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March 21, 2024

110 YEARS AGO

An Evening in Erin—A good 550 people of whom 518 were spectators packed Holy Name Hall last evening to the very doors and spent a happy and entertaining three hours in “The Land Where the Grass Grows Greenest.” The whole entertainment was the biggest kind of a success for the church, the performers and the audience, and everyone was happy and good natured. Everything on the program was a hit. Joseph Haggerty with his song replete with local hits struck the spirit of the audience dearly. The pie-eating contest provoked a few gales of laughter, but Miss Murphy was funnier. All were excellent. This St. Patrick’s Day will long be remembered. The proceeds were about $200 and practically the whole amount will go to the new seats.

March 1914

40 YEARS AGO

President Ronald Reagan lobbied heavily Monday in a last-minute attempt to save one of his major re-election efforts. The president called 20 senators to the White House a day before the scheduled vote on a constitutional amendment to permit organized spoken prayer in the nation’s public schools. But only four senators showed up. Dennis Diconcini (D-Ariz.) suggested the administration and the U.S. Senate should spend more time praying about the deficit.

March 1984

30 YEARS AGO

Governor Mario M. Cuomo recently proposed two bills to help people with mental illness receive emergency psychiatric care. The Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, originally a five-year experimental program, would be made permanent. That program is operating in the state’s urban areas. The new law will make it easier for the State Office of Mental Health to create a statewide emergency psychiatric system over the next several years. The governor’s other legislative proposal authorizes the State Commissioner of Mental Health to establish more mobile crisis outreach teams to transport people to psychiatric hospitals for evaluation and treatment referrals. The measure also provides for emergency services for people who become intoxicated or incapacitated by alcohol and drugs.

March 1994

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