Heath forms energy department as Britain seeks crisis fix
London reports Parliament reconvenes to tackle Britain energy crisis and labor disputes. Prime Minister Edward Heath appoints Lord Carrington to head a new energy department with broad powers over coal gas electricity and oil resources. In Jerusalem the Israeli stance on disengagement remains uncertain despite reports of an 18 mile pullback plan. In Phnom Penh fighting escalates with Khmer Rouge and government forces advancing near the city and about 100 government casualties reported.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
Edward Heath
Department of Energy
Defense Secretary
Lord Carrington
Jerusalem
Suez
Geneva
Israel
Suez Canal
Egypt
Foreign Ministry
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Nixon budget to boost defense spending above earlier estimates
President Nixon’s budget plan envisions a defense spending rise exceeding five billion dollars, with early indications pointing toward six to eight billion. A separate energy official argues Daylight Saving Time could cut heat and electricity demand by one to three percent, driven by shifting energy peaks. Wall Street sees a gold stock boom as gold prices surge, lifting miners while broader equities falter.
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Washington
Nixon
Roy L. Ash
Ash
Douglas Bauer
Office of Energy Conservation
State Pension Reform panel urges permanent study body
Harrisburg AP reports the Special Task Force on State Pension Reform calls for a permanent entity to study and improve the two pension systems. The group suggests this body drafts and reviews legislation affecting the State Employees and Public School Employees retirement systems. Wilcox cites allocation problems and paperwork as causes of Pennsylvania energy concerns, not a fuel shortage.
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Harrisburg
William H. Wilcox
Pennsylvania
Wilcox
Pennsylvania Power & Light Co
Public Utility Commission
Louis Carter
Bracken Named Board Chairman and Junker Promoted to President
Marine National Bank announced changes as Charles H. Bracken aged 52 was elected chairman and chief executive officer. Edward P. Junker aged 36 was named president and also joined the board as director, reflecting a decade of growth from five Erie offices and 40 million dollars in assets to 18 offices and over 225 million.
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Marine National Bank
Charles H. Bracken
Edward P. Junker
Bracken
Junker
Marine
Erie
Pennsylvania
Kandybank
Bucknell University
Harvard University
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania State University
Stonier Graduate School of Banking
Rutgers University
Nixon Turns 61 Amid Watergate Strain and Resolve
In San Clemente, President Nixon marks his 61st birthday amid fatigue from a year of attack and Watergate pressure. He presses plans for a State of the Union blueprint and international energy diplomacy while aides debate resignation as a possibility but expect him to persevere.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Watergate
California
Ment
White House
Camp David
Tom
Democratic Party
Two Hallett Jurors Selected in Hallett Murder Trial
MAYVILLE The first two jurors for the Hallett murder trial were chosen. A Jamestown area woman became foreman as Juror No. 2, with Juror No. 11 a man. The panel aims to reach 12 regular and two alternate jurors. Questioning continued into the afternoon as plans for further selection were set.
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Hallett
Jamestown
Mayville
Jamestown Area
Susan Hallett
Richard J. Parish
Detroit
Robert W. Hallett
Grace Hallett
Ann Marie
Miss Hallett
Busti
Lee Towne Adams
Robert J. Sullivan
William Arrison
Arrison
Parish
Vincent Doyle
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Local 500
Acme
A&p
New Jersey
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Del
Williamsport
Newberry
Shapp
Bedford
Bedford, Pa
Eldon G. Studebaker
Frank B. Grazier
Merrill E. Klein
Grandion
Hoffman
Studebaker
Grazier
Klein
Library
Scranton, Pa
Rubbermaid
Sylvania
Agway
Corry Agway Co-Op
Pennsylvania Ave
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