Pennsylvania Abortion Law Passes in Flooded Session
In Harrisburg the House approved a bill making abortion a crime except to save the life of the woman. It sets a three physician panel to determine medical certainty and requires spousal consent if living with him. The measure, part of a larger budget move, was debated amid religious rhetoric and flooding that shortened the session.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Donald W. Fox
R - Lawrence
Thomas J. Fee
Drew Castle
Fox
R-Enon Valley
Fee
Patrick Gleason
R-Cambria
Joseph Doyle
Delaware
Martin P. Mullen
Kaufman
Agnes Death Toll Rises as Floods Widen East Coast
Tropical Storm Agnes continues to flood Virginia to New York with 52 deaths reported. Richmond's 32 foot dike breach floods the city, evacuations affect 200 blocks. In Olean nearly 11,000 residents flee as Allegheny River threatens 25 foot dikes. Red Cross calls it one of the nation’s worst flood disasters. Active evacuations, evacuations, and guard deployments occur across multiple states as waters rise.
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United Press International
Agnes
Pennsylvania
Virginia
New York
James River
Richmond
Olean
N.Y
Allegheny
William Smith
Susquehanna River
Maryland
North Carolina
Delaware
American National Red Cross
Washington
Carolinas
New York State
Cuba
Florida
Nelson Rockefeller
National Guard
Washington, D.C
Fairfax
Prince William
Alexandria
National
Prince William County
National Guardsmen
Frederick
Potomac River
Potomac
Rivers flood Pennsylvania towns forcing mass evacuations
As 10.5 inches of rain in 24 hours overwhelmed streams, 4,000 Williamsport residents fled their homes while other cities including York Norristown Reading and Lock Haven faced rising waters. Dozens evacuated, bridges washed out, and utilities disrupted as flood levels rose across the state.
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U. S. Weather Service
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Williamsport
Lock Haven
Lewisburg
Sunbury
Selinsgrove
Philadelphia
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York
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Schuylkill
Leo van Winkle
Codorus Creek
Indian Rock Dam
Richard Tracy
Montgomery County
Reading
Jerome Majeski
West Branch
Norristown
Pottstown
Greater
County escapes damage after Agnes rains soak Lawrence County
Lawrence County escaped major damage from tropical storm Agnes with only localized flooding and power outages. Civil Defense Director Bart Richards said no clear danger, while rainfall totals reached 1.67 inches. Power interruptions affected Scotland Lane in Union Township, Leesburg, and the Koppel area, with customers stranded late night.
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Lawrence County
Lawrence County Civil Defense
Bart Richards
Western Pennsylvania Water Co
Pennsylvania Power Co
Scotland Lane
Union Township
Holiday Inn
U.S. 422
Leesburg
Koppel
Beaver County
Ellwood City Electrical Department
9Th
10Th
Crescent Ave
Johnson checks into Brooke Army Medical Center for routine exam
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson entered Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio for a routine checkup two months after his second heart attack. Doctors declined to comment on his condition as he rests at LBJ Ranch following release.
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United Press International
San Antonio, Tex
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
Brooke Army Medical Center
Johnson
Lynda
Charlottesville
Brooke
St Mary School to Close and Reassign Students
St Mary Elementary, one of three Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh schools, will close. The parish plans an expanded special education program with local schools St Vitus and SS Philip and James, absorbing 184 students into nearby facilities. The school began in 1871 with Sisters of St Joseph teaching from 1875.
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St. Mary
St. Vitus
SS Philip and James
Sisters of St. Joseph
Hue defense line battle as 2000 North Vietnamese attack
South Vietnamese paratroopers with U S B52 support repelled a major assault near Hue. Eighteen North Vietnamese tanks were destroyed as about 2,000 troops crossed the My Canh River threatening the former imperial capital. The U S command ordered a record 25 waves of B52 bombers in direct support.
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Saigon
UPI
Hue
My Canh
U.S
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