Fire Started Deliberately In Bedford
Bedford mayor Eldon G Studebaker and three others on trial admit the fire at the New Hoffman Hotel in Bedford Pa was set deliberately. Prosecutors allege a plot to burn the hotel for 350000 in insurance payments, with charges of mail fraud conspiracy and arson tied to the defendants. Witnesses testified to gasoline bags found on site and hotel financial troubles cited as motive.
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Pittsburgh (Ap
Bedford
Eldon G. Studebaker
U.S. District Court
Justice Department
Carl LoPresti
Jack Murtagh
Hoffman
Studebaker
Frank Grazier
Merrill A. Klein
Library
Carl Luick
Pittsburgh
Klein
Grazier
Fred Hoover
John V. Carrick
Cayrich
LoPresti
Virginia Slotter
Wytheville
Grenoble Hotels, Inc
Harrisburg
Thomas H. Lawler
Beeft Canning drives aid to Holt Orphanage in Seoul
Since 1962 Cochranton area residents have sent canned beef to the Harry Holt Orphanage in Seoul. This year plans call for canning on Jan 31 at the Sek Fairgrounds Firemen's Building despite high beef prices. Co-Chairs Rev Ralph Kilburn and Ken Kilburn lead the effort with Rev Darell Harris as treasurer. donations of any amount are welcomed.
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Cochranton
Harry Holt
Seoul
Korea
Sek Fairgrounds
Iia
Holt
Paul Eichorn
Mennonite Central Committee
Eichorn
Paraguay
Ralph Kilburn
Cochranton United Methodist Church
Ken Kilburn
Darell Harris
Gasoline prices across Pa averaged 43.4 cents
The Pennsylvania AAA Federation survey of 253 stations shows regular gasoline at 43.4 cents with premium at 49.6 cents. Highest in Potter County at 53 and 57 cents, lowest near Pittsburgh at 39.9 and 46.9. About 3.5% out of gas and 31% limiting purchases. 89% closed Sundays except Breezewood and Bedford where some stations stay open 24 hours.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Aaa Federation
Motorist Clubs’ Association
Potter County
Pittsburgh
Breezewood
Bedford
AAA
Admiral admits receiving Kissinger papers and improper leaks
Admiral Thomas H. Moorer confirmed he received some illicitly obtained documents from Henry Kissinger's National Security Council. He said he did not end the channel of information as all material was duplicated through normal White House contacts, and he acknowledged awareness of the extra copy system used by Navy Yeoman Charles E. Radford.
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Washington
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Henry A. Kissinger
National Security Council
White House
Moorer
NBC
Today Show
Joint Chiefs, of Staff
Kissinger
Nixon
Pentagon
Navy
Charles E. Radford
Joint Chiefs Liaison Office
Robert O. Welander
Radford
Joint Chiefs
China
Soviet Union
Welander
Pakistan
India
Five Men Charged in Jan 7 Rape Case
State police charged five Fayette County men with the January 7 rape of an 18 year old Markleysburg girl. Identified were Joseph Martinko 25 Dale Meyers 20 Michael Olintock 19 all of Markleysburg Gerald Rexrode 21 of Farmington and Arnold Collins 24 of Chippyle. Each was released on $10 000 property bond. The assault reportedly occurred in Henry Clay Township with details not released.
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Farmington, Va
Fayette County
Markleysburg
Joseph Martinko
Dale Meyers
Michael Olintock
Gerald Rexrode
Farmington
Arnold Collins
Chippyle
Henry Clay Township
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Corry Area
LuAnn McCray
Susan Garfield
Northwest Midwest District
Allegheny College
Meadville
Carlton Woods
Maytag
Safely Ltd
Harned
TV & Appliance
North Center Street
Corry
Jack Anderson
Anderson
Defense
Melvin Laird
Naval Operations
Salem
Ore
Motorola
Francis
McCkay Elgin
Qywyeeans
Warren
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