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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1973
Page
1
The center photo shows a train car near the Pulaski bridge with a developing expressway segment. The completed scene displays the expressway near Mitchell Road, linking the U S Bypass with the newer expressway in the main corridor.
Treasury records detail Jeb Magruder saying Mitchell approved wiretaps against Democrats in Washington and Miami Beach in 1972. Magruder, a Nixon campaign aide, says Mitchell denied knowledge of the Watergate break in while a push for White House logs as evidence proceeds. Beaver Valley Expressway construction and a bridge section south of Pittsburgh are also shown in photo caption context.
The Ellwood City School Board appeal to reinstate fired assistant principal George R. Reese Jr. was heard by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court with no decision issued. Attorneys warned the pace is unclear as the case moves through the state process.
The Pennsylvania Crime Code overhauls 200 years of statutes from malicious mischief to murder, replacing 63 trial categories with one unified system. Officials admit initial confusion for police and courts as language and definitions are clarified, while praising the streamlined structure and inclusion of Common Law.
John Ehrlichman agreed to testify at the Watergate West grand jury hearing, aiming to reach higher ups behind rifling files at Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office. Ehrlichman's lawyer said there is no promised immunity.
Harrisburg Democrats move the 3.53 billion general budget through the Senate on a 26-24 vote. GOP tax relief package passes in the House 108-66 after a long debate, setting stage for a House Senate conference. Republicans warn of tax hikes to fund rising spending as talks continue.
Washington sources say President Nixon will appoint new White House aides after Haldeman's April resignation, with possible replacements for interim chief of staff Haig and talks of bringing in Melvin Laird and Bryce Harlow for temporary roles.
The Brookings institute estimates one in three 17-year-old men will need to volunteer for duty before age 23 to sustain a volunteer Army. Researchers Martin Binkin and John D. Johnston say about 356,000 of an estimated 1 million potential volunteers would be required to join to keep 3 million under arms.
Blind father Thomas Sullivan, age 52, saved his 3 year old Blythe from drowning after she fell into a family pool. He tracked the sound of air bubbles from her lungs while on a call, located her under seven feet of water, and pulled her out. Blythe survived after mouth to mouth resuscitation and was listed in satisfactory condition.
A hydrogen bomb at the Parute Mesa Nevada caused a tremor with a reported yield of one million tons of TNT. The blast was felt across Las Vegas, shaking structures from Mint Hotel to the Strip and causing chandeliers to sway in casinos and homes.
In Erie Pa five jurors were seated for the trial of former UMWA official Robert Piss charged with murder in the Yablonski killings. The jury pool was narrowed from 250 as prosecutors and defense used challenges. Piss, 52, of Middlesboro Ky, faced allegations of funneling union funds to pay for the murders. The Yablonskis were killed December 31, 1969 in Clarksburg Washington County Pa. A separate fatal crash in McKeesport injured several, including a teen who died.
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