Wiretap shadows stir Pennsylvania politics and beyond
The report covers a 1966 wiretap scandal that toppled a state police chief and shaped Governor Shapp's political stance, notes current probes into a motel room bugging tied to PSP official Arella and three troopers, and mentions reaction from Creamer and lawmakers. It also mentions Oil City tax exemptions, a Monterey garden memorial for Japanese Americans, and a train derailment near Iuka with explosions and injuries.
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Hanmissun
Roces Arella
Philadelphia
E. Wilson Purdy
J. Shane Creamer
Shapp
Arella
Urella
Creamer
Kenneth B. ‘Lee
Sullivan County
Denenberg Battles Colleagues Over Insurance Guides
Harrisburg AP Herbert Denenberg battles doctors lawmakers and insurers over his Insurance Department shopper guides praised by Ralph Nader for clarifying pitches. Only 9 of 32 commissioners favor the idea with many unaware of the guides. Denenberg defends plans to add financial data and price details while noting lower premiums since issue of the guides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Herbert Denenberg
Insurance Department
Ralph Nader
Denenberg
Philadelphia
Penelec Seeks City Bond Route For Pollution Push
Harrisburg AP report says Pennsylvania Electric Co. may fund pollution control upgrades by issuing bonds through municipalities rather than the utility. An official said New York underwriters were consulted about the plan, which could lower borrowing costs and finance $322 million in new facilities by 1974, with bond use restricted to pollution controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Electric Co
Penelec
Public Utility Commission
New York
Fred D. Hafer
Hafet
PUC
Pennsylvania
Albert Johnson
Hafer
General Public Utilities Corp
Metropolitan Edison Co
Reading
New Jersey
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Meredith Hemphill
U S Wins Share of UN Financing After Tough Fight
United Nations in New York reports the United States secured a promise it will pay no more than 25 percent of the UN budget after a strenuous confrontation in the General Assembly. The agreement marks a victory for Washington amid broader funding negotiations and signals a constraint on allied financial contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
General, Assembly
United States
World Organization
U.N
Jamil Baroody
Saudi Arabia
Gale McGee
Wyoming
Congress
Assembly
McGee
Henry Cabot Lodge
China
U.S
Washington
Ammo Dump Blast Rocks Saigon and wider turmoil
A pair of saboteurs blew an ammunition dump seven miles southeast of Saigon causing a massive chain of blasts that rocked the capital. About 1,000 tons detonated with 69 enemy strikes reported nationwide and U.S. air power continuing strikes as North and South Vietnam faced ongoing conflict.
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Saigon
Thanh Tuy Ha
Parrot's Beak
Cambodia
North Vietnam
North
South Vietnam
U.S
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PSP
UML Ciy
Oil City
Jerry A. Bittner
Bittner
Monterey
Calif
Nisei Hall
Defense Language School
Iuka
III
luKa
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Porterhouse
Florida Juice
Weo
N. Smith Street Plaza
Jane Parkes
Madison Avenue
S.C DuRose
Wisconsin
Samuel H. Weese
West Virginia
Benjamin R. Schenck
State of New York
The
Journal Daily
Clads
Try-M Consumer Credit Service
POUL
North Center Street
Elmview Jersey Farm Dairy
Columbus - Lottsville
Columbus
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