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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1972
Page
11
The 25th Lawrence County Catholic Day outing finally took place yesterday after two rainouts. Weather challenged organizers with frequent showers and umbrellas in use throughout the day as participants took advantage of Edgelawn activities and social gatherings at Page 2.
A Friday night weather update notes lingering showers in the Northeast and parts of the Northern Plains upper Rockies and Northern Florida. Elsewhere, fair weather prevails with varied high temperatures listed for major cities including Dallas 96, Miami 73, Los Angeles 63, New York 60, and Seattle 53 degrees.
Harrisburg report says the House approved $152 million for flood relief in a vote that could block the governor's budget for 1972-73. The session ran late as Republicans and rural Democrats joined to separate flood aid from the budget, 152 to 36, sending the measure to the Senate where $10 million was already under review.
The Supreme Court struck down capital punishment as cruel and unusual, inviting states to narrow death penalty crimes and set standards for juries and judges. The decision, delivered on the court term’s final day, left the overall applicability uncertain while suggesting reform in capital cases.
Ellwood City Area School Board cuts local property taxes by two and a half mills for the 1972 73 budget of 3 954 109 replacing the former rate to 62 5 mills. Subsidy Act 88 increased per student aid from 350 to 625 fueling the cut. The board adopted the budget, raised community services to 44 300 and reserves to 106 214, and approved stadium lights bid of 17 912 with an alternate cheaper option rejected.
The Senate today backed a 20 percent rise in Social Security benefits just before the presidential election and planned payroll tax increases after the election. The vote was 82 to 0 after defeating President Nixon’s advice to limit the rise to 10 percent.
Senator George McGovern declares confidence full Democratic National Convention will overturn the California delegate denial, insisting he will win the nomination though the Credentials Committee reduced his tally from 151 to 120 delegates. He vows not to back Humphrey if the nominee is decided against him.
A Lawrence County bar official cautions the Supreme Court ruling may not abolish the death penalty, while police leaders push for stringent punishment and lawmakers study the opinions. Officials note the decision split 5-4 and cautions about cases not involving murder.
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