Inmate Beating Followed Guard Killing At Western Pen
Pittsburgh AP report notes state and local officials declined to confirm a published account that four Western State Penitentiary inmates charged with murdering guard Walter Peterson were beaten by other guards after the assault. Robert H. McGrogan, 50, hospitalized with a punctured lung, may have sustained injuries during subdual. Prison officials and DA staff offered no confirmation while Gov. Shapp planned Peterson’s funeral in Clairton. Guards union and prison announced security tightening measures including more guards in the unit, allowed use of protective gear, and reopening a basement seclusion area.
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Pittsburgh
Western State Penitentiary
Stewart Werner
Robert H. McGrogan
Walter Peterson
Clairton
Werner
Allegheny County
Shapp
Peterson
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
McGrogan
Western Penitentiary
Stanley Hoss
Daniel Delker
Lehigh County
George Butler
Bedford County
William Jennings
District Attorney's Office
Bell Telephone To Hike Price in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg AP Bell of Pennsylvania will raise phone bills about 9 percent after the PUC approved a $36.6 million rate increase. The commission rejected Bell’s $56.4 million request, with one dissenter, saying the full rise was unwarranted.
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Harrisburg
Bell of Pennsylvania
Public Utility Commission
Bell
PUC
Louis J Carter
PAC
License Signed By Donald Duck
ROSEVILLE Michigan state officials barred using a maiden name as a middle name on licenses. Pamela Jean Lutz challenged the rule by signing as Donald Duck, risking check cashing problems though officials say the act may not be illegal. In a separate note, Bern Switzerland imposed a rule barring foreign drivers unless fuel tanks are at least two thirds full.
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Roseville
Mich
Pamela Jean Lutz
Bern
Switzerland
Saxbe OK Seems Assured By Senate Vote For Attorney General
Senate confirmation of William B. Saxbe as attorney general appears assured after a 15 to 1 vote in the Judiciary Committee. Sam Ervin Jr. was the sole negative vote amid debate over Jaworski Independence and White House assurances. Ervin argued Saxbe constitutionally disqualified due to a pay raise during his Senate term, despite congressionally rolling pay back to 35,000 dollars.
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Senate
William B. Saxbe
Senate Acton
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sam Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Thursdday
Leon Jaworski
Saxbe
Ohio
Jaworski
Ito
Sens
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Philip A Hart
D-Mich
Nixon
Hugh Scott
Scott
White House
Elliot L. Richardson
Cox Ervin
Sax
Congress
Ervin
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