North American Rockwell Wins 2.6 Billion Space Shuttle Contract
North American Rockwell Corp. secured the NASA bid to build five Space Shuttle orbiters over six years, with initial payments of 530 million. The Downey California unit leads the project, with Rocketdyne supplying main engines. Expected job gains exceed 60,000 in California and a broader boost to the aerospace industry as flights begin mid to late decade.
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Washington
North American
Rockwell Corp
Space
Downey
Calif
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
California
Rocketdyne Division
Canoga Park
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Union City Man Dies In Crash
A Union City man was killed early this morning when his truck went out of control on Route 6 west of Union City.
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Claude Weingard
Union City
Weingard
Route 6
Clear Way For UC Dam Rec Areas
Washington officials approved plans to modify the Union City dam project from flood control to include a permanent recreational pool and facilities. Final planning will begin this year with land acquisition later. the change follows support from the Army Corps of Engineers and federal agencies. Also reported were a Libyan honeybee transport plan and a fatal pickup truck crash near Union City resulting in one death.
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Washington
Union City
Erie County
U.S
Joseph P. Vigorito
US. Army Corps of Engineers
Corps
Vigorito
Chief of Engineers
U.S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Office of Management and Budget
Corps of Engineers
Congress
North Viets reject U S cease fire in Vietnam talks
Paris dispatch reports North Vietnam in the 152nd peace conference session rejects an immediate cease-fire, demanding agreement on all military and political questions. Xuan Thuy dismisses Nixon’s plan as unconstructive while urging the United States to end mining, blockades, and genocidal bombing in South Vietnam and North Vietnam ports. The Communists cling to the seven point Viet Cong plan.
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Paris
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Nixon
U.S
William J. Porter
Porter
Thuy
United States
North Vietnamese
South Vietnam
Spring Creek Hit By Second Suspicious Fire
A second suspicious blaze in as many days struck the Spring Creek area early today. Firemen found a nearly vacant barn at John Moravek farm on Collins Road five miles from Spring Creek village ablaze, destroying the barn and one cow. An unoccupied house nearby was saved by a favorable wind. Corry State Police, Trooper Clair Stiles in charge, are investigating.
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Spring Creek
John Moravek
Collins Road
Spring Creek Village
Erie
Corry
Clair Stiles
Columbus
Spartansburg
Inmates hurt as disturbance hits Graterford prison
Bulletin from Collegeville reports a disturbance at the state Correctional Institution at Graterford around 11 a.m. Police Commissioner Rocco P. Arella sent about 100 troopers. the fight was confined to one cell block and stemmed from a religious difference between two Muslim sects. One inmate was cut and another assaulted, with several small fires quickly put out.
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Collegeville
State Correctional Institution
Graterford
Rocco P. Arella
Montgomery County
Arella
Prank Might Save Jimmy But Deserts Ride Ends in Death
In Wendover Utah AP report a 14 year old boy Jimmy Carlos died after an emergency 100 mile desert ride to a Tooele hospital. Deputy Carter and Highway Patrolman Sparks faced a flat tire caused by a slashed tire believed deliberate. Sparks later suffered a heart attack from exertion as they reached the hospital.
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Wendover
Utah
Little Jimmy Carlos
Jimmy
Marion Carter
Scott Sparks
Carter
Great Salt Lake Desert
Tooele
Sparks
Erie HELP Group Plans Harrisburg Motorcade Protest
Erie HELP Group will lead a 350 mile motorcade to Harrisburg on August 14 to protest proposed 52 percent pay hikes for 316 state officials and allow legislators to join the picket lines around the Capitol. The journey precedes a special legislative session called by Gov. Shapp to address the raises.
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ERIE
Harrisburg
Commonwealth Compensation Commission
Help
Washington
Donald Sayre
Capitol
Eagleton Puts Field Back in Play If He Feels Uncomfortable
In Honolulu Senator Thomas Eagleton says he would withdraw from the Democratic ticket if his candidacy becomes untenable due to voters’ concerns about his medical history. He noted he could be replaced by the Democratic National Committee and expressed confidence in winning the race as hundreds greeted him at the airport.
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Honolulu
Thomas F Eagleton
George McGovern
Eagleton
McGovern
Los Angeles
Missouri
Democratic National Committee
Honolulu International
Five Jailed Workers Released In Massive British Strikes
Hundreds of thousands of British strikers returned to work after five longshoremen jailed by the new labor court were released. Unions vow to keep up pressure against Heath's industrial relations law as 24 hour strikes loom.
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London
New Labor Court
Engineering Workers’ Union
Edward Heath
House of Lords Judicial Committee
Britain
Pentonville
Industrial Relations Court
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Kilborn
Union City Memorial Hospital
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Heathrow
England
Derek Watkins
Bernie Steer
Vic Turner
Cornelius Clancy
Anthony Merrick
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