Congress Ends First Session Aims At 1972 Political War
The 92nd Congress adjourned after nearly a year with clashes between the White House and Congress over Vietnam policy and funding. Leadership changes occurred in the House with Carl Albert as speaker and Hale Boggs as floor leader. Major laws enacted included foreign aid extension, public service jobs, welfare reforms, and tax cuts, while vaccination and pesticide bills faced Senate inaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
92Nd
Congress
House
Senate
White House
White House Congress
Vietnam
U.S
Carl Albert
D-Okla
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
McCormack
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Thomas P. O'Neill
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Lockheed Aircraft
End of two week war leaves subcontinent hopeful for peace
India and Pakistan declared a cease fire on the western front ending two weeks of fighting. Casualties reached into tens of thousands with hundreds of thousands displaced as India estimated 2 3 0 7 killed 6 1 6 3 wounded and 2 1 6 3 missing on its side. Economies face reconstruction and refugee relief costs while East Pakistan becomes Bangla Desh awaiting rehabilitation and repatriation efforts.
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India
Pakistan
Subcontinent
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Indira Gandhi
East Pakistan
Dacca
Bangla Desh
New Delhi
East
Indian Planning Commission
Henderson Acquitted in Last My Lai Court Martial
Col. Oran K. Henderson was acquitted of all charges alleging he covered up the 1968 My Lai massacre. The nine jurors, led by Maj. Gen. Charles N. Mount Jr., acquitted on three counts including improper investigation and lying to the Pentagon inquiry. Only Lt. Calley has been convicted among the defendants.
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FT. Meade, Md
Oran K. Henderson
My Lai
Charles N. Mount Jr
Mount
Vietnam
Henderson
Army of 13
Pentagon
Calley
Turnpike District Goals Get State OK For 1972
An official from the State Department of Commerce told the Turnpike District Planning and Development Commission in Altoona that many programs are included in the 1972 State Development Plan. Somerset projects include airport expansion and water and sewer utilities. vocational schools gain funding for new tech programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Commerce
Turnpike District Planning and Development Commission
Altoona
Commission
Penn Alto
E. S. Hochstetter
Bureau of State
Federal Economic Aid
Department of Commerce
Hochstetter
Somerset County
Shade-Central City
Calhimont
Tion
Appalachian District 9
Vo-Tech
Somerset
Admiral Perry Vo-Tech
Cambria County
Lawrence J. Krupnik
Somerset County Planning Commission
Charles Carver
Tableland Community Association
Robert Magnet
Department of Public Welfare
Vernon M. Spangler
Robert Stoughton
Somerset County Planning Board
Richard C. Sutter
Blair County Planning Commission
U. S
Hugh Scott
Richard Schweiker
Sutter
Blair County
Eugene G. Hamill
Hamill
Keystone Kops Charity Basketball Team Emerges From Somerset
Somerset community members join State Trooper John Harding in the Keystone Kops charity basketball squad. Harding organized the team after a Erie radio fundraiser example, with Frank Wagner backing. The group, including policemen and locals, played 12 games in year one and aimed to raise funds for Somerset Community Hospital and local scholarships.
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John
Jack” Harding
Harding
Keystone Kops
Somerset
Erie
Frank Wagner
Cream Cone
Wagner
Pittsburgh Steelers
Somerset Community Hospital
Personality of the Week: Harding leads charity basketball nights
Harding, a Berlin resident and U S Air Force veteran, coordinates charity basketball events dubbed the Keystone Kops. The program raises funds for causes like the iron lung and Easter Seal Society while featuring two teams, A and B, and volunteers who donate time. Harding Captains the Jaycees league and plays for Latshaw Dairy. he earned MVP at South Fork and remains active in Legion and B P O E chapters with his wife Mary Jane and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Easter Seal Society
Harding
Norman Harvey
Cream Cone 0
Berlin-Brothersvalley High School
John Lichvar
Harding Remem
Johnstown
South Fork
Kalton Hotel
Jerome
Berlin American Legion
Meyersdale B.P.O.E
Mary Jane
John Jr
Jackie
Berlin
Weekend Weather: Windy with Snow Flurries in Western PA
Western Pennsylvania sees a windy cold Saturday with a chance of snow flurries. Highs in the 20s, clearing Saturday night with lows 5 to 15. Sunday turns cloudy and milder with highs mid-20s to low 30s, northwest winds 20 to 35 mph. Precipitation probability 50 percent Saturday, 20 percent Saturday night.
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Pennsylvania
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Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
Somerset Country Club
Jack Merlin
Daily American Photo
Susan
Bobby
Lisa Janolo
Jennifer
Jeffery Jacobs
Kristin
David Weir
THE
Associated Press
West Pakistan
Texas
Maple Ridge
Jack Reiley
Mildred J. Southern
William L. Calley Jr
Samuel Koster
Americal Division
Blair, Huntingdon, Somerset, Fulton, Bedford and
Cambria Counties
Somerset Projects
Jane Beckwith
Uniontown
Jack Harding
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