Yoeham Found Guilty Of Murder And Robbery
Pittsburgh youth Richie Allen Yoeham, 19, was found guilty of first degree murder along with charges of conspiracy and armed robbery with an accomplice for the 1970 killing of Vera Catherine Horner. The jury recommended life imprisonment and a possible appeal is anticipated.
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Dick Cartwright
Rickie Allen Yoeham
Court House
Charles Coffroth
Pittsburgh
Alexander Ogle
James Yelovich
Walter Williams
Yocham
A. M. Matthews
Charlotte
Ramona
Coffroth
Norman Walker
Camp Hill Correctional Institution
No. 1
Richie Allen Yocham
James Ye
Weather outlook for Western Pennsylvania a chilly weekend
Variable cloudiness and windy conditions across Western Pennsylvania. Saturday highs near the 40s with Saturday night lows around the 20s. Sunday remains partly cloudy and cold with highs in the 30s. West winds 20 to 30 mph Saturday with a 20 percent precipitation chance Saturday and Saturday night.
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Pennnsylvania
Building Was His Trade The Somerset Lumber Pioneer Louis Wilson
Louis Wilson came to Somerset 71 years ago to help build the town and its era of growth. He retired at 85 after 64 years at Warner family’s planing mill now Pleasant Avenue Building Supplies. His work shaped churches, homes, and the town’s early industry from horse drawn teams to motorized trucks.
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Louis Wilson
Somerset
Somerset High School
Wilson
Warner
Planing
Pleasant Avenue Building Supplies
Belltown
Gray, Zimmerman and
Acosta
First Christian Church
Church of the Brethren
Personality Of The Week Louis Wilson Keeps Mill Running
The article profiles Louis Wilson as a dedicated mill foreman praised for meticulous maintenance and early morning warmups to prevent cold machinery. Since 1938 he trained carpenters and cabinet makers, shaping workers who stayed on, with two still aboard, reflecting his personal project ethos at The Company.
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Wilson
Robert R. Miles
Irvin Slickerman
Howard Emert
Miles
Louis Wilson
Rehnquist Confirmed as Supreme Court Justice
The Senate confirmed William H. Rehnquist 68 to 26 as Associate Justice. Opponents failed to block after a 70 to 22 motion to postpone was rejected. He joins Powell and the four existing justices, shaping Nixon’s conservative court.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court
Rehnquist
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
President Nixon
Lewis F. Powell, Jr
Richmond, Va
Powell
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Bayh
U S Steel boosts prices 7.7 percent after federal ok
U S Steel Corp Announces a 7.7 percent price rise on auto and appliance related sheet strip and tin mill products. The move follows a Federal Price Commission ruling granting a 3.6 percent average allowance and shifts timing across product lines.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
Federal Price Commission
Washington
U.S. Steel
U.S
Price Commission
Tax-Cut Bill Becomes Law
President Nixon signed a bill cutting individual, consumer and business taxes by 15.8 billion dollars over three years to stimulate the economy. He called it a Christmas tree with something for all the people and a critical part of his stabilization program.
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Washington
Nixon
Two Suspects Sought After Trooper Slaying in Altoona
More than 200 state and local police hunted central Pennsylvania for two men linked to the killing of a veteran state trooper seven months from retirement. A third suspect died in a dawn gun battle, two officers were wounded, and a large search around Altoona’s north side was scaled back as fog and terrain hindered progress. Charles E. Koons, 21, tattooed with Born to Lose on his right hand, and Charles E. Inisley, about 20, remain at large after the shootout and gun battle earlier Friday.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania
Kuhn
North Side
Possi
Meyersdale Council Deliberates Borough Insurance Plan
Meyersdale Borough Council debated paying for off the job accidental and life insurance for four police officers on a fifty fifty basis after state law ended funding from the police pension. The panel also discussed extending the offer to other borough employees. Obler elected to a five year term on the Meyersdale Municipal Authority. The council eyed a ten cent per capita allotment request from the Somerset County Development Council to cover rising office costs and tentatively set the 1972 budget for advertisement until December 30. The need to fill the borough secretary position will be considered at the reorganizational meeting January 3 as Jerry Reich resigns.
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Meyersdale
Kenneth Obler
John N
Somerset County Development Council
Jerry Reich
Indian Troops Reach Barrier on Meghna River Near Dacca
Indian forces have established a bridgehead on the west bank at Ashuganj on the Meghna River, 36 miles northeast of Dacca, with reports they may reach the city within days. Pakistani and Indian spokesmen describe cross river operations and air battles as the conflict intensifies.
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Dacca
Meghna River
East Pakistan
Radio Pakistan
Rust
Pakistan
B. P. Rikhye
Calcutta
Ashuganj
White House
India
U.N
Pay Raise Freeze Eased as House Extends Nixon Powers
The House approved a broad extension of Nixon's anti inflation controls to April 30 1973 by a 324 to 33 vote. The compromise would release frozen pay raises for many workers including teachers and move toward a conference with the Senate to resolve differences. The measure retains price and pay oversight and allows triple damages for overcharges under certain conditions.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Senate
Congress
Price Commission
Symphony Messiah Proclaimed At Trinity Lutheran Church
The Johnstown Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Chorus of 200 voices present Handel Messiah at Trinity Lutheran Church on Tayman Avenue Sunday at 3 p.m. Admission is free with a voluntary offering to defray expenses, per Mrs. James C. Devlin, president of the Somerset Branch, Johnstown Symphony Auxiliary.
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Johnstown
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