Frost Following the Freeze Aims for New Jobs, Legal Clout
White House officials warn Congress against overreaching while the 90 day wage price rent freeze nears end. Paul McCracken says a later frost phase may unfold with legal authority. 500,000 new jobs and productivity gains are projected. Railroads rollback may follow, with exemptions none granted.
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Congress
Nixon
White House
Paul W. McCracken
Council of Economic Advisers
McCracken
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
George Lincoln
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Arnold Weber
Cost of Living Council
Weber
OEP
Wright Patman
Dtex
House Banking Committee
Paris
Tokyo
Milan
Brussels
Frankfurt
London
U.S
County officials spar over minicycles laws and jurisdiction
Albert Hay and Vernon Spangler stated that county commissioners lack authority to regulate motorcycles on roads and sidewalks. Boroughs should heed residents when considering ordinances, with private trespass as the main legal path. A Somerset hospital doctor cited growing cycle injuries in the county.
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Albert Hay
Vernon Spangler
Spangler
Daily American
Somerset Community Hospital
Massive manhunt for gunman after SF station shooting
Police guard nine San Francisco stations as a gunman killed Sgt. John V. Young and wounded clerk Ellen Lipney at Ingleside Station. Lt. Charles Ellis links the attack to revolutionary movements and a wave of related bombings in the Bay Area.
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San Francisco
Ingleside
Charles Ellis
John V. Young
Ellen Lipney
Ellis
United States
San Francisco Bay Area
Che Guevara
Sacramento
Ferry
Weatherman
Weather Underground
George Jackson
Jackson
San Quentin
No Probe At My Lai, Gis Claim
Former Charlie Company members testified at the My Lai trial of Col. Oran K. Henderson that they were never questioned in Vietnam about civilian bodies near the burning village. Witnesses described destruction orders and firing on wounded civilians, while denying prior investigations into My Lai.
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FT. Meade, Md
Charlie Company
My Lai
Oran K. Henderson
Vietnam
Charles A. West
Chicago
West
Somerset Residents Debate Nixon Price Freeze Impact
Somerset County residents discuss President Nixon's August price and wage freeze and its impact on contracts and potential strikes. Leaders like Leonard Woodcock urge a wage-price board while locals wonder about foreign-made products undercutting prices and photographers.
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Nixon
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
Suzanne Rhoades
Somerset Junior High
Weather outlook for Western Pennsylvania
Partly cloudy and cool Tuesday with highs in the low 70s. Tuesday night will be fair and cooler with lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Wednesday should be fair and mild with highs in the mid to upper 70s. Winds 5 to 10 mph. Precipitation probability 20 percent Tuesday, 0 percent Tuesday night.
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Pennsylvania
Court weighs state right to fire patronage workers
Commonwealth Court took under advisement whether the state can dismiss AFSCME patronage employees during contract talks. The case, brought by the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, questions if the court has authority now to intervene and whether impasse rules allow dismissal before bargaining ends.
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Harrisburg
Commonwealth Court
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Afscme
Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board
Shapp
Commonwealth
Shirley Rae Don
Israel Packel
Stony Creek De littering case ends with community service
A Hollsepple man pleaded guilty to dumping garbage into Stony Creek near Route 403. Judge Edward Sendek fined him 100 dollars but suspended the fine if he completes 25 hours of stream cleanup. The charges stem from a July 23 discovery by Robert Layton of the Somerset County Sportsmen's Association and Ed Pollock.
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Hollsepple
Stony Creek
Route 403
Blough
Robert Layton
Stoystown
Somerset County Sportsmen's Association
Ed Pollock
Sportsmen’s Association
Layton
Dennis Wetzel
Wetzel
Justice of the
Edward Sendek
Sendek
Road Behemoths Taking Holiday
Harrisburg reports the Department of Transportation will suspend all oversize vehicle movement on highways over Labor Day weekend. Maintenance work limited to secondary and rural roads from Friday evening to Tuesday morning September 7. hauling permits for house trailers and other oversized vehicles suspended during the period.
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Harrisburg
Department of Transportation
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Roy S. Walker
Bill Altfather
P & A Appliance Co
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F. R. Brant
Somerset County Development Council
Orluo Witt
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