Ex-Polk head reflects after dismissal and long wait
Dr. James H. McClelland Jr. 58, former Polk State School and Hospital superintendent, says the battle with state Welfare Secretary Helene Wohlgemuth yielded friends and a rare vacation after 15 years. He faces a Civil Service Commission hearing and plans time with family and longtime friends while awaiting reinstatement decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. McClelland Jr
Polk State School and Hospital
Helene Wohlgemuth
McClelland
Wohlgemuth
State Civil Service Commission
Colleen
Main Street
Polk
City College
James H. McClelland
Butler County
Grove City
Cottage 1
Court martial panel weighs Graci cheating case in Hershey
A UPI report says Lt. Col. Charles Graci faces a verdict after a court martial panel reviews prosecution evidence and defense arguments. Defense contends state police failed to prove charges that Graci copied promotional test answers to aid his brother Sgt. Vincent Graci.
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Hershey, Pa
UPI
Charles Graci
Graci
Richard Snelbaker
Mechanicsburg
Vincent Graci
Lancaster
Rocco P. Arella
Shapp
Arella
Urella
William Cooper
Cooper
Snellaker
John Morgan Davis
Philadelphia
David Lawrence
Edward Garrity
York Haven
Snelbaker
Col. Graci
Strauss denies Castro money to Democrats in Watergate case
WASHINGTON UPI An oath sworn by Democratic National Committee chair Robert Strauss rejects the claim that the Castro government funded the Democratic presidential campaign. Strauss calls the idea ridiculous and notes no such funds entered.
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Washington
UPI
Robert S. Strauss
Democratic National Committee
Cuba
Strauss
Bernard L. Barker
Capitol Hill
John W. Dean III
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Watergate Committee
Hugh Scott
Maryland man gets 5 to 10 years in prison
Ellis E. Ridenour, 21, Security Maryland, was sentenced to 5 to 10 years in Huntingdon state prison for second degree murder in the beating death of Leroy Kline, 54, of Waynesboro. Ridenour pleaded guilty in February and was sentenced by visiting Judge Homer Kreider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambersburg
Ellis E. Ridenour
Security
Huntingdon
Leroy Kline
Waynesboro
Franklin County
Ridenour
Homer Kreider
Dauphin County
Mitchell Wife Says John Mitchell Will Go To Jail For Nixon
Martha Mitchell told UPI John Mitchell would go to jail protecting the president and Nixon. She said he had faith in Nixon, noted his weight loss, and indicated he might testify before the Watchdog committee if asked. She praised him for integrity and commented on Haldeman and Ehrlichman remarks.
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John P. Killilea
Boston Celtics
Karen
Melrose
Mass
Killilea
UPI
Washington
Martha Mitchell
John Mitchell
Richard Nixon
United States
New York City
Mitchell
H. R. Haldeman
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
Nixon
John
Gasoline in car trunks warned as dangerous practice
Harrisburg reports that AAA officials warn motorists not to carry extra gasoline in trunks to avoid shortages. John J. Donovan notes it can explode in a crash or from fumes, and recommends plans to refuel, especially on Sundays. State law limits to 10 gallons without a permit and requires approved five gallon containers with safety features.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania
AAA Federation
John J. Donovan
AAA
Donovan
Firestone workers reach tentative three year contract
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co and the United Rubber Workers union clinched a tentative three year contract ending a two day strike. The deal covers about 18 000 workers at 12 plants nationwide and runs through April 20 1976. It promises improved pensions medical and life insurance and sickness benefits along with better working conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
UPI
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
United Rubber Workers Union
Firestone
Deaths Trace Two Fatal Shootings at Peanut Lounge
Houston report details Charles Babe Peters fatally shooting bartender Leo Love on June 21 1972 after an argument over a $10 bill. Peters later killed by an unidentified man on the same date, with Alex Wayne Hebert charged in Peters death. both events tied to the Peanut Lounge near the waterfront docks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
UPI
Charles
Babe” Peters
Peters
Leo Love
Love
I. D. McMaster
Peanut Lounge
Patsy Ruth Wright
Alex Wayne Hebert
Nixon Brezhnev end summit phase in California toast to Moscow
Nixon and Brezhnev fly to California for the final phase of the 1973 summit. They pledge to meet again in Moscow next year and sign pacts to speed nuclear talks and cooperate on peaceful nuclear energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
California
Moscow
White House
Peron advocates peaceful revolution after exile return
Former President Juan D. Peron urged Argentines to unite for a constructive peace to rebuild the country amid a grave crisis after his 18 year exile, saying the revolution must be peaceful and without bloodshed. Abba Eban signaled willingness to meet Egyptian officials in talks under U.N. mediation, pending no preconditions set by Cairo. Riot police clash with leftist students in Paris leaving dozens injured and many arrested. Filipino nurses and Hahnemann Hospital dispute wages as hospitals claim standards justify pay gaps. Pamela Magill sues to play Little League baseball, alleging sex discrimination after denial to a boys league.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
Juan D. Peron
Tel Aviv
Abba Eban
Middle East
Foreign Ministry
Mohammed el-Zayyat
Eban
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Cairo
Israel
El-Zayyat
Jarring
United Nations
Philadelphia
Hahnemann Hospital
Hahnemann
U.S
Roger S. Hunt
Hunt
Pittsburgh
Pamela Magill
Stanley M. Stein
U. S. District Court
Kilbuck Township
Pamela
Avonworth
Avonworth Board of Education
Ben Avon Heights
Ohio
Belfast gunmen kill Protestant teen as violence widens
In Belfast a Protestant teenager was shot between the eyes and left on a street amid a surge in extremist violence. In Londonderry and Strabane booby-trapped devices fatally wounded two British soldiers and injured five others during house searches. The IRA claimed responsibility for the incidents, after rejecting a Catholic group’s arms appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
UPI
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Strabane
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Navy jet downed by own missile in Pacific crash
Two civilian test pilots flying a 20 million dollar Grumman F14 Tomcat shot the unarmed Sparrow air-to-air missile during a test. The missile struck the bottom of the fuselage and the aircraft crashed into the Pacific 70 miles southwest of Point Mugu. Both pilots parachuted safely and were rescued by a Navy helicopter.
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Point Mugu
Calif
UPI
Navy
Pacific Ocean
Naval Air Station
Grumman
Bell Telephone raises wages after union contracts
Bell Telephone Co of Pennsylvania says wage costs will rise by 24 million annually starting July 15 after contracts with three unions covering about 24 000 workers. Higher skilled staff gain 16 weekly, lesser skilled 13 50 weekly, with 8 weekly tied to cost of living increases under CPI from May 1972 to May this year.
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H. W. Clarke, Jr
Bell Telephone Co
Pennsylvania
Bell
Clarke
Thomas Page
Bell Telephone Business Office
Federation of Telephone Workers of Pennsylvania
The
Pennsylvania Telephone Guild
Pennsylvania Telephone Union
IBEW
Vo Tech to join Western Pennsylvania School District
The Lawrence County Vocational Technical High School Board approved joining the Western Pennsylvania School District Membership program at a $100 yearly cost. The state provides 90 percent reimbursement. the school covers 10 percent via $128 annual tuition. A practical nursing budget of $47 585 was set for next year, and a power sewing machine operators program was approved pending full state reimbursement. Airway Industries of West Pittsburg requested the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County Vocational Technical High School Board
Western Pennsylvania School District
Airway Industries of
West Pittsburg
Hearing set on public access to Odell Robinson property records
Judge John F. Henderson schedules a 9:30 a.m. July 13 hearing to decide if the City Redevelopment Authority must disclose documents. Atty Sherman K. Levine, petitioning June 7 in Lawrence County Court, alleges denial of records about the 218 N Beaver St Odell Robinson property purchase. The Redevelopment Authority argues it need not release certain documents and questions the court’s jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Henderson
City Redevelopment Authority
Atty
Sherman K. Levine
Lawrence County
Redevelopment Authority
Odell Robinson
Beaver St
Lawrence County Court
County Board of Appeals Set to Review Hickory View Land
The county Board of Appeals will meet July 10 to hear a land review requested by Hickory View Terrace Inc. Owner of land in North Beaver Township the group plans to plot and sell the land as farmland. The issue was raised at yesterday's county assessment board meeting.
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County Board of Appeals
Hickory View Terrace, Inc
Beaver Township
County Assessment Board
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Castro
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R-Conn
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Dean
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