Rogers Defends Nixon Policy At Platform Hearings
Secretary of State William P. Rogers urged platform writers to back Nixon's Vietnam and world policy, rejecting Shrivers charge of a peace signal. He said any missed signal came from the prior Democratic administration, not Nixon, and warned a total withdrawal would trigger wide-scale massacres in South Vietnam.
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Miami Beach
Fla
William P. Rogers
Nixon
United States
Platform Committee
Rogers
Sargent Shriver
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Ashbrook
China
United Nations
North Vietnam
Indochina
Republican National Committee
William C. Cramer
Cramer
South
Vietnam
George McGovern
Posal
Soviet Union
Mediterranean
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
Borough Council Approves Sewage Ordinance and Utilities Measures
The Somerset Borough Council approved a new sewage ordinance replacing the pre 1901 rule, aligning with national standards to govern sewage strength and construction. They also advance a county radio network phase II equipment purchase and urge Congress and the FPC to back gas supply policies, drill permits in Lake Erie, and curb bids on Pleasant Avenue.
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Somerset
Water Pollution Control Federation
John Kane
Kane
Somerset County Board of Commissioners
Governor's Justice Commission
U.S. Congress
Federal Power Commission
U.S
Lake Erie
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc
Pleasant Avenue
Union- Main Street
Market
Somerset Mobile
Fast German Plane Crashes Die 156 On Board
An East German jetliner operated by Interflug crashed shortly after takeoff from East Berlin killing 156 people aboard. The Soviet built aircraft on a charter flight to Burgas, Bulgaria, went down near Koenigs Wusterhausen despite rescue attempts. all passengers and crew were killed.
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Berlin
East Berlin
Interflig Line
Black Sea
East Germany
ADN
Burgas
People’s Republic of Bulgaria
Koenigs-Wusterhausen
Nixon Aide Drives Flood Furnace Repair Effort
Frank Carlucci deputy director of the OMB spearheads a federal push to repair furnace outages after Pennsylvania floods. He seeks data from Pennsylvania Gas and Water Co and contacts Washington to mobilize trade groups for parts. The effort aims to speed heating restoration to prevent further damage to homes and pipes.
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Frank Carlucci
Office of Management and Budget
Pennsylvania Gas and Water Co
Washington
Carlucci
Francis J. Michelini Tours Campus Over Agnes Damage
Furnaces repair and surveying of campus damage from tropical storm Agnes total nearly 10 million dollars. Carlucci stressed the college as a vital community anchor and urged swift flood relief legislation to reach Nixon for signing as reconstruction plans proceed.
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Francis J. Michelini
Agnes
Carlucci
Nixon
Stolen Painting From Green Gulch Playhouse Reported
State Police report a painting titled Taken At Green Gables missing from a one story frame playhouse at Green Gulches. The Mexican doorway scene valued at $75 was discovered by Mrs. Judith M. Musser of 526 Race St Somerset at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The 18 by 24 inch work was located in the playhouse.
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Green Gables
Judith M. Musser
Race St
Somerset
Sunny and warm in Western Pennsylvania with mild nights
Western Pennsylvania experiences a sunny Tuesday with highs in the upper 70s to near 80. Tuesday night brings partly cloudy skies with lows around the mid 50s. Wednesday turns mostly cloudy and warm with highs in the low 80s. Northeasterly winds 5 to 12 mph Tuesday. Chance of rain 10 percent Tuesday and Tuesday night.
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Pennsylvania
Compromise Reaches PA Lawmakers on Salary Hikes
Legislative leaders strike a partial deal on Commonwealth Compensation Commission raises. The plan would boost lawmakers pay to up to 39 percent, with $15,600 base plus up to $6,000 in expenses, while cabinet members and judges face reductions. Governor Shapp urged action amid flood relief and election reform goals.
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Harrisburg
Commonwealth Compensation Commission
Gov
Shapp
Commission
Common Pleas Court
Compensation Commission
Lee
Senate
House
Irvis
Capitol Building
Consumers Education and Protective Association
Max Weiner
Alton E. Ross
Harbor Creek
Erie County
Capitol
David R. Hoover
MacConnellsburg Lutheran
Fulton County
Kissinger Joins Secret Paris Talks On Vietnam Deadlock
U S President adviser Henry Kissinger held a 16th secret meeting in Paris with North Vietnamese officials to break the four year peace stalemate. The White House announced the visit and hinted at continued bombing and Vietnamization policy while Kissinger’s movements were kept secret.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Kissinger
White House
Laax
Zurich
Switzerland
Bodies Of Three Children Found In Detroit Garage
In Detroit a garage on the northwest side held three mummified children wrapped in old newspaper and placed in wooden crates. Detectives believe they may have died as long ago as 1963 based on the newspaper date. A medical examiner’s employee confirmed one body is a girl. the other two’ sexes were undetermined.
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Detroit
Northwest Side
Curtis Williams
Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office
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William Rogers
Deborah J. Provenzano
New Hyde Park
N. Y
Kevin D. Hening
Garden City Park
Hening
Cecile J. Dona
Confluence
Pauline Lanner
Connellsville
Irwin C. Turner
Mann
Patricia Stewart
Somerset County Zoning and Planning Commissiin
Somerset County
Department of Environmental Resources
Somerset Township
Betty Jean MecCullar
Shade Tree Commission
Thelma Hartzel
William Berkley
Somerset Borough Planning Commission
Wilkes-Barre
Alfred Sereni
Kingston
Sereni
Wilkes
Barre
Camp David
Wilkes College
Herbert Fineman
Philadelphia
K. Leroy Irvis
Allegheny
Kenneth B. Lee
Sullivan
Oscar Levant
Beverly Hills
Calif
Standard & Poor
Tim Glessner
Fairview St
Dave Benedict
Main St
Union St
Big Joe
Joe LaCavera
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