Honor Lepley Honored For State Police Merits
Sgt. Robert B. Lepley retired after 28 years with the Pennsylvania State Police. He was presented the State Police Commissioner’s Plaque at the Turnpike Barracks for meritorious service.
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Robert B. Lepley
Pennsylvania
State Police
Turnpike
Charles §. Graci
Sgt
Lepley
Grad
Sgt. Lepley
Washington County
Gibsonia
Somerset
Newville
Seven Springs Resort
Charles S. Graci
Bowen
New Middle East Peace Plan Seen From Scranton Mission
William Scranton said Nixon’s incoming administration will propose a new peace plan between Arabs and Israelis. He declined to detail the plan but said it has a chance at success as he reports wide willingness to seek a solution. IsraeliJordan tensions flare with border fire near Gesher.
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Tel Aviv
Nixon
William W. Scranton
Middle East
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Rome
U.S
U.N
U.N. Security Council
Israel
France
Joel le Theale
Yigal Allon
Levi Eshkol
Yediot Aharonot
Gesher
Sea of Galilee
Beisan
New Implied Consent Law Tough On Drinkers
Harrisburg AP report notes Pennsylvania's implied consent law increases penalties for refusing chemical tests and lowers the blood alcohol threshold to 0.10. Traffic Safety officials say 3,000 officers are trained to administer tests and 28 labs certified. Governor Shafer praised local safety groups at the one day conference.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
John A. Lukens
Lukens
Bureau of Traffic Safety
Shafer
Hearing Set For School District Reorganization
Harrisburg AP reports hearings on disputes over school district reorganization to be held next week by the State Board of Education. Sessions run Monday through Friday in the North Office Building with multiple county appeals listed including Luzerne, Somerset, Clinton, Erie, Snyder, Wayne, Crawford, Adams and York counties.
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Harrisburg
State Board of Education
Paul Christman
Luzerne
Warrior Run
Plains Township
Wilkes-Barre
Somerset County
Forbes
Clinton County
Dunstable
Castanea
Liberty Township
Flemington
Erie County
Union
Gen. McLane
Fort LeBoeuf
Snyder County
Middleburg
West Snyder
Wayne County
Buckingham
Scott
Salem
Crawford County
West Fallowfield
East Fallowfield
Salisbury
Cochranton
Nixon unveils all Republican Cabinet choices
President elect Nixon announced an all Republican cabinet with William P. Rogers as secretary of state and Melvin Laird as defense secretary. He named David Kennedy secretary of the treasury and listed Mitchell, Finch, Romney, Schultz, Volpe, Hickel, Stans, Hardin, and Blount in key posts. The lineup excludes Democrats Negroes and women as no other party members were chosen. Demonstrators gathered outside the Shoreham Hotel.
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Washington
Nixon
William P. Rogers
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Defense
Chicago
David Kennedy
Treasury
New Hampshire
George P. Schultz
Graduate School of Business
University of Chicago
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Massachusetts
Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Alaska
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
University of Nebraska
Winton M. Blount
Montgomery, Ala
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Senate
Shoreham Hotel
Skirmishes Break Out North of Saigon Amid Delta Fighting
Fighting erupts north of Saigon and in the Mekong Delta as U S and South Vietnamese forces press operations. U S command lists 28 North Vietnamese dead. allied forces report 14 enemy killed in rubber country and 14 more in Trang Bang area, with 33 bodies found elsewhere. casualties on both sides mount as negotiations and halt terms linger.
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Robert D. Ohman
Associated Press
Saigon
Mekong Delta
U.S
Delta
Rubber Planation
1St Air Cavalry Division
Trang Bang
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Hanoi
National Liberation Front
Governor Defends Jobs Efforts For Negroes In State
Gov. Shafer defended efforts to employ more Negroes in state government while the Justice Department reviews the affirmative action program. He emphasized focusing on the hard core unemployed in the black community and denied reverse discrimination claims. Atty. Gen. Sennett said he will assess the complaint and propose changes if valid. Shafer noted strong college aid and rapid State Police action at Cheyney State College after student disorders.
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Harrisburg
Shafer Wednesday
Justice Department
ACLU
Health and Welfare Departments
Shafer
William C. Sennett
Reputo
Thomas W. Georges Jr
Cheyney State College
Wade Wilson
First Look Stargazer Satellite Reports Ultraviolet Star Data
The How ard Benedict report details the OAO satellite launched from Cape Kennedy into a 480 mile orbit. It records ultraviolet data from Miaplacidus and Iota Carina, observed by seven Wisconsin designed telescopes, to study stellar evolution and composition. Astronomers note excellent data and insights into star ages.
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Howard Benedict
Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Stargazer
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory
Tennessee
Space Agency
Goddard Space Flight Center
Miaplacidus
Iota Carina
Goddard
Earth
Constellation
Carina
University of Wisconsin
Western Pennsylvania Weather: Partly Cloudy and Warmer
The forecast for Western Pennsylvania calls for Thursday to be partly cloudy and warmer with highs 38 to 48. Friday will be mostly cloudy and windy with a chance of showers and highs 47 to 56. Southwest winds 10 to 18 mph Thursday increasing to gusty by night.
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Pennsylvania
Commission Seeks Palatable Alternatives to Fee Hike
Harrisburg AP The Pennsylvania Highway Commission on Wednesday proposed four alternatives after its plan to raise vehicle registration fees was rejected by the General Assembly. Options include reintroducing the original program for 2176 projects worth 1.5 billion over three years, adding gas and truck tax increases, reducing the safety projects, or trimming the highway mileage under state jurisdiction.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Highway Commission
General Assembly
Robert Bartlett
State Highways
Commission
Bartlett
Governor Signs Absentee Balloting Reform Law
Gov Shafer signed an absentee balloting reform bill expanding who may seek absentee ballots and setting earlier deadlines to count ballots. The measure aims to reduce counting delays and fraud suspicions in close elections while allowing leaves of absence for teaching and vacations. The governor also enacted a National Guard pay increase to a $10 minimum per diem, aligning with the U S scale for privates and privates first class.
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Harrisburg
Shafer
General Assembly
U.S
Credit rating follows you as you move
A nationwide network of 2,500 credit bureaus tracks tens of millions of consumers. The files record address, income, home ownership, debts, loans, and employment changes and influence loan approvals. Senate subcommittee led by Sen. Hart will examine safeguards and privacy concerns.
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New York
Kansas
Credit Bureau
Senate
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Rudolph Sebera
Credit Bureau of
Greater New York
Bureau
Sebera
Trans World Jetainer Hijacked to Cuba
A gunman hijacked the inaugural Trans World nonstop flight from Nashville to Miami and forced it to Havana. Pilot Dennis Maloney said the suspect acted calmly and quickly, with stewardess Susan Brandt reports of a smiling female companion who sat quietly, appearing pregnant, as passengers including Mason Rudolph and Tex Ritter stayed calm.
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Miami
Fla
Trans World Airlines
Nashville
Cuba
Dennis Maloney
Susan Brandt
Havana
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Paris
Jordan River
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Walter R. Mears
John N. Mitchell
Robert H. Finch
California
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George Romney
Michigan
Johnson
North Vietnam
United States
John L. Taylor
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Stargazer Satellite
Trans World Jetainer
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