Year of consumer fizzles in Pennsylvania politics
In Pennsylvania the so called year of the consumer under Gov. Milton Shapp fizzles as promises lag and bills stall. Critics doubt progress on no fault auto insurance milk price fixing and a citizen’s advocate while lawmakers warn the session may end without action.
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Sara Fritz
Harrisburg
UPI
Sotty Folks
Pennsylvania
Milton J. Shapp
Lem
Nly
Ssed
Shapp
Ralph Five
Gelfand
Citizens Advocate
House
Police link Philadelphia shooting to 1970 sergeant slaying plot
A patrolman wounded in a Tuesday night shooting near Holmesburg Prison may have stumbled into a plot to free two prisoners connected to the 1970 killing of Sgt. Frank Von Callin. Larry Howard, 25, was arrested with ties to ongoing investigations involving Alvin Joyner and Russell Shoats.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Thomas Parson
Nazareth
Holmesburg
Larry Howard
Howard
West Philadelphia
Russell Shoats
Frank von Colln
Parson
Shoats
Alvin Joy‘wer
von Calla
Etna youth missing after drowning at Lake Arthur
Paul M Tallarica 18 of Etna apparently drowned in Lake Arthur Moraine State Park yesterday afternoon in a rented sailboat with Richard St Denis 17 of Glenshaw. Tallarica not recovered as divers and local fire departments search under rough conditions with multiple boats and surface teams.
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Paul M. Tallariea
Etna
Lake Arthur
Moraine State Park
Buller Barracks
Tallarica
Richard St. Denis
Glenshaw
St. Denis
Pallarico
Unionville Fire Department
Zelienople and
Harmony Departments
Inore
Angela Davis trial heads to jury in California
In San Jose the Angela Davis murder trial moves to the jury after defense attorney Leo Branton delivers a fiery final plea alleging a hoax and urging an acquittal. Prosecutor Harris rests, arguing Davis aided a plot to seize hostages to free George Jackson as the courtroom awaits deliberations.
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San Jose
Calif
UPI
Angela Davis
Leo Branton
Miss Davis
Branton
Martin Luther King
Richard E. Arnason
Marin County
Albert W. Harris Jr
Soledad
George Jackson
Angela
Unemployment Holds Steady as Prices Rise in May
Washington reports unemployment at 9 percent with 81.4 million people employed, while wholesale prices rise 0.6 percent in May led by a 1.4 percent jump in farm products and processed foods. Food costs climb, nonfood consumer prices up 2 percent for May. In Pittsburgh, Judge Gourley dismisses a suit over graduation prayers, allowing Mount Lebanon High School exercises June 7. Coal industry notes reclaiming 81600 acres of strip mined land.
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Washington
UPI
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
May
Pittsburgh
Wallace
Gourley
Mount Lebano High School
UPL
National Coal Association
Tga
Notable Celebrities Comment on War and Crusade Plans
Wilberforce Ohio and Dublin scenes show Bob Hope criticizing the Vietnam War as bungled while to receive an honorary degree. Billy Graham hints at a Northern Ireland crusade, meeting Irish leaders amid post bomb tensions. In California a pistol buyer’s vigil ends fatally after a burglary attempt.
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Wilberforce
Ohio
Bob Hope
Vietnam
Hope
Wilberforce University
Dublin
UPI
Billy Graham
Northern Ireland
Jack Lynch
Roman Catholic Church
Church of England
Graham
Spectacular blaze guts supermarket in Pittsburg
A three alarm fire devastated the Food-A-Rama supermarket on Virginia Ave in Pittsburg Mt. Washington causing about 150000 dollars in damage. One firefighter inhaled smoke while crews battled the blaze and a gas line rupture intensified the flames near the meat counter. Fire officials probe electrical box origin. explosion sent flames and smoke through the Golden Triangle and downtown.
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Pittsburgit
UPI
Mt. Washington
Virginia Ave
Yen Employes
Jim Miller
Golden Triangle
Levinson and Mack Jr. In Hospital Conditions Update
Former City Solicitor Maurice Inson of 435 Euclid Ave remains in serious condition in the intensive care unit at Jameson Memorial Hospital after a Friday admission and a reportedly good night. Housing Inspector Harry Mack Jr. of 925 Vogan St is listed in fair condition at St. Francis Hospital after several days of treatment.
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Maurice Inson
Euclid Ave
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Levinson
Harry Mack Jr
Vogan St
St. Francis Hospital
Vietnam power plant ruined in air strike
UPI reports US planes using guided bombs destroyed Bac Giang thermal power plant near Hanoi and damaged Cap Nung railroad bridge. Navy crews sank two 450-foot supply ships offshore while weather limited daytime strikes. One US helicopter crew member killed, four wounded near Kortum. a Phantom jet crashed in Thailand but crew rescued.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
North Vietnam
China
North Vietnamese
South Vietnam
Inteligence
Hue
Central Highlands
Kortum
Phailand
Bac Giang
Hanoi
Runaway Trucker Blamed For Deadly Highway Crash
A Pennsylvania State Police investigator said a runaway tractor trailer loaded with steel broke through a line of 24 cars on the Penn Lincoln Highway, killing two people. Driver Robert I Heath, 24, New Cumberland, faces involuntary manslaughter charges. Brakes were in very poor condition and overweight weight contributed to the crash as heat built during braking.
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Pittsburgh
Penn-Lincoln
Robert I. Heath
New Cumberland
W.a
Paul €. Kemp
Pennsylvania
Kemp
Iraq to nationalize IPC stirs fears of world air crisis
Reports from Western oil sources say Iraq and Syria may nationalize the Western owned Iraq Petroleum Company. Iraqi President Ahmied Hassan al Bakr announced the takeover Thursday night. A later decree suggested the French owned Compagnie Francaises des Petroe might stay operating under negotiation. The crisis could affect global oil supplies and air travel.
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Beirut
UPH
Iraq Petroleum Company
IPC
Iraq
Syria
Ahmied Hassan al Bakr
Compagnie Francaises Des Petroe
Buses Fail State Inspection In Harrisburg Check
State Police reported a spot check of 1,900 school buses over a month found about one fourth could not pass state inspection. Of the 900? Actually 1,900 buses checked. Eight had defective brake systems, 10 were seriously tested, wear on 36 lines, 22 exhaust systems defective, 31 buses had faulty fire extinguishers, headlights or signals failed on 3, and 26 buses had dirty interiors.
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Harrisburg
Wiretap law ruled unconstitutional by federal judge
Chief U S District Court Judge Joseph Lord ruled that the wiretap provisions of Title II of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act are unconstitutional on their face. He said secret electronic searches jeopardize privacy and protections against government intrusion are largely illusory. The ruling came on motions by nine defendants in two gambling cases.
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Philadelphia
Girl Attacked Near Columbus Middle School
Thomas Azarella 12 found Roberta Benko 45 stabbed in a wooded area near Columbus Middle School in Pittsburgh North Side. He alerted police, she was taken to Allegheny General Hospital in guarded condition. police pursue suspects in the attack.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Thomas Azarella
Roberta Benko
Azarella
Allegheny General Hospital
Roberta
Columbus Middle School
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