Home Rule Debate Faces Yet Unfulfilled Promises
The piece surveys Pennsylvania home rule, its charter process, and the limits set by state and federal law. Westmoreland DA John Scales, Pittsburgh professor Christine Altenburger, and local officials discuss motives, procedures, and when citizen action or council action triggers change, with petitions possible to override ordinances.
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U.S
Commission
General Assembly
Pennsylvania
Westmoreland
John Scales
Seven Springs
Scales
Christine Altenburger
University of Pittsburgh
Institute For Urban Policy and Administration
Miss Altenburger
Weekend accidents toll high in Somerset County
Multiple weekend crashes across Somerset County left five people hospitalized with injuries ranging from fair to critical. Incidents occurred on U.S. Route 30 near Stoyestown and Bedford County line, Water Level Road, and Route 30 near Ferrellton, involving drivers from Somerset and surrounding areas.
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Somerset County
Stonebridge Hill
Stoystown
U.S
Bedford County
Joseph W. Visinksky
Visinksky
New Baltimore
Visinsky
Windber Hospital
Memorial Hosital
Johnstown
James Duppstadt
Stoystown RD
North Berm
Duppstadt
Berm
Somerset Community Hospital
William James Peck
Rockwood RD
Rockwood
Lee Werner
Garrett
Ferrellton
Leo V. Brant
Donna Ream Crowned Somerset County Fair Queen 1972
Donna Ream a 17 year old from Meyersdale was crowned Somerset County Fair Queen by her sister Bonnie at the vesper service opening night. She attends Rockwood Area High School and plans college to study education as she participates in cheerleading band chorus and Future Teachers of America. Barbara Johnson named first runner up, a 1971 Rockwood graduate with Future Business Leaders of America ties and 4 H involvement.
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Donna Denise Ream
Net
Bonnie Lou
Meyersdale
Donna Ream
Bonnie
Donna
Rockwood Area High School
Future Teachers of America
Upper
Turkeyfoot
C.G.Y.A
Barbara Johnson
Gelun Johnson
Rockwood RD 2
Rockwood Area
Future Business Leaders of America
Milkshakers 4-H Club
California
Nixon Agnew rally opens GOP convention in Miami
On the eve of the national convention in Miami Beach Republican events center on Nixon and Agnew with MacGregor ruling out debates with McGovern. McGovern prepares for a Texas visit to LBJ Ranch and Chicago meeting Daley as Dole damps nominating vote contests. Security tight with 3000 demonstrators, 2500 paratroopers, 1000 guards. convention schedule runs Monday to Wednesday with nominations and speeches.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Nixon
George McGovern
McGovern
LBJ
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Robert J Dole
MacGregor
Oval Office
Democratic Senate
Dole
CBS
Homestead Air Force Base
Miami
Florida National Guard
Convention Hall
Sesson
Free Jailed Czechs Dissidents Demand Release
On the fourth anniversary of the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia a group of Soviet dissidents urged the release of people jailed in recent political trials. The Moscow appeal signed by 37, tied to Amnesty International efforts in New York, cites Stalinist repression and holds the USSR responsible for political trials in Czechoslovakia. Benjamin Levich, a noted electrochemist, is among the signers who have sought emigration.
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Moscow
Czechoslovakia
New York
Amnesty International
United States
U.N
Warsaw Pactroops
Alexander Dubcek
Soviet Union
Benjamin G. Levich
Israel
Dockers Return After End of Three-Week Strike
In Liverpool a vote by six thousand dockers ended a three week strike, a defeat for Jeffist militants who pressed to continue the walkout. Similar decisions followed in London Hull and other ports. Union leaders urged acceptance of a compromise with port employers.
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Liverpool
England
Jeffist
London
Hull
Nixon Drafts Acceptance Speech at Camp David retreat
President Nixon shapes his acceptance address for a second term as Republicans prepare for the Miami Beach convention. Kissinger stays at Camp David after Saigon talks and Paris sessions with North Vietnam, fueling talk of a possible breakthrough. Ray Price, the lead speech writer, joined Nixon at Camp David as he plans to depart for Florida.
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Thurmont
Miami Beach
Nxxon
White House
Henry Kissinger
Camp David
Nixon
Vetnam
Kissinger
Saigon
Nguyen van
Florida
Platform Raps Dem Radicalism As Nixonites Keep Nomination
Republican platform writers finished a document praising President Nixon while accusing opponents of radicalism. The platform includes a strong women’s rights plank and support for daycare funding, balanced against Nixon’s veto of the prior child care bill. Delegates anticipate no amendments before the convention.
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Miami Beach
Nixon
Platform Committee
John J. Rhodes
Margaret Heckler
Massachusetts
Dole Proposal Fails In GOP Rules Fight At Convention
Bitter battle between liberal Republicans and a bloc of smaller states over delegate rules pits Sen. Robert Dole’s compromise against both sides. The Rules Committee rejected a plan seen as favoring large states, while conservatives and liberals vow floor fights as moderates urge terms. Gov Robert Ray warned he would press for broader rules if needed.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Robert Dole
National Party
National Committee
Dale
Robert Ray
Iowa
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Dick Cartwright
Mark Twain
Government Study Commission
Kingwood Church of God
Agnew
Pat
Gop
Spiro T. Agnew
Clark MacGregor
Committee For
Adolf Hitler
NBC
Richard M. Nixon
Czechoslovak Federal Assembly
Dockers
Spiro
Tiberales
Rial Pvs
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