City Council Tackles Six Issues At Special Meeting
A three hour session approved second reading of a salary ordinance amendment and debated Penelec rate protests, police staffing ideas, Mead Park gate hours, and local housing and water building matters. Council discussed drafting a protest letter to PUC and potential extra officers with Police Chief Nichols.
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Public Utility Commission
Pennsylvania Electric Cor
Benjamin Calderone
Kenneth Nichols
Mead Park
Water Company
South Center Street Hill
Penelec
Council
William Halfast
Hostage crisis at Texas prison stalls talks in Huntsville
Negotiations with three armed convicts holding 13 hostages at the Texas state prison reach an impasse as ringleader Fred Gomez Carrasco demands weapons and armor. A librarian and a hostage escaped or were harmed earlier, while eight teachers and librarians, a priest, a guard, and three inmates remain captive. talks resume today at 8 a.m.
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Huntsville
Tex
Texas State Prison
Ron Taylor
W.J. Estelle
Fred Gomez Carrasco
Aline House
Carrasco
Taylor
Henry Escamilla
Cyprus accord in principle for ending Greek Turkish standoff
In Geneva, a Turkish spokesman said a compromise accord to end the Cyprus military standoff was in principle ready and could be signed this afternoon with Turkish troop reductions. Greek Foreign Minister Mavros expressed hope but noted remaining problems before a truce. observers warned past near-misses.
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Turkey
Greece
Cyprus
Geneva
George Mavros
Ankara
Mediterranean
Britain
House Judiciary advances articles against Nixon after pivot
The committee approved 28 to 10 an article charging Nixon with violating his oath and duties. A second article on subpoenas is expected to pass 22 to 16. Debate centered on impeachment for abuse of power, executive privilege claims, and potential fines over Cambodia bombing. White House says tapes may be limited for Jaworski.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Judiciary Committee
Robert McClory
R-Ii
Cambodia
McClory
Committee Democrats
Republic
Lawrence 4. Hogan
Rmd
Robert I. Drinan
Dmass
Presi
Thieves Loot Warren Bank in Daylight Holdup
State police and FBI seek two masked young robbers who entered the North Warren Penn sylvania Bank and Trust around 3 p.m. and escaped with about $41,000 after firing a warning shot. Four customers were inside. a female from Ashville, N Y, was treated for shock. Police issued roadblocks as they traced a possibly stolen car tied to the suspects.
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FBI
Warren
North Warren
Pennsylvania Bank and Trust
Edward A. Ryberg
Ryberg
Ashville
N.Y
Warren General Hospital
Erie
Glenn van Sickle
Bradford
New York State
Kyberg
Connally Denies Indictment in Watergate Bribery Case
Former Treasury secretary John B Connally was indicted on bribery conspiracy and perjury charges by a Watergate grand jury accusing him of accepting two $5,000 bribes from milk producers and conspiring to cover up the payments. He vows to fight the allegations and seeks vindication, facing potential 19 years in prison and fines if convicted.
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Washington
John B. Connally
Treasury
Watergate
Connally
Houston
Nixon
Edward Bennett Williams
Jake Jacobsen
Texas
Associated Milk Producers, Inc
Dairy Farmer Cooperative
Drunk Driving Charge After East Smith Street Crash
City police investigated two crashes yesterday. Ruth L. Owens, 46, of Frewsburg, was charged with drunk driving after her car struck a parked vehicle on East Smith Street and she refused field tests. Damages were about 500 dollars. Earlier, Doris A. Atwood, 39, backed from a West Smith Street plaza space, hitting David L. Miles, 17, causing minor damages totaling about 125 dollars.
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East Smith Street
Wrewsburg
N.Y
Ruth L. Owens
Frewsburg
East Smith
Nicholas
Doris A. Atwood
West Irrederick Street
David L. Miles
Corry
Atwood
Miles
Suspected Clymer Kidnapper At Large
A 18-year-old Clymer man Raymond Keith is at large on charges of illegal imprisonment and first degree burglary after allegedly abducting his estranged wife at knifepoint from a home near Stedman New York. Police say he may have fled to Pennsylvania driving a brown Maverick with PA plates. Keith has a restraining order and failed to appear in Family Court.
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A .S
Clymer
Stedman
N.Y
New York State
Falconer
Raymond Keith
Keith
Mary Lou Keith
Pennsylvania
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City
Halfast
PUC
Calderone
Nichols
North Center Street
Fire Department
Henry A. Kissinger
Bulent Ecevit
Episcopal
Edward Willis Jr
Hat
Antino Ramos
Philadelphia
Dent Nixon
Peter Rodine
D-N.j
Edward Hutchinson
R-Mich
Warren Bank
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