Parking Ticket Pointed to Son of Sam Killer
A $35 parking ticket near a fire hydrant led police to David Berkowitz, the so called Son of Sam, a postal worker later charged with Stacy Moskowitz’s murder. Police found a revolver, shotguns, notes, and a poem in his Yonkers apartment. Ballistics linked the gun to two of eight linked shootings as investigators pursued the case.
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David Berkowitz
Edward Zigo
Sam
Yonkers, N.Y
New York
Tim
Stacy Moskowitz
Berkowitz
Yonkers
New York City
Son of
Charter Arms
Son of Sam
Mth
Brooklyn
Criminal Court
The
Bronx
Jimmy Breslin
Suffolk County
Long Island
Miss Moskowitz
Violante
Senate Passes Budget Ending Six Week Deadlock
Harrisburg AP The Senate approved a 5.1 billion budget 26-24 ending six weeks of stalemate. New taxes are postponed until fall. Penn State Temple Pitt Lincoln and other state related institutions receive no funds until budgets are taken up, possibly in September. Welfare recipients and state workers face ongoing uncertainty. House support remains uncertain with possible Democratic votes required from Republicans.
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Harrisburg
Senate
House
Penn State
Temple
Pitt
Lincoln Universities
Capitol
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Bill Would Pay 161943 To School
State Senate approves a measure to boost state aid to public schools by shifting the subsidy formula to include personal income levels alongside property values. Senator R Budd Dwyer says the reform increases state contributions by an additional amount and provides tax relief to property owners. The Sparta Spring Creek School site plan proceeds with deed searches, boundary checks, and negotiations for acreage, guided by attorney Hugh McKnight and Burt Hill and Associates, targeting the southeast corner of Routes 77 and 27.
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State Senate
R. Budd Dwyer
Corry
Dwyer
Senate Education Committee
Sparta
Spring Creek
Crawford County
Hugh McKnight
Burt, Hill and Associates
State layoffs proceed amid budget crisis ruling
State Supreme Court Justice Michael Hagen ruled the commonwealth may move forward with layoffs of state employees due to the budget crisis. He heard AFSCME arguments seeking to block the layoffs after a Wednesday hearing.
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Scranton
State Supreme Court
Michael Hagen
Commonwealth
Hagen
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employes
Afscme
Pay Is Good Guard Stages Drive To Fill Vacancies
The Pennsylvania National Guard launches a strong recruiting drive as units in Corry Meadville and Warren show shortfalls. At Corry three officers and 41 enlisted, Meadville one officer 29 enlisted, Warren one officer 21 enlisted. Pay for two days is 49.92 for private and 121.96 for E-7. The drive targets high school graduates college students and unemployed while noting guards are first on the scene in any future war.
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Pennsylvania National Guard
Corry
Eet
Meadville
St the Ep
Warren
Warren Guard
New York Man Jailed After Confrontation With State Police
A Versailles, New York man, Roger H. Henderson, 30, faced arrest after erratic driving on Route 6 near Columbus yesterday. Henderson allegedly shoved and struck a state trooper and resisted capture as officers pursued him and tried to secure him at the Crotty and Ferrando dealership.
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New York State
Roger H. Henderson
Versailles
Columbus
Henderson
Crotty
Ferrando -Okismobile
Paloma
Henderon
Teed
Corry Area Schools Hire Three Downgrade Four Openings
With the 1977 78 term starting the Corry Area School District fills three teaching posts while four resignations create gaps. New hires include Leslie A. Sexauer an elementary remedial reading specialist from Pittsburgh Edinboro graduate, Della Mack a fourth grade substitute from Corry Clarion College, and Jeanne E. Gilbert a Corry native substitute English teacher from Edinboro. Resignations list Eileen Simmons social studies, Betty Pate math, Jessica Huff fourth grade, and Nancy Guenther elementary remedial reading.
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Corry Area
Leslie A. Sexauer
Pittsburgh
Edinboro
Della Mack
Concord School
Corry
Clarion State College
Jeanne E. Gilbert
Senion
Eileen Simmons
Betty Pate
Jessica A. Huff
Sparta School
Nancy D. Guenther
Residents Bitter As Firemen Return
DAYTON Ohio AP Firemen exchanged signs for hoses to day but their 59 hour strike left bitter feelings among residents who recall houses burning as firemen stood by. City Manager Alloway capitulated to demands for more pay and fewer hours granting amnesty by dropping contempt charges. More than 15 fires destroyed at least 20 buildings during the strike. Authorities reported many blazes suspicious but not clearly arson. Police unions considered a strike as well.
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Dayton, Ohio
James Alloway
Dayton
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PSP
Althea C. Stamm
C.J. Deis
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