Promise Scrutiny of 1970 71 Budget
Harrisburg reports the Senate approved 156 million in spending and sent 255 million back to the House while Gov Shafer refuses to sign tax bills funding the 2.5 billion budget. A separate Meadville case ends in arrests over marijuana sales at Mother Earth involving three men.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Shafer
Tosday
Senate Appropriations
George N. Wade
Rcumberland
Meadville
Robert Wander Jr
Mother Earth
Peter Platou
New Orleans
Buckley Proper
Wander
John Holt
Atl P.m
Thomas Ford
Zilian Rumberger
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Holt
Platou
Harry Randall
D.W. Ladner
Ladner
Plato
Proper
Donald W. Ladner
House
Penn State
General Assembly
Pennsylvania Power and Light Co
Public Utility Commission
P.p.&l
French Submarine Eurydice Reported Missing
TOULON France A French submarine the Eurydice is missing in the Mediterranean after a practice dive near Cape Camarat about 65 miles east of Marseille The vessel with a normal crew of 45 failed to respond to radio messages after the dive and the prefecture said it was very worried about the submarine The incident recalls Israeli submarine Dakar which vanished in January 1968 with a crew of 69 men.
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Toulon
France
Mediterranean
Maritime
Cape Camarat
Marseille
Police Collar Runaways 15 With Car Stolen At Geneva NY
City police near East Columbus avenue stopped a car driven erratically and captured three 15 year old runaways from Geneva New York along with a stolen vehicle. The youths admitted running away and driving the stolen car. Geneva officers tracked the owners and parents would retrieve their sons and the car’s owner would pick up the vehicle. The incident occurred near the Dairy Queen drive in Corry.
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Geneva
East Columbus Avenue
Dairy Queen
Omic East Columbus
N.Y
Jonny
Corry
Amedie W. Nepa
Betel Joy Rida
Congress races with clock to avert railroad strike
President Nixon urged Congress to impose a mandatory contract settlement today to avert a nationwide railroad shutdown by 45,000 shop craft workers. He backed an agreement ratified by three unions but rejected by the Sheet Metal Workers. Hearings were set as leaders warned action could take days or weeks amid opposition to compulsory settlements.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Afl-Cio
Sheet Metal Workers International Association
Senate Labor Committee
House Commerce Committee
Senate Committee
George P. Shultz
William W. Winpisinger
Winpisinger
Shultz
John P. Hiltz
Unnions
Wildcat Penn Central Strike Intensifies Across Cleveland Yard
In Cleveland hundreds of workers join a wildcat walkout at Penn Central Collinwood Yard despite a temporary injunction. Union leaders say 700 workers are striking or honoring picket lines as wider wage disputes and job jurisdiction delays persist, with looming nationwide actions amid congressional pressure.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Penn Central Railroad
Collinwood
US District Court
Ben C. Green
Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 368
Wildcat
Washington
Bilermakers and Blacksmiths Union Local 416
International Association of Machinists Local 584
The
Electrical Workers Union
Oilers
Penn Central
Joseph Gallio
Sheet Metal Workers Local
Craftsmen's Federation
His International
Columbus School Board Faces Cash Shortfall and Land Use Debate
The Columbus School Board explains a $23,000 cash balance against $80,000 in bills with April reimbursements delayed to May. The board plans short term borrowing to cover obligations, including $19,000 owed to Corry Area Jointure, while also weighing disposition of the Wickwire house and its 1.5 acres for potential future expansion. Janitor Merle Page seeks to work beyond 65 with state approval. A Taylor County Courthouse sign mix up shows a Women’s Toilet label with a larger “Ladies Only” sign.
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Columbus
Corry Area
Earl Wickwire
Merle Page
SE. Anderson
Page
Campbellsville
Taylor County
State to back 7 percent on large inactive accounts
Harrisburg AP says the commonwealth will seek 7 percent returns on inactive state time accounts over 100000 dollars, boosting from 5 percent. About 39 million dollars are affected across 363 banks, with smaller accounts earning 5.5 percent. Banks protest withdrawals, warning impact on services and local programs.
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Harrisburg
Commonwealth
Bipartisan
Board of Finance and Revenue
Pennsylvania
Grace M. Sloan
First Seneca Bank and Trust Co
Oil City
Citizens National Bank of
Gannon students demand reforms and extra tuition for talent
About 125 Gannon College students marched to the president’s office at Erie demanding reforms including a student union, hockey funding, and changes to the grading system. A spokesman said they’d pay up to $5 per semester to finance top speakers and bands.
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ERIE
Gannon College
Jeff Keim
Keim
Gannon
Fulbright Warns Laos Seen More Critical Than Vietnam
Senator Fulbright cites high Nixon officials calling Laos more vital than Vietnam, a view he says scares him. He declined to name the officials, but recalls a State Department official making the claim to committee members. The disclosure follows calls for a secret Senate session on U.S. involvement in Laos amid renewed Southeast Asia tensions.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
Laos
Vietnam
Arkansas Democrat
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Fulbright
George 8. McGovern
D-S.d
Senate
U.S
Laog
Thailand
Laos Hearings Prompt Fulbright Warning On U S Involvement
Fulbright and his committee press for release of testimony on U S activity in Laos. They warn that Laos could pose a dangerous future if Vietnam stakes justify larger commitments. Laird and McGovern clash over policy and secrecy while Aiken cautions against overreaction and broader war.
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Fulbright
U.S
Laos
Senate
United States
Vietnam
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Aiken
North
Secre
North Vietnam
Sen
Stuart Symington
Congress
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International Association of Machinists
Sheet Metal Workers
Edward F. Carlough
Imion
Wally O'Brien
Cleveland
Blossburg
Lewistown Trust Co
Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority
Department of Revenue
Third National Bank and Trust Company of Scranton
Northern Central Bank and Trust Co
Williamsport
Gannon Group
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