Mills vows keep dollar checkoff in tax bill despite Nixon veto
Rep. Wilbur Mills said Congress will not remove the dollar checkoff provision from the pending tax-cut bill. Nixon has pledged to veto if the amendment remains, but Mills indicated it will stay intact as conference action nears completion. The Arkansas Democrat noted the provision would direct $1 of individual taxes to presidential campaign funds.
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Washington
Wilbur D. Mills
Congress
Nixon
Senate
Mills
U.S
United States
Goodyear Honors Phillips With Conservation Award
Goodyear Soil Conservation Programs recognize George A. Phillips of Friedens RD1 as top cooperator among 575 landowners in Somerset County. He received a certificate from Goodyear official W. H. McMarlin at the regular noon meeting. Phillips has run a 287 acre dairy farm conservation plan since 1968 including strip cropping and contour plowing funded partly by the Rural Environmental Assistance Program.
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Goodyear Soil Conservation Awards
George A. Phillips
Friedens Rd1
Somerset County Soil and Water Conservation District
W. H. McMarlin
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Phillips
Somerset County
The
Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service
Earl J. Reber
Reber
Conemaugh Township
Somerset Township
Indian Lake
Youghiogheny Reservoir
ASCS
Thomas Calvert
Somerset Area
Butz Likely To Be Confirmed By Senate Vote
The Senate appears set to confirm Dr. Earl L. Butz as Agriculture secretary with a narrow margin despite a conservative liberal coalition opposing the Purdue dean. Supporters and critics expect a strong protest vote in the roll call, while President Nixon expresses full confidence in Butz.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Earl L. Butz
Nixon
Purdue University
Butz
Neines
Clifford Harin
Chicago
White House
Indian Troops Cut Rail Line in East Pakistan
Indian forces have carved a three to five mile corridor in East Pakistan and cut the only rail line into the northwest sector. The Indian spokesman said the move aims to enable 10 million East Pakistani refugees to return home with dignity. He added the objective is to silence Pakistani shelling and to secure refugee repatriation.
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India
Pakistan
New Delhi
Indira Gandhi
West Pakistan
East Pakistan
Hill
Dacca
Hilli
Jessore
Associated Press
Peter O’loughlin
O'Loughlin
Bangla Desh
Shapp promotes western Pennsylvania as industry hotspot
Governor Shapp told Pittsburgh Rotary Club western Pennsylvania offers strong advantages for industry. He announced a three day promotional tour to the Midwest and West Coast aboard with aides and reporters to meet executives in Chicago Seattle and San Francisco.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
Pittsburgh Rotarians
Western Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Mid-West
West Coast
Peters Township Teachers Strike Shuts Schools
Peters Township Area School District teachers walked out in a contract dispute, keeping about 3,000 students from attending classes. Negotiations broke down after they rejected the $1,400 across the board raise, seeking at least $1,500. The talks had stretched six months with no new talks scheduled.
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Canonsburg
Peters Township
Washington County
Progress Report On G T Economy Crisis Talks
Finance ministers from the Group of Ten wrapped a three day meeting in Rome with progress toward solving the international monetary crisis. They plan another session in Washington on December 17 18 and discussed hypothetical settlements and the potential impact of a dollar devaluation against gold.
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Rome
Group of Ten
Washington
Connally
United States
Nixon
Georges Pompidou
France
Yankee Gold Feels Pinch In Rome
The Rome money meeting pits the Yankee dollar against European leaders to fix exchange rates affecting imports and exports. U S Treasury Chief Connally faces nine finance ministers as they barter devaluation and revaluations to influence trade, wages, and living costs.
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Rome
Laurance F. Stuntz
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Washington
U.S
Europe
Price Commission limits coal price hikes after heavy wage rise
The Price Commission barred coal firms from passing the full wage boost to buyers, allowing Old Ben Coal Co to raise prices only 3.78 percent while permitting 5.5 percent wage pass through plus 4.1 percent for pensions. Chairman Grayson warned against inflationary increases beyond 5.5 percent and noted ongoing liaison with the Pay Board amid contrasting panels.
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Washington
The
Price Commission
U.S
Old Ben Coal Co
Commission
Pay Board
C. Jackson Grayson
Old Ben
Grayson
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Coal Industry
Edward L. Carey
United Mine Workers
Carey
Washington Post
Summer Intern Program Seeks College Student Applicants
Thirteen county agencies will submit job-description applications to the Turnpike District Planning and Development Commission in Altoona for college students in a Summer Intern Program. Don Chapman of Welfare will be project coordinator. all applications due December 3.
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Turnpike District Planning and Development Commission
Altoona
Don Chapman
Department of Welfare
Dee. 3
No Chocolate Sodas In This Store
The Somerset Community Hospital pharmacy is highlighted as a true pharmacy, focused on preparation and dispensing medicines, with no consumer goods. It faces crowded work areas and inadequate storage as drug variety expands. in 1969, 23,500 prescriptions were filled, with a projected 30 to 35 percent rise after a new wing is completed.
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Somerset Community Hospital
Walter Oehling
Oehling
Male Models Of Ladies Clothes Fashion Show By Rotary Club
Meyersdale Rotary Club will stage an all male cast fashion show this Thursday with Rotarians modeling women's clothes. The event starts at 7 30 p m in the Meyersdale Area High School auditorium. The show highlights the dramatic use of clothing as a fundraiser and community entertainment.
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Meyersdale
Ripple Appoints Roger E Ripple Court Administrator
Roger E Ripple, 25, of 715A Graham Avenue Wind ser Pennsylvania, appointed Court Administrator for Somerset County Court of Common Pleas effective December 1 1971. Duties include managing increasing administrative workload scheduling cases calendar operations and inter office liaison.
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Roger E. Ripple
Graham Avenue
Windser
Pennsylvania
Somerset County Court of Common Pleas
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania
Partly cloudy and continued cold in Western Pennsylvania with highs Thursday in the upper 20s to low 30s and Friday around the low 30s. Lows Thursday night in the teens to low 20s. Winds light and variable. Precipitation probability 10 percent on Thursday and Thursday night.
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Pennsylvania
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By Gregg L. Herrington
Capital City Democratic Club
Arkansas Democrat
George Phillips
Friedens RD 1
M. Lowe Moore
H. W. McMarlin
Goodyear
Dinajpur
Radio Pakistan
Rawalpindi
Fred Coleman
Treasury
John B. Connally
Newsmen
America
U.S. Treasury
Japan
Canada
Dick Barnes
Vorable
Union Eladers
the Price Commission
International Paper Corp
American Bakeries Corp
Roger Whipple
Ripple
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