Development Drive Kicks Off In Somerset County
JARI launches the initial gifts division of a six week development fund drive at the Somerset Country Club. Robert A. Gilmour chairs Southern Somerset Initial Gifts. Charles J. Sheffie chairs Northern Somerset. Gilmour, an industrialist and inventor, has long driven local business growth and employment. Sheffie leads Peoples Bank in Jennerstown and has held multiple civic roles. He and Gilmour urge county residents to backing the effort to create jobs, keep youth local, and broaden the economy through regional planning with Cambria County.
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Johnstown
A Regional Industries, Inc
JARI
Somerset Country Club
George S. Cook
Robert A. Gilmour
RD 2
Somerset
Somerset County
Charles J. Sheffie
Ohio Street
Boswell
Gilmour
Somerset Lions Club
the County Trust Co
Cambria
Cambria County
Calley Plea To Judge Rejected In My Lai Case
A federal judge refused Calley’s request to release secret My Lai probes and witness testimony. Judge J. Robert Elliott denied four of five motions, with the 4 1 2 month court martial records the only granted item. Calley’s June 24 appeal hearing follows his February bail release.
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Columbus, Ga
Army
My Lai
William L. Calley Jr
U.S. District Court
J. Robert Elliott
Calley
Elliott
Peers
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
House Armed Services Subcommittee
U.S
Guilty pleas filed by two truckers in highway strike case
In Philadelphia AP report, Edward Ostrander and Earl Zeller pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy aiming to injure and intimidate interstate truckers during the January strike. Ronald Hengst died when a rock over a Route 22 overpass killed him. another trucker death occurred in Delaware. Judge Ditter warned of possible life imprisonment.
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Philadelphia
York County
Edward J. Ostrander
Easton
Earl O. Zeller
Slatington
Ronald Hengst
Spring Grove
Allentown
Hengst
Delaware
J. William Ditter
Zeller
Ostrander
Western Pennsylvania Weather Outlook Mostly Sunny and Warm
Mostly sunny and warm Tuesday in western Pennsylvania with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. Tuesday night will be fair and warmer with lows in the 50s. Wednesday remains partly cloudy and warm with highs in the 80s. Winds stay light under ten mph Tuesday with a near zero to ten percent chance of precipitation.
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Pennsylvania
Executive Privilege Claim Holds In Court
A federal judge upheld President Nixon's executive privilege claim and quashed Hoffa related subpoena. Judge John H. Pratt ruled Hoffa's attorneys showed no strong need to rebut the privilege and found the requested documents irrelevant. Hoffa's counsel argued the records would reveal pardon conditions and improper commuting procedures.
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Washington
Nixon
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
U.S
John H. Pratt
Hoffa
David Rein
Alexander M
Nixon to address Naval Academy graduation in Annapolis
President Nixon will speak at the U S Naval Academy on Wednesday to 920 graduates and guests. Deputy Press Secretary Warren said the address at 10 30 a m will cover foreign policy and defense matters. Haig Jr will hand over documents about Hoffa sentence commutation in 1971 and Dean testified about restrictions on Hoffa from union activities until 1980. Hoffa lawyers sought Dean memos to the President and to Mitchell about legality and propriety of the condition.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Gerald L. Warren
John N. Mitchell
Flood Bill Remains Intact Amid Amendment Battles
Harrisburg AP Senate supporters defeated several amendments to a flood plains control bill while planning more changes before a final vote. The measure would bar new development in flood prone areas unless flood proof and require local governments to draft flood plain zoning laws meeting Environmental Quality Board standards.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Environmental Quality Board
Former Nixon Aide Colson pleads guilty to obstructing justice
Former Nixon aide Charles W. Colson pleads guilty in Washington to obstructing justice in the Watergate case. He gains agreement that he will not be prosecuted in the Watergate cover-up or plumbers’ matters. He says he could not fully testify while under indictment in two related cases. Colson admits to a 1971 scheme in the newly drawn charge.
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Washington
Charles W. Colson
Nixon
Colson
Daniel Ellsberg
Pentagon Papers
U.S
Gerhard A. Gesell
White House
Lewis Fielding
Ellsberg
Fielding
John D. Ehrlichman
Leon Jaworski
ITT
Jaworski
Dr. Ellsberg
Leonard Boudin
Ruptured Oil Tank Spews Into Youghiogheny River
About 1,500 gallons of diesel from a ruptured tank of a derailed locomotive spilled into the Youghiogheny River near Connellsville Pennsylvania. DER reports 2,000 gallons recovered from underground storage and a sweeper pump. downstream Perryopolis water supply not affected.
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Connellsville
Youghiogheny
State Department of Environmental Resources
DER
B&o
Pennsylvania
Perryopolis
No SLA link found in LAPD helicopter crash probe
Authorities say no evidence ties the crash of a police helicopter to an SLA missile though an official inquiry continues. The FBI is evaluating a claimed SLA communique while the FAA LAPD and helicopter maker pursue a closed door investigation.
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Los Angeles
New Premier Rabin Seeks Peace With Honor In Israel
Israel swears in Yitzhak Rabin as prime minister replacing Golda Meir amid debates over a fragile peace coalition. Syrian and Israeli generals finalize disengagement plans on the Golan Heights as a UN communique reports prisoner exchanges and bodies return. Kissinger signals secret messages about commitments touch on Palestinians, buffer zones, and reconnaissance. Algeria lifts oil sanctions on shipments to Holland and Denmark.
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Associated Press
Yitzhak Rabin
Golda Meir
Israel
Golan Heights
Rabin
Jerusalem
Washington
Geneva
United Nations
Beirut
Henry A. Kissinger
Syria
Golan
United States
Soviet Union
Algiers
el Moujahid
Algeria
Holland
Denmark
Medical Plan Clears Board For Regional Health Network
The Somerset Cambria Advisory Council approved a 167000 dollar plan to build an emergency medical communications network and fund training for over 600 personnel. The project includes five hospital base units, multiple mobile units and control bases with state and local funding sought. CHPA data shows Somerset County needs 118 more beds and diverse personnel to meet regional demand.
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Somerset-Cambria
Johnstown
Somerset
Admiral Peary
CHPA
Somerset County
Cambria County
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