Union City Sparta Fairs Receive $44,000 in State Aid
Erie County Fair Association and Spartansburg Community Fair Association were awarded state funds in Union City to support projects. The Erie County fair gets 19,305 for grandstand reconstruction, while Sparta receives 25,000 to build three new buildings on relocated grounds on Jefferson Street, covering livestock buildings and a home show building, plus site electrical, water well, and access road costs. The Erie County fair is 93 years old, and Sparta is seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City
Erie County Fair Association
Wattsburg
Spartansburg Community Fair Association
R. Budd Dwyer
Bob Harwood
Harry Burrows
William Scouten
Sparta Association
Jefferson Street
Scouten
State Department of Agriculture
Erie County
Sparta
Moluccans Free Man For Hospitalization
South Moluccan gunmen holding 53 hostages on a Dutch train released a 46 year old man for immediate hospitalization. Theo van Hattem, the third hostage freed, was taken to Groningen hospital after the ambulance arrived. Officials said his illness or injuries were not yet known. The crisis continues as mediators seek progress while public pressure grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assen
Netherlands
Holland
Theo van Hatter
Justice Ministry
Toos Faber
Hattem
Groningen
Joop den Uy
Gay Rights Defeat Triggers Somber Celebrations Nationwide
The Associated Press reports a mixed mood after Dade County Florida voted to repeal a homosexual rights law. In Miami the result was mournful. San Francisco held a candlelight march with black armbands. New York hosted marches through Greenwich Village as activists vow to continue the fight for civil rights and equal treatment.
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Associated Press
Miami
San Francisco
New York
Dade County
Fla
Leonard Mallovich
Air Force
Sarah Compton
Fontainebleau Hotel
Miami Beach
Anita Bryant
Mike Thompson
Save Our Children
Miss Bryant
Save Our Children, Inc
Castro Street
David Goodstein
The
Advocate
Florida
Greenwich Village
Morty Manford
National
Gay Task Force
Streaker Sleeper Held On Charges
A naked man found under a bench at the main Erie post office Griswold Plaza at 2:30 am was identified as Thomas H. Wood 32 of Brooklyn New York. Police say he was arrested for trespass and officers do not know his purpose or how he entered the building. Wood stripped again in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ERIE
USS
Griswold Plaza
Thomas H. Wood
Brooklyn
N.Y
al Natalie
Natalie
Wood
Helpless adults fed food unfit for dogs claim
Washington AP reports health officials testifying before a House aging committee on unregulated adult care homes. Rep Claude Pepper notes half a million adults, mostly elderly, live in facilities for dependents needing shelter but not institutions. Witnesses describe horrendous conditions, food unfit for dogs, abuse, and exploitation tied to SSI funding and lax licensing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
House Select Committee On Aging
Pepper
Harold Gordon
Maryland
Charles J. Hynes
New York State
Social Security
Warren Parents Call for Repeal of 10-Mill Tax Increase
Warren County Taxpayer Association votes to urge the Warren Board of Education to rescind a 10-mill property tax increase tied to the 1977-78 budget. They plan certified letters to directors with a three day response window and threaten legal action to remove those who refuse to rebind the tax hike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Warren County ‘Taxpayer Association
Warren Board of Education
Board of Education
Association
Lloyd Fink
Warren Common Pleas
Robert L. Wolfe
Fink
Wolfe
Winter Weather Cuts Railroads Earnings Sharply
The Association of American Railroads reports a 292 million deficit in first quarter earnings due to severe winter weather, with Northeast and Midwest lines hit hardest. Earnings fell from 24.4 million in the same period last year as railroads in the South and other regions also felt the impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Association of American Railroads
Northeast
Midwest
South
Association
Ottawa
Roy Duncan
Fink
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van Agt
Ap Folgerts
Pvensmilde
Bemus Point
Wiith
Junie Schenck
Bob Kunst
Lyn Frizzell
Streaker
Sleeper
Faste
Pe County
Agway
Scorry Agway Y Co-Op
Pennsylvania
Kimmerwick
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