Muskie drains Shapp's PA campaign as primary fades
Capitol opinion notes Muskie wasted Shapp's support in Pennsylvania. A drab campaign failed to excite voters despite Shapp's organizing effort. Muskie's early strategy misfired with storefront headquarters and uneven tone, while Humphrey ran a stronger, energizing drive.
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Harrisburg
UPI
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Shapp
Muskie
Wisconsin
Navy to Promote Woman Admiral Duerk from Ohio
Navy nurse Alene Bertha Duerk, 52, of HOLGATE Ohio, was nominated by President Nixon to become the first woman rear admiral. If confirmed, she would head the Navy Nurse Corps and outrank several female generals in the Army and Air Force. Duerk, a 20 year Navy veteran born in Defiance, served on a hospital ship near Eniwetok and has long represented nursing affairs at the Pentagon.
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Navy
Toledo School of Nursing
Eniwetok Atoll
Marshall Islands
Merger may draw protest from New Castle council
A proposed merger between New Castle Water Co. and South Pittsburgh Water Co. could trigger protests from the City Council as rate changes must be approved by the public utility commission. The council discussed joining other communities to share protest costs before the May 10 deadline. The merged entity would become the New Castle Division of South Pittsburgh Water Co. and proceeds include expansion of local playground facilities.
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South Pittsburgh Water Co
New Castle
Richard H. Biddle
South Pittsburgh
Larry D. Worth
Public Utility Commission
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South
South New Castle
Union
Neshannock
Hickory
Shenango
Taylor
James Scarazo
Ashland Ave
Scarazzo
Too many lottery vendors in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports Revenue Secretary Robert Kane says the state has issued over 10 000 vendor licenses mainly to retail outlets and has 15 000 additional applications. Sales have begun to fall after a peak of 7.58 million tickets in one week and experts warn of reaching 9 million. Kane suggests diversifying to other sales areas like baseball stadiums restaurants on turnpike and liquor stores.
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Harrisburg
UPL
Robert Kane
Pennsylvania Public Relations Society
Kane
Lotteries Bureau
Marcher McCabe pressuring Congress on antibusing bill
Irene McCabe, after a 620 mile march from Michigan to Washington, met with Congress and a White House aide to press for antibusing action. She joined eight others who arrived from Richmond, delivering petitions and urging support for a constitutional amendment. Ford welcomed the demonstrators, noting broad support for their cause.
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Michigan
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Richmond
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RNY
Water Co eyes rate increase in New Castle
New Castle Water Co filed with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission seeking 311,960 extra revenue to offset a 3.5 per cent rise in operating expenses since the last rate hike. If approved, rates could rise July 1, 1972, boosting the average residential bill from 4.61 to 5.68 monthly. The company serves 16,554 customers and delivered a record 1.85 billion gallons last year.
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New Castle Water Co
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Dan Troxell
Troxell
PUC
Federal Price Commission
New Castle Water Company
Penn students continue sit in protest at University Hall
About 300 undergraduates at the University of Pennsylvania refuse to leave the administration building in a Vietnam War protest. They demand a university wide referendum on ROTC and divestment from defense-related industries, with officials planning to present an injunction to remove them.
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UPI
University of Pennsylvania
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Chicago
Nixon
Vietnam
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Faella woman acquitted in western Pa gambling case
A New Castle woman, Louise Faella of 710 East Long Avenue, was acquitted of charges linked to a $6.5 million sports betting operation in western Pennsylvania. Federal Judge Joseph Wels Jr. cleared her as juries prepare to weigh remaining defendants' fate. the trial centers on Robert E. Jannelli and others alleged to run a gambling conspiracy from Ross Township.
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Louise Faella
Long Ave
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Bobby" Jannelli
Joseph Wels Jr
Faeila
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Joanne Pace Haney
Tannelli
Haney
Iannelli
Pennsylvania
William F. Ceccone Jr
Janneth
Dolores
Ross Township
Heavy North Vietnamese push tightens ring around Quang Tri
Forces led by tanks and heavy artillery surround Quang Tri as DMZ tensions rise. An American helicopter was shot down near Quang Tri, killing two U.S. crewmen. Government defenses fall back five miles from the Cua Viet River as the city faces risk of overrun. In Ghana, exiled ex-President Kwame Nkrumah dies in Bucharest, aged 63, prompting flags to half staff and plans for return and burial.
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UPI
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Bucharest
Romania
Nkrumah
Asia
Vietnam
Kleindienst Cleared by Senate Judiciary on Attorney General Nomination
Richard G. Kleindienst cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee after a lengthy confirmation hearing, with a 14 to 1 vote. He would replace former Attorney General John Mitchell, who resigned to run Nixon's reelection campaign, but debate in the full Senate could delay final approval for weeks.
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UPT
Richard G. Kleindienst
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Kleindienst
John Mitchell
Nixon
Columbia sit in at university buildings ends in quiet defection
UPI reports Columbia University students opposed to the mathematics building takeover slipped through an open window Thursday and forced the protesters to leave. Protesters remained inside four other Columbia buildings as antiwar actions sparked suspensions at Cornell and arrests in Boston during WBZ TV news disruption.
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Columbia
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Wbz-Tv
Boston
FBI eyes possible D B Cooper lookalike in Bremerton
FBI agents showed photographs of a man who may be D B Cooper to Bremerton businessmen, with several noting familiarity. A wig shop owner said a man matching the photo spent an hour trying wigs before the hijacking on Thanksgiving Eve, the Bremerton Sun reported.
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Bremerton, Wash
UPI
FBI
D. BD. Cooper
Northwest Airlines
Bremerton
Bremerton Sun
Court frees Shapp to fill vacancies during Senate recess
Commonwealth Court upheld Gov. Milton J. Shapp’s power to appoint in certain cases without Senate consent. In a 5-1 ruling the court supported two December recess appointments as valid under the constitutional provision for gubernatorial vacancies during Senate recesses. Judge Roy Wilkinson Jr. authored the majority opinion.
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UPI
Commonwealth Court
Milton J. Shapp
Senate
General Assembly
Roy Wilkinson Jr
Shapp
Harrisburg eyes wine markup ruling by AG on LCB
Attorney General J. Shane Creamer says the Liquor Control Board illegally marks up wine 10 percent more than liquor. He argues price uniformity requires equal markups and that raising liquor prices 10 percent is not the solution.
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UPI
Liquor Contral Board
J. Shane Creamer
Creamer
LCB
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