Unemployment compensation plan gains union support
A joint House Senate hearing on Pennsylvania unemployment compensation changes drew early support from the AFL-CIO and opposition from major industries. The bill raises maximum weekly benefits to 74 dollars, expands coverage, and aligns with new federal rules. Weighed by industry leaders, critics warn of higher UC taxes and fund strain.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Senate
House
Paul J. Smith
Middle America
Pennsylvania
Harry Bower
AFL - Cio
Gerald W. McEntee
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employes
Boyer
Britain agrees to terms for entry into European Market
Britain and the six Common Market nations reach agreement after years of negotiation on entry by Jan 1 1973. Geofrey Rippon and Foreign Ministers celebrate in Luxembourg. Key issues include New Zealand dairy access 71 of current levels five years after joining and funding the agricultural fund with Britain paying about 83 percent initially.
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Luxembourg
UPI
Britain
Geoffrey Rippon
France
Maly
Belgium
West Germany
Holland
Kircherg European Center
Rippon
Europe
Maurice Schumann
Charles de Gaulle
New Zealand
Agricultural Fund
Senate Calls for Swift Vietnam Exit
The Senate on a 57 to 42 vote urged a total and prompt withdrawal from Indochina with only the release of American POWs as a condition. Nixon says the policy remains unchanged and not binding, insisting South Vietnam be given a fighting chance to survive. If the House adopts the measure, it could become official policy within nine months. Nixon could veto or be forced to sign.
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Washington
Nixon
South Vietnam
Senate
Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
Mike Mansfield
Ronald Ziegler
Congress
Ziegler
House
County Hears Call for Mobile Home Records Reform
County assessor W Henry Wetlich and treasurer Cecil R Potter urged the county to adopt policies to track mobile home movements and ownership changes. They noted current law requires only a bill of sale filed with the federal Revenue Department, leaving tax records unreliable. A planning commission study backing trailer permits as a tracking method was cited, with Friday advisory committee meeting planned to discuss potential permit requirements.
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W. Henry Wetlich
Cecil R. Potter
Wettich
William C. Houk
County Planning Commission
Commission
John Cater
Cater
John G. Zabetakis
Planning Commission
Rock Bracing Project Aims To Stop Camp Flooding
State Department of Engineering and Construction placed the rock bracing at Camp Rentz in Scott Township on the schedule to prevent erosion from Slippery Rock Creek flooding. Local officials will provide entry rights rocks and a disposal area for debris while a construction inspector plans a site visit. Meanwhile Akron garbage collectors held an annual picnic prompting an unresolved work stoppage and uncollected trash.
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Camp Rentz
Scott Township
State Department of Engineering and Construction
Slippery Rock Creek
Akron
Printers Strike Goes On In Pittsburgh
Negotiators for striking printers of Typographical Union 7 and the Pittsburgh Press Co met briefly to try to settle a contract dispute that halted Pittsburgh’s daily papers. An upcoming meeting was set for June 30 with federal mediators arranging an earlier session. About 400 printers have been on strike since May 14 against the Press Co, which publishes the afternoon and Sunday Press.
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Pittsburgh Upi
Pittsburgh Press Co
Typographical Union 7
The
Press Co
Morning Post-Gazette
House panel backs Nixon drug rehab for GI addicts
The House Appropriations Committee approved 17.1 million for the presidents GI drug rehabilitation program and boosted veterans medical care funding by 120 million. The measures are part of an 18.1 billion bill to support the Veterans Administration HUD space program and other agencies for the new fiscal year starting July 1. The bill nets a 671 million increase over the president's request.
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Washington
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
Nixon
White House
Veterans Administration
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Americans jailed abroad for drug offenses rise to 747
State Department says 747 Americans are imprisoned in 50 countries on drug charges, up sharply in the last year. Barbara M. Watson notes most detainees are under 30 and emphasizes that U.S. officials cannot intervene in foreign legal systems to secure releases, though aid will be given.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Barbara M. Watson
Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs
U.S
New Hampshire aims to move presidential primary ahead
Legislative leaders from both parties pursue a one week advance to keep New Hampshire first in the presidential calendar. Florida may hold its primary on the same day, while Gov. Peterson offers lukewarm support to the plan.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
New Hampshire
Florida
Walter Peterson
Reubin Askew
Marshall W. Cobleigh
Disappearance of Teamsters Local 945 President Baffles Police
West Paterson New Jersey police report bafflement over the disappearance of Michael Ardis 55 president of Local 945. His glasses were found beside his car at the Wayne Teamsters headquarters parking lot. The IRS had been probing his accounts in several New Jersey banks. Ardis’ predecessor John Setratelli vanished Feb 19 1959 and is presumed dead.
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West Paterson
N.J
UPI
Teamsters Union
Michael Ardis
Wayne
Teamsters
Internal Revenue Service
New Jersey
John Setratelli
Ardis
Bradshaw helps land two engine plane in Texas
Pittsburgh quarterback Terry Bradshaw described a tense flight from Midland to Hereford Texas where a dual engine failure affected the landing gear and radio. He and pilot James Gentry managed a careful approach while passenger Debbie Patton recalled fear.
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Hereford
Tex
UPI
Terry Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Pittsburgh Steelers
Debbie Patton
Midland
Lubbock
James Gentry
Vealey pleads guilty in Yablonski killings case
Vealey, 26, of Cleveland pleads guilty to murdering UMW official Joseph A. Yablonski and his wife and daughter in Clarksville Pa. He implicates Aubran Martin and Paul Gilly, says he received 1750 dollars from a man only identified as Tony, and that the trio disposed of guns in the Monongahela River.
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Vealey
Washington, Pa
UPI
Claude Vealey
Cleveland
United Mine Worker
UMW
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Washington County
Charles Sweet
FBI
Yablonskis
Clarksville
Aubran Martin
Paul Gilly
Yablonski
Martin
Charlotte Yablonski
Gilly
Margaret Yablonski
Veasey
Tony
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Thomas E. Riea
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
H. Weston Clarke Jr
Clarke
Erie
Erie. Pa
Ene
State Human Relations Commission
Robert D. Lapena
Erie Human Relations Commission
Paul N. McCloskey
R-Calif
Daniel Ellsberg
McCloskey
Ngo Dinh Diem
Freedom of Information
Mobile
Moscow
Soviet Union
Salyut
George Dobrovolsky
Vladislav Volkov
Viktor Patsayev
Russia
FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Ernest Medina
My Lai
Medina
Wilson Freeman
Third Army
Freeman
Saigon
South America
N.J.F. Mercer
Rita
Mercer
Foreign Service
London
Trang Si Tan
Mercers
Arab Alliance
United Press International
Anwar Sadat
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Alexandria
Israel
Cairo
al Akhbar
al Ahram
Faisal - Sadat
Muammar El-Khadaty
Lancaster
Manor Township
Elizabeth Bitzer
St. Joseph's Hospital
Kirk
Norman Crill
Terry
Clarksburg
Monongahela River
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