Open house helps dogs find homes at Somerset shelter
Thirteen dogs found homes and a flood of donations flowed into Chris and Gail Saylor’s temporary dog shelter on Sunday. Volunteers and neighbors from Somerset and nearby towns brought dog food cash checks and supplies as hundreds joined the open house despite cold rain, turning the event into a warm community effort.
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Dorothy Kantner
Chris
Gail Saylor
Bill Stader
Gail
C. E. Forrest
Dorothy Lingenfelter
Alice Kiraly
S.O.S
Somerset County Humane Society
Guy Holts
West Garrett Street
Betty Haupt
Kenneth Eckels
Wayne Doyle
Brian
Harvey Lape
Somerset
KD 5
Saylor Farm
Matthew Gowarty
Mark
Boswell
Moon Touchdown Due This Afternoon
Former president Harry S. Truman, 88, is off the critical list and showing signs of improvement. Doctors report a slower, stronger pulse, stable blood pressure, and increased alertness, though his condition remains serious as he battles heart and kidney issues.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Margaret Truman Daniel
Truman
Strauss Wins Democratic National Chairmanship
Robert Strauss, a Texas insider backed by organized labor and southern industrialists, is elected Democratic National Committee chair to shift the party away from the McGovern image while pledging to preserve reform in delegate selection and the party’s open convention. Critics fear ties to the conservative establishment and resistance from pro reform factions.
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Washington
Robert Strauss
McGovern
Democratic National Committee
Strauss
South
George McGovern
Maine
George Mitchell
California
Charles Manatt
Wisconsin
Donald Peterson
Texas
John Connally
Nixon
Weather outlook for Western Pennsylvania Monday into Tuesday
Mostly cloudy and cold in Western Pennsylvania on Monday with a chance of snow developing in the afternoon or evening. Highs in the upper 20s to low 30s. Snow likely Monday night with lows in the mid 20s to near 30. Snow or mixed rain and snow and not as cold Tuesday.
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Pennsylvania
Unidentified VW Van Strikes Bridge Near New Baltimore
Police and volunteers searched the river banks for an unknown VW van driver after a crash on Legislative Route 55051 west of New Baltimore. The van was destroyed, the driver unlocated, and the search paused at dawn due to fog.
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Bowen
New Baltimore
Ron Prius
Fire Department
Berlin
Schellsburg
Wambaugh Run
Raystown
Jumata
Lake Shawnee
Bedford County
Norman Walker
Pam
Apollo 17 Crew Reaches Lunar Orbit Ahead of Descent
Apollo 17 commander Eugene Cernan and geologist Harrison Schmitt along with Ronald Evans entered lunar orbit after a 62 minute engine burn. They prepare to detach the lunar module Challenger for a descent into Taurus Littrow Valley, marking a historic scientist driven mission.
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Taurus- Littrow
Lunar
Schmitt
Cernan
Moon
Earth
Mission Control
Houston
America
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Statler-Saylor
Stefan Papasoff
Somerset Country Club
Meyersdale
Friedens
Elizabeth Matthews
Ron Pritts
Chris Saylor
John Dreves
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Strauss Takes
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Dmz
Dong Hoi
U.S. Command
20Th Parallel
Ann Landers
Heloise
Eaee Bridge
Joyce Brothers
Crossword
Beeeeeaga
Sylvia Porte
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