Father Son Struggle Ends With Accidental Gunshot
A Millcreek youth Robert Comer 17 was shot in the face during a dispute with his father 49 over a .25 cal pistol. The weapon discharged as the father attempted to lock it away. No charges expected. district attorney says statements show accidental discharge and discord in the household. One line yardage from Erie hospital says Comer is in fair condition. A coroner's jury later reports involuntary manslaughter charges against 26 year old Dennis Donegan in a separate Pittsburgh case.
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Kenneth Clouser
Erie County
Michael Palmisano
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Penn Hills
Dennis Donegan
Nixon Alters Model Cities Plan and Funds Freeze
The White House abruptly reversed a plan to freeze federal funding for the Model Cities program through year end. Letters drafted to 147 mayors hinted at funds only through December, while urban aid tied to revenue sharing would follow. HUD canceled the letters after protests from the National League of Cities and the Mayors Conference.
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President Nixon unveils health care plan with subsidized coverage
Washington AP report says the plan shifts low income families from Medicaid to federally subsidized medical and hospital insurance and requires interstate firms with more than 25 workers earning over 5,000 a year to provide comprehensive insurance. It aims to close gaps in coverage while promoting prepaid group practice and cancer and sickle cell initiatives. The package sits between universal private subsidized care and cradle to grave federal financing, with no catastrophe insurance included. Congress is expected to advance major health legislation within two years amid rising medical costs.
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Kidnapped Man Refuses to Press Abductors Charge
Ronald Rizzo, 26, was abducted at gunpoint by five men described as hippie-types from his West End home. After four hours he was found miles away and taken to Ohio Valley Hospital with a swollen arm. He would not talk to police and refused to press charges. His sister Janet and other relatives were detained during the incident. Police consider a personal dispute as a possible motive.
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Salvation Army Scouts Set Campout in Corry Area
Corry Salvation Army sponsored Boy Scout troop plans a weekend campout at Leisure Lake three miles north of Corry. Scoutmaster William Willis and assistant Dennis Theuret lead members Michael Pierson Douglas Pierson John Petty Roger Petty Bruce Petty Norman Tripp Dennis Tripp Calvin Huff Alfred Bemis and Mark Lindquist. Nearby item notes a Durban kennel operator T B Brassey offering pet jet travel services.
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