Food-Stamp Increase Sees Boost For Needy WELCOMING CHANGE
Washington AP The Agriculture Department announced a July 1 increase in food stamp benefits for most needy households. A four person family will receive 170 a month, up from 166, with boosts ranging from 2 to over 8 dollars per month depending on household size and income. The program costs about 5.5 billion annually and Congress weighs changes to replace purchase requirements with outright bonus stamps.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Mercer Man Convicted in First Pennsylvania Income Tax Case
William R. Wells of Farrell, 42, was convicted in Mercer County for evading Pennsylvania income tax, the first criminal verdict under the 1971 law. The nine day trial found unreported income totaling 82,500 dollars in the mid 1970s and late 1970s, with Wells claiming gambling winnings. He faces up to two years in prison and fines up to 25,000 dollars per count and is free on bond.
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Mercer, Pa
Mercer County
Pennsylvania
William R. Wells
Farrell
Wells
Joseph Farrell
Murderer Of Hitchhiker Convicted In 2nd Trial
Merle R. Gilman, 38, of Acosta, was convicted of first degree murder by an Northampton County jury for the 1973 beating death of a woman hitchhiker after a earlier conviction in 1974 was overturned by the state Supreme Court. The trial stemmed from a July 6 incident in which Gilman allegedly forced sex, threatened with a crowbar, and beat both victims, with the primary witness detailing the scuffle and killing.
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High Court
Westmoreland County
Sandra Johnson McClintock
Johnstown
Mrs. Grimm
Cramer
Gilman
McClintock
Rehab Stressed For Drunk Drivers
A Harrisburg Senate committee proposes a bill letting magistrates suspend licenses of drunken drivers until they attend rehabilitation classes. The change lowers penalties to favor treatment, with tests, jail on weekends, and education before license reinstatement. Early cites national and state drunk driving deaths and juries’ leniency as motivations.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Edward Early
Allegheny
Early
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
Margaret Sutton
Governor's Drug and Alcohol Commission
Secretaries Survive Ridiculous Boss Demands in WOW List
New York AP report highlights about 100 entries in the Women Office Workers contest detailing absurd duties performed for bosses. Examples include fetching refund at a newsstand, chasing chocolate cookies, picking up boss’s wife and newborn, and other odd tasks.
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New York
Manhattan
Carol Feeney
WOW
Wall Street Journal
Maryland
Carter family traced to London wine merchant roots
British genealogist Noel Carter-Briggs says President Carter can be traced to John Carter, a London wine merchant born in 1610 whose son sailed to Virginia in 1635. He notes ties to Chequers and a 1300–1700 Carter presence in London's City, while acknowledging limits of proof.
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Carter
Noel Carter-Briggs
Associated Press
John Carter
Thomas Carter
Virginia
Carter- Briggs
Debrett's
Peerage
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon
Thomas Carter Sr
England
George Washington
U.S
Carter-Briggs
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Old City
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