Governors Praise Nixon Firmness At GOP Conference
Republican governors urged President Nixon to clear up Watergate with full disclosure and approved a carefully worded message praising his determination. Adopted by the Republican Governors Association, the resolution lauded Nixon’s handling of issues from the Middle East to the energy crisis, with attendees noting the final paragraph was strengthened to assure him.
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Memphis
Nixon
Oregon
Gerald R. Ford
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Ray
California
Ronald Reagan
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr
Holton
William G. Milliken
Michigan
Reagan
Rockefeller
Evans
Hospital Budget Cut Demands Hit County Hospital Plan
Erie County commissioners rejected a 1974 budget proposal from County Hospital Administrator Walter Wentzel, ordering at least a $500,000 rescission from the planned $3.79 million spending. The hike, blamed on salary increases under a labor contract, faced tax hike fears as officials work to balance the budget amid wider government concerns.
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Erie
Walter Wentzel
Wentzel
Louis Reymiek
A.J
Jake” Gehrlein
Gehrlein
UPS Aides Settle Begin Returning After 53 Day Strike
Western Pennsylvania union members ratified a 33 month contract with United Parcel Service ending a 53 day strike that involved about 900 workers. Erie Local 397 approved earlier. Pittsburgh locals held out over fulltime versus parttime sorting jobs. The pact includes a seven percent wage increase totaling roughly 35 cents per year, with pay averaging $5.85 hourly previously. Returns start on seniority and normal pickups and deliveries are expected to resume soon.
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ERIE
United Parcel Service
Pennsylvania
Erie Teamsters Local 397
Pittsburgh
Joseph Santone
Santone
Mine Workers Strike U.S. Steel Robena Mine
About 1 40 coal miners in United Mine Workers Local 6321 began a strike at U S Steel Corp Robena Mine in Greensboro Pennsylvania protesting seniority. Company officials and union representatives urged the men to return to work and pursue the contract grievance procedures.
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U.S. Steel
Greensboro
United Mine Workers
U.S. Steel Corp
Robena
UMW
Wheat price surge lifts bread costs nationwide
Washington report shows soaring farm wheat prices major driver of a five cent rise in a one pound loaf over the year. The Agriculture Department notes the farm value of wheat in bread climbed to 5.6 cents by September 1973, with other ingredients adding 1.4 cents, while retail loaf price averaged 29.5 cents.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Soviet Union
U.S
USDA
Marina Oswald Porter Seeks Quiet Life in Rockwall Country
Marina Oswald Porter, widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, has moved with her children to Rockwall County Texas. She refuses interviews and photos despite Life magazine plans, and neighbors describe a quiet, guarded home with a $30,000 unfinished house, a muddy pond, and a beware of dog sign. Local officials say the Porter children have adapted well to school life.
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Rockwall
Tex
Marina Oswald Porter
Life Magazine
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Kenneth Jess Porter
Marina
Porter
Kennedy
Oswald
June
Rachel
Mark
Farm Products Sale Helps Says PSU Man
Dr. Russell Larson Penn State provost told the Pennsylvania Farm Association that rising foreign sales of farm products could reverse the United States adverse balance of payments. He cited a President’s Council study noting liberalized grain feed and livestock trade could add up to eight million dollars annually within ten years. The 150 delegates met to set 1974 policies elect officers and discuss farm issues. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Jane Alexander urged a bridge between farmers and non farm rural residents.
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Harrisburg
United States
Penn State University
Russell Larson
Pennsylvania Farm Association
Council On International Economic Policy
U.S
Jane Alexander
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National Association of Purchasing Management
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Toz
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Searcy
Ark
Endora Nolan
Ms. Nolan
Psu Man
Desmond’s Electrical Contractors
REX Theatre
Weil-McLain
Bob Garfield
North First Avenue
Noble Kent
Charles Jackman
Corry Area
Fine Arts Council
Corry Choral Society
Lois McBryde
the Dick Bulling
Grice Jewelers and
Rossbacher Insurance Service
Paul Sutton
Kenneth Harvey
Goodyear Tractor Tires
Crown Milker
Remington Mall
Johnson Bros
First Avenue
Leo Spitman
Henry Zeyzus
Inter
Lehman
Tire Service
1St Ave
Gary Conten
Harold Chapman
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