Dem Energy Plans Gasoline Tax Hike By 1977
Democratic leaders in Congress push to unite House and Senate energy proposals into a single plan by week’s end. A 16 cent per gallon tax rise over two years would bring the federal levy to 20 cents, with quotas, rebates, and incentives for fuel-efficient autos and insulation amid the recession.
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Washington
Ford
House
Senate
Thomas P. O'Neill
D-Mass
O'Neill
John O. Pastore
D-R.i
Congress
Pastore
Senate Energy Task Force
James Wright
D-Tex
Wright
City Shoots For All Funds In Four Priority Projects
At a special meeting the city moved to pursue discretionary federal funds for four priorities tied to downtown renewal. The plan includes blight removal on West Main Street, South Center housing playground and access paving, renovation of the city reservoir, and selective blight removal of four properties including the Keppel site. Corry would lead a countywide bid for a $100,000 discretionary grant after initial allocations were reduced.
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Erie County
City of
Erie
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Renewal
Corry
West Main Street
South Center
Keppel
East Main Street
Father Of Eight Killed By Auto In North East
A 39 year old North East man, Larry Young, father of eight, ran onto Route 20 and was struck and killed by a speeding car driven by David F. Luebke. The incident occurred east of North East at 2 40 a.m. No charges have been filed against the driver.
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North East
Larry Young
R.D. 4
David F. Luebke
R.D. 1
Lawrence Park
City Accepts Bid of Crotty Ferrando Firm
At a special City Council meeting at 5 p m yesterday the bid for two police cruisers was decided. Crotty Ferrando submitted bids of 3622 and 4262 dollars, beating Cliff Buesink Ford and a Pennsylvania statewide plan option. The Buesink bid lacked a required bid bond or cashier s check.
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Crotty-Ferrando
Cliff Buesink Ford
State of
Pennsylvania
Buesink
Crotty Ferrando
Council
GenTel Tackles Local Dialing Trouble in Corry
GenTel workers in Corry addressed a long distance calling outage that frustrated both commercial and residential users. A GenTel official said the issue stemmed from transmission problems hampering direct distance dialing, with a fix expected later in the afternoon. Officials emphasized the trouble was not due to flood conditions from yesterday.
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Genel
Federal oil spill warning from underwater drilling plan
A federal draft environmental impact report warns a major spill is virtually certain if underwater drilling proceeds across 1.6 million acres off Southern California. The study estimates a more than 95 percent chance of a platform spill over 30 years, with potential offshore transport to shore and barrels spilling into the sea, while noting job creation and possible reductions to protect wildlife areas.
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Los Angeles
California
Department of Interior
Los Angeles Times
Self Liquidating Rail Plan Drawn By Gov Shapp
Gov Milton Shapp pitches a self liquidating rail fund financed by a rail freight tax to revitalize faltering northeast and midwest lines. He opposes USRA’s plan to nationalize railroads and warns it would abandon thousands of miles, merging Penn Central with six others. His bill would spend 11.9 billion over six years plus 1 billion for cars, with ConRail and regional upgrades proposed.
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Harrisburg
Milton Shapp
Midwest
Congress
United States Railway Association
USRA
Shapp
Fred B. Rooney
Bethlehem
Norval Reece
Eastern
Reece
Arthur D. Lewis
Penn Central
Rooney
Shhenefelt
Consolidated Rail Corp
ConRail
Chessie
Norfolk and Western Railroad
New York Market
Seaboard
City Hit With 1.80 Inches Of Rain In Two Days
Two days of heavy rain drenched the city totaling about 1.90 inches, flooding basements and streets from the Post Office area to Seventh Street. Rainfall raised French Creek near flood stage at Meadville, with officials warning rising water could reach 15 feet before morning.
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Paula Mountain
Seventh Street
Lake
Burton
Ohio
Sciota
Church Streets
Wattsburg
Corry
Meadville
Arthur Smallenberger
Civil Defense
Water flood on Sciota street area near plant
Flooding worsens in Sciota Street area by the sewage treatment plant as the city’s lowest zone collects millions of gallons from each rain. Journal photo by McCray.
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East Main Street
Burton Avenue
East Main
Journal
McCray
Sciota
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Dem Energy
Women's
National Democratic Club
Panama, N.Y
Titusville
Weed Schoolhouse Road
Sarah E. Barrett
Linda F. Bemis
Panama
Barlett
Bemis
Miss Bemis
Miss Barlett
Ronald Cole
Crotty, Ferrando
GenTel
Fed
Gov. Shapp
Pasi Eo
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