Tax Reform Bill Passes Senate Amid Partisan Debate
The Senate approved the tax reform measure 69 to 22 in a highly charged session. Two Democrats, Russell of Georgia and Holland of Florida, supported the bill, while Sen. Williams of Delaware stunned by announcing he would not serve on the joint conference committee. Williams, aging 65, had criticized the bill’s growth in revenue as debt climbs by over a billion dollars monthly, and was replaced by Sen. Miller of Iowa. The group expects conference action to proceed toward possible White House veto, with House and Senate leaders signaling agreement on shaping a final bill.
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Washington
Senate
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Spessard
Lown
Williams
Russell B. Long
D-La
Finance Committee
Senate Finance Committee
House
Joint Conference Committee
Nixon
Western Pa Counties Get Federal Health Planning Grant
Somerset County and 11 neighboring counties share a $200 000 grant from the Mental Health Administration to Western Pennsylvania Comprehensive Health Planning Agency for area wide health planning. Senator Hugh Scott and Senator Richard Schweiker welcomed the funds as much needed for the 12 county region.
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Somerset County
Western Pennsylvania
Mental Health Administration
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
New professionalism urged by Pennsylvania teachers group
At a Harrisburg convention 1200 delegates heard Dr. Helen D. Wise urge that accepting poor conditions is unprofessional and call for bold change. David W. Kirkpatrick of Easton to succeed her, as PSEA backs a $9,000 minimum salary now and a $10,500 target, up from $6,000.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State Education Association
PSEA
Helen D. Wise
State College
Dr. Wise
David W. Kirkpatrick
Easton
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania
Cloudy and cooler with scattered snow flurries expected Friday. Highs reach the lower 30s with Friday night lows in the low to mid 20s. Saturday remains partly cloudy and cool with westerly winds 5 to 15 mph. Precipitation chances are 40 percent Friday and 20 percent Friday night.
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Pennsylvania
Florida Woman Dies From Nov 18 Crash Head Injuries
Zelma D. Pfeiffer 69 of Winter Haven Florida died Tuesday from head injuries suffered in the November 18 automobile crash four miles north of Jennerstown Route 219. She was a passenger in a Diola Frazier driven car and was treated at Johnstown Memorial Hospital before her death per Bedford County Coroner.
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Florida
Hyndman
Jennerstown
Pennsylvania
Zelma D. Pfeiffer
Winter Haven
Fla
Diola Frazier
Johnstown Memorial Hospital
Bedford County
Seven Witnesses Called In WF Basinger Trial
Seven witnesses testified in Somerset County Criminal Court in the trial of William Frederick Basinger age 28 of Ursina charged in the Oct 2 shooting death of his wife Donna Fazenbaker. Trooper Lester Coslic recounted arriving at the Ursina trailer and finding Basinger on the porch after identifying him as the husband. He described the victim found in the hallway with a head wound and noted no weapon nearby. The district attorney described circumstantial evidence and the absence of eyewitnesses while Coslic testified to the sequence of events from the scene to police car and questioning.
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Somerset County Criminal Court
William Frederick Basinger
Ursina
Donna Fazenbaker
Commonwealth
Ogle
Lester Coslic
Pennsylvania State Police
Coslic
Somerset
J. Pavalonus
Fred Basingers
Paul Lutz
R. Halverson
Halverson
Lutz
James Basinger
Cpl. Pavalonus
J. Basinger
Fred Basinger
Removal Of Machinery Tax Exemptions Threatens Expansion
Harrisburg AP A industrial development group told a House tax investigation committee that removing machinery sales tax exemptions would hinder Pennsylvania expansion. William Keisling of Job-Pros said developers rely on the exemption to compete with other states. The committee cites these exemptions as worth about 170 million annually to the state. Also testifying was William A. Miller of the Mon Valley Progress Council, who called exemptions tools to attract industry and grow the tax base.
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Harrisburg
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
William Keisling
Industrial Developers Committee For Jobs and Prosperity
House
Harry Englehart
Dcambria
Keisling
Englehart
State Department of Revenue
U.S. Steel
William A. Miller
Mon Valley Progress Council of
North Belle Vernon
Commonwealth
White Cross Truckers End Three Week Strike Settlement Reached
After a three week strike Local 453 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and White Cross Stores reached a settlement in Monroeville. Three Somerset warehouse drivers return to work Monday under a one year contract expiring Nov 15 1970. New hires must join the union. current nonmembers may stay out. Mileage rates rise to 14.2 cents per mile with increases Oct 15 and April 1 next year. Benefits include full health and welfare coverage, pension, $3 per hour breakdown, four hour call in, and $5.50 per stop.
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International Teamsters
White Cross
Monroeville
Somerset
Coleman
Jamesway
C. E. Stutzman
Cumberland, Md
Somerset Local
Pittsburgh Six Mill Tax on Hospitals Declared Unenforceable
Allegheny County Judge Homer S Brown voided the citys sick tax on hospitals passed in December 1968. He ruled the state did not intend to delegate power to tax charitable institutions. About 28 hospitals and related groups challenged the measure, which the city sought to raise roughly 2.25 million dollars annually.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Homer S. Brown
Somerset County Interchange Zoning Plan Outlined
Jenner and Que mahoning townships officials presented an alternate "Scheme AI" to Route 219 zoning at a Somerset County Planning Commission hearing. The plan calls for limited zoning now with future expansion, citing rural growth, potential congestion, and conservation while outlining land use categories and the need for lawful ordinances.
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Jenner
Quemahoning
Somerset County Planning Commission
Robert Stoughton
Somerset County
A. W. Rolfe
Jenner Township
Planning Commission
George Morocco
Ordin
Dusi
Seven Escape Fire Diphtheria in Indiana County Home
A family of seven were admitted to a hospital in fair condition after an explosion ripped through their Indiana County home. Richard Kinter 46 and his wife Betty along with five children escaped serious injury as their one story home burned to the ground. Firemen said the cause of the explosion was not immediately known.
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Marion Center
Indiana County
Richard Kinter
Betty
Yablonski Protests Election
Washington AP Yablonski defeated Mine Workers president called for a federal probe claiming Tony Boyle stole the election. He alleged bribery intimidation ballot removal and illegal absentee votes as Boyle’s camp touted a clear 80,618 to 45,515 victory for a second five year term.
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Washington
Mine Workers
Joseph A. Yablonski
W. A
Tony Boyle
Boyle
Yablonski
Labor Department
Berlin School Board Names President and Adds Teachers
The Berlin-Brothersvalley School Board elected J William Schultz as president with Irving Smith as vice president. They approved Blue Cross Blue Shield premium increases for teachers and added three substitute teachers Sherry Walker Mary Anderson and Avis Katz. Coaches may attend a sporting clinic in Pittsburgh and students will travel to Harrisburg for the Farm Show. An adult evening tailoring class will run in the second semester.
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J. William Schultz
Berlin-Brothersvalley School Board
Irving Smith
Harrisburg
Sherry L Walker
Shanksville
Mary Anderson
Somerset
Avis Katz
Fonthal
Pittsburgh
A After Atalski
American School Board
San Francisco
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Thomas Fridy
Fred Rayman
Somerset Community Hospital
Emogene Gauel
Richard Walker
Walker
Darren
Somerset Country Club
Basinger
James Herbert Basinger
Him
Orban
Keim
William W. Scranton
Francis Neilan
Neilan Engineers
Robert Dusi
David M. Walker Associates
Miami
Berlin School Board
Women’s Democratic Club of
Cambria Savings Community Room
Mary Ringler
District 13
Lilian Marano
Margaret Emerick
Ruth Sicheri
Irma Heiple
Nellie Coleman
Ida Hay
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