Bail norms shift after Pennsylvania murder cases
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's bail rule allows murder suspects to be freed on bond until final verdicts. District magistrates and courts must assess trustworthiness for trial attendance based on reputation, past record, employment, and family background, amid life no longer at stake for capital offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Bail for murderers and disaster relief missteps clash in debate
A debate on bail for murder suspects contrasts with a critique of Hurricane Agnes relief. The piece cites a $250000 bail for a Chester County gun dealer in a police ambush case, and alleges mismanagement in federal disaster aid including mobile home schemes, untracked trailers, and fraud cases investigated by FBI agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester County
Carlucci’s Challenge and Flood Relief Fraud Claims
Dozens complain of construction firms accused of defrauding flood victims with overpriced, shoddy work as disaster relief aid expansion stalls. The temporary disaster-relief law expired January 1 and House banking chair Wright Patman refused to extend the deadline, criticizing the Nixon Administration in a private letter for delaying permanent legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Banking
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Nixon
Patman
Law on custody in divorce focuses on child's welfare
In custody disputes after divorce the court weighs the child’s welfare and best interests. The father may gain custody if shown able to provide for the child’s physical, intellectual, moral, and spiritual needs, with the teen’s preference often influential. The piece also notes Truman and LBJ legacies.
Odd News and Facts Digest From New York to Washington
A collage of curiosities and trivia spans ice theory and plant remedies to long life studies and historical notes. It highlights polar ice water potential, plant-derived medicines, Braille origins, quotes from club owner Jules Podell, and a primer on contacting lawmakers with a Washington to Harrisburg cross-connection among senators and representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Antarctica
Antarctic
Earth
United States
Matthew Arnold
Louis Braille
Jules Podell
Copacabana
Winter Scenes In Snowbound City Life
A lyrical survey of winter textures and urban images. Vivid vignettes include skid chains, cold breath, boarded houses, a bare oak, ice and snow, a squirrel and a dog in the cold, schoolgirls waiting for a bus, and the lone locomotive whistle. The piece blends weather, objects, and people into a cohesive chilly mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Corry School Authority elects officers in 1953 meeting
In Corry on January 3 1953 the Corry Area School Authority elected L E Graham as chairman Walter Deutschlander as vice chairman Charles Bracken secretary Dallas Smiley treasurer Harold Howard assistant secretary and treasurer adopted by laws and hired a solicitor and bond counsellor. Twenty four youths including one from Corry were ordered to report for US Army induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry Area
Also Mentioned on This Page
Corry Journal
Washington
Frank Carlucci
White House
U.S
Carlucci
Wilkes-Barre
FBI
Congress
LBI
Harry Truman
Truman
America
Perdenales
Lyndon Johnson
LBJ
Abraham Lincoln
Texas
Anton Chekhov
United States Senate
Pennsylvania
Richard S. Schweiker
Milton Shapp
Senate
Capitol
Harrisburg
Washington, D.C
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Joseph P. Vigorito Bebe
Cannon House
R. Budd Dwyer
Nnare
Jim Bishop
Corry
Ajax Iron Woks Today
U.S. Army
Uncle Sam
Edgar M. Davis
Lyle T. Shannon
Harley J. McCray
Sam A. Migliaccio
Howard L. Goodwill
Robert K. Anthony
Albert A. Amoroso
Guy R. Davis
Raymond C. Lawson
Robert D. Pless
N. Troy Gillette
Boston
Chicago
Rotary Club
Hotel
Lee