Trudeau Refuses To Quit In Canadian election stalemate
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau said he would not quit after a tied vote in Canada's general election. New Democratic leader David Lewis pledged support for a Liberal majority in the House of Commons, enabling Trudeau to seek a confidence vote. If defeated, Conservative Robert Stanfield would form a new government. The final makeup cited shows Liberals and Conservatives at 109 each, New Democrats 30, Social Credit 14, and 2 independents.
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Ottawa
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Canada
New Democratic Party
Trudeau
House of Commons
Roland Michener
Commons
House
Robert Stanfield
David Lewis
New Democrats
Lewis
Social Credit Party
Liberals
Conservatives
Quebec
Jean-Luc Pepin
Stanfield
Corry voters shift as Democrats gain on GOP in youth surge
In Corry once GOP stronghold, voter registration shows Democrats 1421 versus Republicans 1961 with 94 others. County registrar notes large under 21 registrations since May, 474? adding to Democratic edge. Youth turnout remains pivotal across the county and the question is will they vote.
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Corry
GOP
Della Desser
Nixon and McGovern spar over peace in TV address
President Nixon in a reelection appeal says North Vietnam will gauge voters’ will for peace with honor or surrender during Tuesday’s election. George McGovern contends Nixon’s TV remarks cast doubt on any real peace. The exchange underscores Vietnam as a top campaign issue amid negotiator claims of progress.
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Nixon
North Vietnam
White House
United States
Vietnam
Corry Industries Cut Back Pollution Efforts Move Forward
Penjax Corp near 100 percent operational on a $150,000 pollution control scrubber for the cupola foundry as other local firm Thompson Maple Products works to curb incinerator burning. Health official Scheffer cites two complaints while Thompson says grinding equipment will end burning within six weeks. Since 1970 Erie county industries count reaches 28 using scrubbers precipitators and fuel shifts to cut pollution.
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Cooper Penjax Corporation
Corry
George Ropp
Penjax
Journal
Ropp
Raymond Scheffer
Erie County Health Department
Health Department
Scheffer
Thompson Maple Products
East Washington Street
Nelson Thompson
The
Journal Today
Thomson
County Health Department
General Electric
Hammermill
National Forge
Erie
Edinboro State College
A.J. Poling
Union City
Stabbing Follows Alderdice Westinghouse Grid Win
Pittsburgh AP report says Alderdice beat Westinghouse 6-0 then groups of youths roamed the Squirrel Hill area injuring David Bell who was stabbed in the chest and left in fair condition at Hamstead hospital. Police noted disturbances in several stores as the incident followed the game.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Alderdice High School
Alderdice
Westinghouse
David Bell
Hamstead
Bell
Squirrel Hill
Schenley High School
Schenley
Nixon McGovern clash over Vietnam peace efforts
President says no election deadline will force a temporary truce as talks stall. McGovern urges fuller response on CBS. Agnew accuses McGovern of meddling with foreign policy while Shriver blasts the pre election peace moves as a failure.
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McGovern
CBS
Spiro T. Agnew
B52s Attack Enemy Military Stockpiles Across Vietnam
AP dispatch reports more than 100 B52 bombers struck stockpiles across North and South Vietnam and Laos, with 2,500 tons dropped. South Vietnam saw 17 enemy attacks, eight killed and 13 wounded among militiamen, while rescue teams recovered 17 of 22 American bodies from a Mekong Delta helicopter crash. Viet Cong claim a shoot down using a Strela missile.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Laos
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Central Highlands
Duc Co
Panhandle
Hanoi-Haiphong
An Loc
Pleiku
Mekong Delta
Indian Uprising Granted Quiet End At Bureau Of Indian Affairs
A 300 member militant Indian group ended an 18 hour takeover of the Bureau of Indian Affairs building in Washington after White House talks. They planned to vacate and move to a nearby auditorium while leaders eye an Arlington Cemetery service for Indian war victims. No major violence reported despite scuffles as offices were ransacked and litter filled the halls.
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Washington
Bureau of Indian Affairs
White House
Arlington National Cemetery
Glenda Tyler
Salt Lake City
Arlington Cemetery
Ira Hayes
Iwo Jima
BIA
Corry Man Hurt In Route 8 Car Crash
Al Marty of Corry RD 3 was injured in a one car crash 13 miles south of Erie on Route 8. He lost control, crossed into the northbound lane, struck a utility pole, and the car damage was listed at $2100. Marty was admitted Wednesday and discharged yesterday from St. Vincent Hospital in Erie. Police at the Lawrence Park barracks reported the incident.
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Corry
St. Vincent Hospital
Erie
al Marty
R.D
Lawrence Parl Barracks
Marty
Sweep Welfare SWEEP Plan Faces Delayed Return in Erie County
State Welfare Department outlines second stage of SWEEP the Secretary of Welfare's Eligibility Evaluation Program in Erie County. Welfare Secretary Helene Wohlgemuth says the move aims to purge ineligible cases from welfare rolls and will resume later this year after a hiatus. The phase focuses on internal review of potential errors or abuses in Aid to Families with Dependent Children and general assistance cases.
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Bill Eaton
Iae Buna Mon
State Department of Welfare
Secretary of Welfare
Erie County
Helene Wohlgemuth
Public Assistance Agency
Welfare Department
Stranger Upper Plate Draws City Police Interest
A bizarre object known as the upper plate was turned over to the city police along with hundreds of keys eyeglasses purses and other items in the lost and found. The plate was found near Hammond Builders Supply as officers wonder its purpose and origin.
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Hammond Builders Supply
Eaton
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George
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Agnew
Cheyenne
Wyo
McGavern
Sargent Shriver
Welfare
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