Barn Roof Collapses Under Heavy Snow Near Somerset
A barn five miles south of Somerset, near Route 53, collapsed under two to three feet of snow early Tuesday, causing about $8,000 in damage. Owner Jonas Scheffel, who rents surrounding land, plans to rebuild once weather allows. The collapse spared cattle on the lower floor despite extensive debris on the upper hay and equipment area.
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RD 1
Somerset
Route 53
Jonas Scheffel
Rockwood RD 1
Scheffel
Donald Nedrow
Perry Dull
Homer Conn
Nunzio Rascona
Rockwood RD
Bowen
Appalachians Plea to End Dual Education Systems
From Bath County Virginia a coalition led by Ramsey Clark urges the Supreme Court to end underfunded separate schools for poor rural students. The case argues state support is insufficient with unaccredited teachers and no vocational training, leaving only 29 percent of Bath students seeking college.
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Washington
Bath County
Virginia
Supreme Court
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Appalachia
High Court
Homestead
Elemen
Clark
National Education Association
Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law
Urban Coalition
Bay
Bath
Union Votes To End Long Strike In Western Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh AP reports the Pile Drivers union and the Construction Association of Western Pennsylvania reached a settlement after a 12 month walkout. An immediate 1.23 per hour wage hike is included. The strike ends for Local 2264 while Local 66 Operating Engineers stay on strike. Teamsters Joint Council 40 agreed to a separate three year contract.
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Pittsburgh
Nixon Signs Tax Bill Tight Budget Expected
President Nixon signed a sweeping tax bill aimed at curbing dodgers and cutting taxes for most taxpayers while signaling a light budget. The act boosts Social Security by 15 percent, with larger benefits starting in April, and raises the standard deduction to ease filing for over 19 million people.
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Nixon
Washington
Congress
Senate Rejects 2 Tax Packages in Pa Legislature
In Harrisburg the state Senate failed 23 to 20 to pass a $145 million business tax package after abandoning a larger $480 million plan that included a 2 percent tax on investment income. House action came hours earlier with a 5 cent cigarette tax hike to help cover $475 million in unfunded fiscal 1969-70 services.
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State Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Ernest P. Kline
D-Beaver
GOP
Pennsylvania
Kline
Robert D. Fleming
Allegheny
Fleming
House of Representatives
Agnew Receives Warm Applause in Manila Tour Day Two
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew drew public applause in Manila during two events including the Marcos inauguration and a wreath laying at the American World War II memorial. He met South Korea's Premier Chung Il-Kwon, spoke at a news conference, and attended a Marcos dinner before a ballet and music program. He praised Marcos as the first Philippine leader reelected to a second term.
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Manila
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Chung Il-Kwon
Marcos
Philippines
Night Life Revival Transforms Downtown Pittsburgh
Downtown Pittsburgh resurges after dark with new night clubs, restaurants, and theaters around Market Square. The Gateway Center project spurred a $1 billion urban renewal, reshaping 23 acres and attracting 20,000 daily workers, with Mayor Barr citing Gateway Center as the catalyst for 65 nearby buildings.
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Market Square
Pittsburgh
Manhattan
San Francisco
Gateway Center
Golden Triangle
Point State Park
Monongahela
Allegheny
Ohio
Joseph M. Barr
Somerset Jaycees Sponsor 3 County Beauty Contest
The Somerset Jaycees will sponsor the Miss Laurel Highlands Pageant for Somerset Fayette and Westmoreland counties in March. Winner advances to Miss Pennsylvania and then Miss America at Atlantic City in September. The event aims to aid scholarships and youth development with top four earning $1,000 in scholarships. Committees form and sponsors sought through Mike Roy.
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Somerset Jaycees
Mike Roy
Atlantic City
N. J
Somerset
Fayette
Westmoreland
Roy
Paper To Close On New Year’s Day At Somerset American
The business office of the Somerset American will be closed on New Year’s Day. The editorial department will operate on a regular schedule starting at 3 p.m. Thursday.
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Business Office of Paper
The
Somerset American
Western Pennsylvania Weather Brief
Cloudy with possible freezing rain in Western Pennsylvania on Wednesday. Highs in the lower 30s with rain or snow likely into Wednesday night as temperatures fall to the upper 20s. Thursday remains cloudy with scattered snow flurries. Winds shift from northeast 6 to 12 mph Wednesday to southeast 10 to 15 mph Wednesday night. Precipitation chances 80 percent Wednesday and 60 percent Wednesday night.
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Pennsylvania
Coleman Company Strike Tops Somerset County Year in 1969
Somerset County Pennsylvania lists its top 10 stories for 1969 with the Coleman Company plant strike labeled the leading event. The issue notes the year’s top news and sports review begins on page 9 with photographs.
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Somerset County
Coleman Company
Pennsylvania
First Baby To Receive Many Gifts In Somerset 1969
Debra Lynn Horner born at 5 37 a m New Year day 1969 at Somerset Community Hospital receives numerous prizes as the first baby born in 1969. Her parents are Mr and Mrs Edmund Horner RD 3 Somerset. Prizes include Hedstrom baby toilet items Buster Brown shoes Curity diapers two $5 savings accounts six baby bottles a sweater set and more from local merchants and banks.
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Somerset Community Hospital
Somerset
Daily American
Debra Lynn Horner
Edmund Horner
RD 3
Hedstrom
Penn Furniture
Buster Brown
Kamps
The
Schenck Co
Somerset Trust Co
Modern Dairy
Berlin
First National Bank of Garrett
Queen City Dairy
Viet Cong cease-fire test as U S troops clash near Saigon
U S soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division fought North Vietnamese forces for five hours northwest of Saigon on the opening day of a three day Viet Cong cease-fire. Officials said 22 enemy were killed and American casualties were light.
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Michael Putzel
Saigon
U.S
25Th Infantry Division
Trang Bang
South Vietnam
Postwar Vietnam Faces Welfare Challenge From War Prostitutes
A World Council of Churches report estimates 100000 to 300000 Vietnamese women worked as prostitutes bar girls or temporary wives for GIs. It warns these women face hard transitions back to farm or urban life and calls for counseling and social support as U.S. troop presence ends.
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Saigon
World Council of Churches
U.S
South Vietnam
Interdenominational Council
Vietnam
Don Luce
Nguyen Tang Canh
Council
Interchurch Aid
Refugee and
World Service
Luce
International Voluntary Services
Storm Slows Five Gunboats Heading for Israel
A gale and heavy seas in the eastern Mediterranean delayed the five 147-foot gunboats en route from Cherbourg to Israel. Observers in Cyprus could not locate the vessels as they weathered the storm, likely reaching the Israeli coast on Wednesday but not entering port in daylight. The event strained French-Israeli ties as Paris had embargoed arms to Israel.
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Israel
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Cherbourg
France
Jerusalem
Paris
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
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Jack Sholl
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Richard Pyle
Marcus Eliason
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