Penn Central marks year in bankruptcy with cautious optimism
Washington AP reports Penn Central marked a year in bankruptcy reorganization with some operational gains and a cash cushion but faces estimated 1971 losses of 240 million dollars. Trustees caution a possible December shutdown and note government takeover talk while Amtrak absorbs long haul passenger service.
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Washington
Penn Central Railroad
Congress
Penn Central
Amtrak
Pennsy
B52 Raids Fail to Slow North Vietnamese Assaults
In a week of heavy B52 raids, North Vietnamese regulars and Viet Cong launched multiple attacks across the northern frontier and areas near Da Nang, the DMZ, and Saigon. Casualties included five South Vietnamese soldiers killed and 27+ Americans wounded or killed, with U.S. bombings continuing to total hundreds of tons as battles persisted near Camp Fuller, Firebase Sarge, and other coastal and inland sites.
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Saigon
da Nang
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Dmz
A Shau
Sarge
Faulkner
196Th
5Th Mechanized Infantry Division
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Bong Son
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Warren Boy and Two Others Drown in Area Mishaps
A 15 year old Warren boy, William Bair, drowned near the Allegheny River mouth while attempting to save his 13 year old sister Joyce Bair. James Wingard, 13, and Thomas King, 16, also tried to help and perished, with Erie’s James Wingard recounting Joyce cried for help before being swept away. Identified victims included 7 year old Lee A Seager in Albion and 17 year old James Gaintrose in Chautauqua Lake, with divers resuming efforts at dawn after night search by local authorities.
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Warren
Salcons
Allegheny River
William Bair
Betty Bair
Warren General Hospital
Sheffield
Brokenstraw Creek
Joyce Bair
James Wingard
Thomas King
Erie
Wingard
U.S. Forest Service
Joyce
Bill
Jim
Forest Service
Lee Sitler
Youngsville
George Seager
Albion
Girard
Young Seager
Erie County
James Summers
Brooklyn
Ohio
Chautauqua Lake
Chautauqua County
New York
James Gaintrose
Byron Wallace
Atilla Aydinli
Supreme Court Near End Of Term On Ali And Church Aid
The Supreme Court moves into the final phase of the 1970 71 term with action on Muhammad Ali public aid to church run colleges and government wiretapping. Justices prepare to recess after two last sittings disposing of 15 argued cases and about 200 petitions for hearings. Ali faces potential five year prison if conviction stands while his fight may miss the July 26 date in Houston. The court also weighs federal grants to religiously affiliated campuses noting about 240 million of 2.4 billion in state and federal aid goes to church schools. Ohio Rhode Island and Pennsylvania cases involve teacher salaries and lay supplement limits amid church state separation questions. Also on docket are juvenile jury trial rights and customs strip searches. Exports from Britain rise to a record 518 million in 1970 up 14 percent from 1969.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Muhammad Ali
Ali
Cassius Clay
Houston
Astrodome
Jimmy Ellis
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Allegheny Swimmer Heads For Tionesta
Russell Chaffee a 44 year old Sayre teacher swimming the Allegheny River left for Tionesta after a 12 mile swim in Forest County. He began in Olean on June 12 and aims to reach Pittsburgh by Friday, accompanied by Sayre High School student Terry Evans.
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Woo. Miukuiy, Ra
Russell Chaffee
Bradford County
Allegheny River
Tionesta
Chaffee
Sayre
Forest County
Olean
Pittsburgh
Sayre High School
Terry Evans
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PC Outlook
South Cornwall
Warren Boy
Loblaws
Rosie's
London
Allegheny
Rossbacher
Clymer, N. Y
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