Energy crisis and stock markets stir New York gloom
The Oct 26 stock market slide slashed more than 100 billion dollars in paper losses as fear of energy scarcities threatens growth. A modest rally offered cautious optimism on the trading floor while traders and vendors voiced mixed views. The Rev Robert Ray Parks noted bankers warn of three more years of market unease.
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Wall Street
Peter W. Haas
New York Stock Exchange
Jesus Andros
Trinity Episcopal Church
Robert Ray Parks
New York
Proxmire Says Bork Illegally Holding Job
Sen. William Proxmire charges acting Attorney General Robert H. Bork holds the post illegally and urges President Nixon to act within the law. He notes Bork’s lawful tenure expired Nov. 19 after taking over Oct. 20 amid resignations.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Robert H. Bork
Nixon
Wisconsin
Elliot L. Richardson
William D. Ruckelshaus
Office of Economic Opportunity
Howard J. Phillips
Senate
Phillips
U.S
William Jones
Bork
Justice Department
Alaska Pipeline Nears Opening Yet Construction Extends
Alaska pipeline progress remains uncertain as firms revise completion estimates from three to four years. The 789 mile route from North Slope to Valdez faces 70 river spans and rugged terrain, with 13,000 workers and up to $5 billion needed. Environmental rules push sections above ground, while a zig zag design guards against earthquakes.
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Juneau
Alaska
transAlaska
North Slope
Valdez
Charles Spahr
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Gulf of Alaska
Nixon
Democrats Face Kennedy Presidency Decision in 1976
Washington AP reports that Ten years after John F Kennedy's assassination Sen Edward M Kennedy faces mounting political and family pressure to skip a 1976 bid. Party leaders fear Chappaquiddick and Watergate fallout could hinder a unified race. Kennedy says his family opposes a run, but he has not decided.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
White House
Chappaquiddick
Kennedy
Nixon
NBC
Joan
Meadville Man Killed When Train Derails
WINDHAM Ohio AP An open switch may have caused a derailment on the Lackawanna line killing engineer Raymond Wilcox 39 of Meadville Pa and injuring 30 year old David Consider of Meadville. The locomotive spun off the tracks, trapping both crewmen. Firefighters freed them as fuel limited torch use. Speed was about 50 mph.
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Windham, Ohio
Lackawanna Railway Co
Raymond Wilcox
Meadville
David Consider
Ravenna
Windham
City Policemen's Thanksgiving Varied Incidents Report
City police over the Thanksgiving holiday handled three car crashes totaling 2155 in damage, a public drunkenness charge, an AWOL serviceman, a theft, criminal mischief, and one drunk driving case with no injuries. Notable incidents include a Wayne street crash causing 800 damage to Richards Little 21 of Pittsfield. a North Center and East Bend collision involving Mrs. Frank Anthony and Ronald Loomis. and a West Columbus avenue and White street crash between Robert Jordan and Edward Gibbs. Public drunkenness charged Joseph Lilley 47 at Ike's Billiards. a 97-year-old AWOL Air Force member Harold Mealister was arrested after FBI alert.
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Wayne Street
Hast Smith
Richard D. Little
R.D. 1
Pittsfield
East Washington Street
Little
Frank Anthony
Raymond Avenue
Ronald Loomis
Corry
North Center
East Bend
Robert K. Jordan
East Columbus Avenue
West Columbus
White Street
Edward Gibbs
RD. 1
Jordan
Ike
Lilley
Air Force
FBI
Erie
Venture Inn
Harold T. Mealister
Arab oil embargo warned by Yamani could cut 80 percent
In Copenhagen Ahmed Saki Yamani warned the Arab oil producers could slash production by as much as 80 percent if Western nations counteract. He said the oil weapon is powerful and warned such moves could gamble Western economies and potentially push Europe and Japan toward collapse while noting current reductions of 25 percent with 5 more to come.
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Associated Press
Saudi Arabia
America
Japan
Europe
Ahmed Saki Yamani
Copenhagen
Yamani
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Kissinger
Western
United States
Netherlands
Highway Death Toll Mounts During Thanksgiving Weekend
The Associated Press reports Pennsylvania bears the nation s heaviest highway death toll as 17 fatalities occur during the early Thanksgiving weekend. Notable crashes include six deaths in Lewisburg and Montgomery Township, with victims aged 20 to 75. A Sayre man died from suspected carbon monoxide after his car ran off a rural road near Elmira. Additional fatalities involve Pittsburgh, Harrisburg area, Easton, Brownsville and other towns, including a hit and run in Brownsville. Police pursue the unknown struck vehicle.
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Pennsylvania
Penn
Sylvania
Lewisburg
Dennis Miller
Robert Carter
Lewistown
Edward Hackenberg
Milroy
Montgomery Township
Montgomery County
Brian Young
Hatboro
Theodore K. Stein
Roberta
Willow Grove
Steins
Elmira
N.Y
William C. Talada
Sayre
Edward Holland
Pittsburgh
Fort Pitt
Cletus Miller
Shrewsbury
William Sutzer
Harrisonburg
Miller
Harrisburg
Stitzer
Super Donors Lead Parade At Bloodmobile
Eight Super Donors helped draw 73 donors to the Red Cross Bloodmobile visit at the YMCA in Corry. The drive yielded 65 pints, with 15 first-time donors, boosting the year's quota and setting a February target of 135 units. Notables include George Lawson and Anne Royek among the top contributors, with firms like Corry Foam Products adding 18 donors.
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Red Cross
YMCA
Thomas Grice
Corry Red Cross Blood Program
Grice
George Lawson
Donald Allen
Anne Royek
Cecil Carbaugh
Naomi Clark
Lyle Shannon
Dean Dubrosky
Frank Karkoski
Corry Foam Products
George Cote
Corry Jamestown Corp
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Proxmire
Mendylle
Erie-Lackawanna
Chicago
Wilcox
Robinson Memorial Hospital
Worth
Yukon
Gilbs
Joseph G. Lilley
Jackson Street
Union City
Long Island Expressway
The
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Bloodmobile
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