Abortion Funding Clash Between House and Senate Grows
Washington AP reports a new House Senate battle over using federal funds for abortions after the Supreme Court ruling permitting Medicaid funding to continue. The Senate backed a liberal standard under a $60.6 billion Labor HEW bill, while the House demanded a total ban. The vote set up a conference to resolve abortion funding and overall appropriations. The Hyde Amendment had been challenged. the Supreme Court ordered HEW to continue Medicaid payments pending further actions.
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House
Senate
Supreme Court
Labor Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Congress
New York
High Court
Dooling
22 Hospital Aides Asleep During Night Checks
New York state auditors found 22 hospital aides asleep and seven dozing during night checks at three state psychiatric centers in Suffolk County. Inspections at Pilgrim Kings Park Central Islip last November and October revealed aides from 20 to 40 patients each sleeping on chairs beds or with blankets and alarm clocks. Supervisors tightened nightly checks and imposed suspensions and $100 fines. several aides earned two to four week suspensions with pay. Despite discoveries there were no patient emergencies or missed medications.
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New York
Suffolk County
Pilgrim
Kings Park
Central Islip
Kings Park Wily
Levitt
James Ramseur
Islip
West Brentwood
S.t
Westinghouse drops age 60 management step down rule
Pittsburgh AP reports Westinghouse Electric Corp ends the mandatory step-down for top executives at age 60. The change affects five Management Committee members, none due to step down soon, and aims to improve continuity. Former president of Power Systems Co. John W. Simpson has long been under long-term assignments since 1974.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Westinghouse
Robert E. Kirby
John W. Simpson
Power Systems Co
Simpson
Nuclear Industry
Atomic Industrial Forum
Family Awarded 216 099 91 After Car Crash Trial
A Pleasant Township family won a two day civil trial for injuries from a July 29 1974 Route 27 crash near Enterprise. Jurors awarded Robert Easterling and his relatives 216 099 91 in medical bills past and future wages and pain and suffering with individual payouts for Hobert Sandra Jane Lynn and Robert Alan Easterling.
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Warren
Pleasant Township
Robert Eastering
Route 27
Enterprise
Edward Petrillo
Easterlings
Hobert Easterling
Sandra
Jane Lynn
Robert Alan
Jane Skinner
Bid For Retrial In Death Rejected In Erie Case
A panel of Erie County judges denied Arthur Glen Hicks a new trial in the August 13 1976 murder of Harbormaster John Lampe. Hicks was found guilty of third degree murder after a nonjury trial. sentencing set for August 29. Lampe died after scuffling with Hicks who had broken into the Lampe home.
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Erie
Erie County
Arthur Glen Hicks
John Lampe
Hicks
Lindley McClelland
Michael Weskecco
Edward Carney
William Pratt
McClelland
Lampe
Frank Scalella
Allegheny Adds Flight To Pittsburgh
Allegheny Airlines will add an Erie to Pittsburgh evening flight at 8:07 p.m. with a return leg leaving Pittsburgh at 6:05 p.m. The Erie to Pittsburgh arrival will precede a 9 to 10 p.m. connection window, aiding seamless travel. The carrier may seek a Cleveland link pending a route request while eyeing further expansion.
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Erie
Pittsburgh
Allegheny Airlines
William Seitz
Washington, D.C
Seitz
Allegheny
Cleveland
Atlanta
Georgia
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