17 Sep 1971
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1971
Page
1
The oldest living member of the Mercer County Board of the Almira Home Miss Helen F Reed of Sharon plans this year’s Ingathering event. The gathering is scheduled for September 21 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Almira Home.
Cloudy conditions with showers and thundershowers likely east today and west portions, highs 60s to 70s. Tonight showers continue with lows around 50. Saturday mixed skies east, partly cloudy elsewhere, highs 60s to near 70. Pollen at St Francis Lab 1.1 grains per sq cm. Moraine State Park reports 68 degrees, 0.15 inch rain, calm winds, attendance 1,052.
Deaths announced September 17 1971 include Cecelia Smolarski 82 Warren Michigan infant Kelly Ann O Rourke one day Edinburg RD J H Eugene Livingston 36 Masury Ohio June E Montgomery Abdee 59 Broadway Drive James Beryl Book 64 Sebring Florida Rose DeSanti 66 803 E Sutton St Angelo Arthur Caravella 69 1009 Dewey Ave.
President Nixon said South Vietnam may not be a democracy for generations and rejected U.S. pressure to force a contested election. He warned that Thieu's reelection efforts could lead to coups and communist takeover, and outlined broader economic and foreign policy stances.
The Lawrence County Planning Commission will hold a noon Monday meeting at Castle Arms Motor Hotel to review a controversy over selecting Michael Baker Jr. Inc. as consultant. The special session in New Wilmington produced loud exchanges between county engineer John G. Zabetakis and city administrator Larry D. Worth.
President Nguyen Van Thieu told Western reporters he would resign in a minute if asked by his generals but said the army would never support a coup. He discussed reelection, a new political party, withdrawal timing, and the American military role in backing anti Communist security.
President Nixon declares a two year draft extension vital and warns that opposing it would jeopardize peace efforts. The dispute centers on a Mansfield driven push to add a Vietnam War deadline, amid allegations of White House pressure and party politics.
Gov Rockefeller says nine hostages killed in the Attica siege were likely caught in a gas obscured crossfire of shotgun and rifle fire as authorities stormed the prison to retake the facility from about 1,200 inmates. The upheaval left 40 dead, prompted investigations, and raised questions of racial tension and police conduct.
Washington UPI reports Robert T. Stafford was sworn in as a US senator to succeed the late Winston L. Prouty of Vermont. Governor Deane C. Davis named Stafford hours after Proutys burial so he could vote on a key draft bill.
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