County Wages Clash Near Year End as Mediation Sought
County and the county employees union remain $800 apart on annual wage increases. James T. Casey, the county’s chief negotiator, offered $225 per person yearly plus $137 for workers with under five years. The union seeks $1,000 across the board plus a cost of living raise in 1976. If talks fail, a Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board fact finder could be appointed.
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James T. Casey
American Federation of State
Casey
Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board
County seeks hospital sale to authority amid funding concerns
Erie County Commissioner Louis Rzymek warned creating an authority to take over Erie County Hospital could create a monster. He backed authorizing legal work to explore sale to an authority or nonprofit to gain full state reimbursement, which current county government cannot receive. If full funding is not found, county real estate taxes may rise from 12.5 to as much as six mills.
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Erie“County Hospital
Louis Rzymek
Hzmek
Rzymek
Home Rule budget fight faces Erie County commission
Erie County Home Rule Commission chief Irving Olds Murphy denounces a budget cut from 32500 to 15000 while vowing to appeal. The panel needs 32500 to publish results and pay salaries through July though half-year funds were approved. Act 62 permits funding from local governments if rejected. Murphy cites 15000 for mailing results and 17500 for staff costs. the dispute could trigger state intervention. In a separate update, a federal appeals court orders new trials for three men convicted in the conspiracy involving a shooting of former West Virginia AG Robertson's assistant, Phillip Graziana.
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Erie County Home Rule Commission
Irving Olds Murphy
Murphy
Irving
Erie County
Home Rule Commission
NEW Trials
Richmond, Va
West Virginia
Dunkirk blaze charges man in woman’s death
Police charged Felix Lebron, 64, with second degree murder and second degree arson after a fire in a three story Dunkirk building killed Carmen Santos, a resident on the second floor, with asphyxiation suspected. Several residents were treated for minor injuries. Lebron to be arraigned in City Court.
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Dunkirk
N.Y
Norman T. Bielaszka
Felix Lebron
Lebron
August Jankowski
Dig For Body Of Hoffa In New Jersey Dump Dig For Body Of Hoffa In New Jersey Dump
Federal investigators prepare to dig at Moscato's Dump 60 acre landfill in Jersey City seeking James R. Hoffa's body and that of Armand Faugno. An informant, held by federal marshals, provided information linking Hoffa to the site while authorities seek a precise area for excavation amid complex logistics and extended warrant.
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Jimmy Hoffa
New Jersey
Jersey City
N.J
FBI
Newark
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Robert C. Stewart
U.S. Organized Crime Strike Force
Stewart
Organized Crime
Hoffa
Armand “Cokey
Faugno
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