Ice Slows Foot Highway Traffic Across State
A winter storm coated southeastern Pennsylvania with ice causing travel hazards and mass school closings. Jammed rush hours affected Philadelphia and counties including Lehigh, Berks, York, Lancaster, Bucks, and Chester with numerous skidding accidents and several major chain collisions. Public transit faced delays as airports and roads faced ice conditions.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Chester
Bucks County
York
Lancaster
Harrisburg
Scranton
Reading
Media
Schuylkill Expressway
Philadelphia International
York County
Erie County
Pittsburgh
Punxsutawney
Icy Roads Trigger 5 Auto Wrecks and $4285 Damages
Icy area roads caused five wrecks involving residents of Titusville Union City and Bear Lake. Damages totaled $4285 with injuries minor and no fatalities reported.
False fire alarm at GenTel building prompts sensor alert
Fire Chief Jerome Davis said a false alarm at the General Telephone Company Corry office was triggered by heat and smoke sensors detecting wisps of smoke from soldering work in a new GenTel addition. Firefighters responded but found no danger to the structure.
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Jerome Davis
General Telephone Company
Corry
GenTel
Duquesne Light seeks permit for Beaver Valley nuclear plant
The Atomic Energy Commission reports Duquesne Light Co of Pittsburgh has asked permission to build a 215 million dollar nuclear power plant named the Beaver Valley Station. The proposed facility would be located on a site in the Ohio River.
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Washingson
Atomic Energy Commission
Duquesne Light Co
Pittsburgh
Beaver Valley
Ohio River
One Killed Six Injured In Area Plant Accidents
Youngsville Frank Baran, 70, died on arrival at Warren General Hospital after a lumber transfer accident at Youngsville Star Manufacturing Co. Three other men were injured, with Alex Hayday and Bob Van derwark also hurt. Hayday and Van derwark were later reported in satisfactory condition. In Warren, Braden Fiscus, 56, and Thomas McIntyre, 44, suffered serious and shoulder injuries after a plate slipped while workers were six feet in the air at Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.
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Youngsville
Frank Baran
Warren General Hospital
Youngsville Star Manufacturing Co
John E. Thompson
Baran
Alex Hayday
Bob Vanderwark
Hayday
Vanderwark
Warren
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co
Braden Fiscus
Sheffield
Thomas McIntyre
Hoax Bomb Scare Disrupts Columbus Elementary
A bomb scare at Columbus Elementary prompted five state troopers to evacuate the building after a call claimed a bomb would explode. Troopers searched the school quickly before dismissal. investigation continues with threats of severe punishment for the culprit.
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Columbus
Corry
Merle VanCise
VanCise
Carl Miller
Tet truce offered by Saigon faces VC relief pledge
Saigon signals a partial Tet truce Feb 17 in a clash with the Viet Cong which vows a seven day halt from Feb 15 to 22. The U S command reports three more American helicopters lost with three wounded as pilots brace for possible further actions around Saigon Mekong Delta Da Nang and Saigon again.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
Light Observatory
Mekong
Cang Tho
da Nang
Pueblo Trial Outcomes Hover Over Bucher Case
CORONADO Calif AP The Pueblo court of inquiry could recommend anything from a laudatory action to no action at all or nonpunitive measures such as investigations of outfitting armament or explosives. Lt Osborn outlined possible recommendations to Adm Hyland including a reprimand or a written rebuke or even an investigation into materials and procedures. Continued on Page Four.
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Coronado
Calif
Akipper
Pueblo
Navy
Cmdr
Lloyd M Bucher
Les Osborne
11Th Naval District Law Center
Court of Inquiry
John J.hyland
Pacific Fleet
Osborne
State panel eyes tax hike to fund city services
A Pennsylvania Senate Emergency Municipal Tax Committee proposed doubling local wage tax to 2 percent and raising real estate millage from 25 to 30 for third class cities boroughs and first class townships to cover rising municipal costs. The plan also seeks to boost the occupational privilege tax from 10 to 20 dollars. Mayors led by Pittsburghs Joseph M Barr urged more taxing power to fund police fire and city staff as 1969 expenditures rose across more than 1000 municipalities.
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Senate
Commonwealth
State Senate
Joseph M. Barr
Pittsburgh
Thomas F. Lamb
D-Allegheny
Lamb
Robert Rossman
Local Government Commission
Erie Woman Killed In Route 27 Crash
An Erie woman, Rosemary Lesh 43, died after a one car crash on Route 27 in Pittsfield Township near Garland. Richard H Lesh of Erie was driving the 1967 car. he remained hospitalized in critical condition. Two young passengers. Mary Eiseman 5 and Carol Lesh 2, were treated for bruises. The crash occurred at 4 45 p m after icy pavement caused the vehicle to strike guard posts and a tree, with occupants trapped for hours.
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Erie
Pittsfield Township
Garland
Rosemary Lesh
Warren General Hospital
Richard H. Lesh
Lesh
Mary A. Eiseman
Carol Lesh
Warren
Crisis Bids Set For Gear At Bradford Airport
Senator Hugh Scott and Representative Albert Johnson said the FAA will solicit bids for 10 commercial instrument landing systems for airports with urgent need after two fatal crashes at Bradford Pennsylvania within 13 days. Delivery had been set for mid 1970 under previous plans.
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Washington
Bradford
Hugh Scott
Rpa
Scott
Albert Johnson
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Secret trial opens in Baghdad over alleged spies
Baghdad reports a mass spy trial behind closed doors accusing defendants of working for the U S Central Intelligence Agency. London sources said 35 people were to be tried including 13 Jews for spying and sabotage as Israel was blamed for planned attacks on Iraqi forces in Jordan.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Jordan
Egypt
Middle East
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
London
Revolutionary Court
Abdullah Salloum Samerrai
Israel
Samerrai
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