Disabled protestors camp outside Califano HEW office
About 50 handicapped demonstrators, some in wheelchairs, held an all night sit in outside the Health, Education and Welfare secretary's office in Washington demanding enforcement of civil rights laws. Califano overruled plans to remove the group and pledged to issue regulations by early May.
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of Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Califano
General Service Administration
Department
Robert Lee
Federal Protective Service
HEW
Denver
Frank Bowe
American Coalition of Citizens With Disabilities
Congress
Funds to Kill State Crime Probe Facing Tax Hurdle
Harrisburg AP State investigations into organized crime and government corruption risk ending if lawmakers refuse tax increases to fund the Crime Commission next year. Senate Appropriations head Henry Cianfrani says $1 million needed. budget tight and federal support fading. Kane seeks full funding and warns proposed cuts could shield political corruption. Hager accuses Kane of blocking the probe. funding remains a top legislative priority.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Henry Cianfiani
Appropriations Committee
State Crime Commission
Cianfrani
Commission
Crime Commission
Atty
Robert Kane
Henry Hager
Kane
Philadelphia
Farview
Hager
Howaver
Didsi
Pth
Franklin Pension Problems Deepen in City Council Meeting
Franklin faces growing police and fire pension shortfalls as Meckenhaupt Associates project steep hikes in city contributions. Council members note the annual need around 217000 dollars, about 10 mills in taxes, to curb unfunded liabilities. City leaders say state benefits and past contributions have inflated costs. Mayor Mammolite says Franklin is not alone in facing similar struggles.
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Franklin
Meckenhaupt Associates
Walter Morris
William Buchanan
Guy Mammolite
Pranklin
Commonwealth
Snow Storm Crashes Through Western Pennsylvania
Snow squalls hit western Pennsylvania with near zero visibility in Pittsburgh during the morning rush. State police logged numerous minor accidents as salt crews were dispatched. Bradford saw three inches while Dubois Phillipsburg area reported about one inch. Temperatures upper 20s to low 30s with continued snow expected.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Bradford
Dubois-Phillipsburg
Car Sales Boom Boosts Detroit March Sales Record
DETROIT AP New car sales topped 1 million in March for the first time in nearly four years, with domestic sales at 895,319 up 10 percent and imports at 187,700 a March record. Total 1,083,019, up 15 percent from a year ago. analysts note strong demand for big domestic models and imports, but weaker for subcompacts.
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Detroit
Hailstone Tattoo Said To Cause Fatal DC-9 Crash
Federal investigators report a Southern Airways DC-9 encountered severe hail within the cockpit voice recorder shows the jet flew through hail for over a minute. The crash near New Hope killed 60 aboard and eight on the ground, totaling 69 fatalities.
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Atlanta
Southern Airways
New Hope
Here
Youth Turns Self In In Erie Hit Run Death Case
A 16-year-old youth surrendered to Erie Police with parents and an attorney after being charged in the death of 31-year-old Robert Clark. The juvenile was not named due to status. The incident occurred Monday night on a city street.
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Erie
Robert Clark
Police Liable For 2 Drunks' Deaths
In Albany, the Court of Appeals ruled Kingston liable for damages after two drunken men, left behind by police during a Memorial Day weekend, wandered onto the New York Thruway. One was killed and the other, Donald Parvi of Kingston, was seriously injured. The ruling holds officers negligent in their actions and liable for the outcome.
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Kingston
New York State Thruway
Court of Appeals
Donald Parvi
Parvi
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Dixie Dugan
Vily
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