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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1971
Page
6
Forty percent of files stolen from the Media FBI Office concerned political information, a report cited by the Philadelphia Inquirer on Saturday. The UPI dispatch notes the scope of the theft and its political content.
UPI reports U S Customs agents arrested three people and seized 200 pounds of hashish valued at 200 000 dollars contained in a tank built into a jeep type vehicle shipped from Africa. The operation began with surveillance in Brooklyn and the trio were arrested Friday upon arrival in Philadelphia area.
Governor Milton J. Shapp unveils a 1971 72 spending plan totaling about 3.3 billion dollars, roughly 600 million more than the current year. Of this, 250 million covers mandated increases and 350 million funds accelerated spending for existing programs amid inflation and rising state worker wages.
Auditor General Robert P. Casey said merchandise shortages at the Philadelphia self service liquor store on Chestnut Street totaled 13048 for 11 months ending March 1971. Eight of 16 stores audited showed shortages overall. Security measures were urged to curb losses.
Representative L Eugene Smith of Jefferson proposes a House amendment in Harrisburg to divert the remaining 63 million dollars from the Korean War bonus fund. The plan would channel the money toward training veterans in pollution control skills as part of a constitutional change.
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