Record U S Air Attacks Crumble More AR Bridges
American fighter bombers conducted a record 340 strikes against North Vietnam on Tuesday and hit at least nine more railroad bridges including four on the northwest line toward China and three between Hanoi and Haiphong. The big bombers focused on troop concentrations along the Laotian border and near Hue while South Vietnamese forces claimed gains around Moc Hoa and An Loc after a three day operation that killed 164 enemy and captured 58 weapons. Hanoi Radio said two Air Force F4 jets were shot down, but the U.S. Command reported no aircraft losses.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
China
Hanoi
Haiphong
U.S. Command
Peking
Dong Hoi
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
A Shau
Hue
Tuyen Binh
Moc Hoa
Lai Khe
An Loc
Hanoi Radio
U.S
North
Meadville Protest Grows Over Penelec Rate Hike Review
Chester Engineers of Pittsburgh, hired by Meadville City Council, says Penelec maintenance costs for 1971 exceed 1970 by over 50 percent while operating costs rise about 20 percent. The Meadville council, seeking a protest before the PUC, retains attorney John Fullerton and plans strategy with Erie officials.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Electric Company
PUC
Chester Engineers of
Meadville
The
Journal Today
Penelec
Public Utilities Commission
Meadville Council
Harrisburg
John Fullerton
Erie
Louis Tullio
Pentagon Papers leak anniversary party in Los Angeles
Daniel Ellsberg, Anthony Russo and about 50 supporters marked the first anniversary of the Pentagon Papers leak with wine and a pentagonal cake after a federal court hearing granted one more day to file pretrial motions. Ellsberg and Russo face trial June 26 on charges of stealing and disseminating the secret Vietnam War origin documents.
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Los Angeles
Daniel Elisberg
Anthony Russo
Pentagon
Elllsberg
Russo
U.S
Vietnam
Ellsberg
Clymer School Bus Rolls No One Hurt
A Clymer Central school bus carrying children to the Erie zoo tipped after its rear wheels slid off a muddy road. Deputies said no one was hurt and the kids exited, continued to the zoo on another bus. Driver William D. Himemein reported braking to avoid a road construction slowdown, but the bus skidded and overturned onto its right side.
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Clymer Central School
Erie Zoo
Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office
William D. Himemein
Findley Lake
Clymer
Himemein
Sliding Tax Plan Moves in Pa. Legislature
A revised constitutional amendment would permit a statewide graduated income tax with sliding rates only on personal income. Backed by the Shapp administration, the proposal awaits House and Senate approval in two consecutive sessions before a voter referendum. The budget process continues as about 200 spending measures await action amid printing plant labor issues.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
House
Senate
Martin P Mullen
Philadelphia
Power Shift Threatens Desegregation Commission in Pa
Harrisburg reports the Pennsylvania House approved a bill to curb the Human Relations Commission by giving it only advisory power over desegregation in public schools. Gov. Shapp has vowed to veto. The measure targets busing as a desegregation tool, drawing fire from Black lawmakers who call it racist. House action followed debates on court oversight and district plans, with broader fiscal notes touching a proposed constitutional amendment for a graduated income tax and a $1.2 million pension for district justices.
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Harrisburg
Human Relations Commission
Pennsylvania
House
Senate
Shap
Earl Vann
Philadelphia
Charles Caputo
D-Allegheny
Pittsburgh
K. Leroy Irvis
Dallegheny
Irvis
Mullen
State Chamber of Commerce
Frank Frisina's chaotic morning before New York trip
Frank Frisina of 704 West Smith Street woke at 5:30 am to head to New York City. He backed his car into the neighbor’s yard, chased the slipping wagon, tripped on a hose, and mudded his clothes while forgetting airline tickets in bed, before the day improved.
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Frank Frisina
West
Smith Street
New York City
Frank
Erie
Court date moved up for South Center housing hearing
A court hearing on the injunction halting work at the 50 unit CAIDC housing project on South Center Street was rescheduled from August 28 to June 20. The Concerned Homeowners Association led the appeal, with Lawrence Shelley named as president. Judge Lindley McClelland issued May 26 injunction stopping construction, after CAIDC attorney William A. Peiffer sought faster action to avoid delays into September. The association formed after local protests over costs to nearby property owners and opposition to the project.
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South Center Street
Corry Area
Lindley McClelland
William A. Peiffer
CAIDC
Peiffer
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Slavery Charge Shocks Migrant Camp In Florida
Six men from Forest City Arkansas were indicted in Tampa on conspiracy and involuntary servitude for beating migrant tomato workers and holding them in an abandoned Sun City schoolhouse near Ruskin. Victims alleged forcible returns and abuse while authorities identify operators and note prior health code issues. Morgan moved to U S marshals after hospital stay. others jailed in Hillsborough County.
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FBI
Tampa
J. F. Santoiana Jr
Santoiana
Walter Taylor Jr
A.J. Taylor
Edward Earle Hinton
David Rucker
Frank James
Ernest Morgan
Morgan
Sun City
Hillsborough County
Bradenton
U. S
Francis Ford
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5.D
Clayton Olson
Anthony
Erie Press Club
Fred Anthony
Journal
Press Club
Tony Zona
Erie ‘Times
Zona
Erie County Clerk of Courts
Byron Clapper
Shapp
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Luberta Taylor
Taylor
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