Erie County plans drastic budget cuts by new commissioners
Erie County commissioners elect Michael Flatley and Karl Boyes vow major cuts to the 1976 budget including a revised Board of Assessment paid per meeting, a shift to a 30 45 day bill cycle, and sealed bid investing. They aim to reopen the budget after taking office in January and reduce sacred cow programs while evaluating department heads.
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Erie
Erie County
Board of Assessment
Michael Flatley
Karl Boyes
Louis Reymiek
Leo Weir
Boyes-Platley
Boyes
Board of Commissioners
Assessment Board
Flatley
Itx Morning News
Rzymek
Hill
MHMR
Reymek
Casey Kline Withdraw From 1976 Races but Eye Future Runs
Auditor General Robert P. Casey and Lt. Gov Ernest P. Kline announced they would not seek next year’s offices. Casey plans private practice after 19 months, not ruling out future campaigns. Kline ends term in 1978 and says he may pursue the Senate later, contending he could have won. Both remain potential contenders for a 1978 gubernatorial bid.
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Harrisburg
Robert P. Casey
Scranton
Milton J. Shapp
Casey
U.S. Senate
Ernest P. Kline
U.S
Kline
Shapp
United States
William W. Scranton
Senate
Newsmen
Fatal Blast Probe May Take Weeks in Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls report on the Hooker Chemicals and Plastics plant explosion says OSHA investigator P Charles Schwender expects a lengthy inquiry. Four workers were killed and about 90 hospitalized after a chlorine gas cloud spread from a railroad tank car on a Buffalo Avenue siding. Police said no fence breach was found despite initial reports.
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Niagara Falls
Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corp
U.S. Labor Dept
P. Charles Schwender
Buffalo
Labor Department
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Schwender
Buffalo Avenue
Anthony C. Fera Sr
PSU Frat Placed On Probation
Penn State Interfraternity Council placed Phi Gamma Delta on probation for incidents on October 10 the same day a coed alleges she was gang raped at the house. Probation limits social activities and may end the house charter if violated. state police continue their inquiry with no charges filed. Conduct office will hear possible disciplinary actions. reports say a student was suspended and another given probation.
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State College, Pa
Penn State University
Interfraternity Council
Phi Gamma Delta
IFC
State College
Office of Conduct Standards
Meadville Budget Cuts Include Staff Reductions
Meadville City Council approved a 1976 budget plan to reduce staff by about $40,000 through union negotiations or layoffs to balance revenue cuts. No property tax increase above 19 mills and no differential levy. A $2 monthly charge for garbage collection will be added. remaining costs to the city. Final budget totals $2,546,192 after lengthy discussion. Britain Trip Set for Paris: Giscard dEstang to visit Britain June 22-25 at invitation of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh.
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Meadville
Britain
Paris
Valery Giscard d'Estang
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Cease-Fire Near Collapse In Lebanon Civil War
In Beirut Tripoli and five villages fighting erupts as Christians and Muslims clash. a 600-ton ship is seized in Tripoli over alleged Phalange ties and demands flour and wage hikes. Cease-fire strains flare with mortar and rocket exchanges, while diplomatic efforts attempt to avert full breakdown. A priest is kidnapped from a funeral amid the chaos.
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Lebanon
Tripoli
Christian Phalange Party
Rashid Karami
Phalange
National Liberal Party
Sibnayeh
Hadas
Aley
Kahale
Beirut-Damascus
Zagharta
Suleiman Franjieh
Camille Chamoun
Yasir Arafat
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Susan Ford
Post
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