WIN Work Program Sparks Welfare Debate In Pennsylvania
State Senate debates reveal welfare fraud and program abuses in the WIN Work Incentive Program. DPW promotes local publicity in 26 counties, including Erie, while a city employee on WIN earned three 5% raises in a year. Senator Snyder cited reforms and the push for a flat grant, with officials noting eligibility limits for fathers and unemployment cases, as a broader welfare concern.
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Bill Eaton
Pennsylvania Department of Welfare
WIN
State Senate
Welfare Department
Pennsylvania
Erie County
DPW
AFDC
Richard Snyder
Snyder
Welfare
Helene Wohlgemuth
Struggle For An Loc Teeters Between Shifts In Highlands
North Vietnamese human wave assaults broke through to seize the first fire base in the central highlands as An Loc again faced tank attacks. Viet Cong rockets hit Saigon and Da Nang, killing at least 51 and wounding over 48. Twenty American aircraft were damaged. one crewman killed and two wounded when a C130 was hit while supplying An Loc. U.S. casualties rose to 14 dead, 24 missing, 72 wounded. over 20 aircraft shot down or damaged. Fire Base Bastogne near Hue was resupplied by air after a fresh assault, with more than 100 enemy bodies reported. Paratrooper base Charlie abandoned after five days of heavy shelling. 37 survivors rescued from the highlands.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
An Loc
da Nang
South Vietnam
U.S
Tan Son Nhut
Highlands
An Khe
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
Bastogne
Keystone
Hue
Charlie
Cooper- Pennjax to install anti pollution system early
Cooper-J Pennjax foundry plans to install cupola anti pollution devices two months ahead of the state deadline. Construction on the foundation begins Monday with completion targeted for September. The system passes emissions through scrubbers and washes gases to meet federal Erie Youngsville air basin limits.
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Cooper- Pennjax
State Department of Environmental Resources
Phillip J. Sample
Journal
Sample
Erie Youngsville
Pennsylvania
Cooper Industries
Quiz Suspects In Car Fire At Corry High School
City police continue questioning Corry Area High School students over a deliberate car fire in the school parking lot last Monday. Two juveniles have been charged with firing personal property, a misdemeanor with up to a $1,000 fine and up to two years in jail. Police Chief Kenneth Nichols said two boys were questioned. one was cleared, the other remains a suspect as witnesses named more youths. A gang overturned the vehicle and one youth doused and set the car ablaze. more charges may follow after today’s investigation.
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Corry Area
Kenneth Nichols
Nichols
UMW Aide charged in Yablonski family murders
William Prater a United Mine Workers district official from Tennessee is charged by the state with three counts of murder and one of conspiracy in the 1969 Yablonski family killings. He was arraigned after bond set at 200000. Prater, 53, is linked to the case as a field representative in district 19.
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Pittsburgh
William Prater
United Mine Workers District
Tennessee
Yablonski
Prater
U.S. District Court
Gerald Weber
United Mine Workers
Joseph A
Jack” Yablonski
UMW
Kentucky
Lake City
Tenn
Corry Journal Raises Home Delivery Price to 90 Cents
The Corry Journal announces a general increase in home delivery to 90 cents per week, aligning with the 15 cent newsstand price. The carrier who delivers 307 days a year will share in the higher rate to cover rising costs across the newspaper.
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Corry Journal
U S Watches Viet Struggle With Its Fingers Crossed
Washington dispatch reports Nixon administration keeping hopeful stance after two weeks of North Vietnamese spring offensive. Officials say fighting remains tentative with no decisive turn yet. They note possible North Vietnamese aim to seize Hue from the central highlands and watch eastward troop movement from the Ashan Valley toward Hue.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
State Department
An Loc Tay Ninh
North Vietnam
Hue
Highlands
U.S
Ashan Valley
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John J. Hurley
The
Assistance Payments Administration
Corry Evening Journal
Fifteen Cents
Corry
West Washington Street
French Creek
Pryor
Pennjax Air Battle
Maidenhead
England
Berkshire
Quiz
Covert Arts
Silous Huddleston
Annette Gilly
LaFollette
Gilly
Silous Huddieston
Washington County Court
Charles Sweet
Bill Prater
Corry Public Library
National Library
State National Library Week
Edward Zarger
James Knipp
George Gould
Library Board of Directors
Zarger
Charles Williams
National Library Week Committee
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