Ervin presses aides testimony in ITT probe clash
Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr vows to block Kleindienst's nomination unless White House aides Peter Flanigan and other officials testify to the Senate Judiciary Committee. He argues executive privilege cannot shield communications with outsiders in public record matters such as antitrust cases. Kleindienst seeks reopened hearings after a memo tied ITT settlements to next summer's Republican National Convention.
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Washington
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Richard G. Kleindienst
White House
Peter Flanigan
Senate Judiciary Committee
ITT
Ervin
Committee
Senate
Nixon
Nixon Administration
Congress
Kleindienst
Judiciary Committee
Jack Anderson
International Telegraph & Telephone Corp
Please Stay Alert While Burning
Indiana County area firemen face many senseless spring and fall fires caused by people burning brush dry grass rubbish and other combustibles on windy days or near highly flammable vegetation. Fires are started by people and can be stopped by careful behavior. Do not burn unattended use enclosed containers or incinerators with spark screens. If burning is necessary do not leave the fire unattended and expect others to handle the cost of extinguishing. A word to the wise is sufficient and hopeful.
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Indiana County
State Department of Forests and Waters
Warm Weather Forecast From Camp Chief’s Word
Chief Tommy Hawk was seen with a burning ember under a thermometer in Indiana County last night in a playful stunt. The forecast calls for a cloudy mild night with thundershowers, lows in the mid to upper 40s. Thursday will bring variable clouds, warmer temperatures, and more showers or thundershowers, highs from the upper 60s to mid 70s.
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Tommy Hawk
Indiana County
Billy
Plea by Mrs Gilly May Signal More Yablonski Indictments
Annette Gilly, 31, pleaded guilty in Washington County Court to three murders and one conspiracy in the Yablonski family killings, denying death penalty in exchange for testimony. She described a 22 page FBI statement and prosecutors anticipate federal grand jury action to press additional indictments.
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Washington, Pa
Annette Gilly
Yablonski
Cleveland
Ohio
Washington County
Joseph ‘Jack’ Yablonski
United Mine Workers
FBI
Pittsburgh
Gilly
Paul
Silous Huddleston
UMW
LaPollette
Tenn
Huddleston
Claude Vealey
Aubran
Buddy” Martin
Huddeston
Miners’ Union
Obituary notices list several regional deaths
Deaths Cribes Jessie Mae 79 Clarksburg RD 1 Ellen Roy 89 Trafford formerly Saltsburg Helen E Manshower 62 Black Lick Michael Turify 64 1029 West 10th St Eleanor McIntire 55 28 West Brown Blairsville William Wegener 86 1370 Poplar Ave Indiana Nelle B Gray formerly 460 Church J HARVILLA Andrew 86 Clymer
An Loc Defenders Struggle Amid Saigon Siege Push
In Saigon area reporting on An Loc defenders under saturation bombing by U S B52s the besieged town faced continued North Vietnamese assault as a 20 000 man relief force stalled 15 miles away and aviation resupply hit by antiaircraft fire. The fight centered on Highway 13 with two district heads lost and Thien ordered An Loc held at all costs despite Hanoi sending three divisions against the town.
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Saigon
An Loc
Bastogne
Quang Tri
Dmz
Dong Ha
Highway 13
Nguyen van Thien
Soldiers Relent After Warning Of Endangered Unit Near Phu Bai
About 100 American soldiers from a combat infantry brigade balked at manning a forward position near Phu Bai Vietnam deeming it too dangerous but relented when told their absence would endanger another U.S. unit. The 600-man task force moved into Phu Bai to secure troops and installations as the Hue area faced pressure. The Army said none refused orders and the unit was preparing for movement to defensive positions amid booby trap rumors.
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Phu Bai
Vietnam
API
U.S
Saigon
Hue
Demilitarized Zone
196Th Infantry Brigade
State-Aided Colleges Slated for More Buildings
Harrisburg AP claims state owned colleges seek 14.2 million more than last year as they build facilities not presently needed. Arthur Sinkler says several structures are unnecessary while education officials cite inflation and salary costs. Penn State Temple and Pitt request increases to cover rising expenses and pursue stable enrollments.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Arthur Sinkler
Sinkler
Board of State College and University Directors
House Appropriations Committee
Shapp
Indiana University
Fenn State University
Temple University
University of Pittsburgh
John Pittenger
Jects
Penn State
Pitt
Temple
John W. Oswald
County Receives Check for County Appropriation
Indiana County officials announced at their weekly meeting that about $22,500 is allocated under a new bill. Commissioner chairman Andrew Kuzneski said a total $8 million will be distributed statewide for county court costs. The county appropriation could exceed $22,500 per a letter from A Evans Kephart of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court office.
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Indiana County
Andrew Kuzneski
A. Evans Kephart
Pennsylvania
The
Supreme
Copper Wire Theft Shock Hits Smicksburg Area
A likely wire thief cut a utility pole between Trade City and Smicksburg early Tuesday. The half-sawed pole fell with transformer and wiring, the line reportedly carrying 7,200 kilovolts. Damage was pegged at 150 by state police from Punxsutawney Barracks.
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Smicksburg
Trade City
Southwest Central Rural Electric Co-Operative Corp
RISA
Indiana
Punxsutawney Barracks
FBI arrests Cairnbrook man in stolen earth-moving machine case
The FBI says it arrested John J. Balough, 33, of Cairnbrook on interstate transportation of stolen property charges. A warrant was issued in connection with an April 1 theft of an earth-moving machine worth $40,850 from a Virginia work site, according to Tan D. MacLennan.
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Pittsburgh
FBI
Somerset County
Tan D. MacLennan
John J. Balough
Cairnbrook
Virginia
French urge quick restart of Vietnam peace talks
Paris urged the Vietnam peace conference resume at once to seek a political solution. North Vietnam and Viet Cong demanded a Thursday return and asked Washington to halt bombing. The United States and South Vietnam rejected the demand, saying the Communists were not prepared to negotiate seriously amid the North Vietnamese offensive. The French government called for a prompt resumption to secure Vietnamese independence, while U.S. officials described Paris’s move as an evenhanded push to return all parties to talks. The conference was suspended indefinitely on March 23.
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Paris
United States
Washington
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
George Pompidou
State Department
U.S
Milk Board Hears Testimony On West Pa Price Cut Plan
Harrisburg AP Shapp aligned Milk Marketing Board hears testimony on its plan to cut retail milk prices in 13 western Pennsylvania counties by 8 cents a gallon. The board won’t act before May 1. Critics fear profit losses for dealers and impact on milk delivery workers.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Harry &. Kapleau
Pittsburgh
Kapleau
Shapp
Nina Gowell
J. Lin Huber
Particuar
Big Shapp
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
West Pennsylvania
White Township Zoning Meet Draws 100+ Residents
More than 100 White Township residents attended a Rustic Lodge gathering of the White Two Community Association led by president Harold Youcis. The session, altered from a debate due to ongoing litigation, featured a panel of 62nd District House candidates who supported zoning while acknowledging limits on expert commentary.
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Sy Ethel Orr
Rustic Lodge
Harold Youcis
Clair Beatty
Youers
House of Representatives
62Nd
Robert Derry
Saul Greenwald
Robert Hern
William Shane
McClellan Blair
Malcolm Strachan
Butler
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John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Moon
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Gray
Nelle B
Church &J
Harvilla
Andrew
Clymer
Cambodia
Mekong
Central Highlands
Dak To
Tan Canh
Pittenger
Viet
Frank T. Brochetti
Yatesboro
John and
Elizabeth Kulick Brochetti
Shannock Valley High School
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Charlottesville
Brooke General Hospital
San Antonio
Tex
Inside Today Bridge
Cypteer Women’s World
White Township
Perts
Blair
Strachan
Theost Organization
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