Tax stalemate grips Pennsylvania lawmakers in 1969
Harrisburg AP reports the 1969 General Assembly faced a tax stalemate despite numerous proposals. Gov Shafer proposed a $2.52 billion budget with broad based taxes, while the House and Senate argued over income tax and budget measures. Senate sent only one major bill to the House as leadership pledges action in 1970.
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Ammo Ship Burning In Pacific
The Badger State, a Military Sea Transport Service ship loaded with 8,900 rockets and bombs up to 2,000 pounds, burned in the Pacific. Winds near 40 knots and 20 foot seas battered the stricken vessel as a Greek freighter kept three miles away.
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Navy
Major Storm Continues Lashing East
The Associated Press reports a major storm continues to lash eastern regions with heavy snow rain and strong winds. Snow depths exceed two feet in parts of New York state and northern New England while cities like Montpelier Vermont and Glen Falls New York report substantial accumulations. A second storm develops in the Southwest as snow spreads from the Rockies to the central plains.
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Associated Press
Na Ton
North Atlatic
Great Lakes
Central Appalachians
New England
New York State
Montpelier
Glen Falls
New York
John V. Lindsay
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Durham
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Illinois
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Mich
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Washington
Atlanta
Miami
Detroit
Chicago
Minneapolis-St. Paul
St. Louis
Kansas City
Dallas
Denver
Phoenix
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
At Least 4 Perish In St. Louis Blaze
HONOLULU AP reports a Vietnam bound cargo ship carrying bombs and rockets equal to 2000 tons of TNT burned in the mid Pacific. A Greek freighter hunted missing crewmen amid the disaster and search efforts continued.
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St. Louis
Honolulu
Hardy Lady Pilot Takes Off Again
Britain’s Sheila Scott, a hardy lady pilot, takes off from Sumbawa en route to Darwin as she presses the Sydney to London air race leg. She lands amid dysentery complaints, while the Badger State wreck prompts rescue by the Greek freighter Khian Star and Navy uncertainty over casualties.
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Hardy Lady Pilot
Jakarta
Britain
Sheila Scott
Sumbawa
Astralia
Sali
Badger State
Charles Wilson
Hes
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Wilson
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Badger
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Hickam
Air Force Bass
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Miss Scott
East Pact Denounced By Brandt
BONN Germany AP Chancellor Willy Brandt denounces a proposed East German treaty of recognition as division formalization without benefit to either side Heimanen Ulbricht letters exchange shows aims for recognition Yet Brandt backs dialogue and a future of possible peaceful coexistence under European order He speaks during Christmas Eve interview before a Tunisia vacation.
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Germany
Willy Brandt
Brandt
East Berlin
Cologne
Koelner Stadt-Anzeiger
Tunisia
Two Important Exhibits Show Medieval Art in US
The Metropolitan Museum of Art lends major works from the Cloisters for The Middle Ages Treasures from the Cloisters and the Metropolitan to travel to Los Angeles and Chicago from January to June. In parallel, The Year 1200 at the Met features 300 items from 16 countries opening February 12. The shows include rare pieces like the Antioch Chalice and a 13th century Virgin statue, with a symposium and scholarly volumes planned.
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New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Cloisters
Europe
Mediterranean
Antioch
Syria
Stras
Bourg
James J. Rorimer
Louvain
Jean Pucelle
France
Jeanne d’ Evreux
Charles IV
Metropolitan
Philip Augustus
United States
Thomas P.F. Hoving
Nicholas of
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Six Killer Whales Head South for Forever Winter Homes
Six killer whales from a 12-strong pod were captured at Pender Harbor north of Vancouver. Three of the whales, including a 10 foot calf and 20 foot mother, departed Friday for Marineland of the Pacific in Los Angeles. The remaining whales are set to depart Sunday for Marine World in Redwood City, California.
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B.C
Pender Harbor
Here
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Los Angeles
Marine World
Redwood City
Calif
United Jet Hijacked To Havana
A hijacker seized United Flight 292 with 28 aboard near New York and directed the Boeing 727 to Havana. Capt. Paulsen reported the crew planned a fuel stop, but the hijacker insisted on Cuba, with the jet landing at Jose Marti Airport outside Havana after about two hours and 47 minutes. Authorities expected the passengers to be released and returned to the United States early Saturday.
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Havana
Cuba
United Airlines
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New York
Chicago
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Federal Aviation Administration
Jose Marti
Axel D. Paulsen
West Islip
N.Y
Atlanta
U.S
FAA
United States
Dayan Warns Lebanon Over Guerrilla Attacks
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan warned Lebanon to stop Arab guerrillas operating from its territory against Israel or risk the destruction of Lebanese communities along the border. He urged Beirut to learn the lesson of destroyed towns and villages near the Suez Canal and the Jordan River.
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Tal Aviv
Moshe Dayan
Lebanon
Israel
Dayan
Suez Canal
Jordan
Foes Draw Attention in Mayoral Races Amid Upsets
A fragmented recap of 1900 era mayoral contests shows Democratic wins in Harrisburg and Scranton with Republican upsets in Pittsburgh and Scranton. Swenson claimed Harrisburg after a protracted recount, while Flaherty defeated the machine in Pittsburgh. The statewide mood favored Democrats but leaned toward mixed results across cities.
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Henke
Arold Swetigon
Offetime
Commerce
Swenson
GOP
Albert Hy Straub
Borning
Basiwhieadan
antlido _ Republicans
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Harrisburg
Scranton
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Burgh
Peter’ Flaherty
Joseph Barr
John K. Taborj
Labor and Industry
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Harry A. Kramer
Tabor
Allegheny River
City Hall
Demopeigues Uinar Ane
John M. Lynch
Eli Eichelberper
Jan Ye Re See Ae
Thouldaines
Board of Elections
Common Pleas Court
Eugene Peters
Lackawanna County
Peters
James J. Walsh
AFL
CIO
Walsh
Sunbury
Donald Morgan
Walter Culp
Danville
Edmund Minnich
Frederick Mahoney
York
Camnatonad An Tau
Ardar Ninte
Two Teen Dances End In Brawls
Philadelphia and suburban La Mott scenes erupt as youths clash during teen dances. Stabbing of a Navy seaman and assaults on transit workers are reported, with police detaining several suspects amid a broader wave of violence at a time of regional tension and postwar unrest.
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la Mott
Montgomery County
John Brown
Lebanon
Middle East
Ised
St. Joseph's Hospital
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Slice
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Egypt
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Syria
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Earl Wallace
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Thailand
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Kinter Family Thankful After Marion Center Blast
The Kinter family of Marion Center R D 1 recounts relief after a December 11 blast at their Musser 2 nursery home. The blast demolished the ranch house and hospitalized the family. father remains in Indiana Hospital while mother Betty and five children Glenn 15 Deborah 14 Ricky 12 Tammy 9 and Scotty 7 were released. The family thanks friends for support and kindness during this time.
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Richard D. Kinter
Marion Center R. D
Kinter
Marion Center
R. D
Musser
Indiana Hospital
Betty
Glenn
Deborah
Ricky
Tammy
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Harry F. Pepper
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Donald Padience
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Charles Ward
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Francis T. Rice
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Hugo J. Parente
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