Women carpenters thrive in New Castle High woodshop
At New Castle High School Adult Education woodshop, women join weekly sessions taught by Roy Stalker, building cabinets, desks, and bird houses alongside men. The program costs $10 for 12 weeks plus materials, with strong claims of personal satisfaction and tangible skills gained.
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New Castle High School
New Castle
Roy Stalker
New Castle High
Vo-Tech
Woodshop
Stalker
Louise Zehner
Pakistan India border fears rise near East Pakistan
Indian and West Pakistan troops stood within nine miles of each other along the East Pakistan border amid heightened war fears. Pakistan radio claimed it wiped out two Indian border units in Benapole, while India said three of its guards were kidnapped near Petrapole. India demanded their release as both sides moved troops closer to the frontier and warned that civil conflict in East Pakistan could widen into a broader India Pakistan clash before the monsoon.
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West Pakistan
East Pakistan
Pakistan
Benapole
Petrapole
India
Navaran
New Delhi
Patricia West given suspended sentence in three Pharmacy Act counts
Patricia Ann West of 303 Elm St Youngstown pleaded guilty to forging prescriptions to obtain drugs at three area drug stores in February 1970. County Court placed her on three years probation after a suspended sentence, reportedly while she undergoes withdrawal treatment.
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Patricia Ann West
Elm St
Youngstown
Americans Visit Beijing for First China Trip in 21 Years
Fifteen American table tennis enthusiasts toured Beijing's Tiananmen Square and the Gate of Heavenly Peace, drawing crowds as the U S delegation arrived for a six day visit at China's invitation. Glen Cowan, 19, drew special attention for his hippie style. The group also planned a possible match in Shanghai and a trip to the Great Wall, before returning to Hong Kong by train.
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Martin Bird
Donna Donati
Ben Franklin
Kathy Riley
Woodshop
U.S
Peking
UPI
Gate of Heavenly Peace
Mao Tse-Tung
United States
China
Mao
Hun
Gobi Desert
Nagoya
Japan
Rufford Harrison
Wilmington
Del
Shanghai
Great Wall of
Canton
Hong Kong
Glen Cowan
Los Angeles
Santa Monica College
Pittsburgh transit halt ends after three day strike
Pittsburgh 2,300 bus and trolley drivers return to work after a three day wildcat strike against PAT following an arbitration award of 53 cents an hour over three years. The walkout disrupted service for about 175,000 commuters until drivers obeyed union pleas and resumed duties.
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Pittsburgh
UPD
Allegheny County Port Authority Transit System
PAT
Common Pleas Court
Arthur Wessel Jr
Planes and helicopters aid Pennsylvania firefighters
Water dropping aircraft assist firefighting across Pennsylvania. Seven helicopters with buck ets and three planes are leased from private owners and based in Centre and Hazelton Counties for the season. Helitankers scoop water midair, planes carry four times more than helitankers. Chemical retardant is added to water to boost effectiveness. The worst fire month is April, with 120 plus fires in the first four months of 1971.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania
Forest Protection Division
State Department of Environmental Resources
Helitankers
Art Creelman
Transit strike paralyzes Philadelphia in wage dispute
Philadelphia faced a citywide transit walkout as TWU drivers left the job at 4 am against SEPTA in a contract fight. About one million commuters were affected as the old agreement lapsed March 15 and a proposed 7 cent raise failed by 21 votes while drivers sought a $1 hourly increase.
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Transport Workers Union
TWU
Escapees Nabbed in Honolulu After Jail Break
Five of six desperadoes who escaped from Halawa jail surrendered under pressure in Kahala as police closed in with M16 rifles and sawed off shotguns. Medeiros Cuevas and Silva were captured. two others were arrested nearby. one man remained at large. The group faced seven murder charges. up to 200 officers participated in the manhunt.
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Honolulu
UPI
William K. Medeiros
Kahala
Medeiros
Daniel Cue
Brown
U S forces bomb and battle near Fire Base 6 in Vietnam
U S bombers and B52s pounded Communist positions around Fire Base 6 as Het base endured a five day siege in 1969. Helicopters faced heavy fire but were resupplied. casualties included an airman and 10 rescuers. Nixon policy aims to trim U S troop strength toward 284,000 by May 1. In Cambodia, Vietnamese troops backed by US sorties claimed hundreds of enemy kills. many guns were destroyed by air bombardment. Also, the U S government seized about $14 million in illegal drugs via wiretaps.
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U.S. Command
South Vietnam
Nixon
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Fire destroys Penn Central Freight station. damage pegged at 75000
Fire Chief John Oberleitner places preliminary damage at 75000 for the blaze that gutted most of the Penn Central Freight station on Friday. Building damage 40000 contents 35000 with FDA inspection to assess usable flour sugar and lard. renter James Murphy says contents valued 90000 to 100000.
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John Oberleitner
Penn Central
Oberleitner
Food and Drug Administration
James Murphy
Murphy Flour Distributors
Care facility rules expand state aid in Harrisburg
State Welfare Secretary Helene Wohlgemuth announced new regulations allowing payments to intermediate care facilities for certain disabled residents unable to stay in their homes. The state will cover actual costs up to 170 dollars monthly for those eligible for Old Age Assistance, Aid to the Disabled, and federal-state blind pensions. Facilities must be licensed or approved and provide care between custodial and skilled nursing levels.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Helene Wohlgemuth
Kennedy still a major threat as 1972 presidential candidate
Senator Edward M. Kennedy remains a major threat as a potential 1972 candidate, despite saying he will not run. Republican National Chairman Robert J. Dole noted a crowded field with McGovern Muskie Humphrey Bayh Hughes and Kennedy. He said Kennedy has repeatedly taken himself out but remains a serious contender.
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Washington
UPL
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Dole
Nixon
UPI
South Dakota
George S. McGovern
Edmund
Muskie
Hubert H
Humphrey
Indiana
Birch Bayh
Iowa
Harold
Hughes
Lon Nol Returns Home After Stroke Recovery
Prime Minister Lon Nol, still weak from a February stroke, arrived in Phnom Penh from Honolulu aboard a U.S. Navy DC6. He was greeted by Acting Prime Minister Gen. Sirik Matak, U.S. Ambassador Eory Swank, and about 1,000 well wishers. He used a wheelchair en route to the Defense Ministry office, with Cambodian soldiers guarding the route.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Lon Nol
Cambodia
Honolulu
U.S. Navy
Pechentong Airport
Sirik Matak
U.S
Eory Swank
Defense Ministry
Adm
John S. McCain
The
Pacific
Hawaii
Nixon aims for end of 1972 POW pullout in Southeast Asia
Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott said on ABC that if Nixon can secure POW releases, every American serviceman in Southeast Asia could be home by the end of 1972. He cited a briefing in which Nixon reportedly affirmed total withdrawal, including support troops, without a deadline being stated publicly.
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Washington
UPI
Southeast Asia
Nixon
Senate
Hugh Scott
Scott
ABC
South Vietnam
Indochina
U.S
Americans Toasted in China by Hosts at Banquet
American table tennis team members dined with Chinese hosts at a banquet by the All-China Sports Federation and the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. They drank man tai wine and pledged friendship as Li Ching Chuan and Graham Steenhoven praised mutual hospitality and support.
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U.S
Li Ching-Chuan
Chinese Peoples’ Association
Graham Steenhoven
Detroit
US Table Tennis Association
China
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