France to Help Run Djibouti After Independence
France will grant independence to Djibouti on Monday but keep key roles. French troops and technicians will stay to defend, operate airports, ports, power and communications as the new government forms. About 4,000 of 6,500 soldiers remain with a local army trained, while France funds roughly $140 million annually to support the economy.
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Djibouti
Issas
France
Hassan Couled
Ting
Republic of Djibouti
Somalia
Ethiopia
South Yemen
Foch
Djiouti
U.S
Djiboutian
Investment by Carter Grows Over Seven Years
Washington AP reports that an initial $10,000 investment made seven years ago by Jimmy Carter is now valued at about $130,000. The article notes the dramatic growth since 1970 and frames the figure within political and financial context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Tech Air, Inc
Georgia Company
Mack D. Bowen
Georgia Institute of Technology
Ethiopia Reds Set Celebration in Addis Ababa
In Addis Ababa, billboards of Marx and Lenin loom over Revolution Square as Col. Mengistu Haile Mariam’s government prepares a mass rally with 150,000 to 300,000 people, including peasant militia and regular army units, to show support for the Soviet-leaning regime amid Eritrean and Ogaden insurgencies.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Marx
Lenin
Revolution Square
Mengistu Haile Mariam
Bithiopian Herald
Mengistu
Eritrea
Ogaden
Haile Selassie
Punxsutawney civil suit halts Front Street project
A civil suit filed by William and Bertha Smathers, through attorney Jesse Long, seeks to stop condemnation in Punxsutawney's Front Street redevelopment. The action alleges borough council violated one-man one-vote provisions since 1971, leading to a pause in land acquisition and demolition plans. Borough and redevelopment officials ordered a temporary work halt pending an emergency meeting with the fire department and the authority solicitor.
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Punxsutawney
Front Street
Jesse Long
William and Bertha Smathers
Office of
Jefferson County Prothonotary
Jefferson County Redevelopment Authority
William H. Hampton
Fireman Authority
Robert Hanak
Reynoldsville
Smathers
Punxsutawney Borough
PAT Orders New Buses for Allegheny Transit
The Allegheny County Port Authority approves buying 190 diesel buses with lowered fronts for handicapped access. The $14.3 million cost will be covered 80 percent by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration with the remaining 20 percent shared by the state and Allegheny County.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Port Authority
Urban Mass Transportation Administration
State
Allegheny County
Blairsville-Saltsburg budget up 6.13 percent for 1977-78
Blairsville-Saltsburg School District adopts a 4,750,000 dollar budget for 1977-78, up 6.13 percent from 1976-77 to cover salary and benefit increases, utilities, maintenance, and the new Workmen's Compensation program. Real estate mills rise to 84 in Indiana County and 109 in Westmoreland County. New hires include Richard Lowman and Kenise Lowman as full time substitutes and Charles Adamchick as teaching professional. tenure authorized for multiple staff members.
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Blairsville
Blairsville-Saltsburg
Indiana County
Westmoreland County
Burglars Hit Mobile Home in Alverda and More
An unknown thief forced entry into Elizabeth Dindos’s mobile home in Green Township between 10 and 11 45 yesterday and stole items valued at about 540. State police reported the burglary and named Ponczak and Karen Porter as persons related to the incident. The Blairsville area board approved personnel changes and budget actions including resignations, new hires, a salary increase for non contract staff, a labor negotiator, a reading supervisor, higher driver instructor pay, and a traveling sabbatical for a staff member.
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Alverda
Elizabeth Dindos
Box 91
Green Township
Henry Ewald
June Dean
Vincent Receski
Pedestrian Injured In District Accident
Fifteen persons were injured in traffic accidents across multiple districts yesterday and today. Donald C. Findley, 43, of Penn Run escaped serious harm after being struck while crossing Route 119 at Legislative Route 32141, and was admitted to Indiana Hospital. Morris Goral, 29, of Indiana, caused the crash. Several other drivers and passengers were treated and released at Indiana Hospital. damages ranged from $150 to $3,500 across incidents in Shelocta Purchase Line Rayne Two Big Run Dilltown Rossiter.
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Wads
Homer
Donald C. Findley
Penn Run
Morris Goral
Gorman Ave
Indiana
Findley
Berm
Indiana Hospital
Citizens Ambulance Service
Shelocta
Route 422
John E. Markilinski
Lilac St
Lamar Altman
Shelocta R. D. 1
Altman
Helen Keith
Joseph Keith
Patrick
Timothy
Jil Altman
Markilinski
Altman Auto
Purchase Line
Debra Pardee
Hillsdale
Heather Jobe
Rochester Mills R. D
Lisa Livingston
Sleepy Hollow Road
Rayne
Raymond Calhoun
Sheloca R. D
Savilla Wilford
Blairsville
R. D
Emil Wilford
Wilford
Big Run
Martin M. Belella
Cherry Tree R. D. 1
Route 119
Punxsutawney Station
Belella
Dilltown
Donald Shirk
Wintondale R. D
Lold
Route 403
Shirk
Rossiter
Alex Berringer
Scott E. Hartman
Point View Court
Punxsutawney
Berringer
Hartman Auto
Hartman
Berringer Auto
Hart
Penn Run RD
Homer City
Beale
Groundhog Festival House Tour Aids Local Hospitals
Punxsutawney Young Women's Club announces the Groundhog Festival House Tour to benefit Punxsutawney Memorial Hospital the American Cancer Society and Easter Seal Society. Tour Sunday July 3 from 1 to 5 pm features six homes with $3 tickets sold at festival HQ and outlets in Punxsutawney Brookville Reynoldsville Douds Plumville and Indiana.
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Punxsutawney
Punxsutawney Young Women's Club
Punxsutawney Memorial Hospital
American Cancer Society
Easter Seal Society
Groundhog Festival
Brookville
Reynoldsville
Douds
Plumville
Billy-Jo Jeans
Indiana
Newport Jazz Festival kicks off with Vaughan and Gillespie
New York AP reports Sarah Vaughan headlines the Newport Jazz Festival opening night with scat-filled performances alongside Dizzy Gillespie and Clark Terry. Vaughan’s ballads also captivate, showcasing her phrasing on Summertime and Send in the Clowns. Promoter George Wein returns to open with Vaughan and her trio, as the festival runs through July 4 featuring a wide range of jazz acts and venues.
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New York
Dizzy Gillespie
Sarah
Sarah Vaughan
Dizzy
Otta
Gillespie
Clark Terry
Guniy Sarah
Carnegie Hall
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella
Streisand
Kate Smith
George Wein
Carl Schroeder
Jimmy Cobb
Walter Booker
Terry
Joe Venuti
Soho Loft Jazz
Rhode Island
Scat
Left
Police Probe Theft of 1974 Monte Carlo in Shelacta
Indiana state police continue investigating the theft of Kenneth Clark of Homer City’s 1974 Monte Carlo parked at Sheesley’s Restaurant in Shelacta between 11:00 and 11:40 p.m. The car has a blue body and light blue vinyl top and bears registration 05036-8.
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Shelocta — State Police of
Indiana
Kenneth Clark
Homer City
Sheesley's
Shelacta
Vo Tech Panel to Meet Tuesday in Marion Center
The Indiana County Area Vocational-Technical Operating Committee will convene at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the McCreery Building, Marion Center, to discuss operations and notices.
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Indiana County Area Vocational-Technical Operating Committee
McCreery Boo, Marion Center
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Red Sea
Indian Ocean
Greensburg
Julius Vargo
Jeannette
Vargo
Winslow
Ariz
Richard McCormick
Ing
American Can Co
Tech Air
American Can
Delmont Lohuis
New York Stock Exchange
Atlanta
Charles Kirbo
Kirbo
Blind Trust
South Georgia
Cordele
Lohuis
PAT
Blair-Salts Board
Richard Lowman
Kenise
Ponczak
Karen Porter
Anna Mae Chicka
Saltsburg
Remo Rudolph
Nancy J. Owsiary
Mary Ann Ficca
Miss Pardee
Pardee
Calhoun
Sleepy Hollow
Adrian Hospital
Ben Franklin
Clyde Potts
James Colgan
Ben Franklin Road
Peoples
Vo-Tech
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