Area Personality Meyersdale Police Chief Profile
Sharyn Maust profiles Meyersdale Police Chief David Faidley a lifelong resident who became an officer in 1963. He stresses community cooperation honesty and calm handling of critics noting policing is a 24 hour job and that the crime rate has been down for two years. He describes the civil service path six month probation and borough council nomination as key steps.
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Sharyn Maust
David Faidley
Meyersdale
Faidley
GOP Women Introduce Somerset Candidates in Meet The Candidates Night
The Somerset County Republican Women held a Meet The Candidates night to introduce GOP hopefuls for the May 18 primary. Attendees included candidates for sheriff, clerk of courts, register of wills, and county commissioner, plus recorder of deeds and county treasurer incumbents. Remarks from Congressman J Irving Whalley and Rep Ken Halverson highlighted party unity and tax relief for seniors.
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Somerset County
Harry G. Schrock
Charles H. Coffroth
J. Irving Whalley
Republican Party
Ken Halverson
Ocie Lee Judy
Unions Lose Bid to Halt Amtrak Start
The federal appeals court rejected unions' bid to stop Amtrak from beginning operations. Judge Corcoran had denied a delay to hear arguments over labor protections. The ruling upheld that there is no irreparable harm and that protections extend from four to six years.
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Washington
Amtrak
National Railway Service
U.S. District Court
Howard F. Corcoran
Corcoran
Congress of Railway Unions
David L. Bazelon
Spottswood W. Robinson III
Roger Robb
Congress
Secretary of Labor
James D. Hodgson
Hodgson
Weather in Southwest Pennsylvania Clouds and Showers Expected
Increasing cloudiness cool conditions in Southwest Pennsylvania with a 40 percent chance of showers Saturday and 50 percent chance Saturday night. Highs mid 50s to low 60s, lows in mid 30s to low 40s, winds SW 5 to 15 mph Saturday and NW 5 to 15 mph Saturday night.
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Pennsylvania
All Aboard Echoes Into Yesterday in Chicago Railyards
Chicago rail yards once busy with long distance travel fade as Grand Central Station closes for good. Five terminals remain quiet except for rush hours while O'Hare Airport rises as the world’s busiest commercial hub reflecting the jet age.
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Chicago
Grand Central Station
Harrison and
Wells Streets
Illinois Center
Dearborn
Union
LaSalle Street
Chicago and
North Western
O’hare
Hearing Continues on Home for the Aged Union Vote
A state Labor Relations Board hearing on 21 challenged votes from the April 6 Home for the Aged election was continued by PLRB Examiner Arthur Waltenbaugh. The dispute centers on whether voters were regular or supervisory employees and on the definitions of regular and part time employees. Of 105 valid votes, 53 favored no representative and 52 backed SEIU.
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State Labor Relations Board
PLRB
Arthur Waltenbaugh
Employes International Union
SEIU
Windber teachers resume duties amid court-ordered talks
Striking teachers from the Windber Area Education Association agreed to return to classrooms Monday as negotiations with the Windber Area School District resume under Court supervision. Judge Coffroth will hold twice daily joint reports to ensure good faith bargaining, with potential hearings if negotiations falter. The walkout began April 22 after months of failed talks, closing the junior and senior high schools on April 27.
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Windber Area Education Association
Windber Area
Court House
Charles H. Coffroth
WAEA
Windber
Nixon Honors 1st Marines at Camp Pendleton
President Nixon welcomed home elements of the 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton California in a large ceremony. He presented the division with a presidential unit citation praising heroism from Belleau Wood to Vietnam and urged completion of South Vietnam’s defense to secure lasting peace.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
Nixon
1St Marine Division
Vietnam
Washington
Marine Corps
San Clemente
Navy
United States
Belleau Wood
Guadalcanal
Inchon
Korea
Dietitians Conclude Two Day Convention At Seven Springs
Dr Ruth L Pike Penn State University nutrition professor and Anna de Planter Bowers Memorial Lecturer closed the 38th annual Pennsylvania Dietetic Association meeting at Seven Springs with a paper arguing against sodium restriction in pregnancy She contends increasing nutrient intake supports mother and fetus and challenges the traditional obstetric approach
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Dorothy Kantner
Ruth L. Pike
College of Human Development
Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania Dietetic Association
Seven Springs
Pike
Anna de Planter Bowers
Borden
American Home Economics Association
Arrests Precede May Day Events
Police arrested over 200 antiwar demonstrators at the Justice Department to curb early protests as authorities prepare for major May Day actions. Deputy Atty. Gen. Kleindienst said 7,300 officers and National Guardsmen will be on duty with helicopters, while leaders forecast up to 50,000 at traffic jams, though police expect smaller turnout.
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Washington
Justice Department
Department
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Justice
Atty
Richard Kleindienst
Pentagon
Kleindienst
Jerry Wilson
Rennie Davis
Chicago Seven
Hugh Scott
Bells Toll In Memory Of War Dead
Churches across Somerset and the nation toll bells from noon to 1 p.m. to mourn those who died or will die in Vietnam. Leaders from major denominations urge worship, prayer and fasting from April 30 through May 2 at churches and synagogues.
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Somerset
Vietnam
United Church of Christ
United Presbyterian Church
Episcopal Church
United Methodist Church
Supply Routes Bombed as monsoon rains loom
U S B52 bombers based in South Vietnam carried out third straight day of missions targeting dirt roads and trails used by North Vietnamese to move supplies. Twelve planes dropped 360 tons on infiltration corridors near the DMZ and A Shau Valley, with additional strikes on the Ho Chi Minh Trail near Sepone in Laos as monsoon season approaches.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
A Shau
Dmz
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos Panhandle
Sepone
Firemen Kick Off May Fund Drives for Equipment
Friedens Listie and Somerset volunteer firemen launch May fund drives for new equipment and replacements. The drives run by mail and coin card delivery, with committee men from Somerset, Friedens and Listie coordinating to support fire protection across Somerset Borough and Township.
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Friedens, Listie
Somerset Firemen
Somerset, Listie and Friedens
Fire Department
Somerset Borough
Somerset Township
Somerset and
Listie
Friedens
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GOP
1St Marines
Douglas B. Cornell
Associated Press
Dieticians
Richard Kifer
Greater Johnstown Area
Dietitians
Robert Tuckman
George Shaffer
Gary Thomas
Cochairman
Karl Landis
Lloyd Koontz
Art Brown
George Cassett
Bill Gastiger
Lester Miller
Joe Magnetto
Harold Urban
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