Quarterly Draft Call Sought
Washington AP reports a planned quarterly draft call of about 12 000 men for October November and December 1971 signaling a shift from monthly calls. The move aims to reduce uncertainty for 19 year olds and seed a volunteer force by mid 1973, with inductions not starting until mid October and priority for low lottery numbers.
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Washington
Pentagon
Melvin R. Laird
Jerry W. Friedheim
Nixon
Selective Service
Federal Money Funding Youth Jobs At CAHS
The Neighborhood Youth Corps program operates at Corry Area High School with five jobs filled from one program and nearly 60 applications filed for a second. Five Warren County students at CAHS now hold jobs, with more to come. An Erie County NYC program will offer additional jobs, potentially limited by funding and competition from Erie city schools. About 60 applicants exist, but officials expect only four or five positions. The Warren County program funds a job counselor, coordinator, and on the job training at CAHS. Robert Pieme, new special education instructor, now oversees the counseling role and on the job training. Students earn $1.60 an hour for custodial and cafeteria work.
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Corry Area
NYC
Warren County
CAHS
Erie County
Erie County Nyc
Guidance Department
Erie City
Corry
Warren County Nyc
Robert Pieme
Pieme
War End Bill Set For Senate Passage
The Senate is set to approve a Mansfield withdrawal amendment to end U.S. involvement in Indochina within six months, attached to a 21 billion dollar military procurement bill. Administration supporters expect House rejection, with conferees likely to water down the measure. The chamber also debates deleting added funds for the Main Battle Tank program and a Rhodesia embargo provision, while voting on ABM and fighter plane funding.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Indochina
Nixon Administration
Mike Mansfield
House
Senate House
Mansfield
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Senate Armed Services Committee
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
United Nations
Elgin Keeps Seven Supervisors Despite Small Population
Elgin borough in Erie County retained seven supervisors after a court petition sought by the borough to add two posts. The move, approved by judges, aims to handle rising workloads and enforcement of new ordinances including zoning. Richard Burrows and Earl Ruffner were named to the extra seats. a sixth potential official noted time constraints could reduce active participation.
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Elgin
Erie County Court
Edward Carney
Yesterns
Pennsylvania
Judge Carney
William Pratt
Lindley McClelland
Richard Burrows
Earl Ruffner
Walter Burrows
Merrill McCray
James Clapp
Roger Vandercoy
Edward Paver
H. Marvin McCray
West Main Street
the Journal
U S and Soviet Sign Agreement to Improve Hot Line
Washington and Moscow planned to sign two disarmament side agreements aimed at modernizing the Washington-Moscow hot line and reducing the risk of accidental nuclear war. The leaders met at the State Department and Soviet embassy, with Nixon and Gromyko noting steady SALT progress and hoping for further movement when talks resume in Vienna in November.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
William P. Rogers
Andrei Gromyko
Washington-Moscow Pot
State Department
United Nations
Nixon
Gromyko
Ronald (. Ziegler
Helsinki
Vienna
Ziegler
White House
Two Killed In Warren Accident
Two people died in a Warren borough crash after a 1:40 pm collision on a foggy Route 97. Craig T. McDonald 23 of Sheffield Riga the vehicle and Dixie A. Raser 23 of Norfolk Va were pronounced dead on arrival. The car struck trees after McDonald failed to negotiate a curve. both occupants were trapped for 20 minutes. Vehicle valued at 1400 dollars. A separate early morning state police report noted another collision three miles west of Union City injuring no one and causing 1600 dollars in damages.
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Warren General Hospital
Warren Borough
Warren
Craig T. McDonald
Sheffield
Riga
Dixie A. Raser
Norfolk
McDonald
Route 97
Union City
David Lakari
R.D. 1
Seneca
Meade's Bird Placed Back In Santa Role For Lights
In Meade Kansas Sunrise Plaza neighbors staged a yearly lights ritual. Bankier Clark Bird was late last year and promised punctuality before a three day Colorado trip. On return only Bird’s house remained dark, so he must reprise Santa duties for the neighborhood display.
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Meade, Kan
Meade
Sunrise Plaza
Clark Bird
Colorado
Bird
Santa Claus
Ginger Slams East Coast As Thousands Flee
Hurricane Ginger battered the North Carolina coast with 90 mph winds, knocking out utilities, smashing windows, and flooding streets from Morehead City to Atlantic Beach. The storm forced evacuations and Red Cross shelters held about 1,800 evacuees as warnings extended from Wilmington to Virginia Beach.
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Ginger
Morehead City
N.C
North Carolina
Atlantic Beach
National Weather Service
Atlantic
Paul M. Cox
New Bern
Civil Defense
Craven County
Red Cross
National Guard
Bogue Sound
Havelock
Weather Service
Wilmington
Virginia Beach
Rehoboth Beach
Del
VA Hospitals Face New Drug Dealing Problem
The Veterans Administration grapples with rising drug abuse inside VA hospitals as Vietnam veterans fill wards. Directors warn of growing trafficking and violence, worsened by new drug treatment centers. At Washington VA, marijuana use in the meditation room and ongoing narcotics in the treatment unit illustrate the scope. Hospital leaders fear drug activity persists despite searches and security, with hundreds of daily entrants complicating enforcement.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
A.A. Gavazai
Gavazai
Washington VA
I Ts
Norman Tamarkin
Michael Burns
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Senate
Corry couple's Peace Corps tales from Ethiopia
Ed and Mary Ann Kaiser of Corry share their three month stay in Addis Ababa and travels to Jimma Nazareth and Dire Dawa. They describe Amharic language study culture and teaching techniques while noting stark contrasts to Corry. They earned about 12 Ethiopian dollars per day and view Peace Corps service as a unique career adventure.
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Mary Ann Kaisers
Ethiopia
Corry
Kaisers
Peace Corps
Addis Ababa
Africa
Mary Ann
Jimma
Bonga
Dire Dawa
Nazareth
Addis
Ue Kaisers
Sol Kaiser
United States
Hearing Set On Erie Annexation Case In 1967 Battle
State Superior Court in Pittsburgh sent back testimony from the Corry Wayne Township annexation case, prompting an Erie County hearing at 9:30 a.m. October 8 in the county courthouse. City solicitor Douglas Hovelle and city engineer David Johnson testify on public welfare, with Wayne Township’s attorney Barney Bernard denying the plan. The interlocutory order may send paperwork back to the higher court, potentially delaying final approval, as proceedings ongoing since 1967.
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State Superior Court
Pittsburgh
Wayne Township
Erie
Lindley McClelland
Douglas Hovelle
Corry
David Johnson
Raelle
Barney Bernard
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Arthur Burns
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John B. Connally
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