Conquest Completed as Hanoi Demands U S Ships Leave
The Viet Cong announced the conquest of South Vietnam by seizing four provinces in the Mekong Delta and disbanding four South Vietnamese divisions. Hanoi demanded immediate U S Navy withdrawal from areas near the coast, citing a Pentagon report of evacuees. Saigon renamed Ho Chi Minh City as decrees warns against American‑style activities and punishments for unrest. May Day parades in Saigon featured thousands of workers and students amid ban on Western reporting.
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Associated Press
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
Mekong
Provisional Revolutionary Government
Yth
Mekong River
Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S. Navy
Foreign Ministry
Hanoi
Pentagon
South China Sea
United States
Vietnam
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
Duong van Minh
Tokyo
Provisional Revolutionary
State Colleges Won't Get Much
Harrisburg AP The House delays a vote on increased funding for the 14 state colleges. House Appropriations Chairman Stephen Wejdak says the colleges aren’t sticking to last year’s $192 million budget and backs a $3.8 million supplement, not the Senate’s $5.5 million. The colleges originally sought $12.6 million. A state college president Rebuts the critique saying austerity measures were adopted, including vacancies and deferred maintenance, as tuition discussions loom with a potential $50 rise next fall.
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Harrisburg
House
Stephen Wejdak
Wejdak
Senate
State College
Appropriations Committee
Gilmore B. Seavers
Shippensburg
Seavers
Sen
Martin Murray
D-Luzerne
Murray
Shapp Compromise Over Early Retirement in Education Bill
Harrisburg reports the Shapp administration reached a compromise on an early retirement provision in a public school retirement bill. The plan offers up to 30 percent cost of living increases for retirees and allows workers 55 and older with 25 years of service to retire with a 3 percent per year penalty under 62. The bill would cost $25 million annually. The teachers union sought a lower penalty for all 25-year retirees, but Shapp pressed for study. Legislative leaders plan to study the measure and delay final action until next month.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Teachers Union
Senate
House Education Committee
Businessman Enzo Contrucci Dies at 61
Indiana resident Enzo Contrucci a partner of Contrucci Brothers and president of E.A.L. Construction Company died yesterday at his home at age 61 He was a longtime member of the National Society of Professional Engineers and active in local business circles.
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Enzo Contrucci
Indiana
Contrucci
Contrucci Brothers
E.A.L. Construction Company
National Society of Professional Engineers
House poised to vote on 327 million refugee aid bill
The House appears set for an early vote on a 327 million aid bill for Indochinese refugees. Rep. Thomas E. Morgan says final action could come today. President Ford may soon send a letter supporting the funds. The measure includes after the fact authority for using U.S. troops in evacuation and aims to help thousands of refugees arriving in the United States.
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Washington
House
United States
Thomas E. Morgan
Dpa
House International Relations Committee
Ford
White House
U.S
Morgan
Philip C. Habib
Henry A. Kissinger
Indochina
Rep
L. H. Fountain
D-N.c
House Committee
Fountain
Congress
Senate
South Vietnam
United
STEEL PROFITS UP AS FUTURE PROSPECTS LOOM
First quarter profits rise in the steel industry but leaders warn of challenging outlook. report notes profit gains amid cautious forecasts and industry anxieties about demand and prices.
Seventh Man Charged In Police Ring
In Connellsville Pennsylvania a seventh man Joseph Borris age 35 was arrested and arraigned on arson charges in a ring linked to arson burglary and robbery. He joins five Connellsville police officers including chief Dominic Mancuso and a civilian already charged for crimes dating back three years. Borris held at Fayette County Jail on 10000 dollar bond.
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Connellsville
Joseph Borris
Fayette County
Dominic Mancuso
Borris
Mancuso
Tax Relief Means Higher Paychecks
Washington AP reports Americans will see higher take home pay due to new tax withholding tables from the recently signed tax bill. The relief totals about 17.6 billion dollars in increased consumer buying power, with specific weekly increases varying by income, plus an 8.1 billion in rebates and 1.7 billion in Social Security checks for recipients by June. The IRS expects some employers to lag but will accept good faith efforts to implement the changes within a week.
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Washington
Ford
Internal Revenue Service
Beaths Obituaries on Page 31
Beaths Obituaries page lists several deaths with ages and last towns including Enzo Contracct 61 Indiana and Marion M Cribb 60 Hurst Texas former Black Lick Beatrice V Blankship 67 Homer City Samuel R Toots Miconl 56 Ernest Shedlock Elizabeth D 73 Rossiter.
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Contracct
Enzo
Indiana
Cribbs, Marion M
Hurst
Texas
Black Lick
Kline defends Mazzei role amid Senate wrangling
Harrisburg AP Lt Gov Ernest Kline, Senate president, says his Mazzei rulings follow the constitution not personal interests. He blocked two of four Republican moves to oust Sen. Frank Mazzei, who faces a five year term and $20,000 fine for a political contribution scheme. The dispute hinges on whether Mazzei is automatically expelled and on appeals. Senate Democrats back the constitutional interpretation with Ewing and others poised to appeal. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the May case, as Kline defends his actions.
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Harrisburg
Ernest Kline
Senate
Frank Mazzei
Kline
Washington
Mazzei
Pittsburgh
Sen
Democrats
Wayne S. Ewing
U.S. Atty
Richard Thornburgh
U.S. 3Rd Circuit Court of Appeals
Pennsylvania
Ewing
Indiana County May Primary Voter Count Drops
A corrected voter list shows 32,456 registered in Indiana County for the May 20 primary, down from 35,800 in November. Party shifts include Prohibitionists up to 16, Socialists to 7, Republicans 17,159, Democrats 14,551, with nonpartisans at 717 and Constitutionalists at 2. Men total 15,470 and women 16,986, White 4 precinct tops with 1,183 voters, Smicksburg lowest with 35.
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Indiana
Jane Neil
American Independent Party
Smicksburg
Woman Bound Over To Criminal Court For Murder Solicitation
Reda Mae Clevenger twenty eight forty eight of Indiana RD 5 faced April 10 charges of criminal solicitation to commit murder. bound over to Indiana County criminal court after a Wednesday hearing before District Justice Albert M. Cox. incident occurred in Indiana Borough with arrest in Clymer. police and detective offices assisted. she remains in Indiana County Jail on twenty five thousand dollar bail.
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Reda Mae Clevenger
Indiana RD 5
Indiana County Criminal Court
Albert M. Cox
Indiana
Indiana Borough
Clymer
Orville
Indiana County
Blairsville Businessman William Lipsie Dies in Latrobe
Blairsville businessman William Lipsie aged 81 died yesterday at Latrobe Area Hospital. He lived at 257 South Spring Street Blairsville and was a former Torrance State Hospital Board of Trustees member and former president of the Lower Indiana County Development Authority. He also served on Blairsville Borough Council and once operated the Manos and Theaters in Blairsville.
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William Lipsie
South Spring Street
Blairsville
Latrobe Area Hospital
Lipsie
Torrance State Hospital
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