Somerset Borough Council accepts Robert French resignation
Somerset Borough Council accepts the resignation of council president Robert French after 16 years of service as he leaves to become manager of a Holiday Inns of America motel on the East Coast. His nameplate and gavel will be presented to the outgoing president. Residents oppose a swimming pool fencing ordinance citing cost and broad reach.
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Borough
Robert French
Todd Bell
Somerset Borough Council
French
Somerset
Ordin
Ance
John Mardis
Richard Gibbs
Coxes Creek
Lake Somerset
Mardis
Gibbs
Council
Poultry Inspection Plans Begin in Pennsylvania
The Agriculture Department announced federal inspectors will survey intrastate Pennsylvania poultry plants to ensure compliance with federal standards. About 35 state only plants will be inspected after surveys and corrective actions, with full inspections unlikely for a month or two. The move follows the Wholesome Poultry Products Act deadlines and Pennsylvania’s extension approval.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Pennsylvania
Department
Moon rocks examined after Apollo 15 lift off
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden underwent medical checks as scientists study 176 pounds of lunar samples. Researchers inspect grab samples from three surface treks as engineers review equipment and the mission’s return and briefing unfolds at Space Center Houston.
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Space Agency
Scott
Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Charles A. Berry
Berry
Worden
Air Force
Hawaii
India Signs Pact With The Soviets
United Nations report shows Secretary of State Rogers meeting with U Thant to discuss the Pakistan refugee crisis and the humanitarian needs in India. He notes international support and hopes a 20 year treaty between the Soviet Union and India may influence positive outcomes.
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United Nations, N
William P. Rogers
U.N
U Thant
Pakistan
Rogers
Thant
Council
India
East Pakistan
Nixon
Washington
U.S
Irvis Calls For Compromise In Budget Debates
Harrisburg AP House Majority Leader K Le Roy Irvis urged a middle path in the budget clash with Gov. Shapp and Republican floor leader Kenneth B. Lee. Irvis criticized Lee as more moderate than Shapp’s hard line and said votes on unemployment, budget, and tax measures should occur this week in exchange for a temporary $40 million appropriation for general government expenses. Lee defended his stance, warning of consequences if his plans are not enacted.
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Harrisburg
K. Leroy Irvis
Shapp
Irvis
Kenneth B. Lee
Lee
House
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Addison Hotel Sealed for Public Auction in Sept
Somerset County commissioners ordered the Addison Hotel on Route 40 in Addison sold to the highest bidder on September 14 at 10 a.m. at the courthouse after a Tax Claim Bureau petition. The five acre property, owned by Loretta Scott Benson, owes back taxes of 7678 dollars and a 15000 dollar mortgage may be worth more today.
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Somerset County Commissioners
Addison
Route 40
Court House
Tax Claim Bureau
Loretta Scott Benson
Kimmel
India and Soviet sign 20 year Treaty of Peace
India and the Soviet Union sign a 20 year treaty of peace friendship and cooperation aimed at deterring war in Asia. The pact links Moscow with New Delhi over the Kashmir dispute and amid tensions with Pakistan and China. Officials emphasize it is not a defense alliance and pledge mutual consultation in crises.
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New Delhi
India
Soviet Union
Indian Subcontinent
Swaran Singh
Andrei A. Gromyko
Moscow
Pakistan
Red China
United States
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Subcontinent
Singh
Treaty Union
Kashmir
East Pakistan
U.S
Kenneth B. Keating
Foreign Ministry
T.N. Kaul
Township asks police protection from Stonycreek supervisors
The Shanksville Stonycreek Joint School Board voted to request police protection from Stonycreek Township and urged a regional plan including Indian Lake borough Shanksville borough and Stonycreek Township. The board also hired two special education van drivers and several staff, approved bus routes and starting times to be listed before Aug. 31.
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Shanksville
Stonycreek
Stonycreek Township
Indian Lake Borough
Shanksville Borough
David Lohr
Friedens RD 2
Carol Lowry
Somerset
University of Pittsburgh At
Anna Ferguson
Berlin
Ray Glessner
Harry Landis
Ted Lowry
Elroy Byrd
Lewis Hillard
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James Friedline
William James
Wayne Pile
Poultry Survey
Daily American
Solomon ‘Paps’ Albright
Somerset County
Albright
William Kimmel
Gromyko
Asia
Somerset Soroptimist Club
Cambria Savings Community
Mary Carter
Yvonne Kaufman
Pres
Daily American Photo
Mary Jane Fyock
Poe
Martha Coleman
Eilene Patton
Margaret Gardner
Martha Halverson
Patricia Beggs
Kathryn Schaff
Helene Critchfield
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