Shootout Kills Trooper and Black Panther Activist
Authorities in New Jersey pursued a gunman who escaped after a turnpike shootout that killed state trooper James Costan Jr. and Black Liberation Army figure JoAnne Chessmard was captured in Middlesex General Hospital in fair condition. The assailant fled on foot as police widened their search.
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East Brunswick
N.J
New Jersey Turnpike
New York City
JoAnne Deborah Chessmard
Black Liberation Army
Middlesex General Hospital
James F. Costan Jr
New York
Black Panther Party
Werner Foerster
Old Bridge
James Harper
Middlesex General
Five East Columbus drug case defendants get probation
Five suspects charged with marijuana possession in East Columbus fleddle case after a fall raid. Judge Edward Carney grants 30 days probation with potential charges dismissed upon compliance. Defendants named Gunther Ahenger Ahenger Gaber and Schultz, all 19 to 25, address East Columbus avenue.
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East Columbus Avenue
Erie
Edward Carney
Charles A. Gunther
Robert D. Ahenger
Jack H. Ahenger
John D. Gaber
Sarah Schultz
Pool battle threatens Union City Dam recreation plan
A long effort to build a permanent pool and park around the Union City Dam sparked strong landowner opposition at a Fort LeBoeuf Middle School meeting. Farmers with fine Erie County farmland led petitions and vows to halt the $11 million project, while some officials urged continued support. Local residents plan to keep pressuring lawmakers as maps show proposed pool and park boundaries.
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Union City Dam
Fort LeBoeuf
Erie County
Erie County Commissioners
U.S. Army ‘Corps of Engineers
Leo Weir
Congress
Corps of Engineers
Area Senators Seek Ouster of Wohlgemuth
In Harrisburg Sen. R Budd Dwyer joins Sens. Richard Frame and W Thomas Andrews in demanding the reinstatement of Polk State School and Hospital superintendent Dr James McClelland or the resignation of Public Welfare secretary. They fault public statements from Mrs Helene Wohlgemuth and urge replacement to avoid disruption in care for mentally retarded patients.
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Harrisburg
R. Budd Dwyer
Meadville
Polk State School and Hospital
James McClelland
Helene Wohlgemuth
Wohlgemuth
Only Car Wash Benefits From This Incident
An angler witnessed an impromptu paint job on a borrowed car near Elgin after State Police received a report. Craig Bailey of Corry owned the car parked on Joseph Wetmore’s farm road. Wetmore, accused of prior vandalism, spread fertilizer over the vehicle using a manure spreader in a misguided attempt to deter theft.
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Elgin
Craig Bailey
Corry
Joseph Wetmore
Gerald Proctor
R.D.3
Wetmore
Qver
McEldowney
House GOP approves 3.5 billion budget in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg the House GOP pushed a 3.5 billion general appropriation bill to final passage amid 12 hours of debate and 33 Democratic amendments. Only a single change passed, boosting nonpublic school aid from 30.9 to 35.4 million, while many proposed restorations for education, law enforcement, and environmental programs failed. The Senate, controlled by Democrats, expected to amend funds before a potential conference committee to balance with the Senate budget.
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Harrisburg
House
Senate
Shapp
GOP
House Gop
House Senate
Herbert Fineman
Philadelphia
Robert Butera
Montgomery County
House Appropriations Committee
H. Jack Seltzer
Lebanon
Total Spen
Ting
Seltzer
Fineman
Pennsylvania
Outgoing Aides Meet Watergate Probers
Haldeman and Ehrlichman visited chief Watergate prosecutor Silbert after resigning. They planned talks with investigators and faced possible indictments for a coverup. Agnew gains expanded domestic policy role while immunity talks continue for John Dean IIT.
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Washington
White House
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Harl Silbert
Haldeman
Nixon
Ehrlichman
Silbert
John J. Wilson
Senate Watergate Committee
Spiro T. Agnew
Washington Evening Star
John W. Dean Iit
Nixon to Meet France's Pompidou in Iceland
French sources report President Nixon will meet President Georges Pompidou of France in Iceland at the end of the month. The leaders are expected to hold talks on May 31 and June 1, with a communique to be issued in Washington and Paris.
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Paris
Nixon
Georges Pompidou
France
Iceland
Washington
Pompidou
Nixon Expands Watch Over Big-Company Price Hikes
President Nixon tightens wage price controls requiring large firms with annual sales over 250 million to notify the government before raising prices by more than 1.5 percent above January 10 levels. Such boosts would be delayed 30 days while the Cost of Living Council reviews compliance, a move toward but not a return to Phase 2 controls. Treasury Secretary Shultz calls it an insurance policy.
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Washington
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Treasury
George P. Shultz
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Panther
David B. Kelly
Kelly
Harper
Foerster
Turnpike Administration
Robert Palenthhar
Palenthhar
Miss Chesimard
Costan
UC Dam
Waterford Township
Howard Proctor
John Dick
Wattsburg
U.S
Hugh Scott
Richard Schweiker
Forest Hopkins
Fort LeBoeuf Middle School
John J. Fadool
Corps
GOP Forces OK
Dean
Administration
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Mitchell
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