Democrats Defeat GOP In Voter Signups At Local Registration
A six hour registration session at the Municipal Building yielded 362 total signups with 179 Democrats, 122 Republicans, and 12 Independents. Four Republicans switched to Democrat while four Democrats moved to GOP. 17 address changes occurred and 36 new voters under 21 registered, 20 GOP and 16 Democrat. The Democratic edge, though clear, did not alter the long standing GOP lead.
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Pee
Erie County
GOP
Senate ends SST program halting decade of federal funding
The Senate voted 5146 to kill the supersonic transport program, ending nearly ten years of federal support and provoking a sharp split among lawmakers. Environmentalists hailed the move, while backers warned of billions wasted and thousands of jobs lost.
Nixon Scuttled On SST Fight By Senate Vote
Washington AP President Nixon faces a setback as the Senate votes 51-46 to cut federal financing for two SST prototypes. He privately counseled with five uncommitted senators and previously signed a measure rescinding a Navy yard closure. Critics warn environmental and economic risks, while supporters vow to salvage portions of the program. The vote follows a 215-204 House action to end funding.
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Walington
Senate
Nixon
House
William Proxmire
D-Wis
SST
Tokyo
Boeing Aircraft Co
Spiro T. Agnew
Sen. Slinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
David Gambrell
D-Ga
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Mim
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Margaret Chase Smith
R-Maine
Washington
Capitol Hill
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N.H
Maine
White House
Florida
G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
South
Congress
Carswell
America
Henry M. Jackson
Dwash
Jackson
Warren Magnuson
General Electric Co
Witnesses Deny PC Owns Lost Freight Cars in Illinois Case
Philadelphia AP report shows two Magna Earth executives and two LaSalle railroad officials testifying before a federal grand jury denying involvement in the disappearance of 277 Penn Central freight cars. They argue the cars never disappeared and Penn Central did not own them, amid a broader inquiry by the Federal Task Force on Organized Crime.
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Philadelphia
Illinois Railroad
Penn Central Railroad
Penn Central
U.S
Louis Bechtle
LaSalle
Bureau County
Illinois
Chicago
Ronald Breslow
Wayne
N.J
Breslow
Joseph C. Bonanno
Anthony Crisafi, Jr
Magna Earth, Inc
Bonanno
Federal Task Force On Organized Crime
FBI
Magna Earth and Diversified Properties
Essex Fells
Crisafi
Utica
Cinotto
Joseph, Sr
Penn Cenths
Bechtle
Task Force
Robert Qeer
William Spriggs
Pentagon Disappointed as Viet Withdraws from Laos
Washington sources say Pentagon officials and top officers are disappointed the South Vietnamese pulled troops from Laos before heavy rains. U.S. commanders had hoped Saigon would reinforce and engage North Vietnamese along routes from Sepone to the A Shau valley, extending operations into Laos for weeks longer.
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Washington
Pentagon
Laos
Defense
U.S
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Sepone
South Vietnam
A Shau
Nguyen van Thien
Area Woman, 32, Hurt In Crash
Patricia L Toner of Spring Creek RD 1 drove up over a curb and through a yard striking a horse in Warren. She was taken to Warren General Hospital by North Warren Ambulance with possible seizure. Total damage listed at 2370 dollars including 1065 to her car and 505 to shrubs and house.
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Ieee
Fiery Exchange Shapp Casey Feud Explodes
In Harrisburg AP report Gov Shapp and Auditor General Casey clash over a consulting study with sharp exchanges. Shapp withholds line then quips about being a member of the 5 H Club amid a heated exchange labeled Harrisburgs Hardest Hitting Headline Hunter.
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Harrisburg
Gov
Shapp
He Vigor
Robert P. Casey
Casey
Shapp Urges Year-Round Schools and Smaller Taj Mahal Buildings
Gov. Shapp urged Pennsylvania educators to adopt year-round schools and redirect funds to teachers and books rather than costly buildings. He warned of limited education funding growth in the 1970s and noted that elaborate high schools can burden local taxpayers for decades. The remarks came at a University of Pittsburgh forum amid a political clash between Shapp and Casey over Capitol expansion funds.
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Pittsburgh
Shapp
University of Pittsburgh
Casey
Bob
General State Authority Board
Capitol
David M. Walker Associates Inc
Philadelphia
Buchart Associates
York
Dwyer Seeks One Month Extension for 1972 Plates
Senator R Bud Dwyer of Meadville asks the Department of Transportation for a one month extension to issue 1972 automobile license plates. He cites hundreds of constituents awaiting plates or applications and faults the centralized distribution system. He urges decentralization to county level similar to hunting and fishing licenses.
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R. Budd Dwyer
Meadville
Department of Transportation
Jacob Kassab
Transportation
Sen
Dwyer
Kassab
Sen. Dwyer
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Journal
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
YMCA
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Grice
Red Cross
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Equitable Life Assurance Society
United States
Equitable
Viets
Glen Cook
Corry
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