Polk officials defend McClelland role at state facility
Testimony in a Polk inquiry featured Dr. McClelland and colleagues defending his use of restraints and staff practices. Expert witnesses like Dr. Zavarenko discussed handling hyperactive patients, including seclusion, cages, and strait jackets, while others praised Polk’s staff, circus tradition, and patient engagement. Residents’ families described access and care, and questions centered on decentralization, staffing, and patient welfare.
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Navy
Reade
Polk
Sudan
United Presbyterian Church
MccClelland
Ralph Zavarenko
Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
MacClelland
David W. Ketler
Zavarenko
Stanley Miller
Harrisburg
Welfare Department
Wohlgemuth
McClelland
Polk Complex
Miller
Wahlgemuth
Joseph Scartelli
Selinsgrove
Will Burrow
Cresson Institution
Robert Hiltner
Western State School and Hospital
Pitt
Dorothy Rampola
Bethel Park
Pass Convicted in Yablonski Slayings Arson Case
In Erie Pennsylvania on Tuesday Albert Pass a former United Mine Workers official was convicted of first degree murder in the Yablonski family killings. Prosecutor Richard Sprague said further arrests are promised and that the case may extend to others behind the scheme.
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Erie
Yablonski
Albert Pass
United Mine Workers
Richard Sprague
Washington
Pass
Middlesboro
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Sprague
UMW
Tony Boyle
Ghkelle
Boyle
Parella defense argues internal security role in wiretap case
UPI reports in KING OF PRUSSIA PA that attorney Charles Peruto told a preliminary hearing for Urella and four code defendants that troopers accused of wiretapping were involved in internal security work. He said investigators sought to expose corruption within state Crime Commission while defending actions as needed for internal security.
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King OF Prussia, Pa
UPI
Rocco Parella
Charles Peruto
Urella
State Crime Commission
Philadelphia
Peruto
Arella
Crime Commission
John R. Law
Curtis Guyette
Mera Kardash
Gerald T. DeWait
Jubilant Argentinians Welcome Peron Home After Exile
Thousands crowded into Buenos Aires for a rally greeting former president Juan D. Peron returning from 18 years in exile. Government plans aimed to mobilize a massive turnout as labor unions declared a 48 hour general strike to honor the event while the country faced ongoing internal strife and guerrilla violence.
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Peron
Ezeiza International
Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Pecon
Isabel
Ipi Phata
UPI
Peroust
Madrid
Bizerza
Ceopita
Argentina
Fatal crash on Pa. 38 claims Joyce Tough’s life
A freak accident on Pa. 38 six miles north of here killed Joyce A. Tough, 27, of Karns City RD 1. A northbound tractor-trailer struck a deer which was hurled into the southbound car driven by Carolyn Rusidoff, injuring her husband John and Joyce, who died at Butler Memorial Hospital.
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Butler
Joyce A. Tough
Karns City
Butler Memorial Hospital
Pa. 38
Here
Carolyn E. Rusidoff
Joyce Tough
Carolyn Rusidoff
John
Mick Jagger Charged Over Paternity Claim In London
The Rolling Stones star Mick Jagger faces paternity charges from Miasha Hunt of London regarding her 2-year-old daughter. Jagger, married to Bianca de Mains, did not attend court as his lawyer seeks blood tests to resolve the claim.
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Jagger
London
UPI
Mick Jagger
Miasha Hunt
Miss Hunt
Haiy
Nigaragnay
Bianca de Mains
Uncollected Fines Totals Revealed in County Audit
Audit of Lawrence County Prothonotary and treasurer records for 1972 shows $12,361 in uncollected court fines since June and $1.25 owed for minor items. The report notes fines cover various offenses and that the treasurer's office owes no funds to the Game and Fish Commissions.
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State Auditor General
Lawrence County Protonoary
John Hreer
Department of Public Welfare
Devil Potter
Bomb destroys pub in Londonderry after gunmen fire shots
UPI reports two armed youths set a bomb at the doorway of a Londonderry pub just before midnight. A second bomb was found and defused. a third bomb in a Chinese restaurant was also found. No injuries were reported as patrons escaped.
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Belpast
UPI
Londondery
Londonderry
Retarded Association Head Promises to Fight for Rights
Stuart Brown of Philadelphia was elected president of the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children and pledged to defend the rights of the mentally retarded as he succeeds Patricia Clapp. Pittsburgh officials described Polk State School and Hospital’s solitary confinement cell as a chamber of horror. A civil service hearing is underway to determine if Polk’s superintendent Dr. James McClelland will be reinstated after Welfare Secretary Helene Wohlgernudls said she found cages there.
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Polk State School
State Civil Service Commission
Pittsburgh
Helene Wohlgemuth
Harrisburg
UPI
Stuart Brown
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Association For
Prosecutor Fired Over Jury Mistrial in L A Murder Case
Deputy District Attorney Marshall Bitkower was dismissed for poor judgment after a Las Vegas trip with juror Cathy Improza led to a mistrial in a murder trial. Jurors found John Parham and Keith Logan, both 24, guilty of first degree murder. they were later sentenced to 10 years each after pleading guilty to second degree murder.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Marshall L. Bitkower
Bitkower
Las Vegas
Cathy Improza
John L. Parham
Keith B. Logan
Superior Court
Carlos A. Valarde
Bitkow
North Vietnamese Build Five Air Bases in South Vietnam
Washington reports five air bases being developed by North Vietnam in Communist-held areas of South Vietnam. Officials say the sites are justified as civilian strips but may be used for military transport and potential jet operations. Washington treats the bases as a display of control rather than strategic threat amid ongoing cease-fire reports.
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Washington
Pentagon
South Vietnam
U.S
Quang Tri
Substation bill targets rural State Police closures
The House Law and Justice Committee sent to the floor a bill to curb police substation closures in rural areas. Rep. Joseph Zord Jr. said the bill was amended to require a public hearing in the local area before any closure, replacing an original provision that barred closures without legislative consent.
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Barrisburg
UPI
House Law and Justice
Joseph V. Zord Jr
R-Allegheny
Federal aid totals by state in 1972 fiscal year
Treasury figures show California received 4.4 billion and New York 4.1 billion in the 12 months ended June 30, 1972. Direct federal aid to states averaged about 200 per person in California and 299 per person in New York, with Alaska at 12.7 million and Wyoming at 7 million. Other states listed include Maryland 134, New Jersey 1,000, Pennsylvania 1,600, and West Virginia 448 million with varying per capita amounts.
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Washington
Alaska
Wyoming
Maryland
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
West
Virginia
Army moratorium halts coal plant fuel conversions
Sen Marlow W. Cook reports an Army-wide moratorium on converting coal-firedWilting plants to other fuels at Army installations. He says the action follows President Nixon’s push for greater coal use amid shortages and rising costs of alternative fuels.
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Washington
UPD
Marlow W. Cook
R-Ky
Cook
Nixon
Lottery prizes totaling 77 million paid in Pennsylvania
Lottery Bureau Director Henry Kaplan released a Tuesday report noting prizes totaling more than 77 million dollars and 78,262 winners in Pennsylvania through June 12. The figures cover the original 50 cent game and the Lucky 7 contest, excluding the newest Winner's Choice game.
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Harrishurg
UPL
Lottery Bureau
Henry 4. Kaplan
Kaplan
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UMW International Executive Board
Cleveland
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District 19
Wiliam J. Prater
Prater
Sheet & Tube Co. Workers Graduate
Youngstown Sheet and Taube Co
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Jam D. Gwin
Edinburg
William Bright
John Cerbes
Aul Marear
Peter P. Quinn
Michael Yngersky
New Castle
John R. Thompson
Kirestone Tire & Rubber Co
Juan Kurdt
Campora
New York
Lex Barker
Tarzan
Margaret Staves
Miss Staves
Barker
Ian
Alexander
Stuart Lichtenstein
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National Enquirer
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WPT
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Korea
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