Priest surveys flood ruins in Wilkes-Barre after Susquehanna overflow
The Rev Nobert Shilala tours waterlogged Wilkes-Barre sites as floodwaters reach second floors of St Marys High School and nearby buildings. He recalls evacuating residents by helicopter and praises residents who opened doors and donated food amid the three day crisis. The citys 180 year old parish suffered major damage.
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Wilkes-Barres. Pa
UPI
Nobert Shila
Shilala
South Street
St. Mary's High School
Susquehanna River
Bishop Hogan High School
Old St. Man's
Shilula
Schood
Hazleton
St. Nicholas Church
Nealy
Wilkes-Barre
Local Guardsmen Monitor Radio Network Aiding Flood Victims
Pennsylvania Army National Guardsmen from Headquarters Battalion 229th Field Artillery aided flood relief across the state. Warrant Officer R. Gillian ordered 24 hour shifts to monitor the emergency radio network linking all guards HQs. Guardsmen assisted residents seeking word on relatives and helped transport cats from federal stockpiles to airports for airlift to Harrisburg. The operation lasted four and a half hours with eight personnel on duty and readiness to continue until the all clear. The unit, led by Lt. Col. Glen E. McCark, will depart for Camp Drum NY for summer encampment in July with about 180 area men.
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Pennsylvania Army National Guardsmen
229Th Field Artillery
Frank Ave. Anmary
R. Gillian
Pennsylvania National Guard
Pennsylvania
Wampum
Greater
Pittsburgh International
Pennsylvania Air National Guard
Harrisburg
Albert Varga
Dave Dean
Charles Gillespie
William Perretta
Anthony Elisco
Howard
Advice offered to flood victims
Harrisburg report from UPI outlines essential guidance for about 250,000 Pennsylvanians returning home after floods. It covers safety checks, cleaning routines, debris disposal, basement and utility precautions, food and water safety, and where to seek additional aid at 75 Flood Information Offices.
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Atility
Federal aid promised for massive Agnes cleanup in PA
Harrisburg accord among five governors and Gen. George Lincoln says Congress will provide disaster funds for the Agnes flood. Maryland’s Mandel faults, Pennsylvanians press for supplemental aid while Shapp urges immediate cleanup despite red tape. Lincoln calls it the East Coast’s worst flood.
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Harrisburg
George Lincoln
Office of Emergency Preparedness Oepi
Fischer to face Spassky in world chess championship
Los Angeles reports Fischer remains determined to play Spassky in the world chess championship starting July 2 despite uncertainty about exact match timing. A chess source noted tensions over conditions for the match, while Fischer isolates in the United States. In Houston, Gov Wendell Ford undergoes surgery for an abdominal aorta aneurysm and is expected to recover after removal of the tumor.
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Los Angeles
Gtti
Bobby Fischer
Reykjasich
Teeland
Boris Spassky
Fischer
Spassky
Fincher
Gtttetade
Houston
UPI
Michael DeBakey
Kentucky
Wendell Ford
Ford
Owensboro
Big wedding reception costs pave lavish debut in Niles
John J Cafaro and Janet Lynne Silvestri celebrated a costly reception in a mall owned by Calaro in Niles. The festivities followed their church wedding at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Bandleader Sammy Kaye provided music for the event.
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Niles
Chin
UPI
John J. Cafaro
Janet Lynne Silvestri
Tler
Youngstown
George Silvestri
William Calaro
Sammy Kaye
Bright outlook for Lawrence County Emergency Employment Program
County Commissioner Thomas A. Shumaker reported a promising path for next year's Emergency Employment Program in Lawrence County after talks in Philadelphia with federal officials. The group, including county controller Robert E. Foht and emergency employment administrator Earl B. Mammon, reviewed reporting requirements, funding, guideline changes, and other federal programs to boost employment.
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Thomas A. Shumaker
Lawrence County
Shumaker
Robert E. Foht
Earl B. Mammon
Philadelphia
Catholic Day Held Thursday in Cascade Park
Lawrence County Catholic Day was postponed again due to rain and rescheduled for Thursday at Cascade Park. The committee announced the change on Saturday after forecasts showed continued rain for Sunday. The event had originally been set for last Wednesday and the program will be carried out then.
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Lawrence County
Cascade Park
After Floods Fox Reports on Relief Efforts and Damage
The piece details flood aftermath at Porana Downs race track with emergency HQ set up, refugees registered, inoculations urged, and aid arriving. National Guard trailers, clothing centers, medical supply windows, and hot meals sustain victims while volunteers and authorities coordinate long-term aid and health advisories caution about local food and water.
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Porana Downs Race Track
Ed Gilkey
Grand Stand
New Jersey National Guard
National Guard
Civil Defense
Show of Power as IRA Presses Final Push Before Ceasefire
IRA militants in Belfast escalated attacks in the final hours before a ceasefire set to take effect at midnight. Both IRA branches and the British army agreed to observe the truce. Six people were killed during a violent weekend, including three British soldiers and two Belfast shootings. IRA sources said the Provisional wing would strictly enforce the ceasefire once in effect.
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Belfast
UPI
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Northern Ireland
Ulster
Governors Milestones as They Meet on Crisis Day
UPI reports Milton J. Shapp of Pennsylvania and William T. Cahill of New Jersey both turned 60 Sunday. They met with three other governors to discuss federal disaster aid. Shapp joked about being older and noted June 24 as a troubled date in Pennsylvania history.
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Martusburg
UPI
Milton J. Shapp
Pennsylvania
William T. Cahill
New Jersey
Cahill
Shapp
Gov
Mobile homes to house flood victims in Luzerne counties
More than 1800 mobile homes will be moved into Luzerne and Lackawanna counties to house families who lost their homes in the Wilkes-Barre area flood. The first 600 units were requisitioned from HUD. Units are assigned to Francis Slocum Sickells Glen Lackawanna Goldsboro and Tobyhanna state parks with delivery in about a week.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Luzerne
Lackawanna
Wilkes-Barre
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Francis Slocum
Sickells Glen
Lackawanna State Park
Goldsboro
Tobyhanna
Student killed in service station robbery in Warren
UPI reports 19 year old Timothy Canter was fatally shot at a Warren service station while working to pay for school. Police described a single head shot and have not determined if a robbery occurred. The incident follows another similar robbery in the city earlier this month involving 40 year old Herbert Buke.
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Warren
Ohio
UPI
Timothy Canter
Canter
Herbert Buke
Fost Amonth
State offices to stay closed through Wednesday in Harrisburg
Harrisburg officials said most state offices will remain closed until Wednesday. Only the Auditor General and State Treasurer departments, capitol police, bureau of grounds and buildings, and the bureau of employment security will have staff reporting. Other employees should stay home unless contacted and register with local civil defense or fire companies for disaster relief work. Regional offices will inform workers of opening status.
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Harrisburg
UPI
State Secretary of
Ronald G. Leach
Auditor General
State Treasurers Departments
Capitol Police
Bureau of Grounds and Buildings
Department of Property and Supplies
Bureau of Employment Security
Leach
Hawaii strike delayed as union and industry extend talks
ILWU and Hawaii's stevedoring industry agreed to a one week delay in the threatened dock strike just hours before 900 workers were set to walk off. Gov. Burns said both sides would continue intensive negotiations, with a new deadline at 12:01 a.m. July 3, amid near yearlong contract talks and a proposed 82 cent wage increase.
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Tonolulu
UFI
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Hawaii
John 4. Burns
ILWU
Burns
Nixon to announce next U.S. troop pullout from Vietnam
President Nixon returns to the White House from Camp David as he plans a busy week. He is set to announce another U.S. troop withdrawal from Vietnam, reducing forces to 49,000 by July 1. A residual force will stay until a cease-fire and POW releases are achieved.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
Vietnam
Camp David
Pat
Julie
David Eisenhower
U.S
Martha Mitchell Says She Will Leave Husband Over Nixon Campaign
Martha Mitchell told UPI she loves her husband but will leave him unless he quits politics. She described being treated as a political prisoner after a series of confrontations, including a security agent pulling the phone from the wall, and warned she won't endure the life tied to her husband John Mitchell’s Nixon reelection work.
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Thurmont
UPI
Martha Mitchell
Nixon
Ime
Martha
Mitchell
Newport Head
Calif
California
Jim
Hijacker Search Prolonged In Indiana Manhunt
PERU Ind UPI authorities continued a broad manhunt for a hijacker who bailed from an American Airlines 727 after seizing a ransom of 802 000. Rugged terrain around the Mississinewa Reservoir was combed by on foot horseback and boats as agents sought the armed suspect described as a 30 year old with long dark hair and a pockmarked face.
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Peru
Ind
UPI
Selchh
Pet
John Gaylor
Gaytor
James Fr. Martin
FBI
Hdianapolis
Mississinewa Reservoir
Wmo-Acre
American Airlines
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