Shapp backs compromise rapid transit plan for Pittsburgh
Gov Milton Shapp proposed a unified rapid transit package for Allegheny Beaver and Westmoreland counties combining commuter rail with other modes and urged approval by county city and Port Authority leaders. He called for an 80 percent federal share under new rules, lowering local taxes, and sought resubmission of the package to the federal government.
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Pittsburgh
Milton J Shapp
Shapp
Allegheny
Beaver
Westmoreland
U.S. Department of Transportation
Allegheny County
Port Authority
Keonard Staisey
Thomas Foerdster
Penn Central
New Kensington
Greensburg
Trafford
Beaver Falls
McKeesport
Congress
Washington
Meadville Talks Resume Between Staff and Board
Negotiations resumed between the Crawford Central school board and teachers who had been on strike for nearly a month as classes opened for 2023. About 312 teachers walked out over contract policy, and 6,800 students returned to school with mixed feelings about the return. Local judge P Richard Thomas had ordered the teachers back to class earlier in the week.
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Meadville
Crawford Central District School Board
Crawford County
P. Richard Thomas
Meir appeals for world aid to keep Schoenau camp open
Premier Golda Meir urged international pressure to keep the Schoenau transit camp for Soviet Jewish emigrants open. She thanked President Nixon for prompting Austria to rethink a pledge to close the camp. Defense Minister Dayan faulted Austria for not attempting to overpower the terrorists at the hostages' risk. South Vietnamese forces push to retake Le Minh base in rugged central highlands after a recent North Vietnamese attack.
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Jerusalem
Golda Meir
Schoenau
Soviet Union
Nixon
Moshe Dayan
Saigon
le Minh
Shultz seeks larger German payments for U.S. troops
U.S. Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz planned to press West Germany to raise the contribution for U.S. forces in Germany. Germany last two years paid about $2.03 billion as partial compensation, and Shultz reportedly seeks $3.3 billion for the next two years. Berlin has balked at increasing its share.
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Bonn
West Germany
U.S. Treasury
George P. Shultz
United States
Germany
Shultz
Vice President Agnew Defends Nixon At Republican Dinner
Agnew hails Nixon as a great president under unbelievable White House pressures at a $125-a-plate fundraiser. He did not address his role in the Justice Department probe into Maryland politics.
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Chicago
Agnew
Nixon
White House
Justice Department
Maryland
Cambodia Faces Massive Refugee Crisis as War Reshapes Nation
Phnom Penh reports more than a million Cambodians displaced by war. Families trek on small carts and by foot toward cities for aid, with many living in limbo as refugees. Government funds cover rice, housing, and basic needs while relying on US and international aid.
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Cambodia
Leeung Nal
Plann
Nal
United States
U.S
Vietnam
Catholic Relief Service
CARE
World Vision
International Red Cross
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