Viet Cong Mount Terror Campaign Near Saigon
Viet Cong troops attacked South Vietnam near Saigon and Long Binh by exploding ammunition dumps and a culvert on Highway 1. Infiltrators, leveraging U.S. withdrawal gaps, targeted bases and transport routes on a third day of campaign against President Thieu’s government.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Long Binh
Highway 1
United States
le Trung Hien
Go Vap
Cat Lai
Associated Press
Neal Ulevich
Berlin clashes mark 11th wall anniversary amid anti wall protest
In West Berlin police clashed with leftist demonstrators on the 11th anniversary of the city’s border division. A symbolic wooden barrier was built and removed at police request as rightist and leftist groups clashed in a tense scene near Kurfürstendamm.
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Berlin
Kurfuerstendamm
West Berlin
Klaus Schuetz
Flood Relief Becomes Election Issue in Pennsylvania
In Philadelphia Nixon aides fear flood relief delays will hurt votes for Nixon rival McGovern in November. Scranton Wilkes-Barre area targeted as relief politics heat up with Romney pressuring Nixon to visit and speed aid.
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Philadelphia
Nixon
Pennsylvania
George S. McGovern
Philadelphia Bulletin
McGovern
Washington
Gerald Kaufman
Pittsburgh
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre
Kaufman
Republican Party
Luzerne
Dauphin Counties
Wilkes-Barre
Harrisburg
George Romney
Department of Housing and Urban Affairs
Wilkes- Barre
Romney
Milton J. Shapp
Shapp
Parents face agonizing choice on Scotty Seifert foot amputation
Kenneth and Shirley Seifert of 313 South Ave Somerset struggle as doctors urge removal of Scotty's left foot to mid calf to improve survival odds after a biopsy showed no cancer spread. Four doctors presented a 10 to 90 percent chance of living without amputation. plans for medical costs include a trust fund and a charity radio marathon.
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Kenneth
Shirley Seifert
Scotty
Children's Hospital
Pittsburgh
Seiferts
South Cen
Ave
Somerset
Soctly
Church of the Nazarene
Mrs. Seifert
Mr. Seifert
United States National Bank
Somerset Armory
Gregory Baker Wins Renewable U S Steel Scholarship
Gregory L. Baker of Friedens Road 2 received a $2,500 U S Steel scholarship presented by Fred R. Beiser general superintendent of Johnstown Works. The award is renewable for four years if Baker maintains his Carnegie Mellon University engineering major, starting in September. His father Edwin Baker is a machinist at U S Steel’s Moxham plant.
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Gregory L. Baker
Friedens RD 2
U.S. Steel Corp
Fred R. Beiser
Johnstown Works
US. Steel
Baker
Carnegie-Mellon University
His
Edwin
The
Steel Company
Moxham
Cook Named To Bank Assn Nominating Committee
Harrisburg George S. Cook president of Somerset Trust Company has been appointed to the Nominating Committee of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association for 1972 73. The appointment was announced by Association President Harold A. Crouse president The Peoples National Bank of Shippensburg.
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Harrisburg
George S. Cook
Somerset Trust Company
Pennsylvania Bankers Association
Association
Harold A. Crouse
the Peoples National Bank of
Western Pennsylvania Fair Warmup Into Tuesday
The forecast calls for fair weather in western Pennsylvania with temperatures rising from the high 80s Monday to around 94 Tuesday. Lows Monday night will be in the high 60s and winds stay light and variable. Chance of precipitation is near zero for Monday and Monday night.
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Pennsylvania
Zollinger Faces Grand Theft Indictment In California
An indictment expected Monday charges Harry E. Zollinger with grand theft falsification of public records and theft of public funds in Sacramento. William H. Wilcox, secretary of community affairs, has placed Zollinger on leave as the Pennsylvania Housing Agency searches for a new director to push broad changes.
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Harrisburg
Harry E. Zollinger
Pennsylvania Housing Agency
Sacramento
Calif
Zollinger
The
Sacramento Union
William H. Wilcox
Wilcox
Housing Agency
Somerset lamb pool prices set for county fair grounds sale
The Somerset County Sheep and Wool Growers' Association announces lamb pool prices for Tuesday 3 to 5 pm at the county fairgrounds near Meyersdale. Allen Packing Co. of Elizabeth New Jersey will buy blues and reds in various weight brackets with prices from 23.5 to 31.5 cents per pound, while feeder lambs go to Fred McFarland in Mt. Vernon Ohio.
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Somerset County Sheep and Wool Growers’ Association
County Fairgrounds
Meyersdale
Allen Packing Co
Elizabeth
N.J
Fred McFarland
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Water Works Tours Highlight Borough’s Water Supply
Somerset area residents can tour the Borough Water Works Saturday and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. to see how water is drawn from Laurel Hill Creek. The event is part of Better Water For Americans Week to showcase safety, dependability, and planned improvements amid growing demand and population pressures. John J. Kane notes public water utilities must double daily output by 1949 and predicts tripling by 1979, urging public awareness and support for water programs.
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Somerset Area
Laurel Hill Creek
Bakersville
John J. Kane
Kane
America
Somerset
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