North Vietnamese Infiltration Road Halted By U S Air Raids
North Vietnamese engineers sought a major new route from Laos into South Vietnam an auto bahn labeled road running east from the frontier near Khe Sanh U S air raids including 40 B52 strikes halted activity by engineers and destroyed several trucks since first spotted in early April the road had reached about six miles in before bombing paused construction.
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Saigon
Laos
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
U.S
Dwyer Bill Seeks Relief From Local Tax Credit Inequity
State Senator R Budd Dwyer proposes an amendment to Governor Shapps income tax act to end a 30 percent local tax credit cap that freezes after 1971. The change would let taxpayers gain credits proportional to rising wages, aiding graduates and workers with future higher earnings. Norbert Bachemer relayed local petitions backing the measure in Corry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Budd Dwyer
Corry
Shapp
Dwyer
Norbert Bachemer
Fourth Ward
SST Gains Light Hold In Senate Committee
In Washington the Senate Appropriations Committee approved 13 to 7 a House funded plan for the SST with 85 million dollars and one more run at passage. Opponents warn of extra costs from 150 to 1 billion dollars, raising questions about feasibility, with key figures like Sen. Ellender and Boeing leadership warning of renegotiated contracts and higher startup expenses.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Boeing Co. Board
Ellender
House
Congress
Bilender
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Promitire
Boeing
William Allen
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
Snowsled Mishap Injures Youth in Corry
Corry sailor Kenneth Lewis, 18, home on 15 day leave from boot camp at Great Lakes Illinois, suffered a severe leg laceration in an out of season snowmobile accident. He is in satisfactory condition at Corry Memorial Hospital, may be hospitalized weeks, and plans to attend a Navy school after recovery.
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Corry
Great Lakes Training Center
Illinois
Corry Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Lewis
Edward Lewis
Elgin
Lewis
U.S. Navy
Oldsters' Bike Tour Due Here
Ray Willsey of Jamestown, formerly of Corry, will lead a 170 mile nonstop bike parade described as a poverty march. Six men aged 60 to 70 will ride from Jamestown to Clymer, Corry, Union City, Erie and Westfield, then back to Jamestown to highlight elderly financial difficulties.
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Corry
Ray Willsey
Jamestown
Chautauqua Lake
Clymer
Union City
Erie
Westfield
Nixon Seeks Help In Troop Battle In Europe
President Nixon recalled his top military commander in Europe and the U S ambassador to NATO to pressure Senate moderates over halving U S troop strength in Europe. He met with aides including Dean Acheson to plan a swift strategy to sway wavering senators before Wednesday votes and to press for keeping about 300 000 troops stationed in Europe. White House aides February בן
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Washington
Nixon
Europe
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Senate
Dean Acheson
NATO
Spe Hee
Mike Manstfield
Mansfield
Lester Hugh Scott
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
R-Md
Mathias
Peter Dominick
Colorado
Jacob K. Javits
Eet Cies
Maryland
Greatest roundup of its kind nets 40 drug suspects area wide
A Jamestown led task force raided Chautauqua County venues including Jamestown Lakewood Busti Ellicott Fredonia Dunkirk and Silver Creek arresting over 40 suspects. Officers seized marijuana hashish LSD and amphetamines using 45 grand jury warrants plus 16 local arrest warrants and 14 search warrants. The raids involved 65 officers and followed months of investigation with processing and arraignment at collection points.
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Jamestown
Chautauqua County
Robert J. Sullivan
Lakewood
Busti
Ellicott
Fredonia
Dunkirk
Silver Creek
Chautauqua County Grand Jury
Egypt Presidents Purge Shakes Cabinet Shakeup
President Anwar Sadat orders a sweeping cabinet purge with six ministers resigning including defense chief Lt. Gen. Mohamed Fawzi and three Arab Socialist Union officials. The move signals solidified control, with army chiefs taking key posts as eyebrows rise over pro Moscow leanings and regional reactions.
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Associated Press
Anwar Sadat
Mohamed Fawzi
Arab Socialist Union
Egypt
Cairo
Aziz Sidky
Sadat
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Ali Sabry
Fawzi
Israel
Oded Zarai
Haaretz
Ehud Yaari
Davar
Suez Canal
Mohammed Sadek
Beirut
Shawari Gumah
Gumah
Mahmoud Salem
Alexandria
Sami Sharaf
Intelligence Services
Saad Zayed
Helmiel Said
Mohammed Fayek
Fayek
Sabry
Hoffa Seeks Time To Decide On Re election
Hollywood Florida AP Teamsters leader James R Hoffa still powerful after four years in prison has won backing from top union figures to pursue release and a bid to retake control. A senior union source said Hoffa wants about 20 days until the first week in June before deciding on a run for re election. The Executive Board voted to wait for him if he is released from prison.
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Hollywood
Fla
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Jimmy
Hoffa
Teamsters Executive Board
Hoff
Federal Penitentiary
Lewisburg
Edward Grady Partin
Teamsters
Baton Rouge
Partin
U.S
U.S. Parole Board
Fire Totals New Car Fire at Skat Service Station
Fifteen volunteers from the Stanford Hose Company and two trucks answered a fire call at the Skat Service Station on East Columbus Avenue yesterday afternoon. A car recently purchased from Corry Auto Auction by Dunbar Buick of Jamestown was being fueled when the blaze started. Damage estimated at $500. An Erie area man, Lawrence D. Graham, 19, was injured in a separate Route 6 crash near Corry, treated at Corry Memorial Hospital for a broken ankle and bruises.
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Stanford Hose Company
Skat
East
Columbus Avenue
Stanford
Corry
Dunbar Buick
Jamestown
Erie Area
Corry Memorial Hospital
Lawrence D. Graham
Erie
Graham
Jackson R. Taylor
RUD
Taylor
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Niton
Andrew J. Goodpaster
Robert Ellsworth
Goodpaster
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