Torrijos Regains Power in Panama as Coup Leaders Arrested
Brig. Gen. Omar Torrijos returned to Panama from Mexico City to reclaim control of the National Guard after two colonels ousted him. Loyal troops and garrisons backed Torrijos, while Col. Ramiro Silvera and Col. Amado Sanjur were arrested amid a brief exchange of fire with no casualties.
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Luis Noli
Panama
Omar Torrijos
Torrijos
Mexico City
National Guard
David
Tocumen
Robert Diaz
Guard
Diaz
Ramiro Silvera
Amado Sanjur
Silvera
Sanjur
Panama City
Army Suspends Tests Of Lethal Chemicals
Washington AP report says the Army paused open air tests of all lethal chemicals at Dugway Proving Ground Utah after a House subcommittee inquiry. The panel noted 4000 sheep died last year from presumed nerve gas and urged federal health review before any resumed testing.
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Washington
Army
Dugway Proving Ground
Utah
House Conservation Subcommittee
Henry S. Reuss
Dwis
Reuss
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Robert H. Finch
Weather outlook for Western Pennsylvania turns warmer
Mostly sunny and not so cold Wednesday with highs in the upper 20s to 30s. Fair conditions Wednesday night with lows in the 20s. Thursday clouds increase and temperatures rise slightly. Light variable winds under 10 mph. Precipitation chance 10 percent on Wednesday and Wednesday night.
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Pennsylvania
Diamond Carol Sing Scheduled By Forbes High School
Forbes High School senior mixed chorus will perform an outdoor Christmas concert on the Diamond in Somerset Monday at 8 p m. A public carol sing follows with the final carol Let There Be Peace On Earth. The 145 voice chorus directed by Paul line Davis will sing Ring Those Bells Tis Christmas Once Again Christmas Was Meant For Children Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas Sleigh Ride O Holy Night Go Tell It On The Mountain While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night and the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel s Messiah. The event was approved by the Somerset Chamber of Commerce.
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Forbes High School
the Diamond
Somerset
Forbes
Paulline Davis
Somerset Chamber of Commerce
Bear Rocks Opposes Jetport Plan Near Seven Springs
Bear Rocks residents protest a proposed 900000 jetport 10 miles from their area arguing public funds should not back a private resort facility. The Bear Rocks Community Club claims broad local support while Seven Springs officials seek state and federal funding, with no comment from them.
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Seven Springs
Bear Rocks
Westervelt
Herman Dupre
Seven Springs Resort
State Aeronautics Commission
Federal Aviation Agency
Central City approves proposed 1970 budget by council
Central City Borough Council gave final reading to the proposed 1970 budget of 45,327.03 dollars. The budget will be opened for inspection Friday through December 30 in Mayor Nicholas M. Bruno's office. The council plans to adopt it at the January 13 meeting, with allocations including 7,965 for general government, 9,545.03 for police and fire, 22,938 for streets and lighting, and 2,879 for miscellaneous. An increase of 5,000 over 1969 funds accounts for a new heavy-duty truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City Borough
Central City
Nicholas M. Bruno
Sunshine Avenue
GOP Senators Unveil Tax Plan With Utility Surcharge
Senate Republicans proposed a 10 percent surcharge on utility bills and a 200 million dollar business tax package. The plan would raise about 425 million annually, with details including 123 million from corporate net income and 36 million from insurance premiums.
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Larry Margasak
Associated Press
Harrisburg
Senate
Republicans
T. Newell Wood
Luzerne
Senate Finance Committee
House
Wood
Luzerne County
Senate Republicans
House Democrats
Herbert Fineman
Philadelphia
House Senate Conference
Autopsy On Hunter Death In Shade Township
An autopsy on Leo F. Miller 67 of AD 5 links death to a gunshot wound from a deer hunting accident two miles south of Central City Shade Township on State Game Lands. Police and game protectors probe rifles for ballistic matching as coroner cites massive hemorrhage as cause.
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Leo. F. Miller
Central City
Shade Township
Somerset County
Robert H. Halverson
Halverson
William W. Ayres
Somerset Community Hospital
Miller
Listie Brethren Church
Pennsylvania
Norman F. Walker
game _ protectors
Power failure in Somerset County due to unknown cause
Power outages affected 2513 Penelec customers in Meyersdale area and 3377 RECs homes across Markle ton Rockwood Pleasant Unity Glencoe and White Horse regions Monday night. Restoration completed by 11 23 p m with snowstorms likely contributing and REC noting purchases from Penelec.
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Somerset County
Pennsylvania Electric
van Berkley
Somerset
Penelec
Meryersdale
Penelee
Rockwood
Berlin
Berkley
Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative
REC
Earl L. Miller
Markleton
Bando
Hay’s Mills
Pleasant Unity
Glencoe
White Horse
Roxbury
Miller
Draft Calls to Fall by About Twenty-Five Thousand in 1970
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird said 1970 draft calls can drop about 25 000 as a result of Nixon administration’s 50 000 man pullout from Vietnam. The 10 percent reduction brings the next year’s total to around 225 000, well below 1969. Laird will visit South Vietnam in February to assess battlefield conditions amid growing North Vietnamese offensives during Tet.
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Washlington
Melvin R. Laird
Vietnam
U.S
Pentagon
Laird
South Vietnam
Nixon
North Vietnam
Wrong Corpse Family Awaits Return Of Son
In Richwood Ohio a Christmas present sits under the tree for Sgt John Warren as his family questions the Army claim that he was killed in Vietnam. The corpse returned last month did not satisfy relatives who recall birth marks and details, prompting an independent inquiry and hope he may still be alive.
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Gene Herrick
Associated Press
Richwood
Ohio
John Warren
Columbus
John
U.S
William Saxbe
Frost Tightens Coffee Prices Across the United States
Coffee prices rise as frost damage in Brazil cuts harvests and delays relief into 1971. Wholesale costs gained about 10 cents per pound with soluble varieties up three cents an ounce, prompting Retail shifts in Denver and Chicago and signaling no price relief soon.
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New York
Brazil
Denver
Safeway
Chicago
Bureau of Labor Statistics
John McKiernan
National Coffee Association
Two Housewives Team with Marine Corps for 500 Girls
Two modest housewives Mrs. Kenneth Stephanus and Mrs. Earl Brown Jr. joined Marine Corps Reserve volunteers to brighten Christmas for about 500 underprivileged girls. They contacted M. Sgt. Don Gibbons of the 4th Tank Battalion to participate in the Toys for Tots drive.
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Marine Corps
Kenneth Stephanus
Earl Brown Jr
Marine Corps Reserve
Sgt
Don Gibbons
4Th Tank Battalion
Turkeyfoot Valley FFA Collects Donations For Children’s Hospital
The Turkeyfoot Valley Chapter of the Future Farmers of America will canvass Confluence and nearby communities today collecting donations for Children’s Hospital Pittsburgh.
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Turkeyfoot Valley
Future Farmers of America
Confluence
Children’s Hospital
Pittsburgh
Grand Jury Returns No Change in Case at Oakland Md
The Garrett County grand jury declined to return any charge against the owner of a Frostburg area business where a suspected burglar was fatally shot. Edward Hoak of Tarentum Pa was found dead near U S 40 after a break in at night. William Gamble of Tarentum faced burglary charges and was turned over to state police by a rival restaurant owner.
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Oakland
Garrett County Circuit Court
Edward Hoak
Tarentum
U.S. 40
Frostburg
John Minnich
Minnich
William Gamble
Fighting Breaks Out At Bu Dop Target Of Massing Red Troops
Fighting flared near Bu Dop as a North Vietnamese regiment massed to overrun the Special Forces camp. South Vietnamese forces led a defense with U.S. artillery and helicopter support, with 15 enemy killed and 5 Vietnamese wounded in one clash two miles east.
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Bu Dop
Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
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Roy Warren
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EL Cajon, Calif
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