifies Calley shot civilians at My Lai
Dennis Conti, 21, a Calley platoon member, testifies Calley fired on screaming men women and children during the My Lai raid. He estimates 300 residents killed and says Calley urged his squad to kill. Conti is first to claim witnessing Calley shoot civilians during the March 16 assault.
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FT. Benning, Ga
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Dennis Conti
Calley
Conti
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Abrams
Saigon
Cambodia
Raven
Glenn Troyer
Union City-Waterford
Arash
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