Miners Accept Pay Deal to End Britain Strike
London AP reports 280,000 coal miners urged to end a six week walkout after union leaders accepted a tribunal backed pay offer averaging over 20 percent. The settlement averts a total blackout by allowing returns to power stations and normal life amid looming energy shortages. Prime Minister Heath asserted the government had reached its limit, while union president Joe Gormley celebrated gains with the National Coal Board facing higher costs.
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High Court
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Edward Heath
Joe Gormley
Nixon Nearing Final Leg Does Homework
President Nixon, en route to China for the trip's second leg, cautioned no quick U.S. China solutions are expected. Spokesman Ziegler said talks will be ongoing communications, center on bilateral questions, and include flexible agenda. The Nixons left Honolulu and prepared for Guam then Peking with time to adjust.
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U.S
Ronald L. Ziegler
Guam
Ziegler
United States
Washington
Peking
Elgin Electronics Told Rehire Union Activist
The National Labor Relations board ordered Elgin Electronics to pay Estelle Smollek of Corry 2992 in back pay and to stop discouraging UAW membership at the Route electronics firm.
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National Labor Relations Board Today
Elgin Electronics
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Corry
United Auto Workers Union
Brakes and Road Conditions Spur Area Auto Accidents
State Police at the Corry substation investigated two minor crashes yesterday. Dorothy Reese of Union City driving on Route 6 near Warners Corners lacked brakes and rammed a trailer home in a nearby lot, with $150 damage to both car and mobile home. Mabel Blyler of Spartansburg and Roy Beagle of Corry collided four miles south of Warners Corners on Route 89. both vehicles sustained $500 damage. No injuries reported. The second item notes an Elgin Electronics UAW settlement with NLRB actions, including reinstatement with back pay for an employee, Smollek, who had been discharged and did not desire reinstatement. The NLRB ordered reinstatement but Smollek declined. company restrictions on questioning union activity were imposed.
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Dorothy Reese
Grant Street
Union City
Warners Corners
Charles McGee
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Mabel Blyler
R.D. 1
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Roy Beagle
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NLRB
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Elgin
Turnpike Commission
North Hills Passavant Hospital
Bauerstown
United Hospital
North Hills Passavant
Washington D.C
Akron
Ohio
Committee studies aging programs in state government
Harrisburg AP Gov Shapp forms the Interdepartmental Committee on Aging to review government programs affecting the aged. The panel includes members from each cabinet department along with the Human Relations Commission and the Civil Service Commission.
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Shapp
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Human Relations Commission
Civil Service Commission
Hold Youth In $50,000 Warren Fire
State police charged a 16 year old Sheffield Township boy with arson after a $50,000 blaze destroyed Gene Wenzel’s barn on Dutch Hill road. Investigators found no wiring and ruled out spontaneous ignition, with the youth increasingly suspected after questioning and his later arrest for unlawful entry at Mason's Mobile Home Court. Damages are unofficially over $50,000, with less than a third insured. Most Americans visiting Mexico in 1971 numbered 2.2 million, equaling 98.8 percent of total tourism.
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California Court Bans Death Penalty 6-1 Ruling
The California Supreme Court ruled six to one that capital punishment violates the state constitution and ordered 102 death sentences commuted to life. Notable cases affected include Sirhan Sirhan and Charles Manson followers. Gov Reagan pledged review. a referendum could override, while the U S Supreme Court planned to rule on related cases.
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Charles Manson
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Sacramento
Ronald Reagan
State Supreme Court
Marshall McComb
Reagan
Turnpike Crash Closes Route After Tanker Leak
A propane gas leak from a tank truck following a collision with a Greyhound bus and two cars forced an early Turnpike closure in Beaver Falls. Twenty two people were injured, nearby homes within a half mile to the north and downwind were evacuated as two cranes headed from West Middlesex to lift the leaking tanker onto a flatbed truck.
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Mercer County
Youth Convicted In Erie Stabbing Death
Norris Jones, 19, machinist, found guilty of murder in the second degree by an Erie County Court jury after a 2 1/2 day trial. Sentencing set for March 14. Jones had rejected a plea to manslaughter.
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Dennis Stanko
Erie County
Corry
Clark Lord
Fred Jackson
William Mack
Leroy Peck
Lawrence C. Nichols
Andrew Conner
Jones
Fred Anthony
Defense Says Berrigan Jury Without Bias
In Harrisburg a defense lawyer called the nine women and three men chosen to try antiwar priest Philip Berrigan and six co-defendants fair and impartial on conspiracy charges reaching into the White House. The judge sealed juror statements allegedly heard in court during interrogation. One male juror questioned said the judge was taking it lightly. Some reports suggested jurors might harbor prejudice against priests nuns and antiwar activists.
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Philip Berrigan
White House
J. Thomas Menaker
Rial
Menaker
U.S. District Cour
R. Dixon Herman
Herman
Corry High Senior Wins Europe Tour With Wind Band
Andrea Gusken of Corry Area High School daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Gusken will join 39 other students on a summer Europe tour with the United States Collegiate Wind Band. The trip leaves July 28 with concerts planned in England France the Soviet Union and Scandinavian nations. She earned a McDonald All Star Band recommendation, avoiding auditions, and will self finance the trip while studying to become a dental technician after graduation.
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Andrea
Corry Area High School
Andrew Gusken
Marion Street
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France
Soviet Union
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McDonald
CAHS
Andrea Guskea
Andrew
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