House blocks benefits for upgraded Vietnam-era discharges
The House votes 273 136 to deny veterans benefits to those seeking review under Carter's discharge upgrade program, part of a 70.2 billion funding bill for HUD and other agencies. Debate centers on fair case review and a HUD regulation linked to housing aid for same sex couples, raising concerns of eligibility and nontraditional families.
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Carter
House
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Treasury Department
Veterans Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
Senate
Robin Beard
R-Tenn
John P. Murtha
D-Pa
Marine Corps
Korea
Vietnam
Brezhnev Named President in Kremlin Power Shake
In the Kremlin reshuffle the Soviet Communist Party chief Leonid Brezhnev replaces Nikolai Podgorny as president while remaining general secretary. Podgorny retires and Brezhnev is touted to consolidate power and lead the country. Podgorny has been out of sight since removal from the Politburo.
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Kremlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Nikolai Podgorny
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Lenin
Stalin
Khruschev
Podgomy
Communist Party
Supreme Soviet
Podgorny
Podgor
Suslov
Delaware County Weather Outlook and Tide Information
Partly sunny and warm today with highs in the upper 70s. Tonight’s lows near 60. Friday becomes cloudy with highs 75 to 90 and lows in the 40s to 50s. Weekend forecasts call for continued warmth and humidity, with mid 80s to near 90 highs and 60s lows. Air quality satisfactory in Philadelphia and Wilmington. precipitation 0 inches at International Airport in the last 24 hours. Tides at Chester Tidewater Terminal: high 1 17 am and 1 42 pm, low 8 20 am and 8 24 pm.
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Delaware County
New Castle County
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Chester
Delaware Valley
Chester Tidewater Terminal Pier
Lottery results from Pennsylvania draw June 15
AP reports the Pennsylvania Daily Lottery winning number 022 for June 15. Baker's Dozen draws list six digit 201972 five digit 73464 and three digit 594. Pennsylvania Big 50 shows Red 779 White 87 Blue4 Bonus 887072.
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Dog billed for taxes in Norristown
In Norristown Pennsylvania Curly Bonner a miniature pinscher was billed $484 in school taxes for property valued at $3 500. James Bonner says Curly does not own property and the mistake arose when his dog’s name was listed in the local telephone directory instead of his own. The tax collectors blame each other for the erroneous bill.
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Norristown
Curly Bonner
Curly
James Bonner
Bonner
Adoption siblings denied marriage license in Pittsburgh case
A three judge panel refused a marriage license to a 21 year old man and 23 year old woman who are brother and sister by adoption. The ruling cites Pennsylvania law barring most relatives from marrying and notes adoption imposes duties of parent and child. Judges disagree on whether the relationship should bar marriage.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Common Pleas Court
Pennsylvania
Hugh C. Boyle
Paul Zavarell
Boyle
J. Frank McKenna Jr
General Starry in hot water over war warning
Gen Donn Starry commander of the Army's 5th Corps in Germany was ordered to cancel leave and report to the Pentagon after remarks suggesting the United States could be drawn into a Soviet China war. He spoke at a commencement predicting a major conflict in the students' lifetimes.
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U. S. Senate
H. M
Mickey) Michaux
Durham
N.C
South
United States
Middle District
North Carolina
Carter
Washington
Pentagon
Korea
Donn Starry
Germany
Army
Clifford Alexander
Bernard Rogers
Starry
West Point
Soviet Union
China
Recreating Faces Aid Aid on Illinois Slaying Reconstruction
Betty Gatliff of the FAA Aeromedical Institute in Oklahoma City rebuilds the face of a woman found shot to death near Sycamore Illinois. Authorities hope the published likeness will help identify the victim since only skeletal remains were recovered.
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Betty Gatliff
FAA Aeromedical Institute
Oklahoma City
Okla
Sycamore
Ill
Ilinois
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