Family Services Unit guides public aid in quiet efficiency
Third of a five part series on public assistance profiles the Board of Public Assistance family services unit led by Miss Kathryn Bittner. Five caseworkers handle court support elderly and disabled cases child welfare and nursing home eligibility. Carl handles court related matters and missing fathers while Ruth Chamberlain oversees needy elderly and disabled cases. Viola Kaufmann and Lucille Ruehle work with family problems and child welfare referrals. Bessie Gray runs nursing home eligibility and related payments. The unit emphasizes social planning and counseling, with non service cases moved to service as needs arise. Tomorrow: Public Assistance Can Help in the Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich Rombach
Board of Public Assistance
Kathryn Bittner
Roger Carl
Carl
Ruth Chamberlain
Viola Kaufmann
Lucille Ruehle
Child Welfare Department
Bessie Gray
Miss Gray
Department of Public Welfare
Family
Miss Bittner
Supreme Court drops residence rule for welfare
The U S Supreme Court has ruled to drop residence requirements for welfare recipients, a change not set for a year as earlier noted. The court is reconsidering the policy with no final decision announced, and a misprint in the first series cited Needy Blind Pension as 175 dollars. the correct amount is 105 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Supreme Court
Unions Records Probed in Western Pennsylvania
Representatives of three local unions turned over court ordered documents and records to a special grand jury probing organized crime in western Pennsylvania. The panel, convened at the Justice Department strike force request, may question figures tied to John La Rocca Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fittsburgh
UPD
Pennsylvania
Justice Department
Richard Thornburgh
Laborers District Council of
Western Pennsylvania
General Laborers Union Local
Teamsters Local
Thornburgh
John
la Rocca
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Crime Commission
Louis Rosenberg
Schools face borrowing as state subsidies delay cash
Gov. Shapp warned state education funds may be delayed rather than cancelled, forcing school districts to borrow millions to cover third and fourth quarter subsidies. Secretary Kurtzman said fourth quarter aid could drop 85 percent, leaving districts to find money or cut services while paying loan interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shapp
David Kurtzman
Pennsylvania School Boards Association
Dr. Long
William Thompson
New Castle Area
Kurtzman
Militaristic measures at Pittsburgh schools amid racial fights
Superintendent Louis J. Kishkunas said police were stationed at entrances and hallways of Taylor Allderdice and South Hills high schools to avert further clashes. He described marshaling students through halls in a militaristic manner at Taylor Allderdice as part of extraordinary steps after recent fighting. The two schools have seen sporadic racial turmoil for years, mainly in warmer months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
Louis J. Kishkunas
Kishkunas
Taylor Allderdice High School
Squirrel Hill
Taylor Allderdice
South Hills
Egypt pessimistic over cease-fire progress in Middle East
United Press International reports Egypt shows pessimism over peace talks and cease-fire extensions as Big Four UN ambassadors prepare to meet again on Feb 4. U N negotiator Gunnar V. Jarring and Secretary General Thant discuss options, with possible extension calls from Thant or the Security Council. Egypt may also announce an extension before the Feb. 5 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Middle-East
Egypt
United Nations
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Thant
U.N. Security Council
Unemployment Up Across 40 Metro Areas
The Labor Department raised the count of metropolitan areas with substantial unemployment to 40, the highest in seven years. Atlantic City New Jersey 8.3 percent Buffalo New York 8.8 percent Kalamazoo Michigan 7.1 percent join the list. Five smaller markets Bakersfield California Michigan City Laporte Indiana Parsons Kansas Biddeford Sanford Maine Benton Harbor Michigan were added bringing total to 622. The figures followed mixed government economic data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bakersfield
Calif
Michigan City-Laporte
Ind
Parsons
Kan
Biddeford-Sanford
Maine
Benton Harbor
Mich
Cambodia Unclear U.S. Moves Draw Senate Hearing
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee summoned Secretary Rogers to a closed session to learn what is happening in Cambodia and whether any U S military action breaches last year’s restrictions. A committee spokesman noted Americans on the ground and showed photos from papers. Defense Secretary Laird told the Senate Armed Services Committee there was no violation of the amendment barring ground combat forces or military advisers in Cambodia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William P. Rogers
Cambodia
U.S
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Senate Armed Services Committee
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Laird
Apollo 14 backups ready to replace moon crew if needed
CAPE KENNEDY The Apollo 14 backup pilots matched the primed crew's training and could replace Alan Shepard's trio at the last moment to meet Sunday's launch. Donald K. Slayton said the backups Eugene Cernan Ronald Evans and Joe Engle are ready to substitute as an entire crew if required by illness or injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
Shepard
Stuart A. Roosa
Edgar D. Mitchell
Tankers Off Course Before San Francisco Bay Oil Spill
In a marine board hearing, Second Mate Leonard Heinz contradicted Arizona Standard officers over the Jan 18 collision that sent bunker oil into San Francisco Bay. He said the tankers may have been off the ship lane as fog and darkness obscured the Garden Gate Bridge. Oregon Standard witnesses, including Capt Mortis English, are to testify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
UPI
San Francisco Bay
Marine Board of Investigation
Leonard Heinz
Arizona Standard
Garden Gate Bridge
Oregon Standard
Arizona
Mortis English
Oregon
Manson family to testify in bid to save four from gas
Los Angeles UPI reports Charles Manson Susan Atkins and the parents of the three young women defendants will testify as the defense seeks life imprisonment for the Tate LaBianca murder quartet. The jury that found them guilty on 27 counts will decide their fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UPI
Charles Manson
Susan Atkins
Tate-LaBianca
Paul J. Fitzgerald
Manson
Union Area to meet state mediator over contract impasse
Union Area teachers and school board will hold a closed door session with a state mediator Wednesday to break a wage and policy impasse in the 1971 72 contract. PLRB mediator called in after unresolved salary and policy issues stalled negotiations, per UAEA President Jay Hutcheson and school board President John Fusco. The board filled two teaching vacancies and approved conference attendance for staff and students costing about 455.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Area
Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board
PLRB
Jay~ Hutcheson
Union Area Education Association
UAEA
John’ Fusco
Helen Snyder
Grenway Road
Youngstown State University
Leslie Osborne
Memorial School
Dennis P. Mathews
Caroline Ave
Hubbard
Ohio
Youngstown State
Elsie Palkovich
Steelers draft Grambling star in first round reach
In New York, the Eagles pick Richard Harris 5th and the Steelers take Frank Lewis 8th from Grambling. Other first round picks include Dan Pastorini by the Oilers and J D Hill by the Bills. John Riggins goes to the Jets and Joe Profit to the Falcons with notable college stats and speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
UPI
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
Grambling College
Eagles
Richard Harris
Steelers
Frank Lewis
Lewis
Hill
Grambling
Harris
Buck Buchanan
New York Jets
John Riggins
Kansas
Riggins
Atlanta Falcons
Joe Profit
Louisiana
Profit
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Kathryn Bittner
Matthew Wimkier
Winkler
St. Rita’s Hospital
Lima
Matthew
Nicholas Winkler
Wiltshire
Vince Galanom Dce
Soutien
Raquel Weick
Don Nicolls
New Castle News
Ruth Dickey
Future Teachers of America
FTA
Harrisburg
Joan. Dudek
Pat Morgan
Jeff, Salzman
Paul Krueger
Western Beaver High
Harvey Lucidore
Socrates Roussos
Winter Road
Hare St
Houston Oilers
Dan Pastorini
Santa Clara
Pastorini
Buffalo Bills
J. D. Hill
Arizona State
Sun Devils
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!