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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1973
Page
4
Philadelphia activists clash as the 12 to 14 year old badge To Be a Woman sparks debate over sex education, abortion and contraception. Catholic leaders threaten to withdraw sponsorship while supporters say the program promotes informed citizenship and personal choice.
The White House will have no comment on Dean's testimony this week. NBC's Today Panel members Montoya and Weicker predicted some of Dean's testimony could be corroborated and questioned Nixon's guilt focus. Haldeman and Ehrlichman also spoke, with Haldeman aiming to tell the full story and Ehrlichman fearing essential presidential actions may be overlooked amid Watergate coverage.
Brezhnev and President Pompidou wrap two days of talks in Rambouillet after a day of world affairs discussions. The sessions yielded friendly relations and pressure on France to join nuclear arms control as they discussed France’s stance amid the Nixon summit.
Eugene L. Kelley of Rossiter, post commander, announced District 27 of the Indiana County Council American Legion will meet in Rossiter on Sunday July 1. Newly elected officers include Kenneth Davis Homer City Post 493 commander Chris Boyer Saltsburg Post 57 senior vice commander Michael Holuta Heilwood Post 936 junior vice commander and Samuel Haer Clymer Post 222 financial officer. Officers to be installed in Homer City in August. Posts in the Indiana County Legion Council and District 27 back a highway safety campaign for the July 4 period, distributing leaflets in area towns through July 4.
Washington Kansas City Police Chief Clarence M. Kelley moved toward becoming the first FBI director confirmed by the Senate after Tuesday’s unanimous Senate Judiciary Committee vote. Kelley, 61, would replace J Edgar Hoover, with Gray and Ruckelshaus serving as acting director since Hoover’s death in May 1972.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Israel Packel argued before the state Supreme Court to permanently halt the 307 foot observ ation tower near Gettysburg after repeated petitions and a series of injunctions. The case hinges on a 1971 constitutional amendment protecting environmental and historic values and the tower’s impact on public resources. The National Gettysburg Tower, Inc. faced multiple injunctions in Adams County and Commonwealth Court before the high court’s temporary halt.
Saltsburg Firemen announce a carnival Monday to Saturday June 25 to 30 on St Matthew Church grounds off Indiana Avenue. A Wednesday parade forms at 7 p.m. at the athletic field, routing Cathedral Street Washington High Market to the carnival. Free rides for area children on Thursday night June 28. No fireworks this year. food and game stands run until July 4 with a community display around 1 p.m.
In Pittsburgh AP Stan ley Hoss Jr., a convicted police killer, testified that he alone stabbed guard Joseph Bodner to death last year at Western State Penitentiary. Buszka, on trial for Bodner’s murder, claimed Hoss acted while Buszka was beaten by guards. Deliberations by a 12 jurors were due to begin later today.
A mother signed what she believed was a consent for shots, but her 12 and 14 year old daughters were sterilized the next day after tubal ligations. Lonnie Relf filed the federal suit in US District Court seeking $1 million and a court order to reverse the sterilizations. Defendants include Montgomery Community Action Agency, its director Joseph H. Conklin, an unnamed surgeon, Orelia Dixon, and Howard Phillips of the Office of Economic Opportunity. The agency said sterilization would occur only with parental insistence and cited “boys around the girls” as a factor in seeking pregnancy prevention.
Harrisburg AP report: a bill passed by the Senate would allow living drivers to keep a special license if their regular license is suspended. The restricted license would permit driving only on the job. The measure, 27-19, goes to the House and applies to truck, tractor, taxi or bus operators.
Washington AP John W Dean III says efforts to undermine his Watergate testimony include rumors about his personal life and ethics as a lawyer. He denies claims of homosexuality and jail fear and dismisses the report as character assassination raised during Senate Watergate committee questioning sobre conflicts of interest.
Harrisburg Governor Shapp urged Johnstown as a potential site for the United Mine Workers national headquarters, noting its accessibility, airport, proximity to the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and closeness to coal regions in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky. He had earlier named Waynesburg as a possibility.
A bipartisan deal to end pothole politics by boosting motor vehicle license and registration fees by 30 million dollars passed the Senate. The budget remains stalled as conferees work line-by-line, with about 185 million in spending differences to resolve.
In Harrisburg AP report says Pennsylvania has millions set aside to reimburse nonpublic school families but cannot disburse it due to a Supreme Court ruling. About 72 million in cigarette tax funds were earmarked. 27 thousand annual salary for administrator and 1 million spent on office costs. Gov Shapp and Rep Mullen weigh next steps as officials seek a legal path to aid private and parochial students. Howard Fetterhoff notes potential shifts to textbooks and supplies programs.
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