Nonpublic school aid tops Pa House budget clash
Pennsylvania lawmakers debate funding for nonpublic schools as Rep. Martin Mullen vows aid as a condition for any new taxes. The House previously moved nonpublic aid to about 40 million annually, while Shafer’s budget omits such aid amid broader tax proposals.
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John L. Taylor
Associated Press
Harrisburg
House Appropriations Committee
Pennsylvania
General Assembly
Martin P. Mullen
Philadelphia
Mullen
House
Senate
Shafer
Lee A. Donaldson Jr
Irish Girl Says Arms Supplied To Militants
Bernadette Devlin, a 22 year old Irish civil rights worker elected to Britain's House of Commons, claims Protestant militants in Northern Ireland arm for a showdown with Roman Catholics. She cites arms reaching Paisley followers via Scotland and warns the crisis could peak by July.
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London
Bernadette Devlin
Britain
House of Commons
Northern Ireland
Ian Paisley
Scotland
Bernadette
Whalley Seeks $1000 Personal Tax Deduction Increase
Congressman J Irving Whalley co sponsors a bill in Washington to raise the personal income tax deduction for dependents from 600 to 1000 dollars. He argues the present allowance is antiquated and unrealistically low given today’s costs.
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Whalley
J. Irving Whalley
R-Pa
Washington, D.C
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
McGovern launches fund drive for liberal senators
Senator George C. McGovern opens the 1970 Campaign Fund to back 14 liberal Democratic colleagues facing Republican scrutiny in the 1970 race. The list includes Mansfield Kennedy Muskie Burdick Gore Hart Proxmire Tydings Williams Yarborough Young Moss McGee and others.
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Washington
George C. McGovern
D-S.d
McGovern
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
South Dakota
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Quentin Burdick
North Dakota
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Philip Hart
Michigan
Gale McGee
Wyoming
Frank Moss
Utah
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Joseph Tydings
Maryland
Harrison A. Williams Jr
New Jersey
Nixon Thieu Meet on Midway Seeks Peace Prospects
President Nixon and South Vietnam leader Nguyen Van Thieu arrived on Midway Island for a summit aimed at advancing peace talks in Southeast Asia. The talks include top aides, follow the Midway naval battle anniversary, and address stalled elections supervision concerns.
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George McArthur
Midway
Nixon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Midway Island
Vietnam
United States
Pacific
Southeast Asia
Honolulu
Thieu
Henry A. Kissinger
Nguyen Phu Duc
William P. Rogers
Defense
Melvin Laird
Tran Chanh Thanh
Nguyen van Vy
Senate
National Assembly
National Security Council
Nixon Announces 25000 Troops From Vietnam by August
President Nixon and South Vietnam's Thieu reveal a staged redeployment beginning within 30 days and ending by August. General Abrams approved the move, aiming to protect U.S. and allied forces while pursuing self-determination for South Vietnam.
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Midway
Nixon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Midway Island
Thieu
U.S
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Simple Resolution sparks broad Senate debate on foreign commitments
Senator J W Fulbright sponsors a resolution demanding congressional participation in U S commitments abroad. Senator Gale McGee argues it risks isolationism and undermines the White House. Debate set to start in Ernest on June 16 as the measure reaches the Senate floor.
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Washington
Senate
United States
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
U.S
Gale W. McGee
Dwy
Congress
State Department
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Vietnam
John Meyers Honored by Thailand for Firefighting Service
U S Airman First Class John I Meyers son of Mr and Mrs Carl J Meyers Stoystown AD 2 received a silver medal from the Queen Mother of Thailand for helping extinguish two fires near Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base and in downtown Udorn He is a 1946 Forbes Joint High School graduate and serves with the USAF Civil Engineering Squadron at Udorn AFB since 1968.
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U.S. Air Force
John I. Meyers
Carl J. Meyers
Stoystown
AD 2
Queen Mother of
Thailand
Udorn
Prarat Cholanee Srisangwarn
Meyers
USAF
Royal Thai Air Force Base
Airman
Forbes Joint High School
Kantner
Lackland Air Force Base
Air Defense Command
Truax Afb
Madison
Wis
Udorn Afb
Rockwood Old Home Week Planned with Carnival a Week
J C Miller leads Rockwood Volunteer Fire Department in planning Rockwood Old Home Week from June 9 to 14 with the Hannah Brothers Carnival in the Community Grove. Evening events include kiddies parade farmers and merchants parade country string pickers and a Saturday chicken barbecue to fund a new ambulance. Advance ride tickets are on sale at local shops until Monday.
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J. C. Miller
Rockwood
Charles Critchfield
Obb’s
Community Grove
Fire Department
Meyers Market
Phillippi’s
Park’s
Rock Motor Supply
Breegle’s
Carpenter Barber Shop
Friedlines
Leftist Students Clash With Police in Ito Japan
Leftist student protests in Ito clash with riot police as 58 people are injured and 236 students are arrested amid ASPAC ministerial conference security. Prime Minister Sato welcomes delegates at Kawana resort as police deploy 7,000 officers to protect the event.
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Ito
Japan
Asian and Pacific Council
ASPAC
Tokyo
Kawana
Eisaku Sato
Sato
Anc
Seoul
Canberra
Australia
Korea
Asia
Rats Invade Smock Mining Community in Fayette County
In Smock Pa rats of all sizes swarm the former mining town after a garbage dump closure. Constable James Abbott reports no count, a 15 year old says he killed 150 in three days. Health officials say poisoning was insufficient and describe the situation as a nightmare for residents and schoolchildren.
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SMOCK
Fayette County
James Abbott
David Pike
Pa. Dept. of Health
Mrs. Pike
Protestants Rally in Geneva Ahead of Pope Visit
In Geneva thousands gathered near the Wall of the Reformers for an open air service two days before Pope Paul VI arrives. The Evangelical Alliance urged caution amid concerns over superficial Christian unity while reaffirming Protestant faith and noting changes in the Roman church.
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Geneva
Rome
John Calvin
Paul
Christ
Conrad Vez
Mild, cloudy with scattered thundershowers in Western Pennsylvania
The forecast for Western Pennsylvania calls for mostly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers on Monday. Highs in the mid 60s to low 70s, overnight lows in the 50s. Tuesday to remain partly cloudy and mild with northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
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Pennsylvania
Hogan's Heroes star wins Emmy for supporting actor
Werner Klemperer, known for his role as the bald commandant in Hogan's Heroes, wins his second Emmy for best continued performance by a supporting actor in a series. The 21st annual TV Awards also honor The Name of the Game actress Suan St. James and other nominees including on Stage Male of the Species and CBS Playhouse The People Next Door.
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New York
Werner Klemperer
CBS
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Suan St. James
NBC
George Lefferts
Anna Calder-Marshall
Prudential
JP Miller
CBS Playhouse
Local Man Awarded Bronze Star
Petty Officer Alan D. Pritts 21 son of Mr and Mrs Glen H Pritts of Rockwood Road received the Bronze Star the Commendation Medal and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry for 15 months of volunteer service in Vietnam He served as a Gunner's Mate on guns with the Mobile Riverine Force Division III in the Mekong Delta after graduating from Rockwood Area High School in 1945 and completing basic training at Great Lakes Illinois He previously spent 16 months in the Brunswick Maine personnel office and is now in Los Angeles awaiting reassignment.
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Alan D. Pritts
Glen. H. Pritts
Rockwood RD
U.S Navy
Vietnam
Pritts
Mobile Riverine Force Division 111
Mekong Delta
Rockwood Area
Great Lakes Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Brunswick
Maine
Los Angeles
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