Erie County budget trimmed as sessions continue
Erie county commissioners cut about 135,000 from the general fund and Institution District budgets, keeping the 1970 general fund in the black. Weir said the fund, initially 42,000 out of balance and later 38,000, will be finalized by month’s end. Major cuts hit mental health and voter registration.
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Erie
Erie County
Leo P. Weir
Institution
Weir
Department of County
Shirley Colvin
Milk marketing plan gains broad dairy support in state
Harrisburg AP Major farm and dairy groups back a proposed milk marketing program to fund promotion and research. Producers would pay 0.5 percent of gross milk checks after hauling costs. Ballots mailed Dec 3. Dec 17 returns. Two thirds of 22,500 eligible needed for approval. Eleven groups favor the plan, one opposes, one undecided.
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Harrisburg
Agriculture
Leland H. Bull
Agriculture Department
Bull
Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative
Lehigh Valley Cooperative Farmers
Pennsylvania Holstein Association
Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders Association
Dairymen’s Cooperative Sales Association
Dairymea Cooperative, Inc
Allied Milk Producers Cooperative, Inc
Inter-State Milk Producers Cooperative
Northeast Dairy Cooperative Federation, Inc
Thief's Bad Timing Bungles Bank Job
A would be bank robber hid in a Raleigh bank restroom and confronted manager Forrest Eley after hours. The timelock prevented opening the vault, so the bandit escaped with Eley's wallet at about 6 PM in the North Hills Shopping Center.
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Raleigh, N.C
First Citizens Bank
Raleigh
North Hills
Forrest Eley
Eley
Pittsburgh Man Arrested Over Stolen Food Stamps
The FBI arrested Robert Donald Wood in East McKeesport on charges of possessing about $4,500 in federal food stamps stolen from a Brooke Welfare office in Wellsburg West Virginia around December 1. He was arraigned before U.S. Commissioner Alexander Mc Naugher with bond set at $1,000.
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Pittsburgh
FBI
West Virginia
Robert Donald Wood
East McKeesport
U.S
Alexander McNaugher
Brooke Welfare
Wellsburg
W.va
Doctor Burns Diploma In Protest Of Abortion Policy
A 67 year old Roman Catholic doctor in Philadelphia burned his medical diploma at Jefferson Medical College hospital to protest liberalized abortion policies. Dr Francis J McGreary cited motive to spark alumni conscience as he denounced abortion as first degree murder. Hospital officials noted rising therapeutic abortion numbers amid broader societal changes.
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Philadelphia
Jefferson Medical College
Francis J. McGreary
Jenkintown
McGreary
Francis J. Sweeney Jr
Jefferson Hospital
LaSalle College
Sirhan's Hunger Strike May Draw Mom's Visit to San Quentin
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, sentenced for the Kennedy assassination, entered day 12 of a hunger strike. His mother Mary Sirhan, 54, said she would visit Death Row at San Quentin to persuade him to eat and to deter authorities from isolating him. He has survived on instant cocoa and coffee, weighing 105 pounds, with a doctor monitoring his condition daily.
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An Quentin
Cali
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Mary Sirhan
Pasadena
Calif
San Quentin Prison
San Quentin
James W. L. Park
Park
Death Row
Happy Reunion Shoots Burglar Facing Murder Charge
Frostburg Maryland AP report states restaurant owner John Minnick, who shot at burglars during a break in, is charged with murder as Edward Hoak 27 was found dead in the snow. William Gamble 26 is jailed on burglary charges. Minnick and Gamble held for processing before Garrett County authorities. Miss Bessie Hope Donald arrives in Hong Kong after nine months captive by Red Chinese.
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John Minnick
Fred A. Thayer
Garrett County
Minnick
Edward C. Hoak
William R. Gamble
Minnick and
Gamble
State Police
la Vale
Oakland
Bessie Hope Donald
C.F. van Sydow
Hong Kong
Miss Donald
Simeon Baldwin
von Sydow
Sirhan Sirhan Hunger Strike Sparks Death Row Tension
The warden warned force feeding could be used if needed as Sirhan Bhutto Sirhan protested a prison regime calling it Nazi concentration camp like. He demanded open barriers to talk with condemned inmates and exercise, while officials said 15 foot space and floor to ceiling mesh barriers protect him on Death Row.
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Sirhan
Park
Chicago Murder Totals Rise in 1968 to 655
Chicago records show 655 murders this year with 83 percent solved, down from 89 percent last year. Officials say the city, long haunted by gangster era violence, remains unable to fully clean its image as the 1969 tally tops previous records.
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Chicago
al Capone
James Conlisk
Johnny Carson to Market His Own Line of Men’s Wear
New York AP reports Johnny Carson will market a clothing line for men, promising a coordinated wardrobe look tied to his charisma. Carson quipped about timing and joked that his consultant would be Tiny Tim, while displaying a grey suit and cranberry shirt during the announcement.
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New York
Johnny Carson
Roy Rogers
Daniel Boone
Walt Disney
Carson
Tiny Tim
250 Pound Bird Stolen From City Plaza
In San Francisco the 250 pound Bennarino Bufano sculpture titled Bird in Repose was taken from its perch at the Alcoa Building Plaza. Police suspect thieves used a crowbar and crane to lift the $50,000 statue. Also noted: Bailey Brown, the first Union soldier killed in the Civil War, died May 22, 1861 near Taylor County.
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San Francisco
Bennarino Bufano
Alcoa
Fetterman
W. Va
Greater burden on homicide detectives grows as crime rises
The rising number of crimes placed a heavier workload on homicide detectives, constraining resources and affecting response times. The article notes the surge in cases and the need for more personnel and funding to handle the increasing caseload effectively.
Family Hassle Causes Crash in Titusville
A Grand Valley couple argued while driving, Nancy Johnson 28 grabbed the wheel, sending the car into a tree. Both were drunk and disorderly, held at the Titusville jail, posted $25, and pled guilty after failing to appear for arraignment.
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Titusville
Grand Valley
Donald L. Johnson
Nancy Johnson
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