Coroner's jury upholds police in predawn Altoona gunfight
A coroner's jury ruled police acted justifiably after a predawn gunbattle in Altoona on December 10 left suspect Charles I. Koons dead and two officers wounded. Koons was linked to the slaying of state Trooper Cpl. John S. Valent on December 9 in Lewistown. The jury found no criminal act or error by police.
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Altoona
UPI
Charles I. Koons
Koons
John S. Valent
Lewistown
Mark R. Geddes
Charles H. Kinsley
Huntingdon Correctional Institution
Mifflin County
Stanton R. Brown
Altoona Hospital
William Carter
James Bradley
Ebensburg
Carter
Molester confesses in trooper killings case in Maryland
Maryland state trooper testifies that Marilyn Dobrolewski admitted shooting two Delaware officers during questioning in Queen Anne County jail. She faces two counts of murder for the killings of Troopers Ronald Carey and David Yarrington after a motel robbery investigation.
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Concordville
UPI
Maryland
Marilyn Dobrolewski
Delaware
Martin J. Keating
Toledo
Ohio
Queen Anne County
Dobrolewski
Ronald K. Carey
David C. Yarrington
Pennsylvania
Irving Hogg
Michigan
Welfare funds are recovered in 1971, Harrisburg report
Harrisburg reports the Public Welfare Department recovered 12 million dollars in public assistance money in 1971. The total exceeds 1970 by nearly 3 million. Secretary Helene Wohlgemuth credited good management and business-like techniques for the savings.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Public Welfare Department
Department
Helene Wohlgemuth
Public Welfare
PBA to Decide No-Fault Stand at Annual Meeting
The Pennsylvania Bar Association, with about 10,000 members, will decide its stance on proposed no fault automobile insurance legislation at its annual meeting in Pittsburgh. A 14 member committee led by Alexander Ankovic will study the bill supported by Gov. Milton Shapp and report to the House of Delegates for a final position.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Pennsylvania Bar Association
House of Delegates
PBA
Hilton Hotel
H. Reginald Beiden
Greensburg
Milton Shapp
Alexander Ankovic
State Bar
State Senate Insurance Committee
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