North Vietnamese advance deepens Laos fighting near Long Cheng
North Vietnamese forces pushed from the Sam Thong base and attacked an outpost near Long Cheng in Laos. Rockets hit Long Cheng burning houses as up to 18,000 civilians and soldiers fled the area, while Air America planes evacuated evacuees and combatants to Vientiane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vientiane
Laos
Sam Thong
Long Cheng
Vang Pao
United States
Pathet Lao
Air America
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Sam Taong
Plain of Jars
U.S
Anne Chillock Heads Census Takers Here
Fifteen area residents will handle the 1970 census count in and around Corry. Mrs. Anne Chillock is crew leader for Corry with 14 assistants, all tested and accepted for the job. Local workers include Mrs. Leo Dolan, Mrs. Joseph Frisina, Mrs. Jack Dundon, Mrs. David Stultz, Mrs. Donald Higgins, Ruth Marsh, Mrs. John Bensink, Florence Smith, Virginia Ware, Ruth Tech, Mrs. Harry Gregor, Arlowein Allen, Rudolph Williams. Training will precede the April 1 census start. The item also notes a 1949 Ft Benning letter found in 1959, about Curtis Reel to Elda Weese, now Mrs. Curtis Reel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Byron Clapper
Erie
John Chillock
Snyder Circle
The
Journal
Chillock
Leo Dolan
East Irving Street
Joseph Frisina
East
Bond Street
Jack Dundon
R.D
David Stultz
West Washington Street
Donald Higgins
Cambodia lawmakers depose Prince Sihanouk amid corruption charges
Cambodian National Assembly deputies accuse Prince Norodom Sihanouk of corruption murder nepotism and aiding Viet Cong before a unanimous no confidence vote ousts him. They claim he ran a gambling casino profited from selling government jobs and ordered executions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
Thailand
Cambodia
National Assembly
Norodom Sihanouk
Trinh Haahn
Sihanouk
Ouch Ek
Monique
Assembly
Cheng Heng
Foreign Ministry
U.S
Youth Wins $38,000 Libel Judgment in Yearbook Case
In Newark New Jersey a Superior Court jury awarded 19 year old Robert Mele and his mother Elizabeth Fabrizzio 38000 dollars for libel over a junior high school yearbook description. The award broke down into 11000 dollars for loss of reputation and 27000 dollars for mental suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Robert Mele
Elizabeth Fabrizzio
Elderly Tag Rebate Forms Available in Corry
Norbert Bachomner, alderman, offers RMV 371 forms for senior citizens to claim reduced vehicle license fees under Act 39. Applications are available at Bachomner's office and the offices of District Justice Porter Auer and Justin Butters. No fee to obtain or fill out the form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Norbert Bach Omner
Porter Auer
Justin Butters
Bachomner
Mail Carrier Strike Spreads Across States and New York
New York and nearby states see a widening illegal wage strike by letter carriers despite a federal back to work order. Locals in New Jersey, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, and Stamford voted to walk out, delaying tens of millions of pieces of mail and affecting banks, brokerages, and offices. Union leaders defend the action while acknowledging its illegality, and pay disputes remain the core issue as Congress stalls on wage increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey
Westchester
Rockland
Orange Counties
New York City
Stamford
Conn
Leventhal
Herman Sandbank
United States
Washington
Winton M. Blount
Hopkins Bill Aims Open Hospital Board Meetings
A Pennsylvania bill by Rep. Forest Hopkins would allow news media to attend quasi-public hospital board meetings. Hopkins argues public funding warrants public access as hospital rates rise and efficiency is questioned. He cites high physician payments and cites Erie and Corry as low-rate examples, urging transparency. Sweden to aid North Vietnam with 45 million dollars in humanitarian and reconstruction support, Finance Minister Straeng announces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Forest Hopkins
North East
Hopkins
Harrisburg
Erie
Corry
Corry Memorial Hospital
Journal
Stockholm
Sweden
North Vietnam
Gunnar Straeng
New York Senate votes to repeal abortion restrictions
The New York Senate approved a bill to repeal nearly all abortion limits by a 31 to 25 vote, sending the measure to the Assembly. The proposal would leave abortion decisions to the woman and her physician with no time limits or residency rules. Governor Rockefeller favored reform, and supporters argued current law forces illegal abortions. The vote crossed party and religious lines amid emotional debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
New York Senate
Assembly
Senate
Rockefeller
Earl W. Brydges
New York
Sen
D. Clinton Dominick
Newburgh
Dominick
13 Year Old Susan Dusio Leads Drug Education Week
Newark California AP Susan Dusio a 13 year old eighth grader at MacGregor Junior High organized a week of drug abuse education for 640 teenagers. She contacted state Narcotics Bureau Alameda County authorities Synanon House and Headway arranging speakers exhibits and films with local clubs and banks contributing funds. The program aimed to give students accurate information about drugs and changed some views according to Susan and her vice principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Calif
Susan Dusio
MacGregor Junior High School
Kenneth Strange
Susan
State Narcotics Bureau
San Francisco
Alameda County
Synanon House
Oakland
Polluter Penn Central Faces Strict Action In Pa Courts
Enola oil discharges into the Susquehanna prompt daily sampling by a Fish Commission agent and potential daily offenses. Penn Central fined previously for spills. authorities press courts to treat each day’s pollution as a separate offense with possible $1,000 penalties. A crackdown ordered by Gov Shafer targets chronic stream polluters amid ongoing river pollution concerns. A second item reports the death of dragline operator Fred J Pagliari, 57, at O K Coal Co in Sligo after his machine overturned.
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Harrisburg
Enola
Susquehanna River
Chesapeake Bay
Penn Central Railroad
Fentania
Susquehanna
Penn Central
The
Fish Commission
Health Department
Robert Bielo
Blelo
Shafer
Sanitary Water Board
Bielo
Clarion
O.K. Coal Co
Sligo
Clarion Gounty
Fred J. Pagliari
Rimersburg
Airliner slaying suspect faces federal charges
Boston AP Herbert Travers says John J. DiVivo 27 of West New York is charged with murder in the Gunshot slaying of an Eastern Airlines copilot and may be accused under the Air Piracy Act. Conviction could bring death penalty. DiVivo injured, undergoing treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital after cockpit attack on a DC9. Pilot Robert M. Wilbur Jr. also injured but landed safely at Logan Airport. State police have a warrant in East Boston District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U.S
Herbert F. Travers Jr
Arso
John J. DiVivo
West New York
N.J
Massachusetts General Hospital
Eastern Airlines
Robert M. Wilbur Jr
Fair Lawn
Logan International Airport
East Boston
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Anne Chillock
Reel
Ft. Benning
Prince Norodom Sihanouk
Gus Johnson
Manhattan
Bronx
Afl-Cio National Association of Letter Carriers
Jack Leventhal
Brooklyn
General Post Office
Martin Rafferty
Post Office
Congress
Department
National Guard
Blount
Nixon
Bill
State Senate
Little Susan
Ponder
James E. Hartley
R.M. Wilbur
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