Pennhurst ward tests reveal hazards for crippled children
Testimony in a federal suit against Pennhurst recalls wheel chair bound children at Ward 25 being harassed by more severely retarded peers. Supervisor James Lowrie says administrators took no action, swings and monkey bars lie outside yet are inaccessible, and staffing is far below needed levels.
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Philadelphia
Pi Whurat State School and Hospital
Pennhurst
James Lowrie
Lowrie
U.S. Justice Department
Pennsylvania Association of Retarded Children
Daylight Saving Time Seekers Face House Hurdles
Washington AP reports Rep. Fred B Rooney remains doubtful about extending daylight saving time beyond six months. He cites Western states opposition and voter blocs as major obstacles. The plan would shift DST start to the third Sunday in March and end on the third Sunday in October to boost energy saving and afternoon daylight.
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Washington
Congress
Fred B. Rooney
Rooney
Michigan
Indiana
Nebraska
Iowa
Rogers Structural Steel Co rails missing at plant spur
Rogers Structural Steel Co officials told ConRail in Oil City they bid on two jobs needing 80 foot steel members. The plant switch and rails into the facility were removed, a spur lasting at least 50 years, leaving the railroad to consider replacing the track and switch.
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Rogers Structural Steel Co
Oil City
ConRail
Conkeail
Rogers
George Black
Black
ConfRail
Journal
Eaton
Who's Buying Mailman's Gas
The text notes hundreds of thousands of USPS vehicles, six to seven Jeeps in Corry, replacing walking postmen. They burn about nine gallons daily across roughly 305 travel days yearly, per local postmaster John Wascak. It questions if Americans can afford this fuel drain and contrasts Corry with Chicago or Pittsburgh.
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USS
Corry
John Wascak
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Postal Service
Hopkins Pushes Bill To Bar Running For Two Offices
Hopkins orders the Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau to draft a bill that would prohibit running for more than one office in a single election. He plans to sponsor it on the House floor at Erie County commissioners’ request. Democrat Bernard Dombrowski opposes restricting runs for multiple offices. Commissioners cite spring primary candidates seeking two offices.
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Corry
Forest Hopkins
Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau
Hopkins
Erie County
North East
James Walsh
Legislative Bureau
Bernard Dombrowski
Consumer Prices Rise Slower in March
Washington reports that consumer prices increased six-tenths of a percent in March, down from February and January spikes. Food and fuel led the rise with fresh vegetables, eggs, beef easing, while coffee and fruit surged. frozen orange juice jumped nearly 12 percent due to the Florida citrus freeze.
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Washington
Labor Department
Florida
Parents Sue Doctors Over Beautiful But Sickly Baby
Francisco Speck and her parents sue the physicians who performed a vasectomy and a prior abortion attempt, saying their child Francine Speck is healthy yet will suffer from cerebral palsy and a rare inherited disease. The family details neurofibromatosis in two sisters and frames the case around a planned abortion and a late birth.
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Pittsburgh
Francine Speck
Dorothy Speck
Frank Speck
Francine
Speck
Valerie
Lee Ann
Richard A. Feingold
Mrs. Speck
J.J. Schwartz
Carter Plan Hikes Fuel Taxes Faces House-Senate Split
President Carter urged Congress to pass a broad energy program stressing conservation through higher fuel prices and taxes. He proposed a standby gasoline tax up to 50 cents a gallon, drawing heavy opposition as lawmakers split along party lines over energy policy and production incentives.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Senate
Henry.m. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Jackson
House
Thomas P. O'Neill
Robert ©. Byrd
West Virginia
Byrd
John Rhodes
Arizona
Sen
Charles Percy
Illinois
Percy
Drug Bust Charges Two Here With Intent To Sell
City police arrested two AWOL sailors on a South Center street apartment tip. Barry W. Brentzer, 20, was found with marijuana in a shoe and 16 bags of marijuana plus a pound of the weed were recovered. Craig Duke, 19, arrived as officers searched his car.
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South Center Street
Barry W. Brentzer
RD. 3
Spartansburg
Sparta
Craig Duke
Mandaville, la
Kenneth Nichols
Patsy Nichols
Nichols
Erie County
Erie City Police
Charles Rhodes
State Police
Lawrence Park
No Move For Employment Office Here
A Dwyer aide said lease talks with the Bureau of Employment Security landlord in Harrisburg were resolved and the state will keep the current Corry location. The Journal learned the agency had considered moving, but plans now revert to maintaining the present site and notifying interested parties by mail.
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R. Budd Dwyer
Harrisburg
The
Journal Today
Bureau of Employment Security
David Rees
Dwyer
Journal
Corry Reel
Youth reports stolen bicycle in creek side area
Rex Nichols reported his bicycle valued at 30 dollars stolen after leaving it by the road during a three hour fishing trip along West Washington extension. Police also investigating mischief in Mead Park as caretaker Donald Buell cites vehicle tracks dug ruts in the softball field, about 75 dollars to repair.
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Rex Nichols
South Second Avenue
West Washington Street
Nichols
Donald Buell
Mead Park
Buell
April Showers Bring Flowers Around Mead Park
Mild weather and April showers have produced vivid flower scenes around town. A daffodil setting near Mead Park stands out as a bright sign of spring.
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Mead Park
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