Rights amendment faces hearings as 38 states needed
A Pennsylvania Senate committee plans hearings on the proposed equal rights amendment ahead of a June floor vote. House ratified May 2. 17 states have approved. Debate includes possible ban on drafting women. advocates monitor delays in welfare and tax measures as reform progress stalls.
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Harrisburg
Senate
House
Austin J. Murphy
Washington
Murphy
Constitutional Changes and Federal Relations Committee
Pennsylvania
Congress
Philadelphia
K. Leroy Irvis
South Viet Nam Retakes Fire Base Bastogne Near Hue
South Vietnamese infantry using helicopter assaults recaptured Fire Base Bastogne southwest of Hue in a bold mid afternoon operation. Ground forces pushed west along Route 547 as U.S. air strikes shielded the advance, with the base now under ground control while efforts to seize nearby Checkmate post continued. Meanwhile fighting around Kontum and highway actions along 19 and 1 marked intensified efforts to isolate population centers and military bases as the Hue area defenses tighten.
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Saigon
Hue
Bastogne
An Loc
U.S
North Vietnam
Indochina
Hanoi
Checkmate
Ngo Quang Truong
Quang Tri Province
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
Kontum
Highlands
David J. Paine
Pleiku
An Khe
Militt
Mang Yang Pass
Pleikiy
Black Lung Bill Signing Urged by Miller in Telegram
Arnold Miller, president of the Black Lung Association, urged President Nixon to sign the newly passed black lung benefits bill. He said the measure would ease qualification for disability benefits and extend coverage to more coal miners nationwide.
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Charleston
W. Va
Arnold Miller
The
Black Lung Association
Nixon
Miller
White House
Presidents Slain or Attacked in U S History
A catalog of U S presidential assassinations and attempts lists Abraham Lincoln 1865 John Wilkes Booth James A Garfield 1881 Charles Guiteau William McKinley 1901 Leon Czolgosz John F Kennedy 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald Theodore Roosevelt 1912 shot but survived Franklin D Roosevelt 1933 attacked in Miami and Chicago mayor killed Harry S Truman 1950 Blair House attack Robert F Kennedy 1968 California primary victory shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan.
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New York
Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
James A. Garfield
Charles Julius Guiteau
William McKinley
Leon Czolgosz
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Theodore Roosevelt
Bull Moose Party
John N. Schrank
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Miami
Giuseppe Zangara
Roosevelt
FDR
Anton J. Cermak
Chicago
Harry S. Truman
Blair House
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
California
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Penn State Antiwar Protest Shrivels in Rain Downpour
A large Penn State antiwar demonstration shrank from about 2,000 to roughly 300 soaked protesters as rain fell. After marching to the Ordnance Research Laboratory they moved to Osmond Laboratory for a lobby sit-in while riot police and state troopers massed nearby.
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University Park
Penn State University
Ordnance Research
Adminis
Momlay
State College Borough
State College
Rockview
Lewisburg
Berlin Seniors to Speak at May 30 Commencement
Four members of Berlin Brothers Valley High School senior class will speak at the May 30 2 p.m. commencement. Speakers are valedictorian Donna Baker salutatorian Sheryl Weighley vice president Roger Platt and president Allan Ellis. Dr George W Hoffman will deliver the main address.
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Berlin Brothers Valley High School
Donna Baker
Sheryl Weighley
Roger Platt
Allan Ellis
Miss Baker
Burton Baker
Berlin RD 4
Honor Society
Health Careers
FHA
FTA
Chico Club
American Legion
Keystone Girls State
Donna
Miss Weighley
Daniel Weighley
Berlin RD 1
Color Guard
Ellis
Lloyd Ellis
Berlin
Hall Patrol
Platt
Clyde Platt
FFA
Runaways Nabbed After 65 Mile Police Pursuit
Two Falls Church juveniles, ages 15 and 16, were captured after a 65 mile chase involving Somerset and Bedford state police. They allegedly stole a Breezewood area car then a pickup truck from Manns Choice, crashed near Reels Corner, and fled toward U.S. 30 before being caught and jailed in Somerset County.
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Somerset
Bedford
Two Falls Church
Stoystown
Breezewood
Millard Hillegass
Manns Choice
Reels Corner
Somerset County
Weather outlook for Western Pennsylvania Tuesday to Wednesday
Partly cloudy and mild Tuesday with a chance of afternoon and evening thundershowers. Highs mid 60s to 70s, overnight lows mid 60s to low 70s. Wednesday turns sunny and warm with highs in the 70s. Winds west to northwest 5 to 15 mph. Precipitation chances 40 percent Tuesday, 30 percent Tuesday night.
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Pennsylvania
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