Joint Space Mission Hints at U S Soviet Docking Tests
American and Soviet scientists plan a joint space flight program with early talks in Moscow and a 1974 75 timeline. The first mission would test docking and crew exchange, followed by a longer 1975 style mission to conduct experiments and study resources.
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James R
Earth
Robert Gilruth
U.S
Moscow
George M. Low
NASA
Mstislav V. Keldysh
Sovet Academy of Scences
Houston
Hostilities Escalate at India Pakistan Border
The Associated Press reports fighting spread to the India West Pakistan border. India declares emergency and Prime Minister Gandhi says Pakistan has launched a full scale war. Pakistan bombed airfields in Srinagar Avantipur Pathankot Amritsar as India denies incursions.
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Associated Press
West Pakistan
India
Indira Gandhi
Pakistan
Srinagar
Indian Kashmir
East Pakistan
Subcontinent
Soviet Union
Red China
United States
Indian
New Delhi
V. V. Giri
Avantipur
Pathankot
Amrittar
Rajasthan
Kashmir
Senate to vote on Powell Monday in Supreme Court bid
The Senate agreed to a 4 p.m. Monday vote on Lewis F. Powell Jr. for the Supreme Court. Majority Leader Mansfield and Republican Scott urged prompt action on both Powell and William Rehnquist while opposing a delay that could trigger a fight over the second seat. Muskie said he would oppose Rehnquist, while Bayh dismissed delaying Powell.
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Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
Richmond
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Powell
Nixon
William H. Rehnquist
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Rehnquist
Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
American Bar Association
Scott
Edmund Muskie
Dmaine
Nomi
Meir Says Talks With Nixon Satisfying
Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir expressed satisfaction after talks with President Nixon and Secretary Rogers in Washington. She cited understanding of problems and declined to state if commitments were made on Phantom jet deliveries. She reaffirmed that extra aircraft would not derail final peace talks or Suez Canal opening.
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Endre Marton
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Golda Meir
Nixon
White House
Israel
Meir
Suez Canal
Somerset Development Authority Expands Rockwood Properties
The Somerset County Development Authority bought five Rockwood properties on West Main Street to expand Rockwood Insurance Company facilities. The plan remodels the insurer building, adds a new wing, and relocates Keystone Bank across the street while freeing land for parking and future growth.
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West Main Street
Rockwood
Somerset County Development Authority
Rockwood Insurance Company
Bertino
Acme Market
Wiley
Insurance Company
Keystone Bank
Bank
Authority
Somerset County Development Council
Weekend Forecast for Laurel Mountain Area
Mostly cloudy through Sunday with Easterly winds 5 to 15 mph. Saturday highs in the upper 30s to low 40s, Saturday night lows upper 20s to lower 30s. Sunday highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s. 20 percent chance of precipitation tonight and Saturday.
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South Central Mountains
Laurel Mountain
State Dems Pay More Than GOP
The Democratic State Committee spent more on its operation last year than the GOP committee. Democrats reported contributions of 688000 and a 1800 balance. unpaid bills not submitted. Republicans showed 508000 in receipts and 497000 disbursements, with 14000 in four bank accounts and 194000 unpaid debts plus 20000 owed to a securities commission chairman.
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Harrisburg
Democratic State Committee
GOP State Committee
State Elections Bureau
Stanley A. Miller
State Securities Commission
Welfare
GOP
Francis W. Plowman
Democrat
Jay C. Leff
Unemployment Up In October Amid Jobless Rise
The government reports unemployment rose to 6 percent in October while the total employed reached a record 80 million. 4.8 million Americans were jobless in November, with seasonal adjustments showing 5.2 million. The labor force grew by 390,000 as teens and women sought Christmas work. The White House called the rise unwelcome. Hodgson and Proxmire criticized the change. Officials touted a price freeze and expected unemployment relief in 1972.
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Washington
White House
Labor
James D. Hodgson
Florida
Ronald Ziegler
Key Biscayne White House
Herbert J. Stein
Hodgson
Congress
Two Bomb Threats Prompt Somerset School District Drills
Two bomb threats in Somerset Friday prompted swift actions by the Somerset School District and Somerset Community Hospital. The first targeted the senior high school with a gym search completed by 8:30. The hospital threat triggered a thorough search and an exercise for staff and police, with no bomb found and no patients alarmed.
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Somerset
Somerset School District
Somerset Community Hospital
Howard Trexel
Trexel
James J. Mayer
Mayer
FBI
British Stop Support New Laws For Dollar
The dollar fell to new lows on European exchanges after Britain decided to stop backing it. The Bank of England and other state banks reportedly bought dollars to prevent a crash as the U.S. hints at gold devaluation. The move triggered a broad currency rout across Paris, Frankfurt, and Zurich with sharp declines in the dollar against francs marks and Swiss francs.
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London
Bank of England
Europe
United States
Bank of France
Frankfurt
Zurich
Longtime Area Pastor Retires After 55 Years of Ministry
The Rev. Samuel Lobach of Stoystown retired Oct. 31 from active ministry after 55 years. A 1917 Eastern Theological Seminary graduate, he began at Pine Run near Apollo in Westmoreland County, later moving to Meyersdale to lead the Wilhelm Charge. He helped expand the church’s basement for education and social events, shaping a broader community role.
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Samuel Lobach
Stoystown
Lobach
Eastern Theological Seminary
Schuylkill
Reformed Church of Christ
United States
United Church of Christ
Pine Run
Apollo
Westmoreland County
Meyersdale
Wilhelm Charge
Egypt urges U.N. to force Israeli troop withdrawal
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Riad told the General Assembly that Israel defies U.N. withdrawal demands from 1967 Arab territories. He urged Chapter Seven enforcement measures and blamed the United States for enabling Israel's expansionist policy via military and financial aid, criticizing Israel's rejection of conditions for resumed talks with Gunnar V. Jarring as peace envoy.
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United Nations, N.Y
Egypt
U.N
Mahmoud Riad
General Assembly
Israel
United Nations
Assembly
Middle East
Riad
Security Council
United States
Council
U.S
Gunnar V. Jarring
U Thant
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