Defenses Again Up For Debate In Senate Fight
The Senate opens a new debate on defense spending as a $69.3 billion appropriations bill moves forward. The fight centers on Nixon's Safeguard anti ballistic missile program and secrecy over operations in Laos, with parties clashing over fighter plane funds and submarine conversions.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Nixon
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
U.S
Laos
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Pentagon
Margaret Chase Smith
Rmaine
Navy
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Elect Four To C of C Board
Two new members were elected to the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and two were re elected. New members are Lyle Hotchkiss replacing C Conrad Monroes in all other and Earle Slayton replacing Allan Shaw in retail. Re elected were Ray Weber in industrial and Dr Archie Tate all other. The board includes four members from each division. A reorganizing meeting is set for December 23.
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Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chamber
Lyle Hotchkiss
C. Conrad Monroes
Earle Slayton
Allan
Artie) Shaw
Ray Weber
Archie Tate
Ross Bailey
J. Earle Bailey
C.T. Keith
Richard Frye
Clifford Buesink
Robert Grice
Robert Bracken
Henry Hicks
Housing Survey Funds Reach $2628 Toward Goal
The city’s industries added $2628 toward a $3200 goal for a housing needs and sites survey by a professional firm. Sponsored by the Industrial Division of the Chamber of Commerce, the drive is run by the Corry Area Industrial Development Corporation as a non profit. Industry is assessed at 15 cents per employee with some left to hear from. $572 remains to reach the target.
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Chamber of Commerce
Corry Area
Teachers Must Speak Up Says PSEA Head
Harrisburg AP The 117th PSEA convention closes with David W. Kirkpatrick accepting the presidency and Milton J. Shapp announcing his gubernatorial bid. National Education Association leader urges militant but constructive action to boost funding and push for integrated schools and civil rights. 60,000 teachers back budget legislation as petitions circulate in the state capital. 92,000 high school seniors begin receiving state scholarship applications for 1970 71 academic year after College Board SAT submissions.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State Education Association
PSEA
David W. Kirkpatrick
Easton
Milton J. Shapp
Fovernor
National Education Association
Nashville, Tenn
College Board
Inflation hits Christmas sales across the nation
Inflation weighs on holiday shopping as department stores report higher prices boosting dollar volume but not consumer purchases. Shoppers in Chicago Columbus and Miami express cautious spending, with Sears noting about half of gains from higher prices and others skeptical about post-Thanksgiving sales strength.
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Columbus
Ohio
Charles Izzo
Edward Marcus
Dallas
Nieman-Marcus
Miami
A. M. Prado
Sears
South Florida
Nixon officials inch toward new talks with Communist China
Officials in Washington say Peking shows interest in resuming discussions on U.S. Chinese relations after a 23 month gap. Talks may begin in Poland in weeks with Ambassador Stoessel meeting Chinese diplomat Lei Yang in Warsaw.
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Washington
Nixon
Peking
China
Poland
William P. Rogers
State Department
Walter J. Stoessel
Warsaw
Lei Yang
Stoessel
Accidents Blamed On Slippery Roads
Four accidents investigated by Corry State Police linked to slippery road conditions. Mrs Bert Proper was injured with a fractured heel after a route 7 turn mishap. Martin E Cramer and Leo A Fortsch identified as drivers in a later crash with $750 damage total. George M Henne Jr lost control on route 8 near Centerville hitting poles and a tree. a Salvation Army truck and a utility pole incident followed with no injuries. Charges pending.
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Corry
Union City
Bert Proper
Route 7
Martin E. Cramer
Brookville
Leo A. Fortsch
Erie
Haskins
George M. Henne Jr
Titusville
Centerville
Salvation Army
Route 8
Senate Revives Faltering CEO
The House extended the Office of Economic Opportunity for two years after defeating a substitute that would have shifted control to the states. The vote followed a string of stalled moves and a split coalition, with backers arguing against state takeover and opponents citing political resistance in southern and border states. President Nixon did not influence the result, while Gerald R. Ford led the substitute effort.
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Washington
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
House
Congress
White House
Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Public hearing bill seeks taxpayer input on new schools
State Senator William Lesler of Erie sponsors a bill shifting responsibility for new school construction to district taxpayers. The measure requires public hearings before any building project and a second hearing before bids, with notices to run in general circulation newspapers three days before each hearing. It mirrors New York style public involvement, though the impact on board decisions is not stated.
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William Lesler
Erie
Board of Education
Lesler
New York
VC Turns Tables On U.S Ambush Troops Near Saigon
North Vietnamese forces ambushed three U.S. patrols from the 25th Infantry near Hiep Hoa and the Cambodian border. Six Americans killed, nine wounded. In air actions, 28 NVA were counted dead. one American helicopter crewman killed elsewhere. Viet Cong damaged Highway 4 and breached Long Thanh and Tan Phu Thanh bridges.
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Saigon
U.S
Hiep Hoa
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Vam Co Dong
Cambodia
Mekong
U.S. Sth
Delta
Long Thanh
Can ‘Tho
Tan Phu Thanh
Union City Man Sentenced in Check Writing Spree
Fred W. Whitmeyer of Union City was sentenced in Erie County court to 11% to 23 months in jail plus court costs after convictions on two counts of false pretenses two counts of passing worthless checks and two counts of uttering checks without sufficient funds. He previously served time on related charges tied to a check writing spree with Dale McQuiston after a Union City car agency burglary. Whitmeyer was arrested near Erie by off duty officer Richard Steadman with Millcreek police assisting. Judge Lindley McClelland ordered the sentence to run concurrently with his existing term.
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Union City
Erie
Fred W. Whitmeyer
Dale McQuiston
Corry
Whitmeyer
Richard Steadman
Steadman
Millcreek
Lindley McClelland
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Los Angeles
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Manson
James Holland
Chicago
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Netherlands
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Richard F. Gordon Jr
Charles “Pete” Conrad
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Tex
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