Spellers Compete For County Spot at Concord School
Thirty six grade students from five elementary schools competed in a spelling bee at Concord School to choose five spellers and an alternate for the Erie County Spelling Bee at the Erie YMCA on April 11. Contenders from Conelway, Concord, Spring Creek, Columbus and Wright schools vied for the county berth.
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Concord
Erie County
Erie Ymca
Conelway
Spring Creek
Columbus
Wright
Corry
Erie
Endsley
Andrea Narducci
David Cole
Debra Hershberger
Ronald Hamilton
Sheila Ross
David Armitage
Desegregation policy weakened in education bill debate
The Senate moved a $23 billion education bill amid opposition from Southern lawmakers after a Stennis amendment to push vigorous actions against school segregation, both de jure and de facto, was watered down in conference. The broader bill faces expected clashes with the White House over education spending.
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John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate
Dixie Bloc
Stennis
Congress
Nixon
White House
Departments of Health, Education and Welfare
Labor
North
South
Corry paper ad notes postage and rates
A fragment from an advertising page lists postal rates and delivery options for Corry Pennsylvania. It notes second class postage, annual mail prices, carrier rates, and requests for advertising rate inquiries. The damaged text hints at display rates and inquiries.
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Corry
Israel Seeks US to Rethink Jet Fighter Sales
Congressional pushback accompanies Nixon's refusal to supply new jets to Israel. Senate Foreign Relations leaders Aiken and Fulbright endorse the decision, while Goodell urges hearings on Mideast arms policy. Cairo paper Al Ahram calls the move a deception. Scott, a Republican leader, says Israel should receive the jets now.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nixon
Israel
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
U.S. Mideast
Aiken
Goodell
New York
Middle East
Russia
Egypt
Cairo
al Ahram
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Scott
Girl Phones In Bomb Threat At Titusville
Titusville Junior and Senior High School were evacuated after a telephoned bomb threat. A young woman caller claimed a bomb inside the building would explode at 2 30 p m. Police and firemen searched the school and found no bomb. Students were dismissed and bus riders directed to alternate locations.
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Titusville
Bruce Pringle
Jack Dile
Dile
Main Street
Presbyterian Church
House Leaders Race to Avert Postal Pay Strike
National emergency fears mount as lawmakers debate postal pay hikes. House and Senate proposals clash with Nixon’s stance, threatening an Easter recess delay. McGee and Dulski link action to a Nixon pledge. Ford accuses Democrats of delaying Nixon's plan while conflict over 11 percent total pay brews.
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House
Carl Albert
House Senate
Gale W. McGee
Dap
Senate Post Office Committee
Nixon
Postal Corporation
Thaddeus J. Dulski
D-N.y
House Post Office Committee
McGee
Dulski
Gerald R. Ford
Senate
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