Viet Cong Attacks Slow in Saigon War Effort
AP reports South Vietnam sees attacks near historic lows with North Vietnamese infiltration keeping forces near strength. Analysts cite a Paris peace talks link and a captured Communist directive endorsing limited victory via troop withdrawal and coalition government. Ben Het siege illustrates tactic of small forces with rockets and mortars causing desired damage.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Paris
U.S
Ben Het
House Moves On New Tax Reform
Washington AP reports the House Ways and Means Committee pushes rapid tax reform to complete a comprehensive measure ahead of Senate surtax action. A merger of reform and surtax schedules is possible if Senate delays persist, with Dirksen urging quick surtax extension by July 31.
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Washington
Senate
House
Ways and Means
House Committee
Everett M. Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Senate Finance Committee
Dirksen
Penelec Workers Walk Out Linked to Meadville Stoppage
Penelec employees in Erie Crawford and Albion counties abstained from work amid an IBEW walkout tied to Meadville actions. About 150 workers did not report for duty while officials called it an unauthorized stoppage and said service should remain unaffected. A separate weathering of tax reform debates followed, with Senate plans to pass a broader package and House action eyed for early August. Two car incidents near Route 6/89 left a mother and two children with minor injuries, and a separate crash caused $300 damage.
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Pennsylvania Electric Co
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Afl-Cio
Meadville
Penelec
Erie, Corry and Albion
Cam Imhoff
Northwest
IBEW
Imhoff
Local 30
Pensle
Crawford
Erie
International
William Barbour
Beulah Ross
B.D. J. Corry
Ross
Richard Ross
Theryl Ross
Richard M. Lechtner
Route 6
Corry
Marvin Johnston
Lechtner
Pair of Brothers Burglarize Camp Causing $3,000 Damage
Two Spring Creek youths aged 15 and 11 were caught burglarizing a hunting camp near Garland. They damaged a nearby cabin, breaking guns, a shotgun barrel, a stereo, couches, and scattering liquor. Trooper Ralph Pfaff and Warren County juvenile authorities handle the case with the youths handed to their parents.
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Spring Creek
Garland
Arthur Hawke
Eric
Hanke
Warren State
Ralph Pfaff
Carl Hoffman
Pfaff
Hoffman
Warren County
Nixon signals possible Voting Rights Act extension compromise
The Nixon administration signals it will not oppose a compromise to extend the 1965 Voting Rights Act before tackling a broader voting rights package. Ford and Nixon discussed a sequence giving Congress first the extension, then the wider measure, amid Republican civil rights opposition and concerns the administration proposal weakens protections for Black voters in the South. Mitchell and McCulloch vocally opposed the changes, while Judiciary Committee members anticipated approval of the extension when debated on July 10.
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Nashington
Nixon
House
White House
Gerald R. Ford
South
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
House Judiciary Committee
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
McCulloch
Ford
Judiciary Committee
Tragic Fort Dix Accident Claims Clymer Soldier
Pvt. Gerald A. Wiggers Jr., 22, of Clymer, married less than three months, died in a Fort Dix NJ accident in which he was crushed between a moving army truck and a loading dock. He had entered service in February and was stationed at Fort Dix. He was born June 19, 1947 in Jamestown and attended local colleges. Surviving include his wife, parents, a brother, a sister, and two grandmothers. Spitzer Funeral Home handling arrangements. details pending.
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Clymer
Fort Dix
N.J
Gerald A. Wiggers Jr
New Jersey Infantry Post
Jamestown
Clymer Central School
Bryant-Stratton Business College
Jamestown Business College
Neckers Co
Pvt
Wiggers
North Clymer
Kay Majerik
Waterford
Erma Keith
Sherman
Bessie Wiggers
Gerald Wiggers
Spitzer
Chip In For Police Dog In Union City Fund Drive
A local group named The Committee promotes funding a trained police dog for Union City. Costs cited range from 1200 to 1500 dollars, with Union City Cooperative supplying dog food for six months. Contributions already come from John Shreve and F C Chapin and Son Ladies Ready to Wear. a prior Corry attempt ended with returning the dog to the owner.
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Union City
Union City Cooperative
John Shreve
Fire Instruction Research Enterprises, Inc
F. C. Chapin and Son Ladies
Corry
Tun
Cranberry Adopts Occupation Tax and Budget Increases
Cranberry Area School Board approved a 310 occupational privilege tax at a special meeting. The 1969-70 budget is set at $2,073,000 with a four mill real estate tax increase to 57 mills. The tax, effective today, applies to individuals over 18 earning more than $600 annually and funds general school purposes.
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Franklin
Cranberry Area
Carl Wasson
Prince Charles hosts intimate dinner before Wales tour
The Prince of Wales, 20, dines with friends aboard the Britannia including several noted young women before starting a four day Royal Progress across Wales. Security tightens along the route as he plans more than 50 stops and public engagements.
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Caernarvon
Wales
Prince of Wales
Prince Charles
Charles
Britannia
Britain
Lucia Santa Cruz
Chile
London
Sybilla Dorman
Malta
Cambridge
Cecil Kerr
Marquess of Lothian
Prince
Indudno
Royal Progress
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Bender
U.S. Air Force
Pri. Wiggers
Chip
Cranberry
Elizabeth
Prince Charles Prince of Wales
Caernarvon Castle
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