Malizia named manager of Riverside apartments for seniors
Lester D. Malizia 48 of 738 Addis St is appointed manager of the Riverside apartments for the elderly in Beaver and North streets. The 128 unit complex, sponsored by the Lawrence County Building Trades, will open gradually with full occupancy by Aug 1. Rents are 92 dollars for efficiencies and 127 for one bedrooms, eligibility based on income and age 62 plus. Cable TV available. tours urged for senior groups. Clarence Alexander named maintenance man for the building.
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Lester D. Malizia
Addis St
Riverside
Lawrence County Building Trades
Beaver and
North Streets
Malizia
New Castle
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Clarence Alexander
Youth Center Planned by CHARGE Inc on South Side
CHARGE Inc leads creation of a youth center in the old St. John church hall on Howard Way aimed at giving youths a formal voice in planning programs. The center seeks long term youth development, with a proposed daily schedule for ages 5 to 20 and a future board elected from the community. Donations of furniture and equipment are welcome.
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South Side
Charge Inc
Anthony Joseph
Joseph
St. John
Howard Way
Westminster College
Alexis Bell
Joanne Williams
Lancaster Prison Break Strikes 11 Escapees From County Lockup
A 13 state alert is issued for 11 convicts who escaped Lancaster County Prison in a coordinated break between 7:30 and 9 p.m. The group used a sawed window bar and a wooden plank to scale the wall, dropping 24 feet. Deputy Warden Hutton collapsed and died later, reportedly from a heart attack during the disturbance.
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Lancaster
UPN
Lancaster County Prison
Edward T. Hutton
Nine Jews sentenced in Kishinev for antiSoviet activity
A Soviet court in Kishinev Moldova sentenced nine Jews to one to five years in prison for anti Soviet activities linked to an abortive hijacking attempt from Lenin grad to Sweden last year. Eight pleaded guilty with sentences ranging from one to five years. Hillel Shhur received two years and David Rabinovitch one year.
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Moscow
UPI
Kishinev
Moldavia
Tass
Leningrad
Sweden
David Chernoglaz
Anatoly Goldfeld
Hillel Shhur
Alexander Galperin
Harry Kishner
Arkady Voloshin
Semyon Levit
Lazar Trakhtenburg
David Rabinovich
Commissioners delay signing state aid contract over terms
County commissioners postponed formally signing a state contract that would reimburse 75 percent of the county's 50 percent aid costs for dependent children and fully fund foster care. They will review paragraph by paragraph, citing concerns on day care requirements and future termination.
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Frank Vitril
Edward Rea
Vitril
State Department of Public Welfare
Michael Pauline
Public Welfare
Johnson Building
Commissioners Disavow MHMR Charge Probe and Budget Shift
Commissioner Frank A. Vitril urged documentation of charges of political influence in the MHMR program and asked for disavowal of the related evaluation by Dr. Frank Geer’s committee. The panel's chair, Arthur Zarone, and other members backed letters to Geer. County officials disclosed a state audit and MHMR finances, including $212,499 received in 1970-71 and a revised budget near $280,000.
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Frank A. Vitril
MHMR
Frank Geer
Geer
Vitril
Arthur Zarone
Robert Foct
State Auditor General's Office
Foht
Bureau of Institutional Collection
Department of Revenue
Farview Hospital
CIA Chief Helms Talks in Israel Amid Diplomatic Tensions
CIA director Richard C. Helms arrived in Tel Aviv for talks with Prime Minister Golda Meir and other officials as Israel faces a possible detente with the Soviet Union, dispute over a phantom U.S. peace plan, and widening gaps with Washington on Arab world policy.
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Tel Aviv
Heavy fighting reported below the DMZ as Thieu predicts 1973 clash
Allied losses mount as North Vietnamese shell and ground assault a government mountaintop post near the DMZ. Thieu warns of a final confrontation in 1973 after U.S. withdrawal. U.S. losses include three Americans killed and eight wounded by a explosives blast near Da Nang, plus additional helicopter incidents and rocket attacks on Ba Ho mountain positions.
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Saigon
API
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Nguyen van Thieu
North Vietnam
U.S
U.S. Command
da Nang
Ba Ho Mountain
Fuller
Camp Faulkner
Penn Central Reports $126.1 Million Loss in Five Months 1971
The Penn Central Railroad, in bankruptcy reorganization, posted a net loss of $126.1 million for the first five months of 1971, including $18.5 million for May. Trustees note 1970 figures and prior accounting practices are not endorsements. The company formed by the 1968 merger of New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroads filed for bankruptcy on June 21, 1970.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Penn Central Railroad
Penn Central
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg lawmaker seeks to restore sales tax on household items
Rep. William J. Lederer introduces a bill to reinstate a six percent sales tax on utility bills clothing and shoe repairs dry cleaning patent medicines and some household items for one year. The measure faces slim chances and would take effect immediately through June 30 1972.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Threats Target Philadelphia Prosecutor in Yablonski Case
The police and FBI in Philadelphia investigate threats against Richard Sprague the special prosecutor in the Yablonski triple murder case. A state Justice Department spokesman said Sprague Philadelphia's first assistant district attorney received the latest call last weekend at his downtown apartment. The caller warned you’re going to get the same dose Yablonski got and we know where your people are.
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Harrisburg
UPI
FBI
Philadelphia
Richard Sprague
Joseph Yablonski
State Justice Department
Sprague
Yablonski
State limits emergency teaching certificates in PA
Harrisburg UPI State Education Secretary David H Kurtzman announced new rules restricting emergency teaching certificates. Requests must show exhausted efforts to fill vacancies with certified teachers. Only special education and industrial arts are critically short, with chemistry science physics and women gym facing some scarcity.
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Harrisburg
UPI
David H. Kurtzman
Kurtzman
Lottery bill delayed as fiscal crisis stalls vote in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg UPI a delay in voting on a proposed statewide lottery stems from the state fiscal crisis. House leaders say action hinges on funds with revenues possibly first placed in a senior tax relief fund and later moved to the General Fund to ease fiscal squeeze.
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Harrisburg
Irvis
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Supreme Court ruling on parochial aid haunts nation
Sen. Hugh Scott warns the Supreme Court decision denying federal funds to parochial schools will haunt us all as Pennsylvania faces financial strain from an unconstitutional state income tax ruling. He urges the legislature in Harrisburg to craft a new funding plan before the next school year as private funds may shift students to public schools with higher costs.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Supreme Court
Hugh Scott
Scott
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Supreme Court
City weighs safety rules after Gaston Park disturbance
City officials from the Council mayor police chief business administrator and Recreation Board met to discuss future safety provisions for softball and baseball events. A Sunday Gaston Park disturbance left several injured and two arrested, prompting review of park usage and event regulations before formal adoption.
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City Hall
Gaston Park
Recreation Board
Draft expires tonight as Congress blocks end war policy
UPI reports the draft ends at midnight with Congress unable to extend Nixon's draft power. Senate and House fray over a nine month Vietnam exit. stalemate likely until after Independence Day. Draft boards halted inductions. those notified before June 20 risk no entry without draft authority.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Defense
House
Senate
Nixon
United States
Vietnam
White House
Selective Service
$20 Billion Deficit Seen for 1971 Fiscal Year
The government closes its books tonight on a $20 billion deficit for the 12 months starting July 1, 1970, the second largest since World War II and fifth in U.S. history. Treasury Secretary Connally warned the shortfall will run well above Nixon’s January forecast of $18.6 billion, with next year’s outlook also bleak.
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Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
Nixon
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