Oil Heaters Face Family Cold Winter Crunch
Pennsylvania homes relying on oil for heat may endure a cold winter as shortages threaten supplies. Industry leaders and oil firms warn of potential plant and school shutdowns, with demand outpacing output and federal policy blamed for the crunch. Oil firms cite tight refinery runs focused on gasoline, while utilities and dealers brace for limited heating oil deliveries across counties including Lehigh, Luzerne, Allegheny, York, and Allentown.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Jack Dolly
Lehigh Valley Oil Heat Council
Agway Petroleum Corp
Wescosville
Gulf Oil Co
Gulf
America
Robert Finnegan
Sun OiCo
Paul Hassler
Atlantic Richfield Corp
Hassler
ARCO
Mobil
Sunoco
Exxon
British Petroleum
Chevron
Major Oil Co
Sterilization Suit Prompts Halt at Montgomery Center
In Montgomery the Family Planning Center pledges no more sterilizations for minors while two African American girls and their mother pursue a $1 million damage suit. The case centers on alleged lack of understanding of consent forms amid racial bias claims and funding moves.
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Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery Family Planning Center
Orelia Dixon
U.S. District Court
Robert Warner
Lonnie Relf
Mary Alice
Minnie
State Department of Health
Office of Economic Opportunity
Montgomery Community Action Agency
Gov Shapp Signs 615 Million Motor License Fund
Gov. Shapp signed into law a 615 million dollar Motor License Fund with over half allocated to the Department of Transportation. PennDOT receives 332 million for administrative expenses planning research and highway maintenance from state fuel taxes.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
Department of Transportation
PennDot
AMA Leader Calls for Study of Mercy Killings
New York AP The president elect of the American Medical Association proposes a commission of doctors lawyers and clerics to study mercy killings while noting physicians should not have sole decision power. Dr. Malcolm C. Todd from Long Beach Calif says mercy killings may have a place but not as policy and cites cases and debate following a Nassau County indictment of Dr. Vincent Montemarano for allegedly administering a lethal injection to a terminally ill patient.
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New York
American Medical Association
Malcolm C. Todd
Long Beach
Calif
Todd
AMA
Vincent A. Montemarano
Nassau County Medical Center
East Meadow
N.Y
Nassau County
William Cahn
Montemarano
Eugene Bauer
Sacramento Garbageman Dons Uncle Sam on July Route
Ray Valine of Sacramento known for festive costumes on his garbage route wears an Uncle Sam outfit for Independence Day. He paints his collection barrel in flag colors and distributes balloons and candy to hundreds of children along his route.
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Ray Valine
Sacramento
Santa Claus
Easter Bunny
Uncle Sam
Valine
Penn Central Could Fold In October
Penn Central Railroad faces possible shutdown in October if Congress fails to approve federal aid. Trustees told Judge John P. Fullam that hundreds of millions are needed to keep the line running across 20,000 miles in 16 states and two Canadian provinces. They prefer federal support for Northeastern carriers and warned dismantling could proceed if aid is not forthcoming. A court hearing on the plan begins Monday.
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Philadelphia
Penn Central Railroad
Congress
U.S. District Court
Penn Central
States
John P. Fullam
Fullam
Americans Love Their Candy 1972 U.S. report
The average American consumed about 19 pounds of candy in 1972. Per capita figures show 10.6 pounds of chocolate confections and 8.2 pounds of non chocolate confections. Industry sales rose for the 17th straight year to 1.977 billion dollars, with package goods candy at 38 percent of sales and candy bars at 28 percent.
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Los Angeles
U.S. Commerce Department
Papers to end sex based job ads in Philadelphia newspapers
Philadelphia newspapers will discontinue listing job openings by sex after a Supreme Court ruling upholding city ordinances against discrimination. Mayor Frank Rizzo signed the law banning race, sex, religion and national origin bias, with the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations saying there is no difference between advertising by sex and by race.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Commission On Human Relations
U.S. Supreme Court
Frank Rizzo
Supreme Court
Clarence Farmer
Commission
Farmer
Pittsburgh Press Co
Pittsburgh Commission On Human Relations
Rizzo Would Quit As Mayor If He Runs
Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo says a city rule forcing resignation before seeking another office would not deter him from running for governor. A Sindlinger poll showed him as the leading gubernatorial prospect whether as a Democrat or Republican, with advice to tone down attacks and campaign statewide before 1974.
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Sindlinger
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