Pennsylvania approves 3.2 billion budget after tense vote
Gov. Shapp signs a 3.2 billion state budget after a lengthy session in Harrisburg. The Treasury mails welfare checks and pays thousands of state workers as opponents warn of a looming deficit. Republicans critique the plan while a flood relief initiative gains unanimous support.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
Treasury Department
Stephen Wojdak
Philadelphia
Capitol
House
Senate
Thomas Nolan
Allegheny County
William Duffield
Fayette
Shappe
Shapp
Columbia
Upstate
Kent D. Shelhamer
Patricia Crawford
Rchester
North Vietnamese attack threatens Hue in Quang Tri push
South Vietnamese troops battled for Quang Tri as Hanoi forces seized Checkmate south west of Hue and shelled Fire Base Bastogne. Officials warned of a possible major offensive aimed at Hue while paratroopers battled entrenched enemy near the northern Quang Tri capital.
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Saigon
Quang Tri
Hue
Bastogne
de Viet
Associated Press
Dennis Neeld
Quang Tri Province
Demilitarized Zone
Supreme Court blocks ruling on McGovern California delegates
The Supreme Court stays a lower court ruling that awarded 151 California delegates to Sen. George McGovern and sends the dispute to the Democratic National Convention. The decision, 6-3, notes big issues should not be resolved under deadline pressure, with Justice Marshall urging quick action to avoid voiding the convention.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Sen
George McGovern
California
Thurgood Marshall
Marshall
Democratic Party
District of Columbia
Mississippi
Arkansas
D.C
Daley
Credentials Committee
Democratic Natonal Committee
Joseph A. Califano
High Court
U.S. District Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
New Orleans
McGovern
Wallace arrives in Miami at Democratic Convention
George Wallace arriving in Miami declares he remains an active and viable candidate while recovering from 54 days of hospitalization. He spoke from a wheelchair at Montgomery and again in Miami, urging a party platform that supports the average citizen as the bulwark of the party.
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Miami
Fla
George Wallace
Alabama
Maryland
Montgomery
Democratic Party
Wallace
Laurel
Washington
Air Force Hospital
Nixon
State Conservation Department
Montgomery City
Jere Beasley
Silver Spring
Mozelle Wallace
Cornelia
White House push orders 100 percent commuter airline checks
John Ehrlichman announced that the President directs the FAA to implement 100 percent inspection procedures for all U S commuter airlines to curb hijackings. He cited 18 recent hijacks and noted possible delays but emphasized necessity, naming Pacific Southwest Airlines and Boston New York shuttles.
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Newport Beach
Calif
Federal Aviation Administrator
U.S
John D. Ehrlichman
Ehhlichman
Southern California
Pacific Southwest Airlines
California
East Coast
Boston
New York
John Shaffer
FAA
Ehrlichman
PSA
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania Saturday into Sunday
Western Pennsylvania sees a partly cloudy mild Saturday with highs in the 70s and a warm Saturday night. Sunday increases cloudiness and a chance of showers or thundershowers as winds trend southwest at 5 to 15 mph and precipitation probability sits around 26 percent.
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Pennsylvania
Youthpower Dogs Surprising Success for Debby and Chloe
Debbie Moyer, a Youthpower summer helper, dogsits Chloe the basset hound while owner Betty Scharff is away. Chloe quickly bonds with the family as Debbie balances dog care with summer school. Coordinator Palicchhia notes the program ranks fourth in the nation by placement rate with 62 of 185 applicants employed, area youth gain steady work through August 18.
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Chloe
Debbie Moyer
Somerset
Youthpower
Patricia Stewart
Charles Schultz
Debbie Chloe
Debbie
Betty Scharff
Joseph Palicicchia
Moyer
Virgil Mover
Policiechio
Somerset County
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Grace Sloan
Champers
Daniel Beren
Martin P. Mullen
Joint
N. Viets
Somerset Rotary Club
Charles Coffroth
Somerset Country Club
Than Barbera
Dean Hottle
Albert Cage
Ralph Barnett
Supreme Court Rules
Illinois
Federal District Court
West
Dale R. Walker
Somerset RD
Kathryn Moore
Robert H. Halverson
Hazel K. Alexander
Lester
Freedom
Somerset Community Hospital
Wees Doks
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