Somerset JARI Drive reaches two thirds of goal
Somerset County reports 66 percent of the 250 000 Johnstown Area Regional In dustrial development fund raised, with 54 000 added in the past week. Campaign leaders urge further commitments this week and set July milestones including kick-offs in Meyersdale and Berlin and a sustaining gifts meeting at REVCO.
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Somerset County
Johnstown Area Regional Industrial
JARI
George Cook
Cook
Sustaining Gifts
Meyersdale
White House
State Meets Deadline on $4.5 Billion Budget
Gov. Shapp signed the $3.9 billion general appropriations bill to set a $4.5 billion state budget for 1975 76, meeting the July 1 deadline for the first time since 1968. The package includes over $1.7 billion for public schools, $716 million for welfare and medical programs, and funds for state colleges, care for the mentally ill, and urban transportation. A $500,000 probe office funding was omitted but promised later.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
Department of Revenue
Treasury
House
Senate
Cases Rested Durst and Thompson Bank Robbery Trial Nears
In U.S. District Court Judge Teittelbaum heard the case of Donald Durst and William Thompson. Prosecution and defense rested their cases with the defense’s sole witness being Durst’s father Lester who testified about a single barrel shotgun used in a hunting incident. Prosecutor David anon had earlier called Durst’s mother Colleen who failed to identify a jacket alleged worn during the robbery.
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Pittsburgh
Donald Durst
William Thompson
First National Bank of
Garrett
U.S. District Court
Hubert I. Teittelbaum
Durst
Lester
U.S
David Anon
Colleen
Atkins
James Matland
State Men’s Reformatory
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Matland
Robert Somerton
Shiff
Texas
Joseph Gomillion
Houston
Mexico
Thompson
Ehrlichman Plumbers Trial Opens With 120 Jurors Screened
John D. Ehrlichman and three White House Plumbers face a civil rights conspiracy case tied to the Pentagon Papers. Judge Gesell screens 120 jurors as 12 are chosen for a trial that could last a month. Witness lists include Kissinger Haig Garment Hunt and others, with potential witnesses and co-conspirators named. Final arguments set for today as deliberations loom after noon.
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Nixon
U.S
Gerhard A. Gesell
Nixon reassures NATO allies on detente before Moscow trip
President Nixon told NATO leaders in Brussels that Western cohesion must guide detente and pledged not to sacrifice allied interests for progress. He affirmed troop strength in Western Europe and urged cautious talks with the Soviet Union as summit talks in Moscow begin. He spoke at a Belgian king’s luncheon and met with 14 NATO members.
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Brussels
Belgium
Nixon
America
Moscow
Ronald L. Ziegler
NATO
Baudouin
Europe
Atlantic Community
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Ottawa
Canada
Harold Wilson
Britain
Helmut Schmidt
West Germany
France
Jacques Chirac
Nixon Summit Preparations Tighten as Moscow Arrives
In Moscow for the Nixon Brezhnev summit, the armored presidential limousine is hidden at the U S Embassy as Soviet officials organize credentials for foreign reporters. Security and bureaucracy mark the visit with officials and journalists maneuvering for access to the press center.
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Moscow
Intourist
Tovarich
Laurel Mountain Area Weather Outlook
Variable cloudiness and mild conditions with a chance of showers and thundershowers. Highs in the 60s to 70s, clearing to mild Thursday night with lows in the 50s. Friday brings sunny pleasant weather and highs in the 70s. Winds under 10 mph Thursday. Probability of precipitation 50 percent Thursday and 20 percent Thursday night.
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Laurel Mountain
Shanksville Hires Superintendent From New Jersey Educator
The Shanksville Stonycreek School Board elected Joseph R. Wilson to a three year term as superintendent at a $20 000 annual salary. Wilson 56 from Somerville New Jersey has held multiple state district roles and holds degrees from Penn State Temple and Columbia. The board also tabled a tax anticipation loan decision to a Monday meeting.
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George Lear
Shanksville Stonycreek
Joseph R. Wilson
New Jersey
Wilson
Vocational Board of Education
Somerset County
Somerville
N.J
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State
Temple
Columbia
Franklin Township
York County
Southeastern
Farm Grove
Delta
Pennsylvania Association of Chief School Administrators
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Robert A. Gilmour
Gilmour
Henry J. Beamer
Somerset District
Revco Distribution
Glade
Berlin
Somerset Community Hospital
H. Jack Seltzer
Lebanon
Colleges
Indiana University
Philadelphia
Senate Democrats
Milton J. Shapp
Capitol
Herbert
Garrett Bank
Washington
John D. Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
Eugenio R. Martinez
Bernard L. Barker
G. Gordon Liddy
Beverly Hills, Calif
Lewis J. Fielding
Daniel Elisberg
Grand
FBI
Gesell
Henry A. Kissinger
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Charles W. Colson
Asst
Atty
Henry E. Petersen
Secretary of the Treasury
George P. Shultz
Leonard Garment
E. Howard Hunt Jr
David R. Young
Shelly Shhiff
Masoncity
Ann Landers
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