07 Apr 1971
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1971
Page
1
Mostly sunny today with highs in the upper 30s to low 40s north and mid 40s to near 50 south. Fair tonight with lows in the 20s. Thursday partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the 40s to 50s. Lake Erie small craft advisories ended as winds ease.
Death notices for April 7, 1971 include Mrs. Arminda E. Minnie Brown 94 of Camp Hill PA Ernest L. Allison 46 of RD 4 Mrs. Samuel G. Haycock 77 of 417 E Leasure Ave and David W Badger 75 of Atlanta GA.
Capt. Aubrey Daniel the Calley prosecutor expresses shock at Nixon personal intervention in the My Lai massacre case. Daniel voices dismay at the president's decision and notes the 1968 conviction of Lt. William Calley for civilian killings.
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Denenberg opened hearings on a 44 million авто rate increase and accused industry officials of hiding safety data. He urged periodic reports on unsafe products and the creation of surcharges to reward safety, while critics cite industry profits and agency pressure.
Reports from Saigon note renewed combat outside Fire Base No 6 near the Laos border and a second clash 70 miles away in Pleiku province. In Hue, a Viet Cong defector led authorities to graves of 18 civilians slain in the 1968 Tet offensive, with up to 50 more feared. Communiques from Phnom Penh cite a new eight battalion drive to recapture Highway 4 between Phnom Penh and Cambodia’s port. Casualties unknown as battles continued.
A Newark school board hearing on a 10 week teachers strike settlement ended in a riot with angry residents clashing in City Hall. Police arrested two. NBC and Times reporters were targeted. The board postponed the vote and planned to resume at 7 p.m. and seek a larger venue.
George Washington Junior High students will propose solutions to disorder problems at a rap session April 15 at 3 15 p m in the school cafeteria. The event is organized by the Youth Committee of the city Human Relations Committee with David Phelps as chairman.
Daley secured a decisive reelection with 69.9 percent of the vote, carrying 48 of 50 wards. His final margin over Richard Friedman stood at 735,787 to 318,059, with strong support from black wards and most RepublicanCity Council wards voting against the challenger. Friedman ran as an independent capping a campaign against the Democratic machine.
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