State News - Saturday June 23

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A wayward alligator captured while sunning itself along the banks of a Montgomery County creek now has a new home. The five-foot-long reptile is living at the Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown. The alligator was found Thursday by a family walking along Pennypack Creek in Bryn Athyn. Animal control officers captured the gator, which they think was a pet that was set free when it got too big. It weighs 30 pounds. The alligator is now a part of Elmwood Zoo's wetlands exhibit, along with otters, flamingos, turtles, and small wading birds.

NAZARETH, Pa. (AP) - More than two dozen women from all over the state will compete tonight (Saturday) for the title of Miss Pennsylvania. The pageant will take place at Nazareth Area High School in Northampton County, and the winner will go on to represent the Keystone State in the Miss America competition. The only Miss Pennsylvania to have won the national contest was Evelyn Ay, Miss America 1954.