911 Asks: Is It The Answer To Public Safety
A discussion of the 911 emergency number explores its global adoption and local hurdles. Advocates cite faster dispatch, cross agency cooperation, and ease of use. opponents point to cost, reliability, and interdepartmental friction.
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Bill Eaton
Britain
Eric Meadows
Worldfamed Scotland Yard
United States
Great Britain
Bell Telephone System
Alabama Telephone Company
Jackson
Cecil EF
Ratcliff
Corry
Slocum’s Electronics
Chamber of Commerce
General Telephone
GenTel
Ray M. Crockett
United Telephone of
Northwest
Hood River
Oregon
United States Independent Telephone Association
USITA
Slocum
St. James, Minn
Charles Slocum
St. James
Fire
Governor and Solons Seek Higher Pay in Budget Clash
In Harrisburg a 43.5 million plan for sweeping salary increases to state officials surfaced as the Senate returned the expense account bill to committee amid public hostility. Leaders and Gov Shafer agreed to pursue a larger package linking higher pay to broader proposals while planning mid July action. Two youths face disorderly conduct charges after an encounter near the YMCA as police debated whether protests could be dispersed.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Shafer
Philip J. Call
Mead Avenue
Mark A. Crawford
West Bend Street
Richard Farley
YMCA
Farley
Catalfa
Crawford
House
General Assembly
Elie Shafer
Actress Robbed of $5,300 Jewels
Singer Teresa Brewer reports a theft at the Frontier Hotel Las Vegas where she was appearing. A diamond ring and gold necklace worth 5300 dollars were taken from her hotel suite after she last saw them Sunday night.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Teresa Brewer
Miss Brewer
Sheriff's Office
Frontier Hotel
See $520,000 School Tax Revenue For 1970-1971 Year
City assessor William E. Miller reports anticipated revenue from two school taxes for 1970-71 at 526425 dollars, from property levy and a 15 dollar per capita tax. Exemptions for residents over 72 reduce expected revenue by 6570 dollars. 438 people 72 and over have filed for exemption. Ward-by-ward revenue rundown released.
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William E. Miller
Miller
Drop In Anytime New Book Depository Opens Near Library
A new book depository labeled ANYTIME sits in front of the Corry Public Library as the latest addition to the local lending agency. The front display urges patrons to use the service. Journal photo by Endsley.
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Corry Public Library
Endsley
House Closes Year By Hiking Mortgage Rate
Harrisburg AP The General Assembly ended the 1969 70 fiscal year with the House raising the ceiling on conventional mortgages to 9 percent for two years while the Senate kept lawmakers expense accounts. The fiscal year ends with adjournment for a week as the two houses plan a summer recess after addressing a heated mortgage bill and a brewing budget feud.
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Harrisburg
General Assembly
House
Senate
Taeje
Senate vote curbs U S actions in Cambodia amid clash over Nixon policy
In Washington, antiwar senators rebuked Nixon for sending troops into Cambodia. By 58 to 87, the Cooper Church amendment passed to curtail future U S troop operations, triggering a prolonged fight as conferees reconcile House and Senate versions. Nixon called the incursion a success and urged negotiated peace in Indochina.
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Washington
Nixon
Cambodia
U.S
Senate
House
Sen
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Indochina
California
William Pierce
Mg Nixon
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Gulf of Tonkin
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
O. Hatfield
Oregon
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General Telephone Company
General Telephone and Electronics
New York
General
Bloomington- Normal
Ill
Gt&e
Commission On Law Enforcement
Miss
Haleyville
Als
Solons
U. S
John Sherman Cooper
Frank Church
Idaho
American Nazi Party
George McGovern
Ds.d
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Mark 0. Hatfield
R-Ore
National Socialist White Peoples Party
McGovern
Fulbright
Hatfield
Arlington
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Justice Departmera
Cooper Church
Laos
Thailand
Defense Appropriations
Thomas E. Morgan
House Foreign Affairs ‘Committee
Sen. Church
Richard Schweiker
Erie
Lackawanna
North Center Street
Endstey
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