Bitter cold grips region as thermometer nears record lows
The National Weather Service forecast near zero tonight at Philadelphia International Airport with a 15 to 20 degree high on Tuesday. If readings drop to zero before midnight, the city would break the 1920 low of two degrees, with Tuesday possibly sinking to minus four. Morning levels reached 12 degrees at the airport and seven at Media Waterworks, while reports from Hell, Michigan noted nine below.
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Bus Bus Collision on Schuylkill Expressway Injures Ten
A Greyhound bus en route to Harrisburg and State College collided with a car and a tractor trailer on the Schuylkill Expressway near the Conshohocken exit. Ten people sustained minor injuries as the bus hit a parked tractor trailer owned by Jay Gross Inc. of Norristown and then the car struck the bus. Bus driver Robert Dieluki and truck driver Herbert Teck were uninjured. Eight passengers, many Penn State students, were treated and released from Montgomery County Hospital. two others were treated at Bryn Mawr Hospital.
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Haynes Ford
David Robinson
Steven Leckerman
Scott Ketman
Samual
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Marion Narrod
Wayne
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Narrods
Principal Knorr Opens Springfield High with Flexible Dress Rules
Springfield High School welcomes Earl Knorr as its new principal. He advocates a relaxed dress code and student responsibility, aiming for a life-like school environment. The policy allows personal choice as long as health and safety are not compromised, approved by a cross-section of staff, students, parents, and administrators. The door to the principal's office remains open for student concerns.
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Soap Box in Daily Times urges citizen action against drugs
The piece quotes Sister Charles Elizabeth of Chester urging teachers and citizens to learn drug addiction symptoms. It notes other Soap Box answers on Page 10. Weather outlook promises bitter cold tonight and sunny, very cold Wednesday. Address details include Chester PA 19016 and delivery stats.
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BP Oil Co. strike settles amid broader regional labor unrest
A two week Teamsters Local 107 strike at BP Oil Co Mares Hook ends and drivers return to work. Westinghouse Electric Corp Tinicum resolves a wildcat walkout as UE Local 107 members rejoin jobs. Unresolved are Sun Oil IRW talks at Marcus Hook and UTU SEPTA contract negotiations. Local 1594 contract expiry and mediation ongoing.
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Rex Marlowe
Philadelphia
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Westinghouse Wildcat
Lester
Apollo 14 crew probes docking glitch before moon landing
Apollo 14 astronauts Shepard Mitchell and Roosa spent more than an hour testing a docking mechanism using a flashlight and Houston instructions. They reported progress with latches, planned to reassess overnight, and prepared for a potential orbit-only mission if the problem persisted.
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Five Children Die in Alabama Fire Tragedy
Five children along with their father and grandfather died when a small Jefferson residence burned in the early hours. The children's mother Dorothy Jean Simmons received severe burns and was hospitalized at University Hospital in Birmingham.
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University Hospital
Birmingham
Thought on mortality from Robert Ingersoll
The quote reflects on cradle and coffin asking about origin and destiny. It contrasts the questions posed by the poor, grieving person with those of a robed priest, suggesting equal insight into life’s mysteries regardless of creed.
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Robert Ingersoll
Apollo 14 Launch Captivates Cape Crowds Amid Turbulent Weather
Editor notes Thomas Brewer presents eyewitness account of Apollo 14 liftoff from Cape Kennedy. The Saturn 5 rocket sent Alan B. Shepard Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa toward the moon as thunderstorms tested launch plans and thousands watched the dramatic split-second decision to proceed.
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Thomas Brewer
International Program Development Corp. of Media
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Nixon pledges more jobs and growth in 1971 program
President Nixon sent Congress a plan aiming for full prosperity with less inflation and no wage price controls. The 30 page economic advisory report targets unemployment down to about 4.1 percent by mid 1972 and inflation near 3 percent, with GNP rising by roughly 88 billion to 1.065 trillion in 1971, though no specific recovery deadline was set.
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Nixon forecasts record output and jobs growth amid inflation pledge
In the economic report to Congress President Nixon predicts record output and more jobs while promising effective inflation action. He rejects wage price controls yet aims at curbing rising prices and approves a 414 per cent jobless rate as a mid 1972 goal.
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