Pennsylvania rape law overhaul aims to reduce stigma
Lawmakers in Pennsylvania consider rewriting decades old rape laws to four degrees of criminal sexual assault and remove the term rape. The bill would let testimony stand without victim resistance, bar evidence of past sexual conduct with limited exceptions, and extend protections for victims under 13. Rep. Richard A. McClatchy says it increases prosecutions and aligns with equal rights concepts.
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Pennsylvania
National Study Commission
Pennsylvania General Assembly
Pennsylvania House
Rep
Richard A. McClatchy
Montgomery
House
McClatchy
Welfare rule upheld for refusing offered work in Commonwealth Court
The Lancaster New Era argues the Commonwealth Court ruling allowing withdrawal of welfare when a father refuses an offered job should be applied statewide. The piece condemns the man for choosing welfare over self-support, warning of harmful family and societal examples.
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Commonwealth Court
State Welfare Department
Philadelphia
Senate Expels Senator Amid Extortion Conviction Controversy
The Pennsylvania Senate finally expelled Sen. Frank Mazel after extortion charges and a prison term, while public pressure and alleged threats against seven Republican colleagues colored the move. Reading Times views the action as retaliation rather than a response to constituents, casting a lasting blemish on state politics.
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Pennsylvania Senate
Frank Mazel
Senate
Mazzel
Coyotes in state studied by Penn State team
Dr. John L. George and graduate student Helen McGinnis are studying the eastern coyote in Pennsylvania. They outline the animal's spread from the Midwest, possible substitutions for wolves, and distinct size and skull traits. They seek cooperation from sportsmen and naturalists to collect skulls, carcasses, pelts, and photos while keeping locations confidential.
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Pennsylvania
John L. George
Pennsylvania State University
Helen McGinnis
Sacramento
Calif
George
Ohio
United States
New York
Vermont
New Hampshire
New England
Canada
New Jersey
Alaska
Ms. McGinnis
Ferguson Building
University Park
Dr. George
Schlesinger Eyes Nuclear Warning to North Korea
Defense Secretary James Schlesinger steps up warnings to Pyongyang and pushes limited nuclear warfare as a deterrent option. Public remarks avoid nuclear retaliation while NATO and Congress gauge the policy shift amid Allied concerns and secrecy. The article also recounts a boisterous Senate staff first class London flight with Vastine and Leventhal and disputed accounts of the incident.
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Washington
Defense
James Schlesinger
Pyongyang
North Korea
Kim Il-sung
Kim
Schlesinger
Pentagon
38Th Parallel
Ford
Peking
Moscow
Congress
Congressinal
U.S
Korea
Robert Vastine
Paul Leventhal
Senate Government Operations Committee
Purser
Vastine
Leventhal
Corry Dog Capital City Questions and Answers
A reader asks why Corry is not known as a dog capital and about barking dogs. The column explains four potential laws for barking dog issues, emphasizes that a formal complaint is needed for charges, outlines fence setback rules, and notes budget concerns for street oiling.
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Corry
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
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Buster Forey Evening Journal
London
Pan Am
Dave Johnson
P.O. Box
Corry, Pa
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