Watergate dominates Somerset GOP candidate night in Johnstown
Seven Republican hopefuls debated Watergate's impact on the race to succeed the late John P. Saylor as 12th District nominees. Supporters urged voting as a bet on the future, while criticisms noted public awareness and potential reckoning beyond Washington.
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John P. Saylor
Horowitz
Harry Fox
Armstrong County
Saylor
Nixon
Fox
Valley
T. T. Metzgar
Register of Wills
Cambria County
Dwane E. Ringer
Confluence
Somerset County
U.S. State Department
William Telek
Richland Township
Somerset
Cambria
Jefferson
Armstrong
Indiana
Clarion
Johnstown
John Murtha
Coleman A Camp Trailer Division Announces 13.5 Percent Layoffs
Energy crisis forces cuts at Coleman Co Somerset facility as 58 workers lose jobs and daily output reduces from 50 to 35 units. General manager Robert Cooper notes 1971 as recent peak layoff and predicts lean consumer activity for 60 days, with RV show impacts in Louisville. Company gains 5 percent price rise effective Nov 20 and forecasts profits for 1973 with sales rising into 1974.
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Coleman Co
Somerset
Robert Cooper
Cooper
Louisville
Cost of Living Council
Saylor
U.S
John P. Saylor
Coleman
Ski Masked Bank Robbers Escape With Thousands
Two armed men wearing ski masks robbed the First National Bank of Garrett during lunch, fleeing with under 10 000 dollars. Witnesses described one suspect in a green jacket and blue jeans, the other in a black mask, last seen in a light brown station wagon near Mt. Davis as FBI and state police searched the area.
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First National Bank of Garrett
George Lear
First National Bank of
Garrett
Mt. Davis
Jackson
Center Streets
FBI
Sheriff’s Office
Love Resigns as Energy Policy Shifts to Treasury
Washington sources report a power shift in federal energy policy with the resignations of John A. Love and Charles J. DiBona. Treasury Secretary George Shultz gains control as energy programs move from Interior to a new Federal Energy Administration. Talks with Arabian officials and Kissinger’s Middle East trip are planned to ease the oil squeeze.
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Washington
White House
Saudi Arabia
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Faisal of
Treasury Department
Treasury
George Shultz
Nixon
John A. Love
Charles J. DiBona
Federal Energy Administration
Interior Department
Rogers C.B. Morton
Shultz
Melvin R. Laird
Congress
Senate approves debt ceiling rise as campaign finance plan falters
President Nixon signs a bill lifting the debt limit to 475.7 billion through June 30 after Senate sponsors drop the public financing amendment. Senate leaders cited failed cloture votes and a near party-line debate, with a 48 to 36 vote to move the measure.
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Senate
Nixon
Washington
White House
Congress
Caee
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Scott
House
Mild with Showers Likely in Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania forecast calls for mild temperatures with showers likely Tuesday and Tuesday night. Highs reach the upper 40s to mid 50s and lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. Wednesday turns cooler with showers and possible thunderstorm, highs near 50. South winds 15 to 25 mph Tuesday and precipitation probability at 70 percent Tuesday and Tuesday night.
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Pennsylvania
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Shildt
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Robert Bauermaster
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Willkow
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Clyde Custer
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