Return Home Urged by Wounded Knee Refugees
Residents displaced by the Wounded Knee occupation seek to return as Red Cross relief notes aiding 379 individuals in Pine Ridge facilities. Families, including John and Elizabeth Gibbons with newborn Gabriel John, face uncertain homelands and schooling disruptions while officials arrange shelter, food, and transport for children to attend other local schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wounded Knee
S.D
John Gibbons
Gibbons
Elizabeth
Rose
American Indian Movement
AIM
Leonard Crow Dog
Public Health Service
Pine Ridge
Cohen Retirement Home
Joyner Hall
Department of Interior
Robert Bender
Minneapolis
Minn
Red Cross
Bender
BIA
Paul ‘Red Star Sr
Episcopal Church
Red Star
Reuben Mestreth
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Sparta News Roundup Highlights Local Events and People
Montgomery and Verna Scouten, Richard VanTassell, and Delorese Young are among residents mentioned. A series of church meetings concluded with Rev. Wilmer Heffer of Houston speaking before moving to Cambridge Springs. Troop 100 Scouts held a well attended meeting with den performances and refreshments. Local sports featured a basketball event between Sparta and Elgin-Beaverdam auxiliaries and firemen, with cake and candy sales boosting a fundraiser. Jeanettes note several visits, hospital mentions, cantata by Voices of Love, nursing duties, and upcoming theater production You're a Good Man Charlie Brown at Sparta High School with ticketed admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heffer
Cambridge Springs
Boy Scouts
Charles
Sandy) Hayes
Corry Memorial Hospital
Sandy
Sparta Firemen
Elgin-Beaverdam
Sparta
Dawn Cox
Elgin
Paul
Helen) Scouten
Robert
Edith) Davis
Corry
Erie
Duskas
Ray Myers
Myers
Spartansburg
Lyle Davis
Robert Davis
Leon
Nellie) McCray
Corry-Sparta Road
Chris
Iva
Nellie Cook
Rosa Baker
Albert
Karen) Wood
Dennis Merkle
Kenneth Firth
Voices of
Wesleyville
Methodist Church
Evelyn Merkle
Methodist
Charlie Brown
Motorists Get Early Car Tag Stickers in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg AP report states the House approved allowing motorists to place new registration stickers on their cars as soon as received in the mail. About 50,000 stickers are lost or misplaced yearly while awaiting March 15. The Senate had passed the measure earlier, but it stalled in the House Transportation Committee, missing this year’s deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
E Department of Transportation
House
Gav. Shapp
Senate
House Transportation Committee
Unanimous jury verdict not needed in civil cases
Harrisburg AP reports a bill clearing the House 167 21 would let five sixths or 10 of 12 jurors in civil cases render verdicts. It excludes criminal cases, where unanimity remains required by the state constitution rewritten in 1968. The legislature must pass the bill to implement the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
House
Senate
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Florence Sherlock
David
Bonnie) Allen
Baby
Centerville
Robert Frankenfield
Elaine) Halberg
Dorthy Staub
Poland
Ill
Colorado Springs
Martha Hauser
Robert Hauser
Neville
Staub
Sparta Township
Gerry
Jane) Stockton, Jr
Dewight
Jean) King
Andy
Jean) Boythe
Dorothy Chelton
Elliott
Gladys) Rogers
George
Veda
Duanest
Ladies Auxiliary Women of
Garfield Plumbing & Heating
First Avenue
East Main Street
Nty Girls
Moe
Jaen Ma
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