House Vote Relaxes Drug Laws
The House passed a broad narcotics control bill expanding agency and judicial powers while easing possession penalties for personal use. It funds rehabilitation and research at 403 million over three years, with 3000 new narcotics agents, and imposes updated controls on barbiturates amphetamines hallucinogens tranquilizers and marijuana.
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Washington
House
Senate
Nixon Administration
Administration
Richard H. Poff
R-Ve
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Justice Department
Congress
Firemen Fund Here Richer By $3 490
Corry's volunteer firemen receive 3490 from Pennsylvania’s two percent tax on out-of-state insurance firms. Erie County towns share amounts such as Elgin Borough 104 Wattsburg 186 Concord Township 87 Union Township 159 Wayne Township 79 Union City 1711 Wayne Township 79. Nearby Warren County towns Bear Lake 277 Youngsville 1128 Columbus Township 113 Spring Creek Township 75. Total two percent levy 6 038 060 with 734 507 withheld for noncompliant towns and 1 451 304 paid to Philadelphia.
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Corry
Pennsylvania
Erie County
Elgin Borough
Wattsburg
Concord Township
Union Township
Wayne Township
Union City
Crawford County
Sparta Township
Spartanaburg
Warren County
Bear Lake
Youngsville
Columbus Township
Spring Creek
Philadelphia
Ky Arrives in Paris for Paris Peace Talks
Nguyen Cao Ky, vice president of South Vietnam, arrives at Orly Airport with his wife after flying from Tokyo. He is the Saigon delegation’s overall supervisor but has not attended peace talks for about 18 months and officials say he will carry no new proposals.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Orly
Paris
France
Tokyo
Saigon
GM Prices Up 136 Dollars for 1971 Cars in New Hike
General Motors said its 1971 car prices will rise on average 136 dollars or about 4.2 percent, with options lifting 5.2 percent. Vega starts at 2091 dollars Sept 10, Buicks Oct 3, while other lines hit markets next Tuesday after a 11 day UAW strike.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
UAW
United States
Ford
Chrysler
Power grid trims voltage as heatwaves strain PJM
Two large generators in the PJM interconnection return to near normal output but officials warn of more cutbacks amid continued heat. The system faced a third straight day of voltage cuts, with about five percent reductions yesterday. Local outages were avoided, though a fatal incident in Ohio street involved a live limb striking a hot wire. The grid has been importing about 2 million kilowatts daily from outside the region as record highs hit cities including Harrisburg and Philadelphia. A $820,000 kilowatt generator was sold at Johnstown to increase capacity.
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Philadelphia
Maryland
PJM
Penelec
Ohio Street
Delaware
Virginia
District of Columbia
PSM
Keystone Minemouth
Johnstown
Ruckus Sends Man To Warren State Hospital
A 22 year old local man was committed to the State Hospital at North Warren after an incident at Snyder Circle. Police found him with a homemade club threatening neighbors and his wife who denied the accusations. A Union City doctor deemed him capable of violence and a local physician agreed to sign committal papers. He was to be taken to the state hospital today.
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State Hospital
North Warren
Snyder Circle
Union City
Arrest 11 For HS Race Troubles at South Hills High
Pittsburgh report says a fourth day of racial disturbances at South Hills High Bee led to 11 arrests as a school spokesman and officers broke up outside groups refusing to enter. Three girls and eight boys were detained for loitering.
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Pittsburgh
South Hills High Bee
Shool
Joe
Hijackers End Hostage Drama in Jordan Arafat Agreement
In Amman King Hussein and Yasir Arafat announced a cease fire and an accord to end the Jordanian civil conflict. The deal follows Majali reporting 16 hostages freed from three hijacked planes, including eight Britons, five Swiss, and two West Germans. Most remaining captives were Americans as talks progressed with Arab mediator Numairi.
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3EIRUT
Lebanon
Hussein
Jordan
Yasir Arafat
Habis Majali
Majali
Amman
Arafat
Jaafar el Mumairi
Sudan
Palestine
Britain
West Germany
Switzerland
Israel
U S 6th Fleet Steams Toward Troubled Mideast Crisis
The U S 6th Fleet sails 150 miles from the Middle East with jet bombers and Marines as Soviet Mediterranean squadron follows closely. Rear Admiral Spreen notes shared interests while both fleets monitor each other. Evacuation plans for Americans in Jordan were ordered by the Nixon administration if needed. Ships from both sides operate near Independence and Saratoga as carrier groups adjust readiness amid uncertain joint posture.
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6Th Fleet
U.S
Middle East
Mediterranean
Roger Spreen
Jordan
Independence
Saratoga
Coed Linked to Slaying as Bank Robbery Ties to Colleges
Boston AP police seized two rifles ammunition and military equipment in the apartment of Katherine Power 20 a Brandeis senior as warrants name Power Misa Power Susan Saxe and two ex convict students in the holdup slaying of Patrolman Walter Schroeder 42 at a Brighton bank. Investigators link the case to students from Brandeis and Northeastern with a $26000 robbery and a gun battle leaving Schroeder dead.
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Boston
Edmund L. McNamara
Back Bay
Katherine A. Power
Denver
Colo
Robert Valeri
Somerville
Mass
Northeastern University
National Guard
Newburyport
Misa Power
Brandeis University
Waltham
Susan Saxe
Albany
N.Y
Brandeis
Stanley R. Bond
William M. Gilday
Northeastern
Bond
Los Angeles
Brighton
State Street Bank and Trust Co
Walter A. Schroeder
Walter Scott
Schroeder
St.lizabeth's Hospital
Frank Callahan
City launches free rodent control with $90,000 grant
County and city officials led by rodent control officer James R. McLaughlin plan a countywide strike on rats using a $90,000 federal grant for one year. City engineer David Johnson and housing officer John Hornick announced outside work begins immediately with outside applications only.
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James R. McLaughlin
Erie
David Johnson
John Hornick
Mclaughlin
Johnson
Eseeaiay
Hornick
200 Scouts Plan Rally In Park Tomorrow
Leisure Lake near Corry hosts a three day fall rally for the LeBoeuf District of the Washington Trail Council. About 200 Scouts will compete in skills like lashing fire building and wood chopping with patrol and individual events. A city rally at City Park features an American flag presentation to Corry by Mayor Edward Zarger and a 7 am start.
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Leisure Lake
Corry
Sciota Road
Boy Scouts of America
LeBoeuf
Washington Trail Council
Don Amman
Mead Park
Corty
Amman
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