Bombs Halted DMZ Activity. U S Reports Notable Indications
US command says since the November bombing halt in North Vietnam at least 46 indications of enemy activity appeared in the DMZ with 36 deemed significant. 128 sightings warranted retaliatory fire. Amb Harriman notes negotiations hampered if DMZ abuses persist. Reports of shellings and civilian casualties continue from Hanoi and Vietnamese sources.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
United States
North Vietnam
W. Averell Har
Riman
U.S
Paris
Johnson
Radio
U S and N Vietnam Reach Seven Procedural Points
Paris AP report says U S and North Vietnamese negotiators agreed on seven procedural issues for four way peace talks. Key points include conference procedure rules, speaker roles, room choice at the Majestic Hotel, and limit of 10 12 participants per side with English Vietnamese and French as working languages. Newsmen barred from first rulemaking meeting.
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Paris
U.S
Cyrus RB. Vance
Ha van Lau
Majestic Hotel
Newamen
Vance
Lau
Washington
Saigon
Hanoi
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Council Sets Light Monday Agenda For City Session
City Council meets Monday in a regular session with a light agenda. Finance Director Zarger will present a funds transfer resolution, safety director Downey seeks a Hatch Street hydrant and a street light near the new public works building. Mayor Furst handles liquid fuels funds. Attorney Rozelle explains the $285,000 bond issue status. Administrator Johnson has a brief item on partial payments to contractors for the public works building and sewage plant chlorination facility.
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Edward Zarger
Jack Downey
Hatch Street
Public Works
East Smith Street
Joseph Furst
Douglas Rozelle
David Johnson
Revenue Surplus Per Capita In City Finances For 1986
The State Department of Community Affairs reports per capita city expenditures for 1986 at 68.92 dollars with per capita revenue at 70.65 dollars. Total city spending reached 54,705 dollars, with major costs in general administration 26,242 and tax collection 6,991. Other big-outlays include streets highways 107,252 and police 67,575 with sewer and treatment 75,130 and parks 17,987. This summary covers 1986 only and excludes prior year surpluses or deficits.
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State Department of Community Affairs
Department
General Administration
22 Arrested in $5 Million NYC Meters Theft Ring
New York AP report says twenty two city parking meter collectors and truck drivers were arrested in a scheme that allegedly stole five million dollars in coins from meters over four years. Investigators, posing as collectors, seized suspects at a city garage after rounds. Fraiman noted one suspect had burglar tools and the group included seven collectors and fifteen drivers.
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New York
Arnold G. Fraiman
Fraiman
City Finance Admin
Pasquerilla Spends $69,000 In Bid For State Treasurer
Harrisburg AP reports Republican Frank J. Pasquerilla a Johnstown contractor spent $69 000 of his own money in his bid for the state treasurer post worth 92 500 annually He filed expenses with the Elections Bureau one day late and his committee showed 136 595 in contributions and 181 192 in expenses with 43 900 unpaid bills Also noted are contributions and expenses for other statewide candidates including Warner Depuy and William Cercone with various sums and donors.
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Harrisburg
Frank J. Pasquerilla
Johnstown
Pasquerilla
Elections Bureau
Warner M. Depuy
Office of
Auditor General
Depuy
T. Newell Wood
Rouzerne
Ronald 8. Regar
Revenue Department
Bureau of Cigarete and Beverage
Hanging On Hanging On Painter George Paor Clings to Seal
Rescue teams reach a dangling seal rescue as painter George Paor clings to a perilous hold in Chicago. Firefighters coordinate ropes and safety lines while awaiting stabilization. Paor remains conscious and monitored as experts assess the situation.
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George Paor
Chicago
Where Corry Paychecks Go When They Leave Town
A Journal study shows about one third of Corry wage earners live outside the city and payrolls totaling 7.9 million dollars send roughly 79 thousand dollars in one percent income tax back to Columbus and Wayne Township. Corry also files claims with other communities where residents work, bringing 14 thousand dollars into city coffers and indicating Corryites earn over 1.4 million outside the city.
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Journal News
Corry
William Miller
Fred Schwab
Columbus
Wayne Township
Nixon weighs national telecast to reveal cabinet
Nixon eyes a national radio and television appearance next week to announce his cabinet choices as sources say a format remains undecided. Lt. Gov. Robert Finch hints at a health ed and welfare post with possible cabinet overhaul and department consolidations under a Nixon administration. Winton Blount of Alabama is reported in line for postmaster general.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Sen
Henry Jackson
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Tion
Republican Governors Association
United States
Vietnam
New York
Robert Finch
California
Department of Human Resources
Agriculture and Interior
Department of Natural Resources
Winton M. Blount
Montgomery
Als
National Chamber of Commerce
Blount
Blount Brothers Corp
Missile Defense and Space Administration
Pearl Harbor Defenders Remembered at USS Arizona Memorial
On the 27th anniversary, a special memorial service at Pearl Harbor honored 1177 Navy and Marine casualties. Delegates from state legislatures Guam Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands attended amid floral tribute, artillery volleys and taps, as the Arizona rests 38 feet below.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
America
Uss Arizona
National Conference of State Legislative
White Monument
Secretary of the Navy
Paul R. Ignatius
John L. O'Brien
Washington State House of Representatives
Fred E. Bakutis
14Th Naval District
Phillip Salmon
Muskogee
Okla
J.C. Paul Whittleton
Wedgefield
S.C
O’brien
Stewart Lamprey
Lamprey
New Hampshire State Senate
Guam
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Marine Corps
Arizona
Navy
Saigon halts firecrackers production and sale
Saigon newspapers report the government will prohibit production import storage and sale of firecrackers for security reasons. Firecrackers traditionally mark Tet celebrations in Vietnam and last Tet their noise blended with gunfire during the Viet Cong offensive.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Romney Slated For Cabinet Post In Nixon Admin
Detroit Free Press reports Michigan Gov George Romney will be named secretary of transportation in President elect Nixon's cabinet. Romney, who backed Nixon after opposing him for the GOP nomination, was ruled out for secretary of commerce.
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Romney
Detroit
Michigan
George Romney
Richard M. Nixon
Detroit Free Press
The
Free Press
Nixon
Commerce
Two Per Cent School Dropouts Not A Local Problem
Corry area reports exceptionally low dropout rates with two to three percent leaving school. Officials Ray Elsen and Keppel Tiffany explain transfers and nongraduates, noting many return to classes and that nationwide rates reach 25 to 30 percent, driven by urban and economic factors. Continued on Page Four.
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Corry Area
Journal
Ray Elsen
Keppel ‘Tiffany
Corry Jointure
Elsen and
Tiffany
Judge Chooses Attorney Faces Conflict In Capital Case
In Harrisburg an elected defense lawyer for a 17 year old Pittsburgh suspect in a $70 000 Market Street bank robbery had to withdraw after revealing he represents the estate of the shooting victim George Morelock 64 of Harrisburg. John A Roe will substitute as counsel while two co defendants are assigned to other lawyers. Unemployment in Pennsylvania rose to 3 percent in November with about 15 000 jobless, up 26 000 from October and far below a year ago total of 169 000 unemployed.
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Harrisburg
Dauphin County Bar Association
Homer L. Kreider
Kreider
William Fearen
Pittsburgh
Fearen
George S. Morelock
Morelock
Market Street
Dauphin Deposit Trust Co
Foster Lee Tarver
Samuel Barlow
Sharon Wiggins
John A. Roe
Bureau of Employment Security
Pennsylvania
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Rose Billante
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William ¥. Cercone
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