House Ethics Panel to Study Illegal Campaign Ties to Solons
Washington AP reports the House Ethics Committee will review illegal campaign contributions tied to two shipping firms and 16 members of Congress. Rep. Melvin Price urges tighter lobbying and reporting laws as Justice Department files reveal checks to leaders on key committees, including Ford and Boggs, amid firm fines.
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D-Ill
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Hale Boggs
Edward A. Garmatz
D-Md
House Merchant Marine Committee
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R-Calif
Warren G. Magnuson
Senate Commerce Committee
House Appropriations
Robert L. F. Sikes
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Ford
Boggs
American President Lines
Pacific Far East Lines
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
House Armed Services Committee
Noah C. Brinson
Sikes
Robert L. Sikes
Capitol
Congressional Quarterly
John J. Rooney
D-N.y
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
Workers Denounce Mine Vote Bribery in Boyle Election
Three eastern Pennsylvania United Mine Workers officials testified before a Senate subcommittee they were offered money by UMW field representatives to back W. A. Boyle for union president. Boyle defeated Joseph Yablonski in 1969. Yablonski and family were found murdered earlier. Witnesses said they refused the bribes. other hearings covered alleged violence threats at a 1969 rally and ongoing Yablonski murder probes.
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Joseph Hartzell
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Harrison A. Williams Jr
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Richard Schweiker
R-Pa
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Yablonski
Edward Carey
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Three Corry Men Claim Rights Violated in Post-Conviction Hearing
Three Corry men convicted in Warren County on siting of camp burglary charges return to jail for post-conviction hearings at 9 30 a m. Each alleges coerced confessions and lack of counsel. Johnson Carter Willis argue privacy and self incrimination violations. Public Defender Massa declines representation due to accusations against his office.
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Warren County
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Frederick F. Carter
West Bend Street
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South Center Street
William M. Johnson
West Pleasant Street
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Rockview State Correctional Institute
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Camp Hill Correctional Institute
Joseph A. Massa Jr
Arab Passengers Freed and Fate of Others Uncertain
Arab guerrillas extended their deadline for freeing passengers and planes until 10 p.m. EDT Saturday. Twenty one Arab passengers from a British hijacked plane were released along with a British girl engaged to one of the travelers. Hostages include 110 on a TWA jet, 87 on a Swissair plane, and 113 on a BOAC jet, all held in northern Jordan.
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Beirut
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Switzerland
Israel
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
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Jordan
TWA
Desert
Leila Khaled
Rule Out Military To Free Passengers
Washington officials say privately the United States will almost certainly avoid using military force to free hostages aboard hijacked planes. Administration aides discuss all options as efforts continue to secure release of 323 aboard two hijacked jets and one more aircraft. Armed guards aboard international flights are among possible deterrents floated by Pan American’s Najeeb Halaby.
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Nixon Administration
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Turkey
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Ronald Siegler
U.S
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Mediterranean
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TWA
Ziegler
Federal Aviation Administration
Department of Transportation
Civil Aeronautics Board
Najeeb Halaby
Pan-American Airways
FAA
Two Troopers Moved Back To Warren
Two Pennsylvania State Police troopers, Daniel Portzer and Gary Rain, moved from Warren to Corry then reassigned back to the Warren barracks. An Erie attorney accused moonlighting and unpaid duty time, while Col. Frank McKetta faced similar charges. Support for the transfer cited homeowners, and children needing medical care including open heart surgery and braces for a spinal defect.
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Warren
Daniel Portzer
Gary Rain
Erie
Joseph Walsh
Col
Frank McKetta
Rain
Childrens Hospital
Pittsburgh
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GOP Voter Edge Narrows in Corry City Registration
This week voters signed up 50 Republicans 45 Democrats and three Independents narrowing the gap between major parties. Current totals show 2,509 Republicans 1,207 Democrats in Corry with 41 Independents 1 Constitutional party member and 3 miscellaneous party registrants. The city has 3,311 registered voters as of now. Potential voters under 21 cannot register in Erie County.
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Constitutional Party
Erie County
Youth Center Aims October Opening At YMCA Meeting
Corry Youth Center board discussed an October 1 opening timeline at the YMCA. The plan routes the ground floor of the former All-Way Electric building for the youth group to prepare for occupancy with local young people helping move equipment. Board chair Steve Walker announced an upcoming assembly at Corry Area High School to spread the board’s message and recruit members as part of a campaign to raise operating funds, noting more than $500 already raised.
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North Center
Steve Walker
Corry Area High School
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