New Jury Panel Chosen to Prater Murder Case
A 250 person panel was picked in Erie County Court to try William Prater for the Yablonski murder, replacing the 175 chosen last November. The panel was drawn by selecting every 525th voter to broaden eligibility, with notices due next week. Prater and Albert Pass remain among seven defendants. trials have moved to Erie after a venue challenge.
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Prater
Erie
Erie County Court
William Prater
Yablonski
Edward Carney
H. David Rothman
United Mine Workers
la Follette
Rothman
Richard Sprague
Carney
Albert Pass
Middlesboro
UMW
State Supreme Court
Washington County
Pass
Union
District 19
United HS Work Project Inspected in Arm agh final tour
The Armagh inspection tour of United High School alterations and the new addition was completed yesterday by the Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority. The authority turned over keys shop drawings and manuals to the district. Superintendent Ronald Couch noted the list of completed items includes seeding that await spring completion. The Authority approved work already finished.
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Armagh
United High School
Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority
Ronald Couch
Apartment Wreck as Jet Strikes Nearby Building
Residents recall a low flying A7 Corsair crash into a four story wooden apartment block near Alameda NAS approach. A nearby building was leveled and others damaged while 75 residents were inside. Witnesses described a whine and explosion before flames rose hundreds of feet as investigators searched for aircraft debris.
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AT Corsair
Federal Aviation Administration
Los Angeles
Jim Keogh
FAA
Lemoore Naval Air Station
Fresno
Alameda Naval Air Station
James Haverberg
Art Earthauake
Lupe Perce
Lice
Ced Ee Ne A. Navy
Lee
Ing
Cary
Alarm company responds to smoke at Sterling Discount Store
Firefighters from the Indiana Fire Association were summoned at 10 20 a m to Sterling Discount Store on Philadelphia Street near Eighth Street. They found a smoldering ballast on a light fixture causing smoke inside the store.
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Indiana Fire Association
Sterling Discount
Philadelphia St
Eighth St
Dog license sales rise ahead of last year in Indiana County
Indiana County treasurer Paul Wass reported 1973 dog license sales totaling 8,677, about 1,300 more than the previous year. Licenses are sold at the county courthouse and at Park & Shop Homer City, Stinson Notary Seward RD 1, Zapotacky’s Heilwood, and Jim’s Service Robinson on specified Fridays and Saturdays, with dogs over six months required to be licensed.
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Paul Wass
Indiana
Indiana County
David H. Stinson
Notary Public
Seward RD
Cramer
Zapotacky’s
Heilwood
Jim
Robinson
Gun Battle Continues In Ireland
In Belfast area violence intensifies as British troops and gunmen clash in Portadown southwest of Belfast. Army reports three gunmen attacked troopers and were fired upon with one wounded. Heath Cabinet weighing extra troops while toll rises to seven hundred seventeen in three and a half years of sectarian war.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Portadown
Edward Heath
London
Ulster Defense Association
Kissinger Arrives in Bangkok For Indochina Talks
Henry Kissinger touched down in Bangkok from Washington and checked into the Erawan Hotel with a 36 member entourage. He will meet Premier Thanom Kittikachorn and other officials to discuss greater military and economic aid to combat Communist guerrillas and regional stability. He plans talks with U S ambassadors for Vietnam Cambodia and Laos and may discuss the long term presence of American servicemen in the region.
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Bangkok
Henry A. Kissinger
Hangkok
Indochina
Hanoi
Peking
Kissinger
Nixon
Washington
Erawan
Thanom Kittikachorn
Thanom
Spiro T. Aghew
Thailand
Foreign Ministry
U.S
Leonard Unger
Ellsworth Bunker
Vietnam
C. Emory Swank
Cambodia
G. Macmurtrie Godley
Laos
Chapin Admits Ordering Spy Pay to Segretti
Dwight Chapin told the FBI that he directed Nixon attorney to pay Donald Segretti for spying and sabotage against Democrats. A Washington dispatch cited government sources noting Chapin asked Herbert Kalmbach to make cash payments to Segretti.
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NEW York
White House
Dwight L. Chapin
FBI
Nixon
Donald Ri. Segretti
New York Times
Washington Dispatch
Chapin
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Segretti
Boston's 95 Million Tower Unsafe To Occupy
The 60 story John Hancock tower in Coplay Square Boston remains unoccupied after wind driven glass breaks. 340 panes broken with hundreds nicked as engineers study causes. MIT tests and Purdue data guide repairs costing up to 8 million plus gasket changes. No injuries reported yet.
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Boston
New England
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co
Copley Square
Hancock
Casualty Insurance
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Purdue University
Purdue
IM. Pei & Partners
New York
Albert E. Prouty
Prouty
New Englands
Iallert
John Hancock
Insurance Company
Gingers
Loomis predicts quick agreement in PBC dispute
Washington AP reports President Henry Loomis expects a rapid settlement with station management over programming control. He cited ongoing talks after a directors meeting and noted plans for a joint procedures statement within days. The PBC also announced about 10 million dollars for national programs next season and 650 thousand for black programming including continuation of Black Journal.
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Washington
Henry Loomis
Public Broadcasting Corporation
Loomis
Public Broadcasting Service
Corporation
Thomas B. Curtis
Black Journal
Sesame Street
The
Electric Company
Theater In America
Wnet Opera
Advocates
Ford Foundation
Burglary Probed Near Elderton Camp
State police from Kittanning investigate a burglary two miles north of Elderton at a camp owned by Evelyn Vinton of 569 Grant St Indiana. The break in occurred between Jan 24 and 31 on Legislative Route 03066 with entry by breaking a window. Stolen items include an axe, a Coleman stove, coffee pot, saw, and a Black and Decker chainsaw valued at 103 dollars.
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Elderton
Kittanning
Evelyn Vinton
Grant St
Indiana
Archbishop Makarios Likely Wins Cyprus Presidential Term
Archbishop Makarios appeared assured of a third five year term as Cyprus president after nominations closed with him as the sole candidate. Demonstrations supported him outside the palace as Gen. Grivas abandoned campaigning amid a terrorist campaign to topple him.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
Makarios
Cyprus
George Grivas
Grivas
Thieu Says Cease-Fire Violated in South Vietnam
President Nguyen Van Thieu declared there is no cease-fire as fighting continues. He argued that neither ICCS nor four party teams can demarcate territory while Communists seize hamlets and violate terms.
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Thieu
Saigon
Nguyen ‘van ‘Thieu
South Vietnam
International Commission of Control and Supervision
ICCS
Westmoreland Phone Co. To Reduce Rates
The Murraysville Telephone Co. will cut rates for 3,300 customers by 23000 annually after Public Utility Commission approval. The reduction follows expanding the Export base calling area in Westmoreland County and realigning zones.
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Harrisburg
Murraysville Telephone Co
Public Utility Commission
Westmoreland County
Stennis Condition Unchanged After Shooting Incident
Senator John C. Stennis remains in very serious condition at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after being shot during a holdup. Officials said his progress is satisfactory, with stable vital signs and only intermittent sleep through the night.
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Washington
John C. Stennis
Stennis
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Sen. Stennis
Re Capture Three More Prisoners
Three escaped convicts from Huntingdon Pa were captured in Maddn New Jersey and nearby West Deptford Township. Identified as John Coudriet 26 Alexander Kamenca 26 of Williamsport Pa and Frank Lucas 32 of Marysville Pa police found two shotguns and two pistols.
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Camaden
N.J
Huntingdon
West Deptford Township
Charles Ferry
John Coudriet
Alexander Kamenca
Williamsport
Frank Lucas
Marysville
Ferry
Rizzo vows bid to force $31 million state aid for Philadelphia
Philadelphia Mayor Frank L. Rizzo pledges a political fight to secure $31 million promised by Governor Shapp, accusing the state of shortchanging the city while a $37 million package remains largely undelivered. An aide for Shapp disputes the charges as Rizzo escalates tensions amid budget battles.
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Philadelphia
Frank L. Rizzo
Rizzo
Gav. Shapp
Rizo
Norval Reece
Nixon
Reeve
Shapp
Reece
Pennssylvania
Penndelphia
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United HS
Park & Shop
Homer City
Ireland
Levittown
New York and Ebbesinhia
Penn Central
United Trans
PBC
ACF Ind
Alta
Carrier Corp
Bly Ches & Oh
Chrysler
CBS
Colu Gas
Comsat
DuPont
Kodak
Soul
Exxon
Kouppers
Kresge
Ray Buleway
Sears Ito
Texaco
Union Carbide
Pacit
Wealworth
Zenith
Westmoreland Phone Co
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