Local East Branch News Highlights Family Birthdays and Visits
Mrs. Marlin Klingensmith and Mr. and Mrs. Edward John welcomed a baby daughter Sara Lée born April 12 at 22 inches long. Irene Coleman and Grace Burnette from Tonawanda, NY were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hardek. Mrs. Joseph Betag celebrated her birthday April 13 with family from Washington DC including granddaughter Joseph Allan Jr. and seven of eight grandchildren. Chester Imhoff, son of Albert Imhoff, won a first grade coloring contest at Spring Creek Elementary with Smokey the Bear posters provided by the state. Kean visited friends, dining with Emmit Young and Charles Bugbee, and traveled to Washington DC to see blossoms. Bruce Bailey and writer narrator visited Bloomfield Indiana and Wheaton Illinois for a Christian Writers Conference. A dramatic classroom incident at Chris Norton’s editors class ended with two students shouting and a mock pistol incident.
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Irene Coleman
Grace Burnette
Tonawanda
Frank Hardek
Joseph Allan Jr
Rosemarie
LaVon
Raymond
Erie
Chester Imhoff
Spring Creek
Smokey the Bear
Warren Office
Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters
Chester
Albert Imhoff
R.D. 1
Kean
Howard Burleigh
Emmit Young
Charles Bugbee
Helen
Stephen
Fran
Norton
Poetically questioning Indira Gandhi faces a reception
A garbled report from New Delhi describes Prime Minister Indira Gandhi arriving to address a meeting of poets. The text suggests she, as a politician, was a misfit for the poetic gathering, hinting at a controversial coup or disruption.
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New Delhi
Indira Gandhi
Absentees Plague Democratic Run To Pass Bills In Pa House
Harrisburg AP report notes the Pennsylvania House with 177 of 202 present postponed action on key measures. Democrats need 102 votes but lack GOP support, while absenteeism rises from illness and lawmakers’ dual careers with salaries of 12,100 a year.
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Harrisburg
House
K. Leroy Irvis
D-Allegheny
Janet
Irvis
Absenteeism Shapes Early House Sessions
House schedules include two to three meeting days weekly with occasional recesses. Lawyers say legislative service harms practice. Irvis notes Democrats have held a constitutional House majority only three or four times since January 7, 1969. Attendance is taken daily but accuracy is doubtful as members mark for absent colleagues. He offers little remedy and avoids naming persistent stay-at-homes.
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Irvis
Hopkins Takes Part In Tax Relief Hearings
Hopkins participates in the first of three state relief hearings with others scheduled to follow in successive sessions. The event underscores ongoing discussions on tax relief programs and their regional implementation.
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Hopkins
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