Abortion on request urged in population report
A presidential commission urges abortion on request and free contraception for minors to curb population growth. It proposes state laws to ease abortion, cover fertility services, and shift costs to public and private health agencies, drawing swift criticism from Catholic leaders and lawmakers. The panel notes aims include women's opportunities and reproductive freedom.
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Washington
America
Breen
Commission
James T. McHugh
United States Catholic Conference
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Area Firm To Pay 65000 For Fish Kill
A Meadville firm, American Viscose Division of FMC Corp, has agreed to pay 65000 to the commonwealth over a pollution incident on French Creek last July that killed nearly 400000 fish. The deal allocates 54000 to the Fish Commission for restocking Crawford County streams and 11000 to the Clean Water Fund. FMC must limit discharges to its waste permit and submit a revised fish-kill prevention plan while seeking new waste-treatment licensing. The agreement is claimed as no admission of liability by FMC.
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Commonwealth
Fish Commission
Crawford County
Clean
American Viscose
FMC Corp
FMC
Environmental Pollution Strike Force
Department of Environmental Resources
Vernon Township
Meadville
Ehrmann
Dear St Patrick Ireland Needs You
Editor's note laments Northern Ireland's Protestant Catholic divide. It recalls St Patrick's 5th century mission bringing Christianity and ending feuding among Irish kings. The piece notes St Patrick is celebrated widely, though modern times misalign with his origins and Irish conflict remains unresolved.
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St. Patrick
Ireland
ED Dennehy
Associated Press
Northern Ireland
Patrick
Britain
France
Pic
Turesque
Armagh
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Pay Board's Ruling Threatens Dock Hall
San Francisco reports the Pay Board slashed about a quarter of the ILWU wage increases ending a 134 day West Coast dock strike. A nationwide port shutdown loomed as unions and employers eyed possible further action. Bridges had warned his 13 000 member union that they would join a nationwide dock strike if the Pay Board cut wage gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U.S
Harry Bridges
West Coast International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
Washington
ILWU
Bridges
East
Gulf Coast
Thomas W. Gleason
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen's Union
TLA
West Coast
Pacific Maritime Association
ILWA
Charge Boy and Pal In Theft Of HS Ring
A 14-year-old boy and an 18-year-old, William C. Barr, face charges after a high school class ring was stolen from Taylor's Jewelry Store at West South and Spring streets. Barr is charged with possession of stolen goods and larceny for the incident, with bail set at $1,000. The juvenile faces a petition with the Erie County juvenile court. police pursued after store employee Jean Simmonsen reported the ring missing.
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Taylor’s
West South
Spring Streets
Jean Simmonsen
Charles Rhodes
Richard Windahl
Thomas Lathrop
Corry
William C. Barr
North Center Street
Barr
Porter Auer
Erie County
Erie County Juvenile Court
County Costs Mount With Good Reason
Democratic Erie County Commissioner Louis Rzymek said he does not know where 60 newly hired county employees could be, after 60 jobs were filled since the Democrats took control. He cited seven nurses' aides at Erie County Hospital, but could not account for 53 others, blaming prior Republican leadership for exploiting the hospital. The new board filled 60 positions in two and a half months, creating at least 12 new roles, as payroll costs rise amid the staffing drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Louis Rzymek
The
Journal Today
Rzymek
Erie County Hospital
Raymek
PIAA Televised Finals Bring Broadcast To Erie Fans
WQLN TV Channel 54 will air a two hour tape delayed broadcast of the PIAA State Wrestling Tournament finals on Sunday at 3 30 PM with Jim Bennett possibly appearing in the 13 1/2 pound final if he wins his semifinal. The program comes via the Pennsylvania Public Television Network originating from WPSX State College. The note on local county payrolls shows 776 paychecks issued for a two week period ending March 10 with 740 county workers at year end 1971 and 92 new hires about to be sworn in and reassigned. New hospital posts include several executive positions plus two podiatry doctors as hiring resumed after a hospital administrator’s death.
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Jim Bennett
Harrisburg
WQLN
Erie
Bennett
Pennsylvania Public Television Network
WPSX
State College
David DeHaven
Arthur C. Brueckman
Annex
Probation and Parole
Meals on Wheels pilot expands with GECAC funding
The Corry Meals on Wheels program gains a $700 subsidy from GECAC including $600 for food and equipment and $100 for incidental costs. The plan covers five days of noon hot meals and later cold servings from April 3 to June with potential permanent funding and calls for volunteers and more recipients via Salvation Army contact. Local organizers met in Erie with GECAC officials to outline rollout, while seeking steering members and a larger volunteer pool.
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Corry
Erie
Greater Erie Community Action Committee
GECAC
Federal Office of Economic Opportunity
Emergency Food and Medical Services
EFMS
Salvation Army
Edward Zarger
Zarger
James Korp
Mary MacDermott
Army
Bobby Harrison
Linda Colvin
Burglars Hit Columbus Elementary. Little Damage Reported
State Police investigate a break-in at Columbus Elementary School. An unknown intruder forced a door knob, searched file cabinets and desks for money, opened a cafeteria freezer, and used office keys to access classrooms. Principal Hanlin and Superintendent Elsea assess losses. school policy says no money is kept after hours.
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Corry
Columbus
Keith Hanlin
Ray Elsea
Elsea
The
Journal Today
Elsen
Nixon Basing Crisis and Equal Education Proposal
President Nixon asked Congress to halt new federal court busing orders until July 1 1973 or earlier if Congress acts. He proposed a new Equal Educational Opportunities law directing about 2.5 billion dollars in aid to schools with over 30 percent poor students, roughly 800 dollars per poor pupil. He spoke after a White House briefing with Senate and House leaders and said the plan would not roll back constitutional rights or undo advances against segregation.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Capitol Hill
White House
Senate
House
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Here
William O'Brien
Hastings
N.Y
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Flushing
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Edison
N.J
Winifred Scanlon
Scranton
Ellen J. McCarthy
Tokyo
Japan
Isaka
Tkayama
Patrick Kelly
Patrick Callahan
Belfast
Orange Lodges
IRA
Pay Board
Dock Hall
Pal
HS Ring
Ilwu-Pma
George H. Boldt
PIAA
Donald Waguspack
Kenner
Waguspack
Florida
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