Nixon tells governors no new federal funds promise
President Nixon told National Governors Conference in Colorado Springs not to expect an influx of new federal money as a byproduct of Vietnam peace. He defended welfare reform and urged trimming old programs to fund new ones while warning hard budget and tax decisions lie ahead. Governor Rockefeller promoted a five year plan to have the federal government finance the entire welfare system.
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Nixon
Vietnam
National Governors Conference
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
White House
San Clemente
Calif
John N. Dempsey
Connecticut
Arthur Burns
Burns
Spiro T. Agnew
Former Indiana Woman Fatally Shot In Accident
Youngstown Ohio police report a 22 year old Indiana native Mrs Catherine Adams of 1550 Victor St was accidentally shot at home while alone with her husband around 11 30 am Saturday The victim daughter of Oliver Ward and Grace Kanautf Mc Millen leaves a two year old daughter Cynthia and her husband The case remains under investigation and an obituary note appears on page 24 Coral Graceton announces party and Baden's Ice Cream changes in management with a Mystery Tuesday at Foodland and other notices
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Youngstown
Ohio
Indiana
Catherine Adams
Victor St
Parkesburg clash leaves eight wounded and one dead
In Parkesburg Pennsylvania a racial disturbance left Harry Dickinson dead and eight other Negroes wounded as whites and Blacks clashed in the streets near the Parkesburg Laymen's Knight Police calmed the scene. Police sealed off the town and arrested four white men linked to a motorcycle club named The Pagans.
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Parkesburg
Harry Dickinson
Parkes
Thisjburg
Chester County
Shipman
Norman J. Pine
Ratcliffe
Hijacked Aboard U.S. Plane Two Israelis in Syrian Custody
Two Israeli men aboard a hijacked American Airlines flight remain in Syrian custody. The international pilots' association threatens a 24 hour strike if the men are not freed by next Monday.
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International Airline Pilots’ Organization
Tel Aviv
Damascus
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Trans World Airlines
Rome
International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations
Paris
United Nations
Ole Forsberg
Organization
Cairo
Israel
Eevotian Foraian Mintetor
Washington Columnist Dead A177
Washington columnist Drew Pearson, famed for The Washington Merry-Go-Round, dies at 71 after a heart attack at his Maryland farm. The Indiana Gazette says he will continue his column with Jack Anderson. Pearson’s career spanned four decades, provoking disputes with presidents and prompting a Senate censure for Thomas Dodd.
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Drew Pearson
Maryland
Georgetown Hospital
Pearson
Indiana Evening, Gazette
Jack Anderson
Senate
Thomas J. Dodd
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Jordan
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Job Talks Underway In Pittsburgh For Black Demands
Talks on black demands for more jobs in construction open in Pittsburgh before a three man panel led by Judge David Olbrun. The discussion follows five days of protests as the coalition seeks expanded opportunities and training. About 13 000 workers idled by a two day shutdown await pay decisions, while a contract offer for 90 to 100 black apprentices faces critique.
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Pittsburgh AP
Pittsburgh
Joseph M. Barr
Black Construction Coalition
David Olburn
Allegheny County Court
Fred Gray
U.S. Community Relations Service
Phillip Curran
State Mediation Service
Michael Dismond
Coalition
Dismond
Master Builder's Association
Iontractor
Building Trades Council
Couner
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Police Probe $100 Theft at Hawk's Radio and TV
Indiana borough police continue a weekend burglary inquiry after a rear door was forced at Hawk's Radio and TV on Philadelphia Street. About $100 in cash disappeared. An on scene door check found the rear entry unlocked at 11 10 a m Monday.
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Statewide highway toll rises during Labor Day weekend
The Pennsylvania toll of highway accidents over Labor Day weekend reached at least 25 deaths from 6 p.m. Friday to Monday midnight. The 1969 toll was far below 1968’s 38 deaths. Readers are directed to the Gazette’s second section for Indiana County details, including victims from Coatesville, Ligonier, Williamsport, Wellsville, and near the New York line.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Automobile Association of America
Indiana County
Coatesville
Oliver. Stiteler
Walter Keith
Frank Mocek Electrocuted in Basement Accident
Punxsutawney Indiana County man Francis Mocek, 44, was found kneeling in water in his basement with a hand on a cold water pipe and the other on a washing machine. He died after touching a hot wire while attempting repairs. Police and the county coroner attributed the electrocution to contact with live current.
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Indiana County
Canoe Two
Francis
Frank) Mocek
Punxsutawney JR
D. 1
Mocek
Punxsutawney Ambulance Service
Indiana woman dies in Durango traffic crash
Betty Jean Hulbert a 35 year old Indiana Pa resident wife of an IUP music teacher died in a Labor Day weekend crash 60 miles from Durango Colo A car pulling a camper trailer collided head on with an oncoming vehicle Mrs Hulbert was fatally injured and died early Sunday Her husband RM Praster and two children Jean 9 Kevin 7 were hospitalized but not critically hurt The Hulberts were active in local groups and planned funeral arrangements are being handled by Robinson Lytle’s
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Colo
Indiana, Pa
Betty Jean Hulbert
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
RM Prast
Wis
Fuidett
H. Eugene
Jean
Kevin
Hulberts
Sha
Shade Wood Village
Indiana
Hulbert
Mercy Hospital
Rainsaw Girls
Order of Eastern Star
Indiana Flower and Garden Club
Robinson-Lytle's
Relief truck departs from Indiana County for Mississippi
A Salvation Army relief convoy loaded with canned foods clothing and bedding leaves Indiana County bound for Gulfport Mississippi as part of a national drive to aid hurricane Camille victims. Captain Fred Van Brunt and Captain Kenneth Baillie lead the effort with local churches and Jaycees applauding the overwhelming community response.
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Indiana County
Camille Tef
Salvation Army
Mississippi
Kidiana Salvation Army
Fred van Brunt
Kittanning Salvation Army
Kenneth Baillie
National Salvation Army
Gulfport
Miss
van Brunt
Indiana Jaycees
Indiana
Salvation
Salvation Aray
Pennsylvania
Biloss
Long Beach
Copters Land Reinforce Saigon Battlefront
Helicopters landed 400 American Air Cavalrymen to reinforce South Vietnamese commandos under attack near Saigon. Casualties included 26 South Vietnamese killed, 120 wounded, 17 missing, and four Green Beret advisers wounded. North Vietnamese casualties unknown as allied forces struggle in the jungle hills. Ho Chi Minh anniversary looms as fighting fluctuates with sweeps and ambushes nearby.
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Julian J. Ewell
U.S
2Nd Field Force
1St Air Cavalry Division
Ho Chi Minh
Air Cavalry
Adams Mrs Catherine Mc Millen 22 obituary notice
Beaths Obituaries lists Catherine Mc Millen 22 formerly of Indiana, Flora Catherine Eich er 69 Indiana, Irene M Ham mill 50 Blairsville, Margaret McMillen 1 Kittanning R D, Patsy Porto 67 Clymer, Arthur ML Naves 34 Marion Center, Betty Joan Lawton Hulbert 35 Shady Drive, Frank Mocek Punxsutawney RD, plus George I J Buchanan 78 Philadelphia. Other stray items noted.
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Shady Drive
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