Rogers Secures Promise on Vietnam Prisoner Releases
Secretary of State Rogers won unconditional assurances from North Vietnam that American prisoners would be released soon. U.S. and North Vietnamese diplomats moved toward a declaration backing the Paris peace accord while Vietnamese leaders sought greater security for Communist peacekeepers in the south.
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Paris
William P. Rogers
North Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Saigon
South Vietnam
Robert J. McCloskey
Rogers
Nguyen Duy Trinh
McCloskey
Tran van Lam
Nguyen Thi Binh
Viet Cong
Trinh
Lam
Binh
International Conference Center
Hanoi
Nixon
Hostages Seized By Indians At Wounded Knee
About 200 Native Americans seized 10 hostages in Wounded Knee South Dakota demanding senators Kennedy and Fulbright visit Pine Ridge. The situation involved gunfire exchanges with federal authorities but no injuries reported. a cease-fire was claimed by AIM leader Clyde Bellecourt and officials said the town remained under Indian control with roadblocks in place.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
U.S
Bureau of Indian Affairs
FBI
Washington
Clyde Bellecourt
Minneapolis
Britain Sees Day of Strikes Halting Railroads and Schools
In London and across Britain, wage freeze protests halt trains and close schools. Gas slowdowns leave homes chilly as civil servants stage demonstrations and rail engineers strike for 24 hours, part of a week of widespread industrial action involving over 700,000 workers.
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London
Britain
Manchester
Greater
Ford Co
Thorofare Market Reopens After Four Month Strike
Somerset Thorofare Market unofficially reopened after a four month Teamsters strike that halted truck deliveries to 74 Pittsburgh area stores. The store in Laurel Hill Village resumed stock with produce and red meat on display as 27 workers returned to staffing duties.
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Mary Ream
Somerset Thorofare
Laurel Hill Village
Teamsters
Teamsters Local 249
Pittsburgh
Mel Humphreys
Thorofare
Pittsburgh-area
Clyde Davidson
Davidson
No-Fault Bill Goes To Senate
In Harrisburg a new no fault car insurance bill proposed in the Pennsylvania Senate would cut bodily injury premiums by 20 percent. Sponsored by Sen. Louis Coppersmith the measure provides unlimited medical benefits and up to ten thousand dollars for wage loss paid by the insureds company regardless of fault. It contrasts with two other bills which cap medical and wage loss and restrict pain and suffering suits. Floor action was expected the week of March 12.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Senate
Herbert Denenberg
National Conference of Commissioners
Shapp
General Assembly
Louis Coppersmith
D-Cambria
House
Island Creek Complex Still Pending Word From Coal Firm
Somerset County officials await Island Creek Coal Co. decision on a multi million dollar mining complex at Jerome. Protesters from Conemaugh Township and the Sierra Club group Headwaters oppose the plan over potential environmental harm.
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Somerset County
Island Creek Coal Co
Jerome
Hollsepple
Conemaugh Township
Somerset
Island Creek
Sierra Club
County Planning Commission
Donald Fleding
County Planning and Zoning Office
Philadelphia Teachers Delay Return After One Day Vote
Philadelphia teachers won a one day delay before voting on a four year tentative agreement ending an eight week strike. About 6,500 members heard details at Convention Hall as leaders hoped to reopen 281 schools for 280,000 pupils on Thursday.
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Philadelphia
Newark
N.J
Philadelphia Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
Thief Steals Six Paintings From Longchamps Museum
A thief battered a guard and stole six artworks from the Longchamps museum in Marseilles. Police value the haul at about 600000 dollars. The works include two Rubens pieces Helene Fourment and The Resurrection of Christ, two Carots The Little Bridge and The Birch Tree, a Dufy The Port of Honfleur, and an Ingres Eliezer and Rebecca.
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Marseilles
France
Rubens
Corot
Dufy
Ingres
Longchamps Museum
Helene Fourment
Christ
Little Bridge
Honfleur
Eliezer
Rebecca
Pennsylvania Weather Outlook Thurs to Friday
Mostly sunny and warmer on Thursday with highs in the mid 40s to low 50s. Partly cloudy Thursday night with lows in the 30s. Friday brings mostly cloudy skies and a chance of showers with highs in the mid 40s to low 50s. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Preecip near zero Thursday and about 20 percent Thursday night.
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Pennsylvania
Saylor Levels New Blast At Postal Management
U S Rep John P Saylor renewed his denunciation of the U S Postal Service on the House floor likening Postmaster General to Robin Hood and criticizing management as red tape and ignorance He cited over 20 examples from constituents to back charges of ineptness and warned to bring Klassen under control before the postal system is obliterated.
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Saylor
U.S
John P. Saylor
R-Pa
U.S. Postal Service
House of Representatives
Robin Hood
Pennsylvania
Somerset
Klassen
Mr. Klassen
Robin
Postmajer
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Fulbright
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Stwee
Sawaane
Cecolf Financial News
Investors’ Guide
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Philly
Ryan
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