Sick Mom Drives Gilly to Testify in Yablonski Case
In Erie AP report Paul Gilly, previously a Cleveland burglar and painter, testifies he joined the 1969 Yablonski murders after pressure from his cancer-stricken Indiana mother. He details involvement with accomplices Claude Vealey and Aubran Martin and confirms no deals, while recounting his wife Annette and her father Silous Huddleston urging him to speak.
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Erie
Paul Gilly
Yablonski
Indiana
Gilly
Paul
William Gilly
Cleveland
Richard Sprague
William
William J. Prater
Annette
Silous Huddleston
la Follette
Tenn
United Mine Workers
Joseph Yablonski
Claude Vealey
Aubran Marin
Yablonskis
UMW
Henry Gilbe
Vealey
Martin
House Boosts Pa Hunting Licenses
Harrisburg AP The House approved bills to raise resident hunting license fees and double the penalty for nonresidents hunting without a license. The increases go to the Senate, with adults at 8 25, seniors 65 and up at 5 25, youths 12 to 16 at 35 25. The Game Commission says inflation and new contracts drive the need, else cuts or taxes may be required.
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Harrisburg
House
Pennsylvania
Senate
State Game Commission
Commission
Push School Plan For Next Decade
A Corry Area School District 10-year plan moves from theory to action as the Curriculum Committee, including administrators teachers and community reps, sorts proposals in a high school library. The plan anticipates a middle school for grades six to eight and rearranged buildings to handle future student flows. The process includes adding specialists, safety measures, and greater financial aid while community input helps guide decisions. Meanwhile New York industry expects pollution abatement spending to hit 1 billion dollars in 1973 as overall capital outlays reach about 10 billion dollars.
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Sparta High
Corry
St.Thomas School
Mera
State Department of Education
Board of Education
New York
Arthur D. Little Inc
U.S
Mud Days Close Corry Schools as Mud Rises
Rain drenched Corry Area School District roads turning unpaved routes into mud. Buses suffered over $200 in damage on impassable streets. With Follett Run and other roads closed, classes were suspended for a four day weekend.
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Corry Area
Mercer
Follett Run
Donation
Buffalo
Schramming
Corry
Picidilli Hill
Turner Hill
the Journal
Sample Flats
Blizzard-Delayed Indian Talks Open at Wounded Knee
Negotiations between federal officials and Indian occupiers at Wounded Knee resume amid a severe blizzard. Dennis Banks and Russell Means say food, medicine, and fuel are scarce but they intend to endure, while officials permit limited aid. Snowbound at Pine Ridge Reservation halts activity as 300 AIM supporters remain encamped.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Dennis Banks
Russell Means
Banks
Justice Department
Jack Hushen
National Council of Churches
Banks and Means
American Indian Movement
Pine Ridge
Pine Ridge Reservation
Explosions Kill 20 Blame Communists
In the Mekong Delta a Buddhist service attack killed up to 20 and wounded over 80. Vietnamese officers blamed Communist terrorists while noting rockets or grenades were used at the Soai Kiem Pagoda in Tra Cu. Officials sent an ICCS inquiry team to Tra Cu.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
le ‘Trung Hien
Hien
Cet
Soai Kiem
Tra Cu
Vinh Binh
Cambodia
Senate OKs using $850 million road tax for mass transit
The Senate voted 49 to 44 to allow cities to divert part of road-user taxes toward mass transit, a symbolic but pivotal shift long opposed by highway builders. The measure, part of an $18 billion highway aid bill, faces uncertain future amid White House and House scrutiny.
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Washington
Senate
Lowell Weicker
Rconn
Sens. Weicker
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Harrison Williams
D-N.j
White House
House
Messy Trial Predicted For Trooper Appeal
Harrisburg AP: Three state troopers seek to halt their court martial over wiretap charges. Briefs accuse Gov. Shapp and ex-Police Commissioner Arella of pressing admissions under threat. Cases involve alleged leaks, coerced statements, illegal search, and a midnight trip to the governor’s home.
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Harrisburg
J. Shane Creamer
Shapp
Rocco P. Arella
R. Dixon Herman
Guyette
Commonwealth
King of Prussia
Pennsylvania Crime Commission
Philadelphia
Creamer
Arella
Pennsylvania
New Auto Tags Legal Today in Harrisburg
Harrisburg AP reports motorists may attach 1973 registration stickers today with March 15 as the legal date to fix the tag and March 31 the deadline to apply. The sticker goes in the upper left corner of the plate. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles cautions late applications may not meet the deadline. About 500000 drivers have yet to send in renewal applications.
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Harrisburg
Jacob Kassab
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
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Erie County
H. David Rothman
William Prater
Prater
United Mineworkers
Joseph “Jock” Yablonski
Richard Mountain
William Mercer
Elgin
Tuxedo
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Nixon
Williams
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