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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1970
Page
7
A message from SFC Don Burgess urges quick mailing of gifts to relatives overseas to ensure Christmas arrival and save money before a 15.4 percent parcel post rate increase on November 14. Regular mail sent by November 7 should arrive by Christmas. later mailings may cost more or be airlifted space available.
Adm Elmo R Zumwalt Jr the youngest Navy chief leads a shakeup to reverse falling retention improve life at sea and boost morale His directives include shiphandling competition among juniors expanded leave and relaxed off duty dress rules He also seeks better exchanges commissaries and minority representation while inviting female guests to the mess on occasion.
A four judge panel in Harrisburg has taken under advisement motions for a new trial for three Pittsburgh youths Samuel Barlow Foster Tarver and Sharon Wiggins who were sentenced to death for a 1968 bank robbery that killed a 64 year old customer. They argued drugs influenced their testimony at trial and that the death sentence imposed in 1969 was incorrect. The trio received about $70 000 from the robbery but were captured nearby.
Harrisburg AP report notes a prepared list of about 40 000 Republican patronage employees for Governor-elect Milton J. Shapp. Only around 200 slated for immediate dismissal include cabinet members and bureau directors. Bloom says 24 000 of 106 000 state employees are patronage jobs.
Britain vetoed an Asian African backed resolution on Rhodesia at the United Nations, its fifth veto, as the 15 nation council split with the United States and France abstaining. The measure urged Britain to refuse independence for Southern Rhodesia until majority rule, targeting Ian Smith’s white minority regime.
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