Protesting Demonstrators Target Nixon at Inauguration
Washington AP report notes antiwar demonstrators held a counter inaugural parade with 5,000 participants. Nixon masks and effigies appeared as crowds marched along Pennsylvania Avenue opposite his route. Five youths were arrested at the Smithsonian reception for Agnew and ten more detained in the parade while police kept demonstrations peaceful.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Spiro T. Agnew
Smithsonian Institution
Park
Smithsonian
Metropolitan Police
Stolen Chevrolet Wrecked East of Union City
A 1959 Chevrolet from Thomas Motor Co. lot in Union City was stolen Saturday night and wrecked two miles east on Route 6 after the driver lost control hitting a utility pole. Damage estimated at $500. occupants not located. Later, Christine M. Danylico collided with Ralph Estes on Route 6 near Union City. Estes vehicle $700 damage, Danylko car $800, Mrs. Estes treated for knee bruises at Union City Memorial Hospital.
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Thomas Motor Co
Union City
Christine M. Danylico
McKean
Ralph Estes
Ridgway
Danylko
Estes
Eisie Estes
Union City Memorial Hospital
Corry alderman salary set amid county changes in 1970
A Corry businessman received 725 dollars from an Erie County court jury over unpaid home repair bills. Donald E. McCray of McCray Aluminum claims Raymond and Mrs McCray of Waterford owed 2587 of a 5087 bill for repairs begun in 1965. The alderman’s salary in 1970 was projected at 6097, with county-wide pay scales ranging from 5380 to 14000 as districts and judiciary are realigned.
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Corry
Erie
Donald E. McCray
McCray Aluminum
West Smith Street
McCray
Raymond McCray
Waterford
Erie County
Stan
Union
Wayne
Concord
Elgin
Union City
Pennsylvania eyes major liquor code changes in jet age
Harrisburg AP report says a special gubernatorial committee proposes 27 bills to revamp Pennsylvania Liquor Code for the first since 1933. It endorses updating the system while retaining the monopoly on retail liquor and wine sales, noting expected but contested revenue effects.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Liquor Code Advisory Commission
Nixon Pledges Office to World Peace in Inaugural Address
President Nixon opens his administration with a pledge to dedicate his energies to world peace and to spur a spirit renewal at home. He calls for universal decent behavior, asserts limits of government, and signals support for some Great Society reforms while urging unity across racial lines. He stresses moving forward together and highlights goals of full employment, housing, education, and urban rebuilding.
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Washington
Nixon
Bor
America
Johnson
Poorly Filled Excavations Clobber Cars
Police received two complaints from motorists about utility excavations on local streets left in poor condition and causing damage to vehicles. Herbert Loveland reported east Main Street incidents where dirt filled holes required jacking to remove cars. Excavations appear to be the Pennsylvan ia Gas Co. issue. City discussion of city takeover to recoup costs was never agreed upon. the city’s only role is permitting under state law.
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Jin
Herbert Loveland
East Main Street
Tee
East Main
Sid
Pennsylvania Gas Co
Senate OKs Hickel Nomination for Interior Secretary
The Senate Interior Committee approved Governor Walter J. Hickel of Alaska as interior secretary by a 14 to 3 vote, hours before Nixon's inauguration. Committee scrutiny focused on Hickel's finances with a pledge to divest conflicting holdings. A second brief item notes a body found in a hospital pit in Pittsburgh.
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Washington
Senate Interior Committee
Walter J. Hickel
Alaska
Interior
Nixon
Hickel
Richard M. Nixon
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Interior Com
Jackson
Young Teacher Killed On Route 6 West Of Corry
Centerville man James E. Halfast Jr. 23 died early yesterday when his car left Route 6 east of Union City, struck a tree, and underwent a fatal crash after allegedly speeding to pass a slower vehicle. He had just returned home from Illinois to begin a new teaching job at Tech Memorial High School in Erie. He attended Mayo Clinic in Rochester as a physical therapist and had worked at a Springfield hospital. Survived by parents, three sisters, a brother, four nephews and a niece. funeral plans pending page four.
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Centerville
Illinois
James E. Halfast Jr
Union City
Halfast
Norbert Irish
Robert Fleetwood
Corry
Berm
Tech Memorial High School
Erie
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Falls Send Four To Corry Hospital After Weekends Falls
Four victims of tumbles were taken to Corry Memorial Hospital over the weekend with injuries from falls. Mrs. Frank Grice fractured her right wrist after a driveway mishap and was admitted Saturday then released Sunday. Dennis Eastman, 13, fractured his left arm roller skating and was admitted Sunday. Patrick Stanbro, 4, fell downstairs injuring his right foot and was treated then released. Stacey Jensen, 2, struck the back of her head and was released after treatment. Donald Haenel, 16, lacerated his hand during wrestling and was treated and released.
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Corry
Corry Memorial Hospital
Frank Grice
West Church Street
Dennis
Frank Eastman
Spartansburg
Patrick
Donald Stanbro
Lemon Street
Stacey
Fred Jensen
R. D
Columbus
Donald Haenel
Alfred Haenel
West Smith Street
Rights Head Claims Ray Innocent Amid Silence on Evidence
The Rev James Bevelhead of the SCLC nonviolent wing says James Earl Ray is innocent of King s murder at a Philadelphia news conference He refuses to reveal the evidence but asserts Rays lack of guilt Bevel 32 a civil rights advocate says he was at the Lorraine Motel on April 4 when King died in a telegram he offered to take Rays case without fee
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Philadelphia
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
King
James Bevel
Bevel
SCLC
Ray
Lorraine
Dr. King
Prime Suspect Sought In Friday Hit Run Crash
Police investigate a two vehicle hit run on West Park Place near Mott Street Friday night. Rene Counasse reported his parked car damaged after a white station wagon with a smashed left headlight fled the scene. Two witnesses described the vehicle and officers search for the suspect.
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Rene Counasse
Mott Street
West Park Place
Mott
Couasse
Remind Nixon of Peace Pledge
Whittier, Calif AP report notes Nixon's Quaker boyhood friends staged a rain vigil from Whittier High School to Whittier College to press his pledge for world peace. About 35 placard carriers read an open letter urging a peaceful term for a Quaker president.
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Whittier
Calif
Richard M. Nixon
Friends
Whittier High School
Whittier College
Nixon
Religious Society of Friends
Ann Rush
Quakers For Action
Change Peace Talk Team New U.S. Delegates Take Over
The Nixon administration’s first U.S. peace talks team arrives in Paris. Lawrence Walsh replaces Cyrus Vance as No. 2, with Henry Cabot Lodge expected tonight. Walsh sees optimism but cautions the timing may be difficult and that much remains to be accomplished. The Viet Cong Front proposes a Saturday start for the talks.
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Paris
Lawrence Walsh
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington
Walsh
Orly
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
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