Senate approves nonproliferation nuclear treaty
The U S Senate approved the nuclear nonproliferation treaty by 83 to 15, aligning with Britain while the Soviet Union lags. The pact bars major powers from sharing weapons secrets and aims for simultaneous ratification by the United States and USSR to avoid misunderstandings. China and France have refused to sign.
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Britain
Soviet Union
Moscow
United States
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Nixon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
France
Red unit overruns garrison near DMZ
North Vietnamese troops attacked from the DMZ buffer strip and overran a 180-man South Vietnamese garrison, killing 18 and wounding 43. Four enemy bodies were left behind as U S forces launched a major tank offensive into War Zone D, 30 miles north of Saigon, following heavy B52 raids.
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Saigon
Upi
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North Vietnam
U.S
Death record for R Emmett Dagnon on March 14 1969
The death of R Emmett Dagnon aged 59 is recorded. He resided at 101 West Wallace Avenue. Funeral arrangements note burial details to be announced by his family.
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R. Emmett Dagnon
W. Wallace Ave
Nixon OKs modified ABM defensive Sentinel system
President Nixon announced a substantially modified Sentinel antiballistic missile plan designed to be unmistakably defensive to guard against nuclear attack or accidental missiles from the Soviet Union or China. He spoke after meeting bipartisan congressional leaders and before a news conference, saying the plan inherits a Johnson era system but now emphasizes defensive intent.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Soviet Union
China
Summer class requests spur district to consider options
The Neshannock Township School District is reviewing requests from New Castle Area School District students to join its summer program. Superintendent Vern Alderson stated he would not commit yet but would collect names. A policy committee will draft recommendations for the board. The city school board’s canceled summer program prompted the inquiry as bids for a new garage project were also outlined. Six general bids and two of each trade were announced, with openings set for April 10 at the administration building.
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Neshannock Township
New Castle Area
Vern D. Alderson
Neshannock
City School Board
W. G. Eckles
Robert Carlson
Council approves garbage tax amid budget gap dispute
City council adopted a $1.50 monthly garbage fee for households, leaving an $80,000 budget short. The mercantile tax was cut to one mill on gross retail and half mill on wholesale, with a split vote. Debates surrounded revenue, service cuts, and possible public safety payroll levies for non residents.
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Richard H. Biddle
George D. Gregg
Thomas A. Shumaker
Carl A. Cialella Jr
Cialella
Eugene DeCaprio
Gregg
Biddle
Thomas C. Watert
Maurice Levinson
Council
Expert offers city help in organizing labor unit
Jerome Gross of the Toledo Labor Management Citizens Committee offered to assist New Castle officials by forming a labor relations council. Mayor Cialella named a 10 member panel to study and propose an agency for contract negotiations and disputes. Gross touted his 24 year old committee and its positive Toledo industrial climate and mediation process.
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Jerome Gross
Toledo Labor-Management-Citizens Committee
New Castle
Labor Relations Council
Toledo
Labor Management Citizens Committee
Carl A. Cialella Jr
Gross
Penn State Mulls Black Student Aid Plan for 1969 70
Penn State president Dr Eric A Walker told the House Appropriations Committee that enrolling 500 disadvantaged black students could cost about 1 million dollars for the 1969 70 year. He proposed funding from the university appropriation with conditions tied to existing expanded undergrad programs.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State
Eric A. Walker
House Appropriations Committee
Raymond P. Shafer
Walker
City Council Overrules Mayor Veto on Human Relations Commission
City council unanimously overridden the mayor last night approving an ordinance creating a human relations commission. The measure preserves limited powers with a 15 member panel and a future call for amendments to strengthen authority. Some proposed members expressed reluctance to serve under current limits as the mayor awaits appointment decisions.
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Carl A. Cialella Jr
Commission
Council
Apollo 9 crew returns after spaceflight and splashdown
Three Apollo 9 astronauts James L. McDivitt David R. Scott and Russell L. Schweickart arrived aboard a U S Navy ship for a warm welcome after ten days in space and a dramatic Atlantic splashdown Their homecoming included a candlelit dinner a 350 pound vanilla cake ceremony and a brief chaotic pickup by frogmen before a smooth recovery and reunion with families
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Uss Guadalcanal
UPI
Atlantic
James L. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
Earth
U.S
Eleuthera
Bahamas
Space Agency
Ellington Air Force Base
Houston
Manned Spacecraft Center
Space
McDivitt
NASA
Scott
Schweickart
Frogmen
State Scholarships Backed by Rep Fox Oppose Senate Bill
Harrisburg Rep Donald W Fox R Enon Valley voiced total opposition to a Senate bill to end the state scholarship program. He urged continuation funded by following the House Republican budget plan without tax increases. He cited decades of underrepresentation in college attendance and praised scholarship aid as widening opportunity for disadvantaged and moderate income students.
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Harrisburg
Donald W. Fox
R-Enon Valley
Senate
Fox
House Education Committee
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
Pennsylvania
Shafer sets June week for execution of Bernard Ross
Gov. Shafer ordered the execution to occur the week of June 30 for Bernard Ross 42 convicted of murdering Eva Mae Boston and her son Daniel 17 in Clairton Allegheny County The order followed a court action vacating a stay and denying Ross petition to overturn the death sentence The state Pardons Board had earlier refused to commute the sentence to life imprisonment Ross was originally slated for July 1 before the stay was issued
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Harrisburg
UPI
Bernard Ross
Eva Mae Boston
Daniel
Clairton
Allegheny County
Raymond P. Shafer
Allegheny County Common Pleas Court
Ross
State Pardons Board
Weather in Western Pennsylvania Cloudy and chilly with scattered flurries
Increasing cloudiness with little temperature change today. Highs in the 30s to near 40. North portion may see scattered snow flurries tonight. South remains mostly cloudy and cold with lows in the upper teens to 20s. Saturday brings variable clouds and similar cold, with northern flurries possible.
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Pennsylvania
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