Shafer To Seek 27.9 Million for Teacher Pay Boost
Gov. Shafer plans a 27.9 million supplemental budget to raise teacher salaries as thousands rally at the state capitol. The plan redraws funds from unspent prior appropriations and dam projects to lift minimum salaries from 4500 to up to 4900, with district contributions shaping final increases.
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Lawrence Margasak
Harrisburg
Shafer
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Capitol
Hugh E. Flaherty
Flaherty
Arthur F. Sampson
Sampson
Three UFOs Seen Over Somerset County by Residents
Eugene Pyle 26 of Somerset reports three bright flying objects hovering near his home off Water Level Road. His brother Larry 18 and friends Barry Miller 19 and Ken Flick 19 also saw the objects move in formation before speeding toward Meyersdale or Rockwood. Samuel Susser of Meyersdale later confirmed seeing three objects.
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Eugene Pyle
Somerset
R.D. 1
Florence Pyle
Water Level Road
Hetzel Studio
Somerset Township
Pyle
Larry Pyle
Barry Miller
Ken Flick
Eugene
Meyersdale
Rockwood
Samuel Susser
United States
Soviet Zond 4 Eyes Moon Orbit Return From Space
Moscow reports a new unmanned Soviet Zond 4 launched to study near earth space and possibly orbit the moon before returning. The craft described as automatic may test new systems, with a 3½ day transit if heading for the moon and no mission details given.
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Moon
Earth
Moscow
Near-Earth Space
Zond 4
Valery Bykovsky
Budapest
Russia
Sion
Alexei A. Leonov
Venus
Mars
ConCon Ends as PA constitutional battle moves ahead
The Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention wraps up after days of debate with a festive adjournment. Leaders from business groups and municipalities offer mixed but generally hopeful views, urging voters to study proposals and weigh benefits against drawbacks as the fight shifts to advocacy and campaigns.
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Pennsylvania
ConCon
Charles Lee Decker
Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs
PSAB
Arab Raiders Cross Jordan River in West Bank Clash
Israeli troops killed 35 of an estimated 50 Arab raiders attempting to infiltrate across the Jordan River into the occupied West Bank over the last 10 days, with coordination from Iraqi forces on the east bank. No prisoners or Israeli casualties were reported.
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Defense Ministry
Jordan
Rumor of South Africa selling gold in Paris sparks market fears
London reports fear that South Africa may move gold sales from London to Paris. If true, the change could strain world gold markets and boost prices, potentially devaluing the dollar and pound as analysts expect a continued gold rush next week.
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London
South Africa
Paris
Europe
U.S
Johannesburg
Army Company Gets War's Worst Mauling Nine Miles From Saigon
A 200 man Communist force struck along Route 248 nine miles north of Saigon, killing 48 American soldiers and wounding 28 in a burst of machine gun fire. The ambush marked the war’s worst single- unit loss in the Saigon military district. U S Marines were flown in to bolster defenses at Khe Sanh as operations continued in the area.
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Saigon
U.S
United States
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Tan Son Nhut
25Th Division
Iar
Unidentified objects seen over Western Pennsylvania Sunday night
Reports from Bill Aber at Pittsburgh Airport and others in Johnstown Washington and Uniontown describe three or four unidentified flying objects moving in formation. Witnesses said the objects left long flames like meteors or jet afterburners and trended northeast as they passed near the terminal at about two thousand feet or higher according to observers.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Bill Aber
Greater
Johnstown
Washington
Uniontown
Aber
Ohio
Divining Rods Try To Find Tunnels At Khe Sanh
U S Marines test a divining rod to locate tunnels near Khe Sanh combat base. Lance Cpl D E Isgris 20 of Bonne Terre Missouri leads the brass rods along slopes as officials note a tunnel found six feet below surface after a rocket attack. Commanders discuss the tunneling threat and past precedents.
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Khe Sanh
Vietnam
U.S
Lance Cpl
D.E. Isgris
Bonne Terre
Red
David E. Lownds
Plantation
Fla
Kentucky Hills
Lownds
Viet Minh
Dien Bien Phu
Marshall R
Skip’’ Wells
St. Louis
Queen Reprieve Hits Rhodesia Death Sentence Debate
Queen Elizabeth suspended three Rhodesian Africans from execution and ordered life imprisonment. Prime Minister Smith faces a clash with London over the king's role, with options to accept, reject, or declare Rhodesia a republic amid Commonwealth tensions.
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Elizabeth
Michael R.codel
Associated Press
London
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
George Thomson
Smith
Commonwealth Office
Humphrey Gibbs
Gibbs
Harold Wilson
Oil spills as tanker splits off Puerto Rico coast
A Liberian tanker Ocean Eagle broke in two at San Juan harbor spilling nearly six million gallons of Venezuelan oil into the harbor and beaches. The Greek crew evacuated without injury. Coast Guard and Navy tugs work to break up oil and clear traffic while supplies of emulsifying chemicals are requested.
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San Juan
P.R
Carlos Santiago
Caribe Hilton
Ocean Eagle
Venezuela
Reserve Officers Association
Sheraton
Condado Beach
Condado
U.S. Coast Guard
Ponce
Puerto Rico
Weather Preview for Western Pennsylvania Monday Triples Warmth
Mostly sunny and warmer Monday in Western Pennsylvania. Partly cloudy and not as cold Monday night. Tuesday brings increasing clouds and milder conditions. Highs Monday in the 30s.
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Pennsylvania
March Lion Drops Snow on Somerset County
Old Man Winter hit Somerset County in early March closing schools on Friday and disrupting teachers' trips to a Harrisburg seminar. By Sunday night roads reopened though some secondary routes remained slippery with drifting. Crews of 82 men and 41 trucks kept streets passable as 120 inches of snow fell this winter and skiers enjoyed the season.
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Somerset County
Harrisburg
Winter
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R.D
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Gussie Snyder
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Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce
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Aoe
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