Nixon tightens ABM plan talks with leaders
President Nixon summoned Republican leaders amid signals a decision on deploying the Sentinel ABM system could come. He spent the Florida weekend with Kissinger and weighed options from delaying deployment to a modified plan or cancellation. Pentagon signals suggested moving Spartan sites farther from cities to limit expansion and costs.
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Nixon
Florida
Key Biscayne
Henry A. L. Kissinger
Senate
Pentagon
Gordon Allott
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Strike Grips France As Millions Walk Off Jobs
Paris and beyond face a 24hour strike as millions of French workers demand higher wages. Electricity and transit falter, suburban trains idle, long distance routes limited, shops rely on candles, and extra police control traffic. Flights within France are restricted though some planes operate.
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France
Viet Cong Enter Third Phase of Spring Offensive
Heavy fighting raged northwest of Saigon as Viet Cong shelled more than 60 allied bases and towns including Hue. U S officers say this signals the third phase of the spring offensive begun Feb 23 with four enemy divisions poised around Saigon and regional forces moving toward the capital.
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U.S
Corry Area Joint School hires five new teachers
Five new teachers were appointed by the Corry Area Joint School Committee at its regular meeting last night. Elizabeth Jackman, 23, special education, starting $5,900. Eleanor Oesch, substitute elementary, $20 a day. Richard Prather, 31, high school art, $5,700. Susan Kay Johnson, 27, elementary, $7,200 with five years experience. K Eugene Wilkins, 25, high school math, $5,700.
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Edinboro
Conelway School
Ruth Clark
Richard Prather
Kent State University
Susan Kay Johnson
Johnson
Buyer Likes Store Games During Probe Hearing
Washington AP reports shoppers respond to grocery store and service station prize games with sales boosts over 30 percent and business gains above 20 percent. Ralph C. Glendenning labels the games powerful and popular while critics warn of casino like practices and coercion in games. FTC proposes rules to bar supplier coercion and rigging in food and gasoline sectors.
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Ralph C. Glendinning
Glendenning
Westport
Beaver Falls
James W. Heizer
Roanoke
Virginia Gasoline Re‘aters Association, Inc
FTC
Route 6 Crash Causes $675 Damage
Two men escaped injury when their cars collided about a mile west of Corry on the Corry Union City road shortly before 9 am. Melvin Newton and Robert Culbertson were involved. damage totaled 675 dollars. Charges pending, according to Trooper Terence Haskins.
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Corry Union City Road
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Prom date moved to May 29 to aid working parents
Corry Area High School administration shifted the prom from June 10 to May 29 after a request from the Post Prom Party Committee. At a joint school committee meeting Superintendent Ray Elsen noted working parents would be able to rest on Memorial Day, prompting swift approval.
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Corry Area
It Was A New Idea To Some In School Budget Plan
At a Corry Area Joint School Committee meeting the nine week report period was unveiled drawing eyebrows from board members. Proponents argued fewer reports cut teacher paperwork and boosted conferences with parents while disputing faster grade moves. The plan faces more time for deliberation by the joint committee and Corry board members.
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Apollo 9 OK for splashdown as storm calms
Apollo 9 astronauts James McDivitt David Scott and Russell Schweickart enter a quiet recovery period as weather forecasts improve for Thursday splashdown in the Atlantic. Capsule communicator Stuart Roosa reports winds around 15 knots seas four to five feet, within limits for the 10 day moon mission test.
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Stuart Roosa
Sion Control
Spacemen
McDivitt
Stu
Roosa
Guadalcanal
Mission Control
Bermuda
Scott
Ray Gets Life Plea Raises Questions About Dr Kings Death
The widow of Martin Luther King Jr argues the assassination involved more than one person and remains a national concern despite James Earl Ray's 99 year sentence. District Attorney Canale rejects conspiracy claims, outlining Ray’s funds from robberies and smuggling tied to his prison escape.
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Memphis, Tenn
Marlin Luther King Jr
James Earl Ray
Ralph David Abernathy
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Ray
United States
Canada
Europe
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Canale
Missouri
King
Memphis
Montreal
London
Windahl Named To Corry PD
In a special session Windahl Named To Corry Police Department after City Council approved Chief Carnegie's recommendation. Richard B. Windahl 26 of Columbus will be a rookie patrolman pending residency. he scored highest on the exam among six applicants and will attend Erie Rookie Police School as the force reaches ten officers.
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Frank Carnegie
Richard B. Windahl
Columbus
Joseph Furst
Carnegie
Windahl
Furst
Corry
Erie
Corry Area Directors Push Expanded School Curricula
Corry Area Joint School Committee members again target curricula as a main issue amid debates over on the job training and wage paperwork. Joseph Pitcavage and William Kafferlin press for upgraded industrial arts and electronics courses as Superintendent Ray Elsen sides with funding questions.
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Joseph Pitcavage
Columbus
William Kafferlin
Spring Creek
Kafferlin
Ray Elsen
Elsen
State Department of Labor and Industry
Pitcavage
Two Bids Placed for Relocatable Conelway School Buildings
Corry Area Joint School Committee opened two bids for mobile classrooms for Conelway School. Mobile Classrooms Inc. offered 13,959 for the building plus 90 for aluminum landings and 292 for carpeting. Equipment and Furniture Co. division of National Homes bid 15,542 for the building with air conditioning and 433 for carpeting. Representatives will meet with the three boards tonight to select a bid, subject to state approval.
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Conelway
Corry Area
Conelway School
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