Miss Pennsylvania Pageant Opens With New Rules
The Miss Pennsylvania Pageant in Hershey opens with 17 contestants the smallest since 1967 and introduces backstage swimsuit judging to focus on talent and interviews. Executive director John Zerbe says some groups dropped out amid controversy over pageantry and women'sliberation debates while outlining annual costs and franchise fees. The winner will be crowned Saturday after Thursday and Friday preliminaries.
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Congressional Showdown Over Weapons Buying and Tax Reform
Congress begins a week of sharp votes on weapons procurement tied to SALT talks and a major tax reform effort. The Senate weighs amendments restricting missile programs until negotiations with the Soviet Union succeed or fail, while the House pushes oil windfall taxes and depletion rules amid a broader tax cut agenda.
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Cambodians Alerted For Terrorists
Phnom Penh authorities placed military and police on high alert after student protests and cabinet crises. Over 20 armored carriers surrounded the president’s palace to secure it amid claims of Communist agents linked to minister deaths and plots to topple the government.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
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Nixon Embarking On Difficult Journey
President Nixon announces a long, difficult Middle East mission aiming to promote peace and support for his term through 1977. He plans a 15,000 mile trip beginning Monday, with stops in Syria Egypt Saudi Arabia Israel and Jordan, after a rest in Salzburg Austria.
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Colson claims he told Nixon about Watergate cover up earlier
Time magazine reports former White House aide Charles Colson told investigators he informed President Nixon about the Watergate cover up in January and February 1973, two months before Nixon says he learned of it. Colson also says he warned Nixon about payoffs to Watergate defendants and later spoke with Dean Haldeman Ehrlichman.
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Burma Strike Kills 22 as Unrest Spreads Across Factories
Twenty two people died and 73 were injured in clashes between strikers and troops in Burma. The walkout began at a state railway workshop last week and spread to 42 state owned factories. Officials said the strike is over, but schools and colleges will stay closed indefinitely due to labor unrest.
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Portuguese Nab Former Secret Police Officers
About 200 members of the disbanded secret police were seized in Nampula Mozambique over alleged atrocities under the ousted regime. A communique invited the public to file charges by June 17 with investigations and possible trials. Innocent agents may choose to leave Mozambique or join military intelligence units.
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No-Fault Auto Insurance Plan Proves Complicated
Pennsylvania debates no fault as 1971 start lags. Article explains current fault rules versus proposed no fault, detailing property damage and bodily injury claims, receipts, wage loss, pain and suffering, and potential court routes.
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Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Auto Insurance
Unseasonably Warm Weekend Forecast for Western PA
Mon and Mon night remain warm and humid with a chance of thundershowers. Highs reach the upper 70s to low 80s and lows fall into the 60s. Tuesday stays warm and humid with likely thundershowers and highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. Winds from the south at 10 to 20 mph on Monday.
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