Hospital to receive cryostat and scanner donation
Frank Gorell founder of Seasonall Industries Indiana signed a $5,000 check to underwrite a cryostat and an electrophoretic scanner for Indiana Hospital pathology. The cryostat speeds tissue analysis aiding surgical decisions while the scanner aids protein separation for diagnosis. Hospital officials praised Seasonall’s ongoing community contributions.
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Frank Gorell
Season-all Industries of
Indiana
Indiana Hospital
Gorell
Pennsylvania
Donald Smith
Everett Oesterling
Seasonall
Mafia Don’s Grandson Claims Piranha Tactics and Mob Secrets
Vincent Teresa describes a Boston loan shark operation using piranhas as intimidation and details on stolen securities, horse race fixing, and major gambling rings. He cites a 300 pound frame, a $7 million gambled, a $500,000 price on his head, and cooperation with the FBI for a reduced sentence. He names New England crime bosses, Mafia factions, and says he attended syndicate meetings through the 1950s.
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Washington
Vincent
Big Vinne
Teresa
Boston
Papa Doc’ Duvalier
Senate Investigations Committee
Piranha Co
New England Crime Syndicate
Vinnie
Bear
FBI
Brooklyn
Dominick Teresa
Joe Lombardi
Mob
Outfit
Deadline Near For Community Directorships
Candidates for director of two new community programs are reminded of a July 30 postmark deadline for ICCAP applications. Officials report an overwhelming response to ads. Applications may be mailed or brought to ICCAP office at 1689 Saltsburg Ave Indiana PA 15701.
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Indiana County Community Action Program
Family Planning Council
ICCAP
Saltsburg Ave
Indiana
Ellsberg Panel Probes Pentagon Papers War Debate
Daniel Ellsberg, former Defense Department researcher, testified before an unofficial House panel investigating the Pentagon Papers. The 18-member group led by Rep. John G. Dow questioned his potential testimony while Ellsberg faces Espionage Act charges and a June 28 arrest. Fordwarding witnesses, including Tony Russo and Sen. Ernest Gruening, condemned U.S. wartime policy as akin to totalitarian trends observed in WWII dictatorships.
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Washing'pon
Daniel Ilsberg
Defense Department
House
John G. Dow
New York
Ellsberg
Pentagon
Vietnam
Tony Russo
Elisberg
Rand Corp
Defense
U.S
Apollo On True Course After Lunar Module Prep
Apollo astronauts report no equipment faults and plan a continued inspection of the lunar module after a brief landing attempt. They conducted a space light phenomenon study with eye protection, while ground teams fixed a circuit glitch that could have triggered an engine misfire.
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Scott
Apollo
Cape Kennedy
Alert Cop Makes Arrest At Bridge Fire
Marion Indiana AP says James Black aged 28 approached a policeman about a bridge fire. Assistant Police Chief Quentin Pettiford identified Black as wanted on forgery and theft charges.
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Marion
Ind
James Black
Quentin Pettiford
Black
Budget Deficit Topples past $20 Billion in 1971
The Nixon administration announced final figures showing the fiscal 1971 deficit between 20 and 25 billion dollars, the second largest for a postwar year. It far exceeds the earlier 1963 Johnson era peak of 25.2 billion and reflects Nixon’s shift toward Keynesian expansion despite unemployment and revenue shortfalls.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nixon
Congress
Budget clashes in House advance GOP plan cutting school aid
The committee rewrote the governor budget by shaving 80 million from school subsidy increases and swapping in 42 million in block grants to Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Philadelphia gets 34 million and Pittsburgh 8 million, undermining a 115 million Democratic plan for 1971-72 subsidies. The panel met late into the night, following a 4 am Senate session, while the broader budget was trimmed by 211 million from the governor’s 3.3 billion request.
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Philadelphi
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
House
Senate
Shapp
Chamber
Appropriations Committee
Martin P. Mullen
Repairmen Fix Cables Cut By Ax In Ligonier Pa
Repair crews worked overnight to splice a severed cable cutting service to Ines County area. The line carried about 200 circuits including to Laurel Valley Country Club where a national team golf championship begins. A spokesman noted several similar incidents in the area during the past two weeks and linked them to a strike affecting service personnel.
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Ligonier, Pa
Besl
Atchet
Ines County
Laurel Valley Country Club
Pea Bell
More Troops Added In Cambodia Sweep
In eastern Cambodia another 3,200 South Vietnamese troops joined massive sweep operations under U.S. helicopter gunships jet fighters and B52s. It was the third Vietnamese drive in Cambodia in a week and the fifth this month.
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Saigon
Cambodia
U.S
Major heroin ring busted by multinationals in Saigon
Bangkok report says Thai South Vietnam and U S narcotics teams broke a large heroin operation supplying U S troops in Vietnam. They seized 97 pounds of pure heroin and 660 pounds of opium with a $4 million Saigon wholesale value. Twenty five suspects including two South Vietnamese sailors were arrested in a round the clock raid spanning Saigon, a Vietnamese fishing village, and an offshore Gulf of Thailand island.
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Bangkok
Thailand
South Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
Asia
Saigon
Burma
Laos
Gulf of Thailand
Nitya. Bhanumas
Thai Narcotics Aid
Cholon
Record High Sales For GM
General Motors reported record high sales and near record profits for the second quarter and the six months ended June 30. Quarter sales reached 7.6 billion, six month revenue 15.37 billion, with net income 1.17 billion and earnings 4.09 a share for the half year. The June quarter earned 567 million or 1.97 a share, the third best quarter on record behind 1965 and 1964.
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Detrol (Ab
General Motors
Rail Unions Reject Arbitration Plea Across Six Railroads
Washington notices say the United Transportation Union rejected a Labor Department call for a three neutral expert panel to impose a binding settlement in a six railroad strike dispute. UTU President Charles Luna charges government bias toward management as Hodgson asks for responses by today. California Governor Ronald Reagan warns the strike risks water treatment chemical shortages and agricultural losses amid crippled vegetable wheat and poultry supply.
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Washington
Labor
Department
Unioin
Secretary of
James D. Hodgson
United Transportation ‘Union
UTU
Charles Luna
Labor Department
Hodgson
Nixon
Ronald Reagan
California
Stiff Test Facing Lockheed
The Senate weighs a corporate-rescue bill as opponents seek to deny Lockheed Aircraft favored status. Supporters argue aid would be delayed without equal treatment. The measure could allow up to 250 million in federal loan guarantees to prevent collapse and job losses.
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Washington
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Senate
Lockheed
Adlair
Stevenson III
D-Ill
Stevenson
White House
California
Airbus
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Alaska
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