Israeli Premier Levi Eshkol Dies at 73 in Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol died at his Jerusalem home from a heart attack at age 73. Deputy Premier Yigal Allon is expected to take over, with Dayan a potential rival as Israel faces Arab attacks and strained ties with allies. Eshkol led the government since 1963 after Ben Gurion and presided over the 1967 war. He had recent pneumonia bouts and collapsed on Feb. 3 after a cabinet crisis. his second heart attack occurred about an hour before his death. His wife and four daughters survive him. Al Fatihah guerrillas claimed responsibility in Damascus for the attack on his country home.
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Jerusalem
Levi Eshkol
Israel
Yigal Allon
Eshikol
Allon
Moshe Dayan
United States
Eshkol
David Ben- Gurion
Moshe Rachmirewitz
Rachmirewitz
Damascus
al Fatah
Senate backs lowering of voting age to 18
In Harrisburg the Pennsylvania Senate easily approved a constitutional amendment to lower the voting age to 18. The measure passed 36 to 9 as lawmakers moved through a package of bills targeting campus unrest. A separate article notes Navy inquiry into aquanaut Berry L. Cannon's death and related procedures.
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Senate
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Senate
Mishap Here Second For PC Brakeman
Arnold Longstreth a 48 year old Penn Central brakeman from Oil City is recovering at Corry Memorial Hospital after a work accident in Lovells Station. This is his second recent injury after a September incident at Titusville Yards where a foot slipped on a switch and the main tendon behind the ankle was torn, requiring surgery in Greenville Hospital.
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Arnold Longstreth
Penn Central Railroad
Corry Memorial Hospital
Longstreth
Oil City
Lovells Station
Titusville
Greenville
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Street in Pittsburgh
Frank Glatz age 69 of Pittsburgh was struck and killed by a car while crossing a street near his home. He is among the latest victims of fatal highway accidents reported in Pennsylvania.
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Pittsburgh
Frank Glatz
Glatz
Pennsylvania
Glare Ice Triggers Three Crashes Here
Three crashes occurred on glare ice with two cars sliding into utility poles and a third rear ending a stopping vehicle. Total damage totaled 775 dollars. no injuries were reported. Leroy Gruber, Orren Smith, Norman Swart, and Walter Darnall were involved in separate incidents.
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Leroy D. Gruber
Union City
Washington Street
First Avenue
Gruber
Orren L. Smith
Spartansburg
Union Street
Ina
Special Voter Registration Set March 24
Chief County Registrar Shirley Colvin announced a special voter registration on March 24 at the number one fire station on East South Street. The May 20 primary deadline is noted, with County Commissioner Fred W. Lamberton citing weather and cost as reasons to limit sites outside the county.
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Shirley Colvin
Sesson
East South Street
Fred W. Lamberton
County Election Board
Lamberton
Nixon Seeks Germany Reunification and Berlin Security
President Nixon arrived in Bonn on his European tour and told Chancellor Kiesinger and Foreign Minister Brandt that the United States remains committed to Germany’s ultimate reunification and to a durable global peace. He noted strong U.S. and West German defense bonds and goods purchases to offset foreign exchange costs as about 225,000 U.S. troops stay in Europe.
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Nixon
West Germany
United States
West Berlin
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Willy Brandt
Germany
U.S
Kiesinger
27 Killed In Nationwide Late Winter Storms
The Associated Press reports heavy snow and floods across the country kill 27 with 10 in California and others in New England. A second Northeastern storm drops 2 to 3 feet in parts of New England, with Boston areas hit hard. Logan Airport remains closed, and officials urge transit use as power lines fall in coastal Massachusetts.
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New England
California
New
England
Boston
Weather Bureau
Massachusetts Public Works Department
Logan International
Five
Massachusetts
Blood program tense as Corry Red Cross weighs $10 hospital fee
The Corry Red Cross chapter pressed for an explanation of a proposed hospital participation plan for the blood program. A $10 hospital charge would be passed to the Buffalo regional office and then offset chapter costs, potentially freeing funds for other uses if insured patients cover the fee. The chapter also seeks 15 pints of AB Positive blood for upcoming open heart surgery and elected Edward Kinley as national delegate for Atlanta in May.
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Corry Red Cross
Red Cross
Buffalo Regional RC
Corry
Robert Grice
Grice
Edward Kinley
Atlanta
Seek Dem Candidates In Columbus Township
Columbus Township Democrats led by chairwoman Mrs. Gerald Deutschlander plan to recruit candidates. Howard Goodwill, a current incumbent, is expected to run for township supervisor. Deutschlander may run for judge of elections after confirmation. Open offices include two school board seats, auditor, magistrate, tax collector, and constable.
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Columbus Township Democrata
Gerald Deutschlander
Dems
Deutschlander
Howard
Woody) Goodwill
East Street
Columbus
Goodwill
Columbus Township
Sirhan Eyes Guilty Plea After Diaries Reveal Court Outburst
In Los Angeles Sirhan Bishara Sirhan raged over diaries aired in court telling of murderous thoughts and said he would give up and go to the gas chamber if pleading guilty to killing Robert F. Kennedy. His lawyer Grant B. Cooper said the plea was not allowed and noted Sirhan’s outburst disrupted Tuesday’s session. The defense left the courtroom hopeful he would calm, with a future plea decision uncertain as jurors weigh life or death.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Grant B. Cooper
Sirhen
Cooper
New Bill Would Back Rent Strikes For Improvements
In Harrisburg a Senate bill would legalize rent strikes across all municipalities and grant tenants amnesty from eviction for at least a year. It also shields landlords from liability for damages tenants cause and imposes penalties for noncompliance. the measure builds on the existing 1967 law used in Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Scranton to fund repairs via escrowed rent funds.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Scranton
John H. Ware II
Chester
Ware
Pitts
Beasts Move Amid Supply Pressure In Newhall
A scrambled AP report from Newhall notes growing concerns over supply lines and market pressures affecting local traders. Unclear text references Beasts and feeding terms, with distorted names and dates, but suggests heightened activity and possible price or policy impacts on the area.
Nixon earns Fulbright praise for foreign policy progress
President Nixon appears to have achieved in five weeks what Lyndon B. Johnson failed to do in five years by gaining general approval of his foreign policy. Sen. J. William Fulbright praises Nixon and Secretary of State Rogers for handling the European trip well and notes that Democrats may be showing him kindness to mask political hostility.
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Washington
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
J. W. Fulbright
Fulbright
Arkansas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
William P. Rogers
Senate
Nizon
Mie Mansfield
Montane
Folbrigit
Nix
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Walter Darnoall
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Bown
Claridge
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Harold Wilson
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