India claims Pakistan rout as gains in East Pakistan reported
The Associated Press reports India says Pakistani lines in East Pakistan collapsed and troops retreat while conceding peril on Kashmir. Indian forces claim advances toward Dacca with Jessore Comilla and Sylhet captured, and crowds cheer in Jessore. Pakistan denies East Pakistan gains and vows defense.
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India
East Pakistan
Kashmir
Pakistan
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Bangla Desh
Dacca
Jessore
Comilla
Sylhet
Radio Pakistan
Rawalpindi
West Pakistan
Tawi
Chhamb
Srinagar
Indian Kashmir
Punch
Rajasthan
NATO seeks lasting Mediterranean fleet and expanded Atlantic presence
U S Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird urged a major NATO naval redeployment to counter Soviet buildup. He proposed a permanent international fleet in the Mediterranean and a larger Atlantic naval force with broader participation, plus an American arms and electronic warfare aid package.
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Belgium
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
Atlantic
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Laird
Defense Planning Committee
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
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Greece
Turkey
United States
Britain
Italy
Vietnam
France
Lord Carrington
North Star School Board Reorganization Meeting Set
The North Star School Board will reorganize on Monday December 13 at 8 00 p m at the Forbes Campus Kantner reducing from 15 to 12 members. Three newly elected members Nick Mastello Robert Blough and Dan Shaffer join Regions 1 2 and 3. The high school site debate and merger dissolution possibilities loom as the board composition shifts.
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North Star School Board
Forbes
Kantner
Nick Mastello
Jenner Township
Robert Blough
Boswell
Jennerstown
Jenner
Jenger-Boswell
North Star
Berlin Part-Time Officers Resign Over Pay Dispute
Four Berlin part-time officers led by William Dively and George Gumbert Jr quit their posts in a wage dispute. Chief Lewis B. May confirmed the resignations and noted the cards and badges were given to him. Mayor Andrew Deeter said council action will wait until next week while considering a move to hire another full-time officer.
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Berlin
Lewis B. May
William Dively
George Gumbert Jr
William Miller
Charles Hummel
Alvin Lambert
Andrew Deeter
Chief May
Lambert
Deeter
May
Dively
Gumbert
Miller
Hummel
Yocham Goes On Trial For Murder In 1970 Motel Shooting
The 19 year old Rickey Allen Yocham faces murder robbery with accomplice and conspiracy charges over the Nov 18 1970 Laurel Manor Motel shooting in Jennertown Route 30. Autopsy shows gunshot wound fatal at 8 05 a m Nov 19. Witnesses include troopers surgeons and firemen. Jury selection stretched 2 1/2 days with 14 jurors sequestered at the Holiday Inn.
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Dick Cartwright
Rickey Allen
Yocham
Somerset County
Yochama
Verna Horner
Laurel Manor
Jennerstown
Kenney White
Bobby Grimes
Staton
Pittsburgh
Alexander Ogle
Frank S. Benini
Sidney L. Goldblatt
Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital
Johnstown
Goldblatt
Horner
James Defferty
State Police Crime Lab
Harrisburg
Kenney
Latrobe
Ogle
Charles Coffroth
Somerset Bus Co
Holiday Inn
Day-Care Plans Advance in Somerset County
Center For Aged Lacking proceeds with two new day-care centers in Somerset County while facing space shortages for a Somerset Borough site and a county wide senior program. Central City center opens Dec 13 and Windber Jan 1. overcrowded facilities and church or public buildings space block progress. Tableland coordinates federally funded programs and expands outreach. a Windser center opens Monday.
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Tableland Community Association
Somerset County
Somerset Borough
June Koontz
Tableland
Central City
Windber
Somerset
Office of Economic Opportunity
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Firemen Oppose Regulation of Volunteer Ambulance Service
At a December 3 meeting in Windber Blair Cambria and Somerset County firemen opposed proposed Pennsylvania health dept rules for volunteer ambulances. They warn strict standards could force units to quit, raising costs and limiting service while urging training over regulation. They invite members to review the bill and lobby legislators.
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Windber
Pennsylvania
Penna. Dept. of Health
Commonwealth
Secretary of Health
Blair
Cambria
Somerset
Christmas Courthouse Hours Notice
Court House offices will close at 4 p.m. Dec 23 for the Christmas holiday and reopen at 8 30 a.m. Dec 27 according to county commissioners. For the New Year holiday weekend these offices will close on Dec 31 and reopen Jan 3 at 8 30 a.m.
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Court House
County May Get Second Judge
An amendment adding a second judgeship for Somerset County is attached to Senate Bill 331. State Senator Stanley G. Stroup argues for 47 new judgeships overall and expects swift passage. He cites the Somerset County Bar Association in supporting the need to balance civil and criminal caseloads.
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Somerset County
Senate
Stanley G. Stroup
Bedford
General Assembly
Stroup
Somerset County Bar Association
House
Amendment proposed for second county judgeship in Pa
Harrisburg AP reports Pennsylvania moves to add 52 new judgeships, shifting from 30 to 52 with four in Allegheny in 1972 and four in 1978. Senate approval 33 to 14 precedes House action as critics call it pork. supporters say backlogs require jurists. Budget lists 1.5 million for 50 new judges, 48 funded due to delays.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Senate
House
Philadelphia
Allegheny County
Lear
Montgomery
Delaware
Bucks
Somerset
Beaver
Erie
Westmoreland
Luzerne
Chester
York
Blair
Indiana
Monroe and
Lackawanna
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Yelovich
Kenny
Robbie Grimes
Windser
Lane Granceback
Community Change Office
By Bill Jordan
Salvation Army
Desmond Cooper
Salavation Army
Kiwanis
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Jamesway Plaza
Somerset Mall
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