First Buck Hunter Dead Before Noon
Thousands of hunters hit Pennsylvania woods at dawn for deer season as rain-soaked conditions persisted. The first fatality, Bernard F Weidenboerner aged about 28, was found north of St. Marys in Elk County before noon.
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Elk County
St. Mary’s
DuBois
Northcentral
Pennsylvania
Marienville
Forest County
Allegheny National Forest
Jenks Township
Charles Baxter
Former Miss America Townsend Suffers Stroke in Pittsburgh
Jacqueline May er Townsend Miss America 1963 was reported in satisfactory condition at Montefiore Hospital after a stroke. She lives in Washington Pennsylvania with her attorney husband John Townsend and two children. Townsend, a Sandusky Ohio native, is married to the Mountain Laurel Racing Association president.
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Pittsburgh
Jacqueline Mayer Townsend
Montefiore Hospital
Group Denies FBI Kidnap Charges
An East Coast antiwar group of Roman Catholic priests nuns and laymen denies plotting kidnap and other FBI charges raised by J Edgar Hoover and says a defamation suit is considered. Members defend a nonviolent philosophy while calling for an official probe into national affairs.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Senate Appropriations
White House
Indochina
Brothers Daniel
Philip Berrigan
Danbury
Conn
Berrigans
Peter Fords
Jersey City
N.J
Susan Cordes
Inner City
Joe Wenderoth
Joe
No Impeachment Grounds Found for Justice Douglas
A five member House committee concluded no credible evidence supports articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas. The draft report notes the inquiry, begun last April, did not establish grounds for impeachment and no vote breakdown was released.
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John Beckler
Associated Press
Washington
House
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Douglas
House Judiciary Committee
Ford
Celler Committee
New Church Is Organized In Jennerstown
Articles of Incorporation for Laurel Trinity Lutheran Church Jennerstown were filed to establish worship under Lutheran doctrine. The group plans to lease mortgage and sell real estate and property necessary for a proper place of worship.
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Laurel Trinity Lutheran Church
Jennerstown
Unemployment Rises in Pennsylvania in November
In Harrisburg AP reports Pennsylvania jobless numbers rose in November. State Labor Secretary Theodore Robb said unemployment reached 228000 in early November, up 27000 from October due to slower construction, GM strike layoffs, and a seasonal workforce increase. December 1969 figures show 143000 unemployed.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Theodore R. Robb
Secretary of
Labor and Industry
Robb
General Motors
Fragmented Western Pennsylvania Weather Forecast Snapshot
Increasing cloudiness and mild conditions in Western Pennsylvania with a chance of showers Tuesday. Highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. Occasional showers Tuesday night, Lows upper 30s to low 40s. Wednesday cooler with highs in the mid 40s. Southerly winds 10 to 15 mph Tuesday, west winds 15 to 20 mph Tuesday night. Precipitation probability 40 percent Tuesday, 60 percent Tuesday night.
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Pennsylvania
Black Power Leader Quits Movement
Michael Abdul Malik also known as Michael X resigns from all posts and turns over Black House and other holdings. He says Britain no longer needs Black Power organization and aims for friendship between black and white while continuing to serve those opposing racial polarization.
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Oxford
England
Britain
Monday
Michael Abdul Malik
Michael X
Black House
Malik
Racial Adjustment Action Society
Black Eagle
Black Panther
Oxford University
How Does County Fare In Economic Picture
Somerset County faces a mixed national outlook with local business leaders noting steadier activity than nationwide trends. Executives from Penney's Miller Esso Bulk Plant and Bell Finance cite stable employment, modest wage growth, and ongoing borrowing to cover essentials amid inflation and rising costs. Some warn of higher living costs and conflicting statistics while praising geography and farm roots as stabilizers. The piece surveys local sentiment from Bill Reitz, Luther Miller, Don Johnson, Pete Dumbauld, Harry Schryver, and Bob Corbett on living standards and credit reliance.
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Somerset
Somerset County
Bill Reitz
Penney’s
Luther Miller
Miller Esso
Somerset Chamber of Commerce
Reitz
Miller
Don Johnson
Somerset Door and Column
Johnson
Pete Dumbauld
Dumbauld
Tire Service
Harry Schryver
Jamesway Department Store
Bob Corbett
Bell Finance Co
Corbett
Bell Finance
Pennsylvania
Bell
Penney
Essen
Taxing Proposal From Shapp Task Force in Pennsylvania
Governor elect Milton Shapp's fiscal panel urged a 4 percent state personal income tax with federal-like exemptions to raise 1 billion dollars and balance the budget by 1972. The plan also favors sales tax reliefs, cutting the corporate tax, property tax relief for elderly homeowners, a state lottery, and phasing in taxes next year.
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Philadelphia
Milton Shapp
Pennsylvania
Shapp
Shappa Democrat
Southern Pines
N.C
John R. Bunting
First Pennsylvania Banking and
Bunting
Herbert Fineman
Federal Reserve Lowers Discount Rate and Tightens Eurodollar Rules
The Federal Reserve Board cut its discount rate from 6 to 5 percent effective Nov 11, citing a downward trend in short term rates. It raised banks Eurodollar reserve requirements to 20 percent and amended rules to curb repayments to foreign branches, describing the measures as modest and under review to temper Eurodollar repayments.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Fed
U.S
Vo Tech School Receives State Planning Funds
Somerset County Area Vocational Technical School in Somerset received 9348 in federal funds via the State Treasury Department for planning costs before enrollment. After operation begins, the school will receive 75 per enrolled student yearly from the State Department of Education to cover operating costs.
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Somerset American
Harrisburg
State
Treasury Department
Somerset County Area Vocational - Technical School
Somerset
State Department of Education
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