Pair Held After Route 6 Holdup Arrest
State Police from Warren and Corry, aided by Warren Police, halted an investigation into a Route 6 holdup at Cabin in the Pines eight miles east of Corry. Ashley Beardsley and Gerald Brown, both of Warren, charged with armed robbery and arraignment set before Justice Raymond Gilmore.
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Warren and Corry
Warren
Cabin-in-the-Pines
Corry
Paul Sita
Corry Barracks
Ashley Beardsley
Gerald M. Brown
Justice of the Peace
Raymond Gilmore
Beardsley
Joseph Pondel
Spring Creek
Pondel
George W. Allen
Pittsfield
Ivan Johnson
Thaddeus Ponder
Columbus
Youngsville
Brown
More ARVN Troops Ready
Washington AP reports four of South Vietnam's 10 regular army divisions are in reasonably acceptable combat shape, with three more in Mekong Delta and Northern I Corps rated at least marginal. US sources note ARVN training progress under Vietnamization, while cautioning battles ahead and noting airborne troops and 14 armored cavalry squadrons as success stories. Duke Ellington meets Prince Bertil in Stockholm during a Sweden tour with his band.
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Washington
South Vietnam
U.S
ARVN
Nixon
Mekong River
Franklin area youth killed two injured in crash near Beaverdam
A Corry driving at high speed on Route 89 north of Beaverdam lost control and rolled, killing an 11-year-old from Venango County and injuring a Polk teen, while two Corry men survived with injuries. State Police investigated multiple related crashes and a separate hit and run near Titusville.
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Corry
Corry Memorial Hospital
Beaverdam
Floyd Seames
Ivan Miller
Seames
Richard Marrs
Corry Ambulance Service
Marrs
William Barbour
Venango County
Polk
Franklin
Donald Greene
Harrisville
Feltenberger
Franklin Hospital
Franklin State
Greene
Titusville
Marvin Johnston
Senators Call For Mutual Cease Fire in Vietnam
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield and Republican Hugh Scott sponsor a resolution backing Nixon's effort to end the war while calling for a mutually observed cease fire. They aim to generate support, with Scott’s aide noting the request to North Vietnam to observe a mutual cease-fire. The House approved a similar measure favoring negotiations for a just peace.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
U.S. Vietnam
Nixon
Mansfield
Scott
North
Vietnam
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Congress
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Pennsylvania
Unions to Build Low-Cost Prefab Homes on Line
Three labor unions contract with Prestige Structures to mass produce 2,500 prefabricated three bedroom homes annually. The project aims to curb the housing shortage and meet Johnson era goals. HUD Secretary Romney hails the move, linking to mortgage subsidies aiding low income families.
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Washington
George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Lyndon B. Johnson
Romney
AUC
HUD
Prestige Structures, Inc
Charlotte
Mich
Unusual Death of Youth Probed in Philadelphia
The medical examiner plans more tests to find cause of death for 19 month old Eric Lopez who collapsed unconsciously from a toy horse and died on arrival at Episcopal Hospital. An autopsy found no injuries. Eric, living with Mrs. Joseph Reese in North Philadelphia, had been in several homes after being given to a neighbor by his mother Elba Lopez in 1968. Police and Juvenile Aid Division are reviewing possible prior placements and unknown siblings.
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Philadelphia
Eric Lopez
Episcopal Hospital
Eric
Joseph Reese
Apollo 12 Launch Week Opens With Long Countdown
Electrical power surges into Saturn V as Apollo 12 enters a week long countdown. Launch team gears up for 167 hours 38 minutes to liftoff with NASA planning 98 hours of countdown and four holds. Astronauts Conrad Gordon and Bean rehearse in simulators and receive a lunar topography briefing. They aim to land in Ocean of Storms around November 19 for a seven hour two excursion surface stay.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Walter Kapryan
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Alan L. Bean
Conrad
Gordon
Bean
Earth
Lunar
Credit Report Bill Passes Senate Easily
Washington AP The Senate approved a bill to shield consumers from erroneous credit reports by a voice vote with minimal attendance. Senator William Proxmire called it the biggest consumer victory this year, noting it would grant a federally guaranteed right to correct false information in files. The measure moves to the House for consideration in 1970 when Banking Committee action is expected.
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Washington
Senate
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Congress
House
Banking Committee
Proxmire
U.S. Secrecy in Paris Talks Reemerges in Nixon Disclosure
President Nixon disclosed that 11 private Paris meetings occurred during the Vietnam peace process, renewing debate over whether secrecy helps or hinders talks. Hanoi accused U.S. officials of breaking promises, while both sides hinted that private discussions could resume if time proves fruitful.
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Washington
U.S
Paris
Nixon
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Henry Cabot Lodge
Xuang Thuy
Xuan
Thuy
Lodge
North Vietnam
Johnson
South Vietnam
William P. Rogers
Nader Attacks Nixon Consumer Protection Bills
Washington AP Ralph Nader charges President Nixon's consumer protection bills are farcical and deceptive. He released drafts and a letter to Virginia Knauer criticizing the advisory council, holding that private industry groups would control consumer standards and that a new Justice Department division is unnecessary. He notes lack of consumer group consultation and says the Product Testing Act of 1989 weakens public health standards.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Nixon
Nader
Virginia Knauer
Knauer
White House
Industries
Reduce Rate Seek To Broaden Sales Tax Scope
Harrisburg AP Republicans propose expanding the sales tax to cover nearly all items not food to raise about 222 million over five months at 6 percent, with a 5 percent rate later potentially bringing in 328 million. The plan trims business taxes and targets clothing, services, manufacturing exemptions, liquor sales, and more amid House Senate talks and possible cross-party meetings.
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Harrisburg
Senate Republicans
Senate
T. Newell Wood
Rouzerne
Robert D. Fleming
Allegheny
House
Democrats
Fleming
Wood
Wood and Fleming
Stanley Stroup
Redford, Sons
Wilmot E
Montgomery County
Edwin Hall
Montgomery
Richard Frame
Venango
John Ware
Chester
George Wade
Cumberland
John van, Sant
Lehigh
Richard Snyder
Lancaster
Marvin Keller
Bucks
Richard Tilghman
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