Death of Jail Chiefs Sparks Push to Bring Back Executions
Philadelphia mourns Warden Patrick Curran and Deputy Warden Robert Fromhold slain at Holmesburg Prison by inmates Frederick Burton and Joseph Bowen during a clash over daily Muslim prayer meetings. Capt. LeRoy Taylor wounded, guards quell attack as calls rise for electric chair or hanging. Authorities swift to hunt prisoners. prison crowding and past violence linked to broader calls for capital punishment restoration.
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Frank Izzo
Patrick Curran
Robert Fromhold
Frederick Burton
Joseph “Jojo” Bowen
Fromhold
Curran
Taylor
Burton
Bowen
Cility
Frank VanColln
Joseph D. Kelly
Rizzo
Angrilly
Opposition Dropped To Death Bill In Harrisburg
Philadelphia Democrat James J. Tayoun announced he will back the death penalty bill after the stabbing deaths of Holmesburg Prison officials Warden Robert Curran and Deputy Warden Robert Fromhold. Rep. Joseph Zord introduced the bill this week. Tayoun plans to seek immediate discharge of the bill by the Law and Order Committee. Two Philadelphia men, Frederick Burton and Joseph Bowen, are charged with the killings. Also, a Knights of Columbus Communion Breakfast will be held Sunday June 7 in Clymer after the 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Anthony’s Church with Fourth Degree members urged to attend. Reservations: Mike Sanson 463-8307.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
James J. Tayoun
Law and Order Committee
Joseph Zord
Allegheny
Tayoun
Holmesburg
Robert Curran
Robert Fromhold
Frederick Burton
Joseph
Jojo) Bowen
Clymer
Knights of Columbus
St. Anthony’s Church
Mike Sanson
Funds Approved For Ebensburg Vo-Tech School
Congressman John P. Saylor announced that $148,958.00 has been approved by HEW for the Admiral Perry Area Vo Tech School in Ebensburg. The grant covers the first budget period July 1 1973 to June 30 1974 of a project planned for two additional years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebensburg
John P. Saylor
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Admiral Perry Area
Vo-Tech
Delivery of Grain Hits Snag
Harrisburg AP reports grain deliveries under the federal Emergency Livestock Feed Program are delayed by transportation problems. Agriculture Secretary Jim McHale attributes the issue to the national transport system, not the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. Sixty two of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties were eligible after floods, enabling farmers to buy feed from CCC inventories at 75 percent of cost. About 8,700 farmers participated, purchasing 7.2 million bushels of corn and oats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Jim McHale
Federal Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
McHale
FAA Revises Pilot Rules To Require Flight Review
The FAA issued new guidelines effective November 1 1974 requiring a flight review within 24 hours before acting as pilot in command. After a failed biennial review a pilot may not fly solo or with passengers until another review is passed. New applicants may qualify under old rules before the deadline. Existing air transport pilots are exempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FAA
Conemaugh Metal Finishing expands Blairsville plant
Clark Metal Products plans a major expansion at Conemaugh Metal Finishing Co on N Liberty Street Blairsville. The $100000 project adds 11000 square feet and could add 20 workers, boosting storage and paint spray capacity while keeping machinery costs separate. The Clark affiliate makes electronics enclosures and panels and has 54 workers combined with Conemaugh. Blaire Construction Co. is the general contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairsville
Conemaugh Metal Finishing Co
N. Liberty St
J. W. Clark
Clark Metal Products Co
Clark
Gazette
Conemaugh
N. Walnut St
Maple Ave
Blaire Construction Co
Theonemayeh Metal Finishing Co
Judge cites Mitchell defiance over wiretaps in 11 cases
U S District Judge William Mehrtens said Mitchell ignored a congressional command, causing suppression of wiretaps used in 11 federal gambling narcotics and bribery cases. He blamed the attorney general for the waste of resources, noting the evidence of guilt was overwhelming but derived from improperly authorized taps. The hearing also noted Treasury figures with balance of 11.3 trillion dollars, deposits and withdrawals, and gold assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Atty
John Mitchell
Congress
U.S
William Mehrtens
Mitchell
U.S. Justice Department
Mehrtens
United States
Washington
The
Treasury
Surprise Win and Tensions Mark Ireland Election
AP reports English-born Protestant Erskine Childers elected president of the Irish Republic, aiming to ease Protestant Catholic tensions though limits of the ceremonial role. In Belfast a train collision killed seven and injured 49 amid local council voting as June 28 legislative elections approach.
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Colin Frost
Irish Republic
Erskine Childers
Northern Ireland
Childers
Belfast
Protestant Unionist Party
Ulster
Irish Republican Army
Dublin
Ireland
Bombay
Ervin Reveals Plan to Spy on Americans Details
Sen Sam Ervin chairing the Watergate inquiry presented secret papers from John Dean III describing an interagency effort to spy on Americans, with break ins wiretaps and mail openings. He called it a Gestapo mentality at the top levels while stressing no direct Nixon links yet. Shirley MacLaine on her China tour praised organizational life lack of competition and public self-criticism gatherings observed during a six week visit with eleven companions.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
Sam Ervin
John W. Dean III
White House
Ervin
D-N.c
Senate
Watergate
Gestapo
Nazi Germany
Dean
Nixon
U.S
John R. Sirica
Senate Committee
Los Angeles
Shirley MacLaine
China
Miss MacLaine
Mishaps Dot Indiana County Roads Injure Clymer Woman
District police logged six traffic crashes in 24 hours. Mary J. Fulton 54 of 61 First St Clymer treated as outpatient at Indiana Hospital after a two car collision at 6 15 a m at Third Street Philadelphia Street in Indiana. James E. Kanik 24 of 540 Green Valley Estates Indiana escaped injury. damages 2400. Other incidents include Punxsutawney Route 119 crash 12 25 p m injures none and 500 damage. Black Lick Route 119 collision 12 10 a m damages 300. Clarksburg Route 286 collision 5 p m damages 300. Black Lick truck pole crash damages listed. Indiana Borough two car wreck 3 15 p m damages 1100 with drivers Brigitta Mallin 42 and Vera Larke 51.
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Clymer
Indiana
Mary J. Fulton
First St
Indiana Hospital
James E. Kanik
Green Valley Estates
Punxsutawney
John R. Bell
Dinsmore Ave
James Hull
Punxsutawney RD 2
Black Lick
Penn Central
Route 119
Bruce Jamison
Penn Run RD 1
Edward Weiland
Cresson
Keenan McCallister
Lod. W. Va
14Th St
Philadelphia St
Brigitta Mallin
Tenth St
Vera C. Larke
Nixon Ave
Eight Animals Added to Endangered Species List
Interior Secretary Rogers C Morton added eight U S animals to the endangered list including the Eastern cougar and Northern Rocky Mountain wolf once thought extinct. Also listed were the Utah prairie dog Mississippi sand hill crane Puerto Rican whip poor wil Santa Barbara song sparrow desert slender salamander and the Okaloosa darter a tiny Florida fish.
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Washington
Rogers C.B. Morton
U.S
Morton
Western
Seaboard
Yellowstone National Park
Santa Barbara
Okaloosa
State files suit on rental firm in Pittsburgh area
The Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer Protection filed suit in Allegheny County against Home Rental Locators Inc alleging misrepresentation of authority to rent and negotiate leases without required licenses. The firm charged $30 for access to rental listings some copied from ads and claimed brokers' licenses were held. Similar suits target four Philadelphia area listing agencies.
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Pittsburgh
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Harrisburg
York
Lancaster
Atty
Israel Packé
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
Consumer Protection Bureau
Home Rental Locators Inc
Transportation Bills Fail Without Quorum
A House Transportation Committee meeting opened with 12 of 23 members present, barely a quorum. Three bills passed without a quorum and must be reconsidered at a later meeting, while two other measures will be reported to the floor. Committee chair Victor J. Westerberg said a new meeting would be scheduled after ruling House Rule 45 requires a majority of present members for a valid vote. The bills involve revoking licenses for habitual offenders, dim headlights in poor weather, and issuing special license plates for a $14 fee. two measures to the floor would exempt Pittsburgh port authority from liquid fuels tax and set snowmobile regulations.
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Harrisburg
House Transportation Committee
Victor J. Westerberg
Westerberg
McKean County
Nensman
House
Pittsburgh
Port Authority
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Pete
Philadelphia General Hospital
Joseph O’neill
O'Neill
Holmesburg Prison
Joseph ‘Jo-Jo’ Bowen
Frederick “Bellagoon” Burton
Philadelphia Park
Federal Aviation Administration
Say
J. Mitchell
Hirshute
Milt Harper
San Francisco
Calif
Indianapolis Speedway
Harper
Clarksburg
Emma Henderson
Saltsburg RD 1
Joseph Mendeloff
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