Somerset Planners Set Two Year Focus on Land Use Growth
The Somerset County Planning and Zoning Commission will push land use growth housing and transportation updates for 1972 73 and 74. A detailed county land use plan and water resource study are planned with possible formation of a county water authority. Senior housing transportation and public lands will also be reviewed with an emphasis on resources and facilities.
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Dick Cartwright
Somerset County Planning and Zoning Commission
Donald Fleding
Fleding
Commission
Mine Safety to Build Deep Mine Rescue Vehicle
Mine Safety Appliances Co. wins a government contract to build a battery powered rescue and surveillance vehicle. The unit must run eight hours, include its own life support system, operate in 48 inch high mine passages, and traverse obstacles up to a 12 inch log.
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Pittsburgh
Mine Safety Appliances Co
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Global Leaders Attend Truman Memorial at National Cathedral
Leaders from around the world join a 1900 member congregation for the State Memorial Service in Washington honoring Harry S. Truman. Majestic procession, prayers, and tributes mark the hour long ceremony with figures from 35 nations, including Warren Burger, Mamie Eisenhower, and foreign dignitaries.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
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Ireland
Zalman Shazar
Israel
Kim Chung Pil
South Korea
Soviet Union
Japan
State Department
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First Baptist Church
Woodrow Wilson
William F. Creighton
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Harry
U.S
William P. Rogers
Daniels
Kurt Waldheim
Security Council
Anwar Sani
United Nations
Job market reaches new high with 82.8 million employed
The Labor Department says December employment rose 180,000 to 82.8 million, up 2.4 million in a year, while unemployment stayed at 5.2 percent. Pay rose 1.12 to 139.50 monthly, with purchasing power up 3.55 weekly. yearend jobless totals fell 600,000.
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White House
Labor Department
Nixon
Herbert Stein
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Stein
Berlin Group and Officials Discuss New Route 219 Plans
Somerset County Commissioners and 14 Berlin area residents met with Rep. Kenneth Halverson to discuss Route 219 location and design. They consider moving the Beachdale Interchange closer to Berlin and reviewed corridors studied by the state with one within a mile of Berlin but not chosen due to higher cost and longer project length.
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Somerset County
Berlin
Kenneth Halverson
Paul L. O'Connor
Halverson
William E. Duffield
Jacob G. Kassab
Beachdale
Kassab
Sen. Duffield
Federal Highway Administration
Nixon Seeks Quick North Vietnam Negotiation Update
President Nixon told congressional leaders he could not predict if a Vietnam peace agreement is imminent as Paris talks resume. He outlined three core issues and noted rapid clarification next week on North Vietnamese willingness to negotiate. Antiwar groups plan peaceful demonstrations on Inauguration Day as protests mount nationwide.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Sidney Peck
People’s Coalition For Peace and Justice
Peck
Jerry Gordon
National Peace Action Coalition
Capitol Hill
Gordon
Heaviest Raids In Weeks Batter North Vietnam
AP reports more than 40 U S B52 bombers hit southern North Vietnam in the heaviest raids in three weeks amid Hanoi protests and claims Nixon plans new bombings above the 20th Parallel. U S commands say attacks focused near the line while reconnaissance continues above it and Paris talks resume.
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U.S
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United States
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China
Weather in Western Pennsylvania Saturday Snow Likely
Cloudy and cold with a chance of light snow on Saturday. Highs in the mid 20s to low 30s. Occasional light snow likely Saturday night and Sunday. Lows Saturday night in the teens. Highs Sunday in the 20s. Winds northeasterly 5 to 15 mph Saturday.
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