Shapp vows budget cuts and county aid dispute
Gov. Shapp says he will sign the $4.5 billion spending plan but will cut increased county aid and curb new programs. He warns the package concentrates aid in Allegheny and Philadelphia, jeopardizing essential services and possibly prompting future taxes, as legislative passage nears and bargaining begins.
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Allegheny County
Thomas Nolan
Juvenile Burglary Pair to Face Warren Arraignments
Two Corry youths aged 15 and 14 will be arraigned in Warren on two burglary charges. They allegedly entered the Timothy P Murphy apartment and the First Presbyterian Church in Warren, stealing 700 dollars in jewelry and 100 dollars in cash. The boy has prior Erie County juvenile charges for a BB gun shooting in April.
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Timothy P. Murphy
First Presbyterian Church
Corry
Erie County
Three In False Alarms Case Closes Gap With Juvenile Admittance
A juvenile boy admitted involvement in five false alarm calls occurring over weeks. Another boy and an adult female face charges later today. Police plan to process the two juveniles through Erie County juvenile court while the woman will be charged with a misdemeanor. Police Chief Kenneth Nichols said identifying the trio should help slow the wave of alarms.
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Erie County
Kenneth Nichols
CJ Union To Vote On Contract Offer Tuesday
Members of Local 1097 of the International Association of Machinists will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday to vote on Corry Jamestown Corporation managements contract proposal as the current agreement expires at midnight Monday. About 115 union workers are furloughed, with officials urging them to attend.
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International Association of Machinists
Corry Jamestown Corporation
Gerald Owens
Owens
Queen Elizabeth Plans U S State Visit in Bicentennial Year
Washington AP reports Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh accepted President Ford’s invitation for a U S state visit during the 1976 bicentennial year. They will tour from July 7 to July 11, 1976, per White House press secretary Ron Nessen.
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Nessen
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Duke of Edinburgh
FBI Pursues Indians Two Agents Executed
Two FBI agents were shot to death near Pine Ridge South Dakota while serving warrants. The house occupants opened fire dragging the agents from their cars. A Native man at the scene was reported killed in the gunfight. The FBI continued to search the reservation hills as the incident drew ties to Native rights protests near Wounded Knee. A separate blast hit the U S Bureau of Indian Affairs offices in Alameda California with no injuries claimed by the New World Liberation Front. The dead agents were Jack R. Coler 28 Denver BL unit on special assignment and Ronald A. Williams 28 Rapid City BL office. The slain Indian was named Joe Robert about 20 of Oglala with initial reports indicating conflicting identifications. Authorities pledged further updates.
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New World Liberation Front
California
Jack R. Coler
Ronald A. Williams
Oglala
Wounded Knee
Coler
Denver
Williams
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Rapid City
Joe Robert
Wounded Knee Legal Offense Defense Committee
County Junker Roundup Could Be In Trouble
Corry survey finds about 80 junk cars in city. county totals 5000. Erie plans PR drive to spur reporting while 30000 authorized funds already spent locating junkers. Private haulers will take cars free or pay. owners sell parts for cash. A mini poll shows half already sold. officials wary of public pressure. Contacts listed for Corry Concord Wayne townships to report junk cars.
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Rwe
Coun Hans
Erie County
America
Ray Fels
Erie
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Christopher Capotis
Capotis
Marie McCray
Concord
Willard McCray
Wayne Township
Janie Kolstee
India Protests Cool Down Amid Gandhi Crackdown
AP reports scattered protests against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi after her emergency crackdown while the government insists the country stayed largely peaceful. Police used tear gas in Ahmadabad as 676 people were arrested across nine states, including opposition leaders, amid the controversy over her 1971 campaign corruption conviction and ongoing legal challenges.
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Morarji Desai
Jayaprakash Nat
Asoka Mehta
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Y. B. Chavan
Jagjivan Ram
Mire Gandhi
Jedira Ghandi
Kennedy defies 1976 draft, rejects Wallace threat
Senator Edward M. Kennedy ruled out entering the 1976 Democratic race or accepting a draft to block Alabama Governor George Wallace. In a CBS interview with Walter Cronkite, Kennedy reiterated his firm, final refusal to seek or to stop a Wallace ticket, saying the scenario would not unfold.
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CBS
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