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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1972
Page
1
The editorial urges immediate county wide action on solid waste disposal. It cites Blairsville’s municipal system with a $22 annual fee, contrasts private collection costs, and highlights recycling as a partial answer. It calls for compulsory county disposal, improved incineration, and supervised financing to protect public health.
The piece surveys Nixon's facing a press and congressional clamor while polls show strength, praising his resolve against Hanoi and criticizing antiwar sentiment as the no-win policy weakens U S defense. It notes international communism’s influence, public ambivalence, and church leaders’ pacifist leanings in a broad critique. Mandarin Chinese is noted as the most spoken language globally.
Washington columnist reports Emanuel Celler of New York has long backed Fischbach and Moore electrical contracts in government projects while serving as a director and law firm advisor. The piece notes undisclosed financial stake and conflicts and details past supports for Con Ed, ABM funding, and Lockheed loans. It cites other Washington items and Harlem drug concerns by Rep. Charles Rangel.
In a grim October 1972 scene President Nixon and Defense Secretary Laird discuss a zero stockpile of bombs. Allied stockpiles are tapped, production lags, and shortages ripple through air power, with a satirical twist on butter policy as a wartime joke.
A blaze at the bottling works of Frank and Peter Ferraro on West Market Street Blairsville started shortly after midnight Thursday. The fire origin was attributed to a gas coil. The second floor contained inflammable objects and sustained most damage before the Volunteer Fire Company arrived. Estimated damages range from 3000 to 5000 dollars.
Victor Riesel reports AFL-CIO leaders led by Al Barkan and George Meany oppose united backing for McGovern. Labor fears space program jobs and aerospace industry losses, with COPE votes shaping convention outcomes. Ted Kennedy’s stance and Kennedy family ties add uncertainty as Humphrey bloc may swing ballots.
A letter from Mrs. A. E. Mattox of Indiana Pa denounces the United Presbyterian Church for condemning U S policy in Vietnam and urging cuts in war funding. She urges support for the government, criticizes liberal protest, and compares religious dissent to past atrocities, calling Presbyterians misguided.
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