Legislators Seek State Funds Block for Hospitals Abortions
Philadelphia lawmakers Rep Martin Mullen and Rep Harry Comer introduced a bill to halt state allocations to hospitals performing abortions until the legality is resolved. The measure targets about 2430000 in annual costs shared by the state and federal government, with 1800 therapeutic abortions expected this year. The welfare department licenses abortions only when risk to the woman exists.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Martin P. Mullen
Harry R. J. Comer
Philadelphia
Welfare Department
Comer-Mullen
All Woman Abortion Commission
Gov
Shapp
Comer
Mullen
Five Corrymen Convicted in Obstructing Officers Case
The Corry Five Laverne Silvis Ralph Silvis Charles Silvis Harry Silvis III and Allen Ayers were found guilty in Erie County court of obstructing an officer during a fracas with police on August 14 last year. Officers Scouten Rhodes and auxiliary CD policeman Fitch were injured. sentencing is set for March 6.
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Corrymen
West Church Street
Allen Ayers
Snyder Circle
Erie County Grand Jury
Corry
Dana Scouten
Laverne Silvis
Charles Rhodes
Carlyle Fitch
Scouten
Donald Kent
Silvis
Harry Silvis
Laverne
Kenneth Nichols
Clerk of Courts Office
The
Journal
Corry School District Eyes Middle School Expansion
Corry Area School District officials study the feasibility of a stand alone middle school to relieve crowding at the high school and balance education by moving seventh and eighth grades from the high school. The plan would also free space in elementary schools for sixth graders while considering vocational program expansion.
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Corry
Corry Area
Corry Area High School
Ray Elsen
The
Journal Today
Elsen
PUC Looks At Public Opinion On New Power Plants
Harrisburg Pa AP reports the Public Utility Commission will begin hearings to gauge citizen willingness to pay for additional electric power facilities including nuclear plants. Commissioner Louis J Sparvero of Pittsburgh urges studying actual needs and public acceptance to protect environmental values.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Public Utility Commission
Louis J. Sparvero
Pittsburgh
Area Woman Hurt In Snowmobile Crash
Deborah Ann Conklin 18 of Bear Lake suffered injuries in a snowmobile crash after a deer darted into its path on private property half a mile north of Route 6 in Freehold Township. Her husband Roy Conklin Jr. 20 lost control and hit a tree. Deborah is in satisfactory condition at Corry Memorial Hospital. Damages were estimated at 50 dollars.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
Deborah Ann Conklin
Eld
Bear Lake
Corry
Conklin
Roy Conklin Jr
Freehold Township
Gum Drug Incident At Corry Area High School
A 12 year old girl at Corry Area High School suffered a violent reaction after chewing gum. Police and state investigators seek tests after the school nurse and hospital visit. Authorities note cinnamon allergy as a possible cause, but family suspects a dangerous drug. The case was reported to child welfare due to the minor involved.
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Corry Area High School
Corry
Corry Memorial Hospital
LeRoy Rieck
Kenneth Nichols
John Evanko
Evanko
The
Journal
Lawrence Park
Erie County
Samuel Antrim
Computer Break Delays NYSE Reopen After Computer Glitch
Trading resumed on the New York Stock Exchange at 11:25 a.m. after a 11:01 a.m. suspension due to ticker computer problems. The exchange said the computer was back by 11:15 a.m. but delayed reopening to catch up on orders and trades.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Nixon admires Great Wall and urges end to walls
President Nixon visited the Great Wall of China and urged that walls of any kind between peoples end. He met Premier Chou Enlai for a fourth round of talks, spoke of an open world, and hoped to boost people to communicate across differences. He spoke at Ming imperial vaults and expressed desire for Americans to visit China.
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Peking
Nixon
Great Wall of
China
Chou En- Lai
Asia
William P. Rogers
Li Hsienmen
Chi Peng-fei
Long Last Plot Emerges in Kissinger Conspiracy Trial
Harrisburg AP reports nun Sister Judith Savard testified she acted as a mail drop for Sister Elizabeth McAlister, part of the Harrisburg Seven conspiracy case alleging a plan to kidnap Henry Kissinger and damage federal buildings. The letters, postmarked Lewisburg, were said to be smuggled from prison to coordinate antiwar actions. The courier Boyd Douglas Jr. is pivotal as the government’s expected star witness.
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Harrisburg
Elizabeth McAlister
Philip Berrigan
Henry Kissinger
Judith Savard
Savard
Marymount
Manhattan College
Lewisburg
Federal
Berrigan
Bucknell University
Boyd Douglas Jr
FBI
Kissinger
Harrisburg Seven
Washington
D.C
Draft Board
Berrigan and
Sr. McAllister
Sister Savard
Some Type Revolution Is Happening In China
Nixon's Peking visit shines a light on Mao and Chou en Lai and a possible shift in Chinese policy. Analysts note age, purges, and new caution toward world revolution, with Chou Said to have steered China toward a more inward focus while seeking stability and ties abroad.
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China
Nixon
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
Mao
Chou
Shapp Clears Huber of Milk Board Charges
Gov Shapp drops impropriety charges against J Lin Huber of the Milk Marketing Board after a seven page ruling. Huber 71 remains on the board but is no longer chairman as Shapp used executive power to appoint two interim Democrats to replace terms. Huber had chaired the board since 1962 and was unavailable for comment.
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Harrisburg, Pa
Shapp
J. Lin Huber
The
Milk Marketing Board
Huber
New York
Harrisburg
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