Seven Springs Chalet Blaze Destroys Two Units
A fire at Seven Springs ski chalet destroyed units eight and nine with extensive damage to unit ten. Four fire companies and about 50 men fought the blaze for hours. total damages estimated at 70 000 to 75 000 dollars with no insurance coverage. The fire began around 8 am and displaced no occupants.
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Seven Springs
Somerset County
James Mclure
Seven Springs Ski Resort
McClure
Centerville
Rockwood
Salt Lick
Hidden Valley Ski Resort
Grand Jury Probes Tate Killings Linked to Hippie Band
Los Angeles grand jury said it will investigate the Sharon Tate killings tied to a nomadic hippie group. Arrests include Linda Kasabian 20 Patricia Krenwinkel 21 and Charles Watson 24 with witnesses held. Police say several members joined Manson's cult.
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Grand Jury
Sharon Tate
Los Angeles
Linda Kasabian
New Hampshire
Miss Tate
Charles D. Watson
Capeville
Tex
McKinney
Patricia Krenwinkel
Mobile
Ala
Roman Polanski
Hollywood
Jay Sebring
Abigail Folger
Woitych Frokowsky
Steven Parent
Bel Air
Leno
Rosemary LaBianca
Watson
Misses Krenwinkel
Kasabian
Los Angeles Times
Charles Manson
Jesus
God
Satan
Richard Caballero
Manson
Fire destroys aged home killing dozens in Quebec
In Norte-Dame-Du-Lac Quebec a three story wooden home for the aged burned early Tuesday killing about 54 people. Police say the 75 year old building housed around 70 residents with at least 20 crippled and unable to move without help. Fire Chief Gagnon said the blaze spread fast leaving little time for escape. Two staff members escaped from windows and residents described smoke and failed attempts to save others. The cause remains unknown though an explosion is not ruled out.
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Norte-Dame-Du-Lac
Que
Charles Tardif
Joe Gagnon
August Blanchard
Blanchard
Gagnon
Missing Woman Sought Near Friedens Route 53
State police hunt for Ruth Eileen Connor 57 of Friedens RD 2 missing since November 26 after leaving home around 10 am and walking south on Route 53 toward Somerset. Described 5'5" 225 pounds with black curly hair brown eyes glasses. Last seen wearing a brown coat and blue skirt. Contact Pennsylvania State Police with any information.
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Friedens RD 2
Ruth Eileen Connor
Somerset
Charles P. Connor
Connor
Pennsylvania State Police
President Urges Support Of Bills To Fight Hunger
President Nixon calls for backing three measures to curb hunger at the White House conference on food nutrition and health. He seeks a family assistance plan, expanded food stamps, and a population growth commission with five year goals. Sen. George McGovern praised the speech but sought concrete proposals.
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Washington
Nixon
America
Congress
Ing
White House
Commission On Population Growth and the American Future
George S. McGovern
Dl.d
McGovern
Senate Committee On
Enemy Gunners Zero In On Allied Bases
In overnight attacks enemy gunners hit 30 targets, with seven Americans killed and 19 wounded, the U.S. Command said. The barrage included hits on South Vietnamese camps where U.S. advisers and support troops operate, including Bu Prang Special Forces camp in the central highlands.
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Saigon
U.S
Bu Prang
Central Highlands
Green Berets
Bitterly Fatigued UMWA Race Heads Toward End
Pittsburgh AP report details a final week in the United Mine Workers election campaign with renewed nepotism charges against president W A Boyle and challenger Joseph A Yablonski. Boyle hints at asking Congress to probe Labor Department memoranda on union funds and expense claims.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Joseph A. Yablonski
Boyle
Congress
Labor Department
UMW
Yablonski
Vietnamese Legislators Probe My Lai Massacre Scene
Four former My Lai residents told Sen. Tran Van Don and his inquiry team they heard gunfire and cries but saw no killings by U.S. troops in 1968. The delegation, delayed by a U.S. bombardment, discussed accounts of civilians shot during the March 16 events near Quang Ngai.
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MY Lai
Vietnam
U.S
Sen. Tran van Don
Quang Ngai
Don
Senate Defense Committee
Song Mu
Wy Lai
Tan van Phien
Phien
No Ruling Yet In Autopsy Case
Six weeks after a judge reserved decision on exhuming Mary Jo Kopechne's body the court continues deliberations on whether an autopsy is needed to determine her exact cause of death in the Chappaquiddick incident. Proceedings include review of about 300 pages of testimony from the October 2021 hearing. The inquest into delays by Kennedy and the eight hour gap remains unresolved.
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Lee Linder
Wilkes Barre
Pennsylvania
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Bernard C. Brominski
Luzerne County
Kennedy
James A. Boyle
Edgartown
Mass
Brominski
Chappaquiddick Island
Massachusetts
Martha's Vineyard
Mary Jo
Larksville
Major Coal Plans 20 Million Pilot Plant at Fort Lewis
Willard Bull of Pittsburgh and Midway Coal Mining says Gulf Oil unit aims to build a 20 million pilot plant at Fort Lewis to de ash coal and cut air pollution. The plan awaits federal funding as Office of Coal Research has not allocated money.
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Bull
Pittsburgh
Midway
Gulf Oil Corp
U.S. Office of Coal Research
Gulf
Washington State
Henry M. Jackson
Ft. Lewis
Office of Coal Research
Pittsburgh and Midway
Washington
Congress
Interior Department
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania expects wind and a fall to colder temperatures with snow or flurries on Wednesday and into Wednesday night. Temperatures range 27 to 35 with Wednesday night lows 5 to 15 above. The cold stays into Thursday with lingering snow flurries.
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Pennsylvania
Stock Market Hits '69 Low
New York AP report shows the Dow Jones industrial average falling 3.69 to 801.35, a 1969 low below the 801.96 year low set July 29. The index traded with 959 declines and 389 advances amid tight money, Vietnam peace worries, and year-end tax-loss selling.
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New York
Dow
Vietnam
New York Stock Exchange
Optimism Expressed Over Rail Bargaining
Washington AP reports cautious optimism from rail road union and government officials as round the clock wage talks near a potential midnight strike that could halt nationwide rail service. Asst. Secretary of Labor William Usery and AFL CIO negotiator William Winpisinger express cautious hopes while the Interstate Commerce Commission prepares emergency measures to reroute cargo by road if needed.
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Washington (Ap
Asst
William Usery
Usery
William Winpisinger
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Winpisinger
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