No Promises From Shapp On Cabinet Posts Yet
Aides say Milton Shapp has not promised cabinet roles worth 25000 a year and may struggle to attract top talent willing to take pay cuts. Attorney general selection remains undecided with three names under review as Shapp plans to solicit broader input and visit Southern Pines for cabinet deliberations.
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Harrisburg
Milton J. Shapp
Shapp
A. Edward Simon
Simon
Ronald Pettine
Southern Pines
N.C
John Ales
West Moreland County
Shane Creamer
Pennsylvania Crime Commission
Shafer
Scales
US Senate
Richard Schweiker
Gay Scales
Shapppean
Creamer
Fall of 1972 Set for New Rt 277 Into City
Traffic into Corry in the fall of 1972 should use the new access road. It will descend the hill where Union and West Church street join, curve east, and connect with West Main street.
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Corry
Union
West Church Street
West Main Street
Pay Raise To Snarl 1971 City Budget
City council plans pay negotiations for police and firemen to go to arbitration for the first time under new state law. An arbitrator will be chosen from three names. hearings will determine the pay raises. Budget deadlines may delay final passage past December. Separately, a PennDOT project in Franklin slows due to Fourth Ward urban renewal relocations, with bids expected in spring and a 700000 relocation cost.
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Ray Weber
Council
American Arbitration Association
Pennsylvania
Department of ‘Transportation
Franklin
Fourth Ward
Beef Up Security In Duquesne Riots
Pittsburgh AP reports increased security on the Duquesne University campus after a string of incidents including two beatings by nonstudents. Dean Harry McCloskey notes a student guard was hospitalized after an unprovoked attack and a law student was assaulted off campus. Other cases involve purse snatchings and unauthorized entry to campus halls by teenage gangs.
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Pittsburgh
Duquesne University
Harry McCloskey
McCloskey
Await Vote On GMC Contract
Detroit AP report notes the GM UAW strike cost billions in sales and taxes, with GM posting a Q3 loss and widespread layoffs. A 394000 strong council faces a tentative three year pact. details include cost of living adjustments, wage raises, and early pension terms amid cautious optimism.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors
UAW
Michigan
Glenn 8
Allen
Milliken
Flint
Grand Rapids
Pontiac
Saginaw
Lansing
Highland Park
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Kelsey-Hayes
F.J. Boutell Driveaway Co
Mich
Grand Trunk Western Railroad
Firestone Tire Co
Nixon
Auto Union
Neet
Corporation
GM Council
Jack Wagner
Buick
Lee
Desegregation shift as South moves to local action
A Nixon administration official says enforcement officers will shift to Northern desegregation cases as the South nears compliance. He notes most Southern administrators want to fulfill the law and urges reliance on state leaders. HEW has struggled with discriminatory grouping and plans guidelines issued last June.
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Washington
South
North
Department of Health, Education
North Viet buildup signals potential new drive in Indochina
Washington reports North Vietnam has expanded fuel storage by about 1500 percent near the DMZ to fuel heavy truck movements into Laos. Reconnaissance notes 1.5 million gallon capacity and about 5,000 trucks in Haiphong area for a major dry season resupply. Daily supplies to Laos now exceed 120 tons, with new pallets near Dong Hoi and shipments from Haiphong reaching the panhandle.
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Washington
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
U.S
Haiphong
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Panhandle
Dong Hoi
Russia
North Vietnamese
South China Sea
Quang Khe
Delray Beach
Fla
Charles Lochridge
America
Lochridge
Annexation Ruling Months Away In Corry Case
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania will rule in two to three months on whether a Wayne Township section should join the city of Corry. Arguments were heard en banc in Pittsburgh by all seven judges. An Erie County ruling favored annexation, with Wayne Township appealing. The township claims the petition was city driven, not resident driven.
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Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Wayne Township
City of
Corry
Pittsburgh
Erie County
Lindley McClelland
Superior Court
Dynamite Blast Kills Eight In Oil Crew Near Tulsa
A dynamite explosion damaged a truck used by Pan American Petroleum seismic crew near Tulsa killing eight crew members. Investigators said sparks from a high voltage line likely triggered the blast as the drilling tower touched the line. Fire and police sealed off the area for hours while searchers identified victims and secured nearby storage sheds holding explosives.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oil Company
Pan American Petroleum
Pan American
Tulsa County Sheriff's Office
Power Company
Peismbgraph
IRS weighs tax status of public interest law firms
Washington AP reports the IRS moved to decide tax exempt status for public interest law firms. Commissioner Randolph Thrower cut a 60 day review to about half and postponed granting exemptions while a two month study proceeds. Senate inquiry headed by Sen. Gaylord Nelson will hold hearings. Some critics warn of government intrusion and possible abuses harming conservation groups.
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Washington
Senate
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Randolph W. Thrower
Thrower
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Atlanta
Sam J. Ervin
Dn.c
Tegal
Ervin
Pan
TRS Olla
Easca
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Duquesne
GMC
Earl Bramlet
George B. Morris Jr
Victor M. Zink
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