Miners Honor Yablonski After Slayings Trigger Run on Mines
Roving groups shut down at least six large mines in southwestern Pennsylvania in tribute to United Mine Workers insurgent Joseph A. Yablonski and his family, who were found slain in their farmhouse. About 4,000 workers at Robena complex and Bethlehem and Jones & Laughlin mines stayed home or faced picket lines. Yablonski's sons urged no memorials or interstate attendance, while pathologists described the murder scene and noted multiple shooters. Police found lines cut to the house and deflated tires, with no robbery motive evident.
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Clarksville
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers Union
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Yablonski
U.S. Steel Corp
Robena
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
UMW
Kenneth
Joseph
Fairmont
W.va
Harry L. Patrick
Cochairman
W. A
Tony" Boyle
Patrick Sai
Nixon
West Virginia
Yablonski House
Viet Cong push in Vietnam as winter spring campaign opens
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces attack in South Vietnam’s northern provinces before dawn. U S officials report 16 American dead and 68 wounded, 17 South Vietnamese killed, 15 wounded. Heavy raids continue with rockets mortars and ground assaults. at least 44 enemy dead. A major sapper assault hits a U S Marine base near Da Nang, killing 14 marines and wounding 59.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
da Nang
My Lai
Astronaut Alan Bean Grounded by Space Agency
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Apollo 12 lunar module pilot Alan Bean has been grounded and forbidden to fly airplanes for administrative reasons officials would not detail. Bean, a Navy captain and former jet test pilot, has thousands of flight hours and flew 27 aircrafts. He landed on the moon with Charles Conrad Jr. during Apollo 12 last November.
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Bean
Charles Conrad Jr
Agnew Arrives in Afghanistan During Asian Tour
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew arrived in Kabul for a 20 hour stay on his 26 day Asian mission. The trip follows Nepal where he praised regional cooperation and development. Afghan aid includes from the Soviets and the United States with China offering a loan. A Peace Corps protest outside the U.S. Embassy plans to occur despite warnings from Blatchford.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Judy
Nepal
China
India
United States
Soviet Union
Richard M. Nixon
Ministry of Planning
Peace Corps
Joseph Blatchford
Washington
Louis Mitchell
Yonkers
M.Y
U.S
Vietnam
Blatchford
Kennedy Inquest Hears Public Record Aim in Kopechne Death
Sen Edward M Kennedy told reporters the belated inquest into Mary Jo Kopechne’s death aims to put his full account on the public record. Judge Boyle limited testimony outside the court and allowed possible scientific results to be introduced, with Kennedy noting his statements were comprehensive and may include additional points for the record.
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Edgartown
Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
Mary Jo Kopechne
Kennedy
James A. Boyle
Dukes County
Boyle
Chappaquiddick Island
Gift Of Eyes Lost No Surgeon
Lincolnville man George T. Eldred died at 70 after a heart attack while cutting wood. Attempts to donate his eyes to an eye bank failed as no surgeon could be secured from Erie in time. He died at Union City Memorial Hospital after arriving there at 4:45 p.m. His wife Helen notes he refused medical care. Survived by two daughters. arrangements handled by Houghton Funeral Home Linesville. Harrisburg report follows on conditional banking status as of Dec 31.
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Lincolnville
Union City Memorial Hospital
Erie
George T. Eldred
R.D
Union City
Harry Musser
Erie County
William Green
Eldred
Helen
Houghton Funeral
Linesville
Investment Of Idle City Funds Develops Into Lucrative Move
City treasurer Mary Hubley explained to the council how idle funds have grown into revenue through a formal investment program. For 1969 investments in time certificates and other interest bearing areas yielded 11 344 and 15 259 respectively, with general funds contributing 2 668 and bond issue funds 5 535, though the latter will not recur in 1970 as projects use them. Mayor Edward Zarger praised Hubley for creating this revenue stream alongside former finance director David Nichols.
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Mary Hubley
Hubley
David Nichols
Edward Zarger
Mrs. Hubley
City council cuts police pension to twenty years service
The council accepted the Police Pension Board's recommendation to allow current officers to retire after 20 years with a partial pension while new hires still require 25 years. New hiring age limits shift future eligibility, with actuarial studies deeming both police and fire plans healthy, police slightly stronger.
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Police Pension Board
Fire Department
Pension Board
Police
Fire Departments
Edward Zarger
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Ernst Abernathy
Washington, Pa
Abernathy
Margaret
Charlotte Joanne
Mon
Corry
Alan L. Bean
Astronaut Bean
Space Agency
Senate
Tran van Don
Ania, T
Edward Kennedy
Joan
John Farrar
Miss. Kopechne
Harrisburg
G. Allen Patterson
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