$75 Million Spent On Useless Panels
Washington AP a House committee says the federal government spends about 75 million dollars a year on 3200 fee panels many obsolete or duplicative. It cites committees to advise advisory committees empty meetings expired boards and panels that go on forever. Recommendations call for a management secretariat annual reviews presidential reports on panels and a Library of Congress depository for all panel reports.
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Washington
House
Government Operations Committee
George Washington
White House
John S. Monagan
D-Conn
House Committee
Office of Management and Budget
Congress
Library of Congress
Senate bill on social security and welfare may die
AP reports the Senate omnibus bill covering Social Security trade welfare and other items appears dead despite Nixon urging action. Rep. Mills says no rescue possible in conference as key senators acknowledge slim chances. Supporters press to attach limited riders, including a 10 percent Social Security increase, to last-minute measures.
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Senate
Nixon
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Mills
Senate House
Five Year Old Rescued From Blaze By Meadville Firefighters
In Meadville a 5-year-old boy, Randy Rigby, was found alone in a second story room and carried to safety as flames engulfed a duplex. Firefighters Battalion Chief Lawrence Echnor Capt. Robert Leffingwell and Rob Specker credited with the rescue after neighbors alerted responders. Damage estimated at 5,000 to 10,000 dollars. cause blamed on defective wiring behind a space heater. Also from Washington county, jail warden distributed free Christmas cards to inmates, one addressed to the public defender asking to be released.
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Meadville
Randy Rigby
Carolynn Rigby
Ronda
Timmy
Lawrence Echnor
Robert Leffingwell
Robert Specker
Echnor
Washington, Pa
Washington County
Public Defender
Army finds no truth in snooping charges against Illinois leaders
Washington AP reports Secretary of the Army Stanley R. Resor stated a preliminary investigation found no basis to claims that Army intelligence spied on Illinois figures Sen. Adlai Stevenson, former Gov. Otto Kerner, and Rep. Mikva. Resor pledged cooperation with Sen. Ervin's probe while noting the inquiry continues for the three Democrats.
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U.S
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Résor
Tucson
Illinois
Southeast Asia
Ronald L. Ziegler
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Associated Press
Air Force
Navy
Sen. Ervin
Robert C. Moot
Vietnam
Moot
Resor
Kerner
National Guard
Wayne Township Dumping Fight Over Landfill Permit
The Zoning Board of Appeals revoked Penn Disposal’s landfill permit after resident objections, but dumping may continue for 30 days to allow an appeal. If appealed, Erie County court will hear the case. if not, an injunction could close the site. Penn Disposal President Gerald Oglin defends state approval and site isolation. The Erie County Solid Waste Authority had earlier endorsed Penn Disposal despite the supervisors’ stance, while officials vowed to uphold the decision.
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Wayne Township
Penn Disposal Firm
Erie
Barney Bernard
The
Journal Today
Penn Disposal
Erie County
Bernard
Gerald Oglin
Penn
Erie County Solid Waste Authority
Zurn Environment Engineers
Thomas Schrader
Corry State Police To Have New Site
Corry State Police plan a new home next year with details withheld from Harrisburg. Local real estate agent Burkhart says the site will be on the south side of the Route 6 bypass west of Corry Plaza. Construction to start early 1971 with completion expected in the early summer.
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Corry State Police
Harrisburg
Thomas
Route 6
Corry Plaza
Burkhart
Shapp To Keep Two GOP In Cabinet Posts
Governor elect Milton J. Shapp will retain two Republican appointees in his cabinet as he takes over state government January 19. Patterson, 68, from Dawson PA, has long banking experience and served in Scranton’s cabinet since 1963 and again since 1967. Snyder, from Columbia PA, was appointed to the top office in 1968 after Maj. Gen. White’s death.
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Harrisburg
Milton J. Shapp
Patterson
Dawson
Fayette County
William W. Scranton
Shafer
Securities Commission
Gen
Snyder
Columbia
Lancaster County
Thomas R. White
Laird Orders Stepup In Negro Hiring
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird directs managers across the Defense Department to meet goals and timetables for hiring blacks and other minorities. Pentagon manpower chief Roger Kelley says the plan emphasizes progress with time-bound targets, while avoiding a rigid numerical mandate. Laird also urges base commanders to act locally against discrimination in housing and services, expanding beyond prior central guidance.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Ler Grectylhene Seense
Roger Kelley
Pentagon
Kelley
Laird
Armed Services
Defense Department
Firm Raises 27.3 Million For Babies Deformed By Thalidomide
ALSDORF Germany AP A fund of 27.3 million dollars was set up by Chemie Gruenenthal to aid malformed children and 1.09 million to adult plaintiffs who allege nerve damage. The West German government stands to benefit from company and state compensation as the trial ends without a verdict under a law allowing dismissal if public interest would not be served by continuation.
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Chemie Gruenenthal
Sea Roemee Tageinst
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