McCray Family Seeks Seven Borough Posts In Elgin Race
In Elgin, the McCray family dominates local politics with Francis McCray seeking re election as mayor and siblings in key posts. Agnes steps down as tax collector, Mary McCray to take the post, while council seats and other offices tilt toward McCray family allies. The town touts low delinquency and a frugal budget supported by a summer lottery for park improvements.
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Elgin
McCray
Murrayville
Jean Rosenthal
Erie County Board of Elections
Francis 1. McCray
Cumibent
Agnes
Mary McCray
Olin McCray
Council
Walter McCray
Gertude McCray
Francis Cousin
Willian
Saia
Oona
Mayne
James Ingalls
Karen
Mothers sue over cancer-linked DES exposure at Chicago hospital
Three mothers including Patsy Mink sue University of Chicago and Eli Lilly in a $77 million class action for giving DES without consent to 1081 pregnant women in 1951–52. The suit seeks $70,000 per recipient and $2 million in punitive damages, noting later links to cancer and other defects in offspring.
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Washington
University of Chicago
Patsy Mink
U.S. District Court
Chicago
University
Eli Lilly & Co
Indianapolis
Des
Phyllis S. Wetherill
Gladys
Lang
Stonybrook
N.Y
Ae Sears
Mink
Hawaii
Food and Drug Administration
Pennsylvania Crime Commission Faces Funding Fight
In Harrisburg Democrats seek deep cuts to the Pennsylvania Crime Commission budget for 1977-71 while Republican leader Kenry Hager pushes a bill to make the panel independent with subpoena power and a statewide grand jury. The dispute reflects long running tensions over investigative funding and authority.
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Harrisbung
Pennsylvania Crime Commission
Senate
Democrats
Kenry Hager
Hager
Philadelphia
Commonwealth Court
Public Meeting On Pennsylvania Land Use Policy
Area residents may discuss the new Pennsylvania land use policy with state representatives at a public meeting May 10 at 2 p.m. at the Corham Hotel. Oregon Northwest Regional Planning and Development Commission hosts the session to gather public input for a regional position paper.
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Pennsylvania
Corham Hotel
Corry Motor Inn
Office of State Planning and Development
OSPD
Northwest Regional Planning and Development Commission
Northwest Commission
Union City man injured in crash. $5,100 damage total
Barry Greeley, 28, of Union City RD 3, is in satisfactory condition at Union City Memorial Hospital after a car-truck collision on West Columbus Avenue. Police say he apparently fell asleep, crossing the centerline and striking a westbound tractor-trailer owned by Crosset Inc. Damage totaled 5400 to Greeley’s car, 500 to the Crosset truck, and 100 to guardrails.
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Union City
Union City Memorial Hospital
Union City Hospital
Barry Greeley
R.D
Corry
Greeley
Columbus Avenue
Eugene O’niell
Warren
Crosset, Inc
Corry Plaza
Corry Ambulance Service
Crosset
Zoning Commission Advances Revisions for Public Hearings
Corry Planking Commission met to discuss proposed zoning revisions. They kept May Street area as mostly residential with part reclassified to R-2 for multi family dwellings. Density to be kept low, some code changes planned, final proposal ready for package. No date set for hearings. City engineer David Johnson noted loose ends remain.
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Memoers
Corry Planking Commission
May Street
David Johnson
Oil Capping Bid Postponed Again in North Sea
In Stavanger Norway a team led by Boots Hansen and Richard Haltenerg of Red Adair postponed capping the runaway Ekafisk oil well for a final day to bring up more equipment from the barge Choctaw. Gale winds delayed prior efforts and the government set up a blue ribbon panel to probe the blowout.
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Stavanger
Norway
North Sea
Ekafisk
Phillips Petroleum Co
Boots Hansen
Richard Haltenerg
Texas
Cease-fire Restored In Beirut After Civil-War Flames
Beirut headlines report a three day clash between Syrian groups and Palestinian guerrillas ending in a cease-fire. Casualties included noncombatants as battles raged around densely populated slums near refugee camps. Syrian forces hunted guerrillas and patrols followed, while PLO forces and Yasir Arafat’s group disputed control helping restore calm.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syrais
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
PUC to Hear 3.7 Percent National Fuel Rate Increase
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission schedules hearings June 1 and 2 in Erie on National Fuel Gas 5.7 percent rate hike effective December 20, 1976. Erie County residents filed five formal complaints prompting the sessions at the Erie County Courthouse. CRUSH spokesman Kenneth Springirth cites higher earnings per share in 1975 and 1976 and claims residential gas rates rose 127 percent from 1973 to 1977 while the CPI rose 32 percent, noting 1979 charges of 97 cents to 2.20 per thousand cubic feet.
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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Erie
Erie County
Kenneth Springiith
Citizens Resisting Utilities
PUC
Springirth
King Hussein of Jordan expresses new optimism after talks with Carter
In Washington on the first full day of talks with President Carter, Jordan's King Hussein signals growing optimism about Middle East peace. Carter warns that without progress this year, it may be a long time before such an effort can be mounted again, as they meet at a White House working dinner in the king's honor.
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Jordan
Hussein
Washington
Carter
Middle East
White House
Welfare Fraud Uncovered In Benedict Probe Harrisburg
Auditor general investigators exposed welfare fraud cases including a PennDOT clerk typist eight months pregnant who hid employment to continue cash assistance and overpayments totaling thousands. A Philadelphia suspect tried to impersonate another recipient, while a Harrisburg man hid from his family by living at his wife's address and drawing wages and bonds.
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Harrisburg
Auditor General
Transportation Department
D. Frank DeGarcia
Bureau of Investigations
DeGarcia
al Benedict
Frank Beal
Beal
Hiss Department
Penndot
Philadelphia
Harrisburg Area
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Burrows
Francis McAray
Crime Commission
Senate Appropriations Committee
Henry Cianfiani
Shapp
Commission
Governor's
Justice Commission
Cianfiani
Atty
Robert Kane
Governor's Justice Commission Court
Julia Burélowech
Mark E. Trisket
Jenne Pecxerink
America
Benedict
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