New Year's Eve Parties Planned Worldwide Revelry
The world prepares for New Year celebrations from Times Square to Trafalgar Square despite inflation and fuel shortages. New York will relight the lights in Times Square. London will plunge into the fountain at Trafalgar Square. East Berlin bans fireworks and restricts overnight stays, while Honolulu and Paris plan major festivities. New Orleans hosts the Sugar Bowl crowd as Notre Dame faces Alabama, aiming to surpass 85,000 attendees.
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Associated Press
Times Square
Trafalgar Square
Honolulu
Paris
New York
Nelson
East Berlin
The
Wall
New Orleans
Tulane University
Notre Dame
Alabama
County splits over GECAC Human Resources plan
Erie County commissioners debate funding for a GECAC led Human Resources Department after a 24 to 1 vote approved 100000 for 1974. Commissioner Leo Weir questions federal aid, salary allocations totaling 78000, and volunteer alternatives, while two others favor the move. The package also covers Meals on Wheels and Senior Citizen Advocate office support.
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Erie County
Greater Erie Community Action Committee
GECAC
Leo Weir
Louis Rzymek
William ©. Hill Jr
Weir
Rzymek
County Commission
Red Cross
Senior Citizen Advocate
Owner Foils Burglary Attempt At McCray Aluminum
Donald McCray confronted two unidentified men as they tried to break into McCray's Aluminum on West Smith Street Saturday evening. The suspects fled in a brown 1968 Plymouth after being questioned, with police holding descriptions of the pair.
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McCray
West Smith Street
Donald McCray
Worth Street
Truck Rams Tree Near Corry Injures Youths
A 19-year-old Corry motorist Dennis G. Sweet was treated at Corry Memorial Hospital for cuts and bruises after his truck ran off Route 426 north of Corry and hit a tree. Passenger William Cervola, 18, suffered cuts and bruises but was not treated. Police cited icy road conditions as the cause. Vehicle damage was estimated at $600.
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Corry
Corry Memorial Hospital
Dennis G. Sweet
R.D. 1
William Cervola
East Congress Street
Sweet
Are Oil Tankers Waiting? Coast probes underway
State and federal investigations focus on reports that East Coast oil tankers lined up to delay unloading for price reasons. New York Attorney General Lefkowitz noted a six month inquiry into whether the energy shortage is real or contrived. Pennsylvania Governor Shapp cited refining capacity as the core issue and questioned oil company pricing tactics.
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New York State
Louis Lefkowitz
Administration
Federal Energy Office
Boston
Philadelphia
New Haven
New York
Lefkowitz
Pennsylvania
Milton J. Shapp
Delaware Bay
Youths Turn Selves In On Harrassment
Two Centerville youths, Michael Nunemaker 18 and Alfred Ehrhart 19, surrendered at Titusville Police after an incident on Route 8 north of Titusville. They allegedly pointed a blank gun at Deborah Heffern 18 of Titusville and fired blanks as their cars ran alongside hers. Police found beer in their car and plan charges of possession of alcohol by a minor.
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Centerville
Titusville
Michael Nunemaker
Alfred Ehrhart
R.D.2
Deborah Heffern
Heffern Auto
Heffern
Long Lines Less Gas 1974 Forecast Harsh For Motorists
Washington sources said the 1974 gasoline shortage would worsen by late January and February as refiners cut output. Drivers could face eight to ten gallons per week per person, with eight to ten days of stockpiles exhausted. Energy chief William E. Simon warned against excessive stockpiling and ordered reviews of inventories. Investigations were opened in four East Coast states amid reports tankers waited offshore for prices to rise.
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Washington
Federal Energy
William E. Simon
Late Appointments Gov Shapp Preps Midnight Picks
Gov Shapp plans hundreds of New Year era appointments including two cabinet posts and a Turnpike commissioner to sidestep Senate confirmation. The move, backed by a 100 year old provision, faces suit threats from Republicans though a prior challenged batch was upheld by the State Supreme Court.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
Sapp
Senate
Supreme Court
UC Man Fined $100 For Fake Gunshot Story
A Union City man, Joseph G. Lilly, was fined $100 and $11 costs after state police ruled his gunshot claim a hoax. Lilly walked into a grocery store at Routes 19 and 6N, claimed he had been shot, and refused ambulance ride. An ambulance was called, but Lilly walked away and later pled guilty to disorderly conduct.
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Union City
Corry
Joseph G. Lilly
Lilly
Mill Village
George Maslar
Mary Jane Fuller
Israel election tests Meir government amid war fears
Israeli troops held maximum alert as six thousand ballot boxes opened nationwide for a pivotal election. Voters faced a battle between Labor and Likud on security versus territory, with early turnout light and reports of minor clashes along the Suez front.
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Israel
Golan Heights
West Bank
Suez Canal
Suez
Likud — Unity
Golda Meir
Socialist Labor Party
Geneva
Meir
Labor Party
Mapam
Likud
Land of
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Liquor Control Board
Gene Roscioli
Daniel Pennick
Peter Elish
Milk Marketing Board
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Edmund Spaeth Jr
UC Man
Moshe Dayan
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