Nixon halts 25000 Vietnam troops withdrawal move
President Nixon orders a 25 000 troop drawdown in Vietnam as a first step while affirming U S Saigon solidarity after talks with South Vietnamese leader Nguyen Van Thieu at Midway Island Thieu called the move good news for Americans and pledged further withdrawals amid cautious optimism home.
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High Court Affirms Equal Time Rule in Broadcasts
The Supreme Court rules 7-0 that broadcasters must offer reply opportunities under the Fairness Doctrine. Justice Bryan R. White writes that the First Amendment does not permit unchecked private censorship in a medium not open to all. The decision covers political editorials and personal attacks.
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Canceled Shows Win Emmy Awards
Hollywood reports that several networks canceled programs captured Emmys at the 21st Television Academy awards. Winners include Get Smart The Ghost and Mrs Muir Judd for the Defense and the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Barbara Bain earned her third Emmy with a blunt speech.
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Wattsburg Man Killed In Crash
A Wattsburg man, Robert M. Nichols, 46, of Wattsburg, was killed in a three vehicle crash on Interstate 90 near Route 18. James P. Hanad, 24, of Northfield Ohio, driver of the eastbound car, apparently fell asleep at the wheel and was injured along with Robert P. Wurst, 40, of Erie, outcomes not yet known. Nichols drove for Fry Construction Co. of Erie.
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Vietnam pullout to 25,000 with reserves in Okinawa or Hawaii
The Pentagon says 25,000 U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Vietnam this summer and held in reserve in places like Okinawa or Hawaii. In emergencies they could be rushed back to Vietnam. Initial pullout will start with several battalions, with unit identifications still pending.
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Fire Kills 12 in West Virginia Family Home
A fatal blaze in Parkerburg claims the lives of 12 family members including Nancy 17 Patricia 11 Claudia 8 and infant Ricky 6 months. Grandfather Obie Bailey 63 escapes by leaping through a bathroom window as Roger 13 and Susan 15 watch. The eight room frame house was leveled in 45 minutes and cause of the fire is under investigation. Roger and Susan had been staying in a smaller structure behind the house with their grandfather when the fire struck about 1 30 am Sunday. The county maintenance worker father Charles Bailey is among the deceased.
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Banks Jump Prime Rate To 8 Percent
Banks raised the prime rate to 8 percent from 7 percent effective immediately. Bankers Trust Co. of New York led the move without comment, followed by banks in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Boston.
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Four Hurt In Weekend Series Of Car Crashes
Four people were injured in multiple weekend crashes involving a car, a pickup and a motorcycle per Corry State Police. Andrew Martin, 20, was treated and released after his vehicle went off West Main Street at 8:15 p.m. on Saturday. $500 damage reported. Additional Saturday incidents included Earl Brown, 19, and Keith Cramer, 16, with $950 total damage and no injuries. Mary Knupp, 19, of Warren, a southbound on Route 8 incident three miles from Warren.
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North East man arrested for larceny from wallet
A North East man Jimmy W. Tolbert was arrested by Meadville police early yesterday and charged with larceny of about $140 after allegedly cutting a back pocket in a truck wallet. He was arraigned before Mario Longo and committed to Crawford County Prison in $2,000 bail for a hearing.
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Point Of View Is Everything In Bradford
AP reports an entry in the Bradford police log notes a fight on Elm Street driveway with a girl beating up a man and later reverses to say no police action needed after a patrolman concluded the opposite viewpoint.
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City Police Move Swiftly To Corral Car Thieves
A city police team rounded up a group of young men charged with larceny of a motor vehicle within 24 hours after a Friday night incident spree. They linked three adults and a juvenile to a stolen car from Bear Lake and noted prior related thefts and vandalism at local sites.
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Kenneth Nichols
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Richard Windahl
False fire alarm prompts witness account at West Washington Gates
Police investigated a late night false alarm from a box at West Washington and Gates Streets. A witness said a white Dodge stopped, a woman or girl exited, set off the alarm, and left. A second alarm at Plant 2 of Erie County Plastic on East Main also proved unfounded due to sprinkler system water. The driver in a separate Pennsylvanial crash near Muncy, Fred W. Ellerman Jr., 33, died.
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Rats Swarm Smock After State Closes Garbage Dump
In Smock Pennsylvania the village of about 300 faces a rat invasion after a state health department shutdown of a garbage dump. A 10 year old boy was bitten, others report rabid-scale hordes. Residents deploy home remedies while authorities promise poison.
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