Foodland Market and Union End 30-Week Strike
A 37 month contract ends a 30 week walkout at Foodland Market on West Main Street. Local 590 Amalgamated Food Employees and owner Barney Lucas secure wage gains and health welfare increases, with 24 workers involved. Picket lines ended Friday night and striking staff may return to work Monday.
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Somerset Foodland
West Main Street
Amalgamated Food Employes Union
Barney Lucas
Foodland
Joseph Farbacher
Anthony J. Lutty
590
Farbacher
Mike Sandusky Jr
Lucas
Somerset County
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Foodland Market
George Krishak
Central City
Sandusky
Central City RD 1
Ralph Nelson
Krishak
Masked Bandit Robs Pittsburgh Loan Office
In Pittsburgh’s East Liberty district a ski masked bandit wearing gray bellbottoms robbed the Domestic Finance Corp office. He used a .32 pistol to threaten three male employees while two female workers filled a paper bag with cash. The thief also took two watches from employees before escaping.
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Pittsburgh
Domestic Finance Corp
East Liberty
Israelis freed after 99 days in Syrian captivity exchange
Two Israelis Shlomo Samueloff and Salah Muallem returned to Tel Aviv after 99 days in Syrian custody. They were exchanged for 13 Syrians held by Israel including two pilots. Samueloff called his treatment in Syria harsh and compared it to a bird kept in a small cage.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Golda Meir
TWA
Damascus
Athens
Shlomo Samueloff
Hebrew University
Salah Muallem
Samueloff
Muallem
Abba Eban
My Lai Killing Defenses Spark Nazi Order Question
As the My Lai case looms, U S government lawyers weigh whether obedience to orders could be a defense. They note Nazi tribunals rejected it, while Army lawyers say only lawful orders may excuse or reduce punishment. Experts discuss the burden on young soldiers faced with split second decisions under fire.
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Washington
My Lai
Vietnam
U.S
Justice Department
Army
Somerset Plans Route 219 Project and Zoning Meeting
Somerset County planners discussed the Route 219 by pass and the new sewerage treatment plant near Windber with construction slated for May 1. The Dec. 12 opening ceremony was noted with Jenner Boswell and Somerset bands. A public zoning meeting is set for Dec 11 at 1 30 p m in court room 2.
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Somerset County
Windber
Neilan Engineers
Somerset County Planning Commission
Jenner- Boswell and
Somerset
George Morocco
Holidaysburg
Another Surprise Attack Possible
Vice Adm. Isaac C. Kidd Jr. warns another surprise attack on the United States is possible while commanding the 1st Fleet. His father died aboard the USS Arizona during Pearl Harbor, a key moment he recalls with strong emotion.
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San Diego
Calif
Isaac C. Kidd Jr
Pearl Harbor
United States
Kidd
Pacific
Russia
Antarctic
Arizona
U.S
Pa. Schools Fight Segregation With Plan
Harrisburg reports the State Department of Education defends Pennsylvania against segregation charges. Commissioner B Anton Hess says segregation stems from residential patterns and outlines desegregation guidelines and a July 1 deadline for 17 districts with highly imbalanced buildings.
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Harrisburg
State Department of Education
U.S
Pennsylvania
Department
John C. Stennis
Dmiss
B. Anton Hess
Office of Basic Education
United States Supreme Courts
Commission
Department of Education
Hess
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania
Partly cloudy and warmer on Saturday with highs in the 30s to 40s and a low Saturday night in the 20s to 30s. Sunday brings cloudy skies with a chance of rain and a similar cool pattern. Precipitation chances are around 10 percent Saturday and 20 percent Saturday night.
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Pennsylvania
682 Municipalities Get Sewer Monies
The State Health Department said 682 Pennsylvania municipalities institutions and school districts received checks totaling 7 108 585 for sewage treatment facility operations. The annual reimbursement equals two percent of total eligible costs for completed facilities.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
State Health Department
Grantsville Man Sentenced To Two Months In Jail
Richard A. Beachey of Grantsville Md was sentenced by Judge Thomas F Lansberry in Crimin al Court to pay costs a 200 fine and two months in the Somerset County Jail for the Aug 9 assault on Salisbury mayor John R Showalter. Other sentences include fines costs probation and restitution for several defendants with varied charges. A post conviction hearing is scheduled for Melvin L Boden the 1957 Rockwood murder case.
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Richard A. Beachey
Grantsville
Somerset County
Thomas F. Lansberry
Beachey
John R. Showalter
Salisbury
Albert G. Fleegle
Stephen A. Matse
Stoystown
Ronald E. Hostetler
Ursina
Bert F. Zerfoss Sr
Friedens RD
Kenneth R. Croyle
Kantner
John L. Peeze
Nanty Glo
Robert E. Durst
Spruce St
Windber
Dennis Michael Warner
Dennis Lee Henry
Mer
Rushoe
William Bederman
Milwaukee
Wis
Pennsylvania
Donald Glenn Saylor
Johnstown
Melvin L. Boden
Rockwood
Mary
Water Street
Joden
Allegheny County
Senate approves near doubling of Social Security payments
The Senate voted 48 to 41 to raise minimum Social Security benefits and increase all payments by 15 percent under a rider to the tax reform bill. The plan, costing about 6.2 billion, would raise the wage base to 12,000 by 1973. First enlarged checks arrive in April with retroactive January February payments.
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H. L. Schwartz
Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
House
Ways and Means
Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
Dla
Bit Player Charged With Murder After 3 Hour Gunfight With Police
Chan nes J. Dersarkissian also known as John Derr a bit player in films was charged with murder after a three hour gunfight with Pittsburgh police. After firing at officers he was flushed from a Hill District rooming house by tear gas and captured after falling down stairs. He claimed roles in The Hustler and What Price Glory and said he often died in war films. An 18 year old neighbor Nathaniel Brown was shot and William Miller 38 was wounded during the incident over a dispute about hot water.
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Mike Shanahan
Associated Press
Pittsburgh (Ap
Channes J. Dersarkissian
John Derr
Dersarkissian
Hill
Jackie Gleason
Paul Newman
James Cagney
Ersarkissian
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Nathaniel Brown
William Miller
October Sets Record For Pa. Employment
Pennsylvania’s October employment reached a record 4 819 800 workers, up 59 500 from October 1968 despite a 2 500 job drop from September. Current average weekly earnings stood at 130 25, an increase of 8 75 from a year ago, per the State Labor Department report.
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Harrisburg
State Labor Department
Indictment sought against Manson over Tate killings
Los Angeles prosecutors indicate murder and conspiracy charges will be sought against Charles Manson as the grand jury weighs the case. Key witness Susan Atkins, 21, testified under immunity and described the killings of Sharon Tate and six others, while Manson denies direct involvement.
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Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Charles M. Manson
Susan Denise Atkins
Miss Tate
Manson
Atty
Vincent Bugliosi
Bugliosi
Aaron H. Stovitz
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
Miss Atkins
Richard Ca
Ballero
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Masked Bandit
Marcus Eliason
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Ribbon
Route 219
Clyde Ware
B and O
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Berlin
Annapolis
Cer RD
Charles Elwood Rushoe
East Center St
Mt. Carmel
Nixon
Tate
Charles Manson
Jesus
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