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The Times Leader from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • 2

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In Tlio World crash on Interstate IB in which in persona were injured, two 1 Seriously. TOtllhlK mrnt. Onf tb Sts found, Ihny! ni'i't bi tirchKni or trt crarrt nnmimd Cot pa of Knjomr wtU hn work. Engineers will clear sites, er hr. bryan Lee also repnrtert hs n.

u. u.hik Vpnntoay two homp in PUnn in top school, jwas diverted to Its normal bed nally got around to meeting Ut Township were swept wav bv Captain Renztilli reported most anrt a dike contruelerl. Th corpsl WUne1v, four dya after their Navv fishier- the racing Susquehanna (n of the residents to Tunkhannoek Is aiming July for compleieiappolntment. North Vletrta Kails, out of some 2 V) slruetiires hate relumed to lhir homeslelean uot In Wyoming County, But the four hemprrats and se souHs of Qtungijlnnsr the rjver. about 100 were'snd only I few remain without however Renzulli said if work te-jtwo Republicans found them- -Sv'-v 6, -i i -s -tvs-.

-mains, the corps will i lay untiljse.lves so far apail on how to i ft i s.i, a "-ss I 1-, ot the a ry.i, is i--1, mth Vietnamese paralroopera.damage. At Ueeynlw, wtt it Capt-Ma I t. It riP I Captcia at, Sijte police said Wednesday the chain reason colli flight ii Strut i ITiP Mi-u-el on tut Lighwaj, wio know a as the Faraway East. Washington tiemorratic parte grade area anu co'iSiriu eewakn r. rae sf-ectaf Cspiain Renzulli, head enai- once siomt to connect with Skiw-'perlor to 6t neer lor the U.

S. Army Corps ner's Ediiv. the Corps of Eng! jof pnortc in o-der of Engineers, Baltimore district peers on Wednesday were buiid-jhuman sufferit-g. riean crew, said homes would being a raft to provide crossing' construct or repair budge and "taef "it P'nif the 1 to.uuaually. advancing on the provincial capital.

enemy-held action, the U. S. Command reported today, The allied commands nnw have listed these total casualties for the war: American 45,806 killed in action, 303,190 wounded, 10,229 dead from nonhostile" causes, SOMERSET A Somerset sC'sL xieJS reported killed in the Indo-125-aday license fee on X-rated! hi movies is not a violation of the constitution. war last week and four more were listed as missing in rt.fjr 4 conveiud the day, went Sufoi the i roads and re stow water and to wait for the conference stated. If sewage and eketneoyi 'i, IcommiUce and adjourned with- are not available at the pcHme 1 Jmute single vote once wordier of the propoaed t.Uf.

and 'spend mora money ihsnmerged of the committee's Ccwjth project mi Uka that No Sewage FacUUlcs The arguments revolve around i ft- Ruawntets cm For eMmprtUMComznumJjjj, Jnd tl, tent wWcfc necessary than to be criticized for underreaction, was the way my superior put it during our The Ho and Senate botf'jnWy progress The four Democratic conferees spent the day in consultations razed by the crew if releases are signed by the property owner. If an owner cannot be found and the home presents a fire or health hazard, the structure will be razed and removed after supervisors sign releases. Commissioner Lee, In his office, at Wyoming County Courthouse in Tunkhannock, reported for persons working ln Lacey ville from the south side of the river. Wednesday the Corps constructed the raft out of large multi -compartmentcd pontoons and steel frames to carry cars across the Susquehanna. Two roadways will be completed in three days by Triple Construction Company, Towanda, on a contract for the Corps, and on Sunday the crossing will be opened.

i courts may inject them-Lake 150 to 30 mobile homes can be located but there is no selves int0 Prtls political HARRISBURG Twenty state liquor stores were flooded by tropical storm Agnes. As a result, people who filed claims there for Pennsylvania lottery winnings between June 19 24 must file again, the lottery announced Wednesday. These claimants will have to present their ticket receipts at a liquor store, along with a notarized affidavit that they tiled the original claim. State liquor stores statewide are collection points for lottery claims. with the governors office, in strategy sessions with each other and in vain attempts to talk a bloc of upstate House Democrats out of their opposition to Gov.

Shapps general appropriations request. The two Republicans, called to the first committee meeting at 2:30 p. waited until 3:10 p. m. for the Democrats to show up.

After preliminaries, the South Vietnamese 147,865 Wednesday the courthouse is killed, 381,813 wounded. for county resi- North Vietnamese and Viet den'5 food information Cong 858,100 killed. BRUSSELS David M. Kennedy, President Nixon's ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, says the Post Office Restore Mail sewage there which means a sewer package plant will have to be established before governmental agencies would allow development. Nevertherless, the spokesman said, despite these confrontations the State and Corps of Engineer have signed a contract to develop Speeds To Flood PITTSBIRGII A chemist and two other men have beeni sentenced in U.

S. District Courtlarcpptlnf! 'k of eco" to three years in prison fnrlnn.mlc 'Ple ln th ky that plotting to manufacture and sell ndaWr Atlantic secur-a hallucinogenic drug. ''I- United States will try to keep West European countries from Democrats asked the Republi cans to leave, while they held County. talks of their own. shared by The GOP was called back in c05f' 1,200 acres ln Luzerne The expense will be Efforts were being speeded to- Meanwhile, persons who havejin the hard-hit areas and have so day to restore mail service in' left their homes to liva with lac not responded to announce-flooded areas where clean-up has urging them to return to been largely accomplished.

fnpnfls Keowork. The postal official are doing everything we t0 execute change of, addresse(j etters werg gfnt out Wednes-ge(zer R.Lebanon jni- from th. British in'fan to iv, the PP0Ple service," forms so mail may be delivered day to each non-reporting postal! rity Dnr()Driations chairman the State, We ir. and declared Wilkes-Barre Postmas- to them. He said the vast out- employe directing him to report chairman srt downward to 300, indud- seats to for work.

"Our carriers are going into new areas each day as they are BELFAST, Northern Ireland- Militant Protestants today were demanding another concession exchange for two weeks of cooperation In the cease-fire in previously wilkes.Barre and Kingston. 4U at about 4:30 m. and told that! M.or its drive to cut $150 million from Shapp's budget was lnn acceptable, according to Rep. Rf8ard hnmps i.o c.uJ.. mh Jt.l able "pads' for mobile homes, tng 150 at Lakewood Gardens, where after the first are ready by July 15, work will begin to the federal On the loyal to J.

Daley should upset McGovern's a first-ballot ride I11 Hid IVnlioH WASHINGTON A $15,000 tomb honoring America's unknown dead of the Vietnam war will be bar5lcade not her Protestant I'''' this weekend but after built this fall at Arlington Ireland. 1 Cemetery even thouah therel. The parliamentary Ulster De- ven though u.sier i-floode(, duties have been no unidentified U. S. dead Association aaid it ed to traffic.

He noted that the celan-up go erect another 150 mobile homes there. The State aide said another plan being discussed is to vide trader homes for persons whose homes have been damaged. These would be placed near the damaged houses and families can live in the trailer while this war. Cemetery planners sav they have decided to go ahead anyhow, found. in the event one is'that would "grant 14 days of peace and grace" to allow British forces "to desl with the George Me- criorating position.

briefing period," Renzulll said. Mrs, William Evans of Fails, one of several residents whose home was damaged by the flood, told 1 reporter several persons (FImm Twm Fit Threat) Efforts To Hit Ureas cleaned up, the official stressed and declared his goal is resumption of service at as many restored areas as possible by the weekend. He observed that ail Incoming mail is now being handled in Wilkes-Barre with outgoing mail being processed at Scranton until power is restored and machinery can be operated here. The postmaster addressed a plea to local merchants who receive parcel post to pick it up or notify the post office as to what they want done with it. "We have parcels coming out of our ears, declared Jones.

He said some shipments of stamos have been received to replace the thousands of dollars worth destroyed at the South Main SI. main station. Station Kingston, and other flood-affected offices. service to one or more rooms in the home, particularly the kitchen where appliances are located: Switch box must be cleaned out and dry and isolated from outside power. Generally, the box has eight or more leads to vari- 01,11 rooms or sections of the home.

The one to be used should be selected and the circuit breaker switch and lead wire replaced. All other connections should be disconnected and isolated from the switch box. Once this is completed by either the homeowner or an elec TEL AVIV The trial of Kozo, Okamoto, the Japanese homes accused of helping stage the Tel! The postal official reported Aviv airport massacre, will be- mos! area 'he disas- Ing on in South Wilkes-Barre, from the the West Side, Hanover Town-1 arS mbpr. of Ier8 ship and other hard-hit areas has! mail at Kingston Post OHice. delayed the implementation of Postmaster Jones said he feels mail service to some localities hat many persons who are calling there for mail could have it delivered to them where they are presently residing If they would change their address on mailing records.

Most flooded-out residents who get Social Security checks have already picked them up, and the officials stated "there are probably less than 1,000 checks still processes. Two groups are appealing a U. S. Court of Appeals decision Wednesday which reversed the party's Credentials Committee in the California case, but up held it in the Illinois case. First is the party hierarchy which defends the committee as the proper body for deciding such matters and wants the high court to declare the selection of convention delegates off-limits to courts.

other hand, force. Chicago Mayor Richard argue that 'Iffteourts the committee one restore convention, Daley and 58 allies. renewed hopes for presidential nomination on the verdict Whatever the outcome, said Democratic National Committee counsel Joseph A. Califano, party leaders will "obey the law of the land." But commenting that "nobody controls a Democratic convention," he seemed to hint that the convention might flout ruling it disliked, The Court of Appeals restored to McGovern the full 271-votn California reversing the committee's vote to take more than half the number from him and ap- The court suspended the effect of its rulings until 2 p. m.

today to give the high court time to act if it wishes. The Supremo Court has held only three special sessions ln its history. remain in their homes if they so desire since some of the essential facilities will be operable. Casselberry stated Wednesday afternoon that during the period between Tuesday and Wednesday the demand for electrical inspectors had increased rapidly nnd a backlog had developed. Approximately eight inspectors had been engaged for the work but aV' '-nal men can be used now official said.

Mid-die able Fire Under- wrl to furnish cleanup and building repair is, being conducted. However, there are certain State and local re- quiretnents which may delay this program on a full-scale basis. Besides Slocum Park and Lake wood Gardens, Community Af- Senate Appropriations chairman Benjamin Donolow, D-Philadelphia, said the conference committees work was slow." He maintained made "some progress," despite "no agreements on anything. Sen. Wood Comments Sen.

Newell Wood, R-Lu- zeme, said the session was x' ploratory. Nobody came up i with any ideas that seemed to 4k kln-nl na a 4kna as have the blessings of those as sembled. He added there was "no disagreement but lack of any agreement." Each day without a final budget or temporary, atop gap appropriations delays relief checks to about 35,000 additional welfare recipients and forces Pennsylvania creditors and state employes to wait another 24 hours for payment. had fairs said these sites have beenjportion them to othre primary discussed as potential sites forjeandidates, chiefly Sen, Hubert erection of mobile homes: Casey H. Humphrey.

gin Monday, the Israeli Military Command said today. MOSCOW -The Soviet Union today demanded the "unconditional withdrawal" of the U. S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay and pledged to continue supplying massive economic and military aid to Fidel Castros Communist regime. Particularly acute at the pres ent time is the parking and traf- aj being used extensively in new homes.

Since there is no way to determine which of the BX type is ruined, UGI advises complete replacement of all such Wiring which inundated by water. The following method was explained for obtaining temporary service will be restored on a limited basis at the main post ranged with Social Security of-office on South Main St. Jones ficials to hold the checks at their said stamps will be available as loral post office until July 13. far as they go, and other window He noted that about 55 poitsl services such as money orders'employes have still remained to REYKJAVIK, Ireland Bobb.viand registry will be available. be heard from.

They are located Fischer made a full and penitent apology to Boris Spassky today, and organizers of the world chess championship match said the two would meet for their first game Sunday night. The organizers said it had been agreed in principle to hold the drawing tonight to determine which player would have the white pieces and with them the first move. uncalled for." He said he has ar Here Is How To Get Luzerne Electric Division, UGI be applied by customers Company, and Pennsylvania Power and Light Company are encouraging homeowners to set up temporary means for Casselberry explained that the circuit breaker or fuse box must be clean and dry before any type of work can be done. The UGI Temporary Electrical Service To Your Home Govern's off-again, on-agam wel fare reform plan is off again. A spokesman said Wednesday Me Govern has decided to wait until after the Democratic National Convention next week to unveil the second version of his plan to rewrite the nation's welfare laws By that time, he hopes to be the Democratic nominee for prest dent.

WAVERLY, Minn. Hubert H. Humphrey says he he heves Alabama Gov. George C. Wallare would support him for president if he is the Democratic nominee, MIAMI BEACH, Fla.

Police md demonstrators alike predict next weeks Democratic Na bonal Convention should be more peaceful as a result of the City Council's decision to let protest roups camp in a public park. SAN CLEMENTE, Nixon scheduled 'transition meeting" today with his new campaign manager, Clark MacGregor, and the administration's new chief Capitol Hill lobbyist, MacGregor became campaign chief when former A'ty. Gen. John N. Mitchell re-iRned last week so, he said, he could spend more time with his wife.

Madha. DETROIT General Motors CorP. reports it combined pas- trician, the utility company caniby placing a atandard junction be contacted and an inspector box under the permanent box Park, Miners MiUs Park and Hol-lenback Park, all In Wilkes-Barre: Moon Lake; Barnum Industrial Site, Fittston Township; Sweet Valley and Gouldsboro State Park. and directing the electrical cable to the section of the home desired for power. Electrical inspectors recommend that the lead wire be strung along basement ceiling and not outside of the home and into the room where power is required.

Possibility of electrical grounding may be experienced due to wet weather conditions. Casselberry explained that the temporary electrical service will give homeowners a chance to electrical power to certain sections of the home. It was pointed out by bnth utilities that a temporary electrical line will permit the official stated BX type electrical cable which has been under water should be replaced with heavy duty insulated type now will be sent as soon as possible. If the work meets electrical specifications, temporary approval will be given and power will be restored to the single line. Same instructions can be followed for customers with fuse boxes except that the fuse on the particular temporary line should be replaced by a new fuse.

The said another method of temporary service is to bypass the switch or fuse box homeowner to expedite cleanup work in the dwelling and, pos- sibly, stay overnight If other fac tors permit. Robert L. Casselberry, operations manager at UGI, described the method to obtain temporary service. The same method can 'Mr. Brooklyn' West Palm Beach, Fla.

UP) Abe Stark. 77, the onetime Brooklyn clothier who rose to become president of the New York City Council, died Sunday Stark, who was dubbed "Mr. Brooklyn" by Mayor John V. Lindsay, won the City Council presidency in 1953 and served until 1963..

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