Pay TV Nod Draws Mixed Reactions to FCC Rules
Washington AP reports industry leaders denounce new cable TV rules as the FCC moves ahead with limited pay TV. Frederick W. Ford, president of the National Cable Television Association, says the rules could halt expansion and strain manufacturing. Douglas Talbott of Cox Cablevision says it will take time to understand ramifications and apologizes for vagueness.
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Frederick W. Ford
National Cable Television Association
Federal Communications Commission
Douglas Talbott
Cox Cablevission Corp
Atlanta
Catv Systems
Talbott
FCC
Congress
Hartford
Conn
Bombers hit invasion routes in largest raids in months
U S B 52 bombers based in Okinawa Guan and Thailand carried out heavy raids on suspected invasion paths around Saigon dropping 1800 tons of bombs in the heaviest action in two months. A military spokesman said the strikes targeted routes northwest to northeast of Saigon to blunt the North Vietnamese offensive. Navy action increased against river boats west and northwest of Saigon to stop troop and materiel flows from Cambodia.
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Thailand
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Cambodia
Flu To Hit Peak In January
From Hong Kong, a flu virus spreads across the United States causing sniffles fatigue and fever. Officials warn it will peak mid January with 700 pneumonia and flu deaths in 122 cities last week. Notable figures including Mayor Richard Daley and Vice President elect Spiro Agnew are affected.
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Chicago
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Maurice Stans
Secretary of Commerce
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Memphis
Tenn
Titusville Auto Crash Kills 4 Area Teeners and Hunters
Six people die in a head on collision near Titusville when a jeep chasing a police pursuit collides with a convertible carrying four youths. The crash blocks Route 37 for hours as bodies are identified and the truck driver survives. Police say the jeep driver was Campbell and the convertible occupants were Teeners from nearby towns.
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Hicles
Robert Kelly
Center
Charles M. Campbell
Greenville
John A. Terry
Meadville
Campbell
Terry
Lloyd Hallett
Falconer
Crossen Inc
Warren
Kiable
City Council Debates Year End Bond Issue and Street Lamp Funds
City Council plans to clear year end business including a first reading on a new bond issue ordinance for a 285000 bond. Funds already spent on sewage plant chlorinator and Mast Smith Public Works building loans will be paid off with short term borrowing. The safety director will revisit a Hatch street fire hydrant request. Dr Spock Receives Thomas Paine Award in New York with about 1700 attendees.
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Public Works
Mast Smith
Hatch Street
Hopes Dim For Any Quick Pueblo Crew Release
Officials see slim chances for the release of the 83 crew of the USS Pueblo as negotiators from the United States and North Korea prepare for a Panmunjom meeting. The status remains unclear as Washington anticipates a challenging path ahead, with no immediate end in sight before the first anniversary of the seizure.
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Panmun- 1
Jom
North Korea
Two Children Killed by School Bus in New York
AP reports two youngsters Eddie W. Genson six and Nancy Lynn Waffle five were struck by a school bus as it returned them home. Sheriff deputies said the crash’s cause was not yet known but suggested the children may have darted into the bus’s path as it began moving. Driver Clarence Foster eighty five of Homer was hospitalized in Cortland Memorial with shock.
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Eddie W. Genson
Thomas Genson
Nancy Lynn Waffle
Leonard Waffle
Sheriff's
Clarence Foster
Homer
Cortland Memorial Hospital
May Charge Man In Area 2-Car Crash
Charges expected against Frank Baumgarten of McKees Rocks after a two car crash on Route 77 near Spartansburg. Baumgarten in the wrong lane struck Lewis Smock of Meadville as Smock tried to avoid collision by veering into a field. A passenger, Carol Behrendsen of Bedford Ohio, sustained minor injuries. Damages totaled about $1,000.
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Spartansburg
Robert Fleetwood
Corry
Frank Baumgarten
Baumgarten
Lewis Smock
Meadville
Smock
Fleetwood
Carol Behrendsen
Bedford
Ohio
State hints at state takeover of local schools to curb costs
Rising costs push state officials to consider direct control of local school boards if education expenses keep rising. Sampson warns of turmoil and urges cost controls and innovations while noting possible cycles of incentives, penalties, and eventual state operation. The statement, read at the PSEA meeting, accompanies broader calls for formal physical education in grade schools amid concerns over recess and program staffing.
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Pennsylvania State Education Associaton
PSEA
Mass
Department of Public Instruction
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