The Mercury from Pottstown, Pennsylvania • Page 16

at grand catalog fc showroom Orientation Course To 3 New Board Throe now members of the Pottstown School Hoard wont 'through an informal orientation course during the boards December committee of the whole meeting as many of the programs outlined by officials Conducting the orientation were Dr Feiek tendent of schools, and Linford Moyer, assistant superintendent for business One major decision made unofficially by bwrd members concerned pro employment qualifications for employes who serve instructional or library aides In the past the administrative staff of the board prepared job descriptions for all positions within the school district Those descriptions are to become part of the overall policy manual which guides the performance of all employes One hitch developed, however, when officials couldn't decide whether instructional and library aides Devil Is Hinted in Tapes Mystery (Continued from might have wiped out 18 Miss Woods, Nixon personal secretary, has testified she may accidentally have pushed a tape machine record button on Oct when she stopped transcribing a 20 1972 tape to answer her telephone She said her conversation lasted no more than from four to five minutes There are two distinct overriding tones on the tape loud for five minutes, soft for the other 13 Asked whether had been any discussions that someone other than Miss Woods might have erased the tape. Haig replied there have been discussions of what I have referred to as devil Specifically, the night we returned from Memphis (Nov 1 met with the President's counsels and they were very concerned that evening because the tests they made that dav convinced them at that time that the machine used by Miss Woods could not have made the tones. therefore suggested that some sort of outside energy force had been applied to the tape. 1 refer to that as the devil theory today Haig said the existence of two tones was source of great and the thinking was that one was caused by Miss Woods then, perhaps, some sinister source had come in and applied the other energy source and taken care of the information on that tape Asked by the judge whether anyone had suggested what that force might be. Haig said, your honor U.S.

Executive Is Kidnaped In Argentina should be required to have at least two years of college The nine board members solved the dilemma by okay ing a section which states the school district prefer the two years of college, without making it absolutely essential as an employ qualification A formal vote on that decision will come Monday night during the board's public The directors also concurred in an administrative decision to approve formation of a minority student union providing certain stipulations are met Or Keick and Moyer also explained in detail a number of ongoing programs, saying the new directors should be made aware of them The new members of the nine-member board are Kschbach. ayne I Vegan and Jack olf. all Democrats Maoyer spoke on the district efforts to conserve fuel and paper, another item in short supply He Mid teachers and admistrators alike are being asked to encourage their classs to use narrower margins, eliminate double spacing, and to use both sides of a piece of paper. The assistant superintendent said the district was assured by its supplier of that the district will be able to Given Members receive just as much of the fuel as last year Heavy is an industrial type fuel used in the heating plants of the senior and junior high school buildings and all the middle school The district's administration building and all elementary schools use the number two fuel oil. the same as most homes Moyer spoke on the district ting to secure a status report from the supplier of that fuel to determine what the school district can expect for the coming months He also reported on an expanded vocational-technical program in the district, particularly at tlie high school, where additional courses will include cosmetology, building construction trades, auto body work, industrial arts for academic students, and distributive education which places major emphasis on retail merchandising Other existing programs are to be expanded, he said, including food service and technical drafting Dr Keick touched on the administrative process in the school district, outlining the procedure followed in certain instances, and explained some of the problems the new board members, as well as the six holdovers, will be asked to solve in the future.

Pair Held for Theft Two area youths were charged with the theft of $200 from a cash register at Nichols Texaco Service, Main and Bridge streets. Spring City, which occurred early Wed nesday afternoon fhe names of the youths, both 17. were withheld by Spring City police Top of Moving Van Hits Bridge Overpass The top of a moving van was ripped loose when the rig clear the (Jay Street Bridge overpass while traveling east on Taylor Avenue in Phoemx- ville Thursday Patrolman William Thornton said damage to the truck was estimated in excess of $2000 follow ing the 11 55 a rn. accident According to Thornton, William ft Berg .1 r. Philadelphia tliought his truck could clear the bridge, but the bridge was not clearly marked as to clearance height.

Alan Jones. 254 2nd Phoenixville. a passenger in the van. was thrown the windshield He was taken in a West Knd ambulance to Phoenixville Hospital A hospital spokesman said suffered facial cuts and a broken nose and was released after treatment. The number of women holding licenses in the Uniteci States was 44 percent of all licensed drivers in 1972.

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Monday thru FrirJ.iy, 9 A.M. to 9 Saturday Open Sunday 12 Noon to 5 PM. 10 A to Christmas tve December fl ti Mercury, Pottstown. Po Fri 7 1973 (Continued from (The spokesman said Samuelson was a director and central manager of the Argentine Sonedad Anom- ma Petrolera Argentina Samuleson. of Cleveland, is married and has three children, the spokesman said In Buenos Aires, however, a spokesman for Fsso denied Samuelson had been kidnaped, saying "he's on a private trip to the United It is not unusual for companies to maintain secrecy until the ransojn is paid Witnesses at the plant said the kidnapers identified themselves as members of the leftist I Revolutionary police said On Nov 22.

members of another guerrilla group. mst Armed Forces said they killed an executive with the Ford Motor John A Sw int, 5H and his two Argentine bodyguards President Juan I) Peron promised Tuesday to give protection to businessmen threatened by guerrillas aftpr Ford Motor Co of Argentina pulled out 25 top executives. Machine-gun earn ing troops of the national border patrols were stationed around Ford plants Wednesday to protect Ford from guerrillas Last week, the Swissair director for Latin America Kurt Schmid was freed by his kidnapor after 37 days in captivity. The company would not say how much ransom was paid for Sch- mirt Ag nes Edmunds Bridal Alan Men Boys Town Beacon Consumer Discount Bechtel's Sport Shop Beneficial Finance Co. Betty Lee Shop Block Bros.

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Now Hanover Township was drawn, but she had failed to register officials said The barrel for the next week will be at the Walter Klliott Store, High St and the prize remains at $1.000. (Continued from fuel production, conservation, allocation and rationing pro grams for the next two years Simon heads the interim energy office which President created executive or dor The Nixon administration is weighing various methods of gasoline rationing, but Simon said he wants to see how the public is responding to voluntary conservation programs, such as lowering home thermostats and reducing driving, before a rationing decision is made Under one type of rationing being considered, a motorist or family would entitled to a basic allotment of gasoline each week, any purchase above that amount would be subject to a heavy surtax of 30 or 40 cents a gallon The Federal Knergy Admims rat ion which Simon ould head would bring together the federal energy functions now spread among K4 agencies in nine departments In another energy development, Secretary of State Henry A Kissinger said he did not want to speculate whether recent discussions with Arab officials mean any change in the Arabs' oil embargo pohcN "We have not engaged in public discussions as to the methods of how the oil embargo might be mitigated." Kissinger said at a new conference The House Commerce Committee continued work Thursday on a Senate passed bill giving Nixon powers to cope with the fuel shortage And the Senate hold a second day of debate on Jackson's bill setting up a $20 billion, 10 year program of energy research and development Israeli, Egyptian Planes Battle Over The Gulf of Suez (Continued from and the others fled eaitward It, said none of its planes was missing The command said Israeli forces came under fire six times along banks of the Suez Canal and twice on the Syrian front in the north, where an Israeli advance was halted by the cease fire The fire was returned and there wore no Israeli casualties, the mand said In Tel Aviv, the Israeli command said its troops are massed in strengths comparable to the days preceding the Six Dav War The Kgyptian war ministry said its troops would crush any Israeli military moves The United Nations in Cairo reported a record number of ceasefire violations a a fi a 5 6 THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT from Polaroid Color pictures in 60 seconds Completely automatic- no exposure settings Uses least expensive Polaroid film and flashcubes SQUARE SHOOTER 2 List $24.95 NOW ONLY 3 1 i 2 CAfMEBA SHOP. Pottstown, Pa. 80 N. Charlotte St.

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