Pennsylvania state employees union strike pact ends patronage
The state and the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employes reach a two year contract totaling about 77 million dollars. It includes wage and benefit increases totaling about 87 million in year one and 39 million in year two, with third year negotiations. It strips patronage powers, outlines seniority based promotions, adds protection for union officers, and ends Good Friday as a holiday while granting two personal leave days. Gerald McEntee says votes will occur over two weeks.
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American Federation of State
Gerald McEntee
MecEnlee
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Dean testimony disputes Nixon version in Watergate hearings
Former White House aide Dean testified before the Ervin committee about his findings on Hunt's $112,000 blackmail demand and Nixon's awareness. He described pressuring Nixon to brief the Cabinet, claimed Nixon voiced plans to use the IRS against opponents, and alleged attempts to suppress or destroy evidence including documents turned over to L. Patrick Gray.
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CIA
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Finsell
Nixon
White House
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Sam J. Ervin
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Maureen
Watergate Grand Jury
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Hugh Scott
Edward J. Gurney
Rphi
Select Committee
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Haldeman
Gurney
Uial
Nisan
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
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Want
Tut
Dein
L. Patrick Gray
Gray
Convicted racketeer sentenced in Pittsburgh case
Anthony Grosse, 59, linked to a multimillion dollar gambling ring, was sentenced by Federal Judge William W. Knox to 15 years in prison and a $25,000 fine. Knox denied bail pending appeal and ordered immediate custody. Prosecutors charged him with operating a gambling conspiracy in western Pennsylvania for a decade. Grosse claimed he kept women off the streets and welfare roles. the court noted the operation’s scale and prior related charges.
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Pittsburgis
Anthony Tony Grosse
William W. Knox
Mandy
A “Dapger
Knox
Grossa
Grosse
Binperiogt
Grosso
Lve
Maha
Ant
Knas
FBI
Gatabers
New Castle NAACP Delegates Named for National Convention
The New Castle NAACP chapter elected two members to represent the city at the national convention next month. Mrs. Mitta Madden and Mr. Edward III were chosen as delegates and will attend in Indianapolis on July 26.
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New Castle
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Grane Street
Mitta Madden
Edward III
Dianaynilis
Corporation cleared in entertainment front probe ties to celebrities
United Press International reports the House Select Committee cleared a corporation linked to entertainers Frank Sihattie and Sammy Davy, citing a report that the firm used celebrities as fronts in alleged schemes. Details mention a Buffalo-based operation and connections to industry figures, while allegations of organized crime involvement were disputed. Separately, a divorce suit in Reno and a China trip involving David Rockefeller are noted along with a Los Angeles arrest dismissal in a separate charges case.
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Washington
Nis Oriewred
Frank Sihattie
Sammy Davy
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Momlay
Enprise Corp
Buffalo
Lad
Hovan
Yehite Chefie
Nad
Dane Biiness
Cri
Suny Daves
Midowe
Thjor Mekeloers
Patrolman shoots his police chief in Pittston
In Pittston Pennsylvania a patrolman entered City Hall with a drawn weapon and fired seven shots at Police Chief Joseph Delaney. Delaney was wounded in the upper arm and chest and hospitalized. The patrolman Herbert Bath, 3 year veteran, was arrested at the scene and charged with aggravated assault and battery. He was released on $25,000 bond. State Police described the intruder disarming a desk sergeant before entering the chief’s office.
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Pittston
Moody
Joseph Delaney
Wittstom Hospital
Hebert Bath
James Casio
Tok
Thv
Saul Lath
Ohie
Ghana
Mle Her
Polige Sal
Thar
Cpl
Eugene Tbronnaty
Acced
Senate stalls on stopgap budget in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg the House approved 180 million in stopgap spending but Senate Democrats refuse to release the bills. Immediate budget approval by Saturday is required to fund state operations through July. Governor Shapp and major leaders clash over use of 118 million in federal revenue sharing for education and elderly aid.
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Senate
Milton J. Shapp
Thomas Lamb
JD - Allegheny
Appropriations Committee
Sen
Henry J. Cian Rami
Philadelphia
Cianfrani
Lamb
Herbert Fineman
Fineman
House
Tay
Shapp
Machinists End Strike at Grace
International Association of Machinists Local L671 voted midnight to accept a contract offer from WR Grace and Co. and Feta Lo wark. Paul Thurear said the company offer was accepted by a good majority of those voting. The Waember union had been on strike since May LS after its three year contract expired. Some workers will report to work. The settlement was announced jointly by Harear and plant manager Thomas Freed.
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International Association of Machinists
Grace Ad Co
Feta Lo Wark
Paul Thurear
Waember
Ladly
Harear
Thomas Freed
Madrid gas explosions rock Republica Argentina Square
Explosions from a large gas main leak shattered downtown Madrid causing manhole covers to be hurled into the air and thick dust clouds. Police said at least eight blasts near Republica Argentina Square injured around 30 people, two critically. La Paz Hospital treated about 200 victims, many evacuees from a clinic nearby as hundreds of firefighters police and Red Cross workers responded.
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Madrid
UPI
Republica Argentina
la Paz
Red Cross
Cambodia vows to keep fighting without U S bombing help
Cambodia's chief military spokesman Col Am Rong says his forces will continue fighting the North Vietnamese even if U S bombing support ends after Washington's House vote on aid for Cambodian bombing. Chief of Staff Maj Gen Sostehen Mernadez echoed concerns but pledged persistence.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
U. S
House
Washington
Am Rong
Sostehen Mernadez
LIPI
Priddy indicted in extortion plot against cruise line
Gerald B. Priddy, ex major league player, indicted by a federal grand jury for interference with commerce by threats of violence over a $250,000 extortion plot against Princess Lines. He was arrested after an anonymous caller threatened to reveal shipboard bots as the Island Princess sailed toward Puerto Vallarta with 85 passengers and crew.
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UPI
Gerald BE
Priddy
Federal
Grand Jury
Princess Lines
Puerto Vallaro
Mexico
Indiana County Commissioner McDivitt Put On One Year Probation
Daniel McDivitt 57 of Salisbury Democrat and Indiana County Commissioner was placed on one year probation after court appearance on charges he extorted $800 to influence a tavern owner’s liquor license. He had demanded a jury trial, resigned his post, and was ordered to pay court costs.
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UPI
Indiana
Daniel McDivitt
McDivitt
Salisbury
George Griffith
Explosion at Duquesne Light Etrama Station Injures Worker
An industrial blast at the Etrama Power Station in ELRAMA Pennsylvania left one man in guarded condition with acute burns. Four other workers were treated and released for contusions.
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Elrama
UPL
Duquesne Light Co
Etrama
Washington County
Melvin Caster
Friedens
Somerset County
Monongahela Hospital
James Bevan
Mttsburgh
Stanley Indyk
West Mifflin
Frank Tokay
Brezhnev Pompidou Meet to Ease West fears
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and President Georges Pompidou opened two days of talks in Rambouillet France aimed at easing European fears of a broader confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. The session followed Brezhnev's week with Nixon and will conclude Wednesday noon.
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Brezhnev
Nixon
Violence in Argentina sparks political killings and kidnappings
In Buenos Aires two people were killed by gunmen and two executives were abducted as President Campora cautioned that violence has no place in Argentina. The victims include Alberto Armesta, a former Peronist congressman, and Luis Giovanelli, a Ford plant worker. Also seized were Maria Baratella and Pedr Cazachkov, with a ransom reported at $700,000, amid ongoing guerrilla activity linked to Peronist factions and other groups.
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UPI
Argentina
Alberto Armesta
Campana
Hector J. Campara
Campora
Ford Motoro
Luis Giovanelli
Ford
Maria Baratella
Bank of Italy
Pedr Cazachkov
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