Nixon Fails To Halt Crime
Washington report assesses 15 months of Nixon policy on crime and crime reduction. It notes an 11 percent rise in serious crimes last year, criticizes the administration for focusing on federal matters while most crime remains local, and discusses LEAA and the state versus city funding debate.
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Washington
Vietnam
Nixon
Congress
District of Columbia
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
SEAA
House Republicans
Celler
John N. Mitchell
Union City Hears Street Light Upgrade and 911 Plan
Union City Borough Council heard Penelec propose upgrading 283 streetlights with mercury vapor units at an annual borough cost of 787 dollars more. A meeting with General Telephone and area communities to discuss adopting 911 was tentatively set for April 16. Mayor Hakel pledged extra police for vandalism and junk cars. hearings on two building code violations were announced. Bond for rubbish collector reduced from 12 000 to 4 000 dollars. State funds and bids for traffic signals were in flux. Recreation complex improvements totaling 7460 dollars were outlined.
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Union City
Pennsylvania Electric Company
General Telephone Company
Henry Poe
Penelec
Poe
Mill Village
Waterford
Frank Hakel
Joseph Tombo
K&b Electric Company
Corry
David Johnson
Allegheny River Basin
Hare Creek
Bear Creek
Brokenstraw
Allegheny
Cambodian asylum granted to crewman's wife in Long Beach
Mrs Florence Glatkowski of Long Beach California wife of one of the two sailors granted asylum in Cambodia after the American ammunition carrier Columbia Eagle sailed into Cambodian waters. She talks with newsmen about her husband Alvin saying she has not heard from him since the incident.
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Florence Glatkowski
Long Beach
Calif
Cambodia
Columbia Eagle
Cambodian
Alvin
Vets Reverse Building Sale and Board Resigns
VFW Building Association members reversed a prior vote and rejected selling the club to the Corry Salvation Army. After the vote, all seven board members resigned, new directors were promptly elected, and a possible return to the issue was hinted by a former director. The Salvation Army offered a higher price but the sale did not proceed.
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VFW Building Association
Corry Salvation Army
Salvation Army
VFW
Army
Citadel
East Washington Street
Second Brother Killed In Vietnam
In Southfield Michigan AP reports that William Francis, 25, was killed March 9 in a helicopter training mission in Vietnam. His older brother, Sgt. Michael Francis, was killed in action in September 1967. The father had urged authorities not to send William but he chose to serve.
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Southfield
Mich
John G. Francis
William
Vietnam
Bill
Michael Francis
Pilot shot. passenger gunman hijacks Boston area flight
A passenger opened fire injuring a pilot in both arms during a mile-high struggle aboard an Eastern Airlines shuttle from Newark to Logan. Captain Robert Wilbur and copilot were with gunman John J. DiVivo, 27, who shot the pilot and wounded others. Hartley, 31, was killed. The plane landed safely with 73 aboard, no panic reported.
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Boston
James B. Hartley
Fort Lee
N.J
John J. DiVive
West New York
Bie
Eastern Airlines
Robert Wilbur Dr
Fairlawn, NJ
Franklin
Logan International Airport
Newark
Wilbur
Wilbur Des
Mannachusetts General General Hospital
Pivnce
Christine Peterson
Postmen Strike Throttles Mail Across New York Area
Postmen defy federal law and walk off the job in Manhattan and the Bronx, with spillover to Long Island and Paterson New Jersey. The strike halts most Nassau and Suffolk offices, prompts emergency plans, and faces potential restraining orders as unions demand pay raises and improved benefits.
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New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Long Island
Paterson
N.J
U.S. Postal Service
First Cass
Congress
Nassau
Suffolk
Washington
Queens
Morris Biller
Bronx Postal Union
Johnson
Leventhal
State Agencies Tighten Scrutiny of Sewage Plants
The State Department of Health and allied agencies including the State Sanitary Water Board, State Department of Forests and Waters, and Erie County Health are intensifying review of sewage treatment plants as environmental concern grows. The joint regulatory effort signals upcoming changes for cities in Pennsylvania.
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State Department of Health
State Sanitary Water Board
State Department of Forests and Waters
Erie County Department of Health
Pennsylvania
Demolition Mishap Sparks Water Fire At Crestline Building
Communications broke down during tearing down an addition to Crestline building on Pennsylvania Avenue. Sprinkler system ruptured, fire alarm triggered, 15 responders found only water damage. Firefighters returned to station by 6:44 pm.
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Crestline of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Avenue
Kiener
Crestline
Cambodian king ousted as parliament condemns Sihanouk
Cambodian Parliament voted no confidence in Prince Norodom Sihanouk after violent protests over North Vietnamese and Viet Cong presence on the border. Power shifted to Cheng Heng as head of state while Gen Lon Nol and Sirik Matak influence policy. Cambodia pledged neutrality and respect for treaties amid surrounding upheaval.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Radio Phnom Penh
Moscow
Paris
Peking
Phnom Penh
Cheng Heng
National Assembly
Assembly
Royal Cambodian Council
Sihanouk
Lon Nol
Sirik Matak
South Vietnam
Nol
Singapore
Inter
Misses One Boy Hits Another and Pole Collision
Meadville report describes a morning crash when a car driven by Mrs. Gertrude Laughlin swerved to avoid a running boy, striking Walter Finn and a pedestrian, then colliding with a utility pole. Finn, Laughlin, and Dora Gore were hospitalized with knee and chest injuries, a fractured leg, and abrasions respectively.
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Meadville
Gertrude Laughlin
Laughlin
Walter G. Finn
Finn
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UC Council
Crewman
Miss Petersen
Cansendera
Mins Petersen
DiVivo
U.S
John Wascak
Erie
New York State
New York City
the Bronx
Brooklyn
Flushing
Far Rockaway
Jamaica
Long Island City
Staten Island
Mineola
Hicksville
Riverhead
Wascak
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