Storm of Controversy Swells About Bay State Welfare System
Massachusetts welfare controversy intensifies as Welfare Commissioner Ott faces charges of chaos and profiteering and a looming budget near 1 billion dollars. Senator Cohen threatens swift legislative action, seeking immediate welfare audits and reforms amid calls from HEW officials and Republican leaders.
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Bay State
Boston
UPS
Massachusetts
Robert F. Ott
Beryl E. Cohen
Brookline
John A. Volpe
Cohen
U.S
Thomas P. O'Neill
Cambridge
Neil Fallon
Health, Education and Welfare Department
HEW
Washington
Wilbur J. Cohen
Volpe
Ott
Republican State Committee
Josiah Spaulding
Legislative Committee
Department of Public Safety
Spaulding
Massachusetts State Pharmaceutical Association
Lazarus A. Pahigian
Massachusetts Dental Society
Town Meeting Approach Urged For River Problems
W J W Sheffey of Williams College urged a town meeting approach to Connecticut River Valley problems at a two day conference, saying cooperation among four states is needed to meet and solve the issues.
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Amherst
Mass
Lord Jeffrey Inn
R. Frank Gregg
New England River Basins Commission
Two Escapers Plead Guilty in Windsor Court
Two Windsor Prison escapers Danny Crichton and George Novak Jr pleaded guilty to escaping last summer and were found guilty of grand larceny. Albion Brown had pleaded guilty to the same two charges, Gale Thompson and Richard Reginbald pleaded innocent. Jury trials set for later this week.
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White River Junction
UPI
Windsor
Danny Crichton
Wilder
George Novak Jr
St. Albans
Palmer Ainsworth
Albion Brown
Northfield
Gale Thompson
Ferrisburg
Richard Reginbald
Bennington
Allen Branch
Bridgewater
Branch
Survivor recounts coal mine explosion ordeal in West Virginia
Alva Davis of Wallace says 78 coworkers were trapped after a Wednesday blast at a coal mine near Mannington. He describes fleeing through a new air shaft with Ralph Stecke y using gas masks, reaching daylight, and praying for the others as rescue efforts continued.
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Alva Davis
Wallace
W.va
Mannington
W. Va
UPI
Sam
Ralph
Ralph Starkey
Kanavaros admits shooting pair in self defense
In Washington County Superior Court James A. Kanavaros 21 of Middlesex testified he shot two Massachusetts youths, Maxwell 19 and Gallagher 20, during a confrontation after they approached with profanity and one carried a knife. He claimed a warning shot was fired and the knife sighting prompted further shots. He pleaded not guilty to second degree murder.
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Maxwell
Gallagher
Kanavaros
Eunice Meragelis
Jimmy
Alice Pearson
Middlesex
Carl French
Meragelis
Identical Triplets Plan To Be Different
ST. LOUIS. Joyce Kathy and Linda Riggs are identical triplets at Fontbonne College. The 18 year old freshmen seldom dress alike and plan different careers. Joyce wants to teach the mentally retarded. Linda majors in sociology. Kathy may become an elementary school teacher. In high school all three finished with identical grades and shared third place in their class. Fontbonne scholarships honored them.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Joyce
Kathy
Linda Riggs
Fontbonne College
Linda
Fontbonne
School Strike Leaders Face Contempt of Court Charges
NEW YORK UPC The nation's largest public school system resumed normal operations as two union leaders Albert Shanker of the UFT and Walter Degnan of the CSA faced contempt of court charges for defying court orders during the teachers' strike. The strikes began Sept 9 and shut down city schools for 36 days under the Taylor Law.
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New York
UPC
Albert Shanker
United Federation of Teachers
UFT
Walter Degnan
Council of Supervisory Associations
CSA
Supreme Court
Francis J. Bloustein
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