Traffic Signal Group AWOL As City Grapples With Problem
City grapples with a troubled contract for seven additional traffic signals at intersections. Municipal Sales of Bethel Park faces breach concerns as Center Street railroad crossings misfire after rain, delaying proper sequencing. Econolite Corp. guides local crews while the city seeks to break the contract and rebid the remaining work.
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Corry
Bethel Park
Robert Grice
Center Street
Econolite Corp
Yori
Rozelle
Pittsburgh
President Ford's Dog Liberty Becomes a Celebrity
Washington AP Liberty the Ford family's Golden Retriever has drawn a growing wave of autograph requests. The White House uses a paw print stamp on photos handled by Susan Ford and a Betty Ford staff member. Humane groups have asked for paw print photos to sell for animal welfare fundraisers.
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White House
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Presia Ford
Liberty Ford
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Miss
Folly Till
Susan Ford
Betty Ford
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Pentagon Plans Navy Base Closures and Cuts in 1977
The Pentagon will close or downgrade 74 Navy installations and six others, eliminating about 1,990 civilian jobs and affecting over 14,000 military and civilian personnel across states, DC, Puerto Rico and Guam. Savings are pegged at 56 million annually, with studies on environmental and community impact to take up to nine months.
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Army
District of Columbia
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Guam
Defense Mapping Agency
Defense Supply Agency
David Porter
Potter
Florida
Pennsylvania
Texas
California
New York
Tennessee
New Jersey
Indiana
County reverses gears to hold registration in town
Erie County commissioners reversed an earlier ruling and will hold a special voter registration here after pressure from the City Council and The Journal. The event is Tuesday 3 to 8 p.m. at East South Street fire station. About 167 locals eligible, including those purged for not voting and new voters turning 18 since the last election.
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The
Journal
Erie County
Robert Grice
Grice
Corry
Millcreek Mall
East South Street
Hearst Trial Ends Evidence as Tape Moves Jury
Patricia Hearst’s final testimony ended with the bank robbery trial in San Francisco after the judge declared evidence closed. The government aired a profanity laden jailhouse recording with a friend, as Hearst faced closing arguments.
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Tony Ledwell
Associated Press
SAN Francisco
Patricia Hearst
U.S. District Court
Oliver J. Carter
Miss Hearst
U.S. Atty
James L. Browning Jr
Lee Bailey
Carter
Salley
Pas Pent
al Johnson
Bailey
San Francisco Examiner
Randolph A. Hearst
City Maintains Own Tax Sale For Now
City officials vow to continue collecting delinquent taxes and conducting treasurer’s sales for unpaid properties for at least another year. Council approved a resolution advising the Erie County Tax Claims Bureau of the plan while Mary Hubley prepares this year’s sale of 45 parcels in Council Chambers on June 7.
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Erie County Tax Claims Bureau
Robert Grice
County Bureau
County Tax Claims Bureau
Grice
Mary Hubley
Hubley
Church Enters Race In Idaho For Democratic Nomination
Sen Frank Church joined the Democratic presidential field, saying the federal bureaucracy must be harnessed and arguing issues are being ignored by others. He spoke from the Boise County Courthouse steps in Idaho to announce his candidacy as the eighth hopeful, citing his Foreign Relations Committee work as an advantage in foreign policy. He stressed restoring legitimacy to the federal government and warned against abuses such as mail and cable surveillance and aggressive tax investigations.
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Tahy City
Idaho
Frank Church
Istaho
Church
Ament
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Iusho
Boise County
Chase A. Clark
Istead
Winter Rough On Russians
Washington reports mounting signs that the Soviet Union’s winter grain crop has suffered drought and cold damage. Replanting is likely this spring, raising expectations that Soviet grain imports may rise, potentially aiding U.S. grain growers but possibly affecting consumer prices depending on this year’s harvest.
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Washington
Soiet Union
Agriculture Department
United States
U.S
Ing
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Soviet Union
Richard E. Bell
Bell
Coffee Link Not Serious Says New Boston Study
A four year old link between coffee and heart attacks is discounted by a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Boston doctors led by Dr. Charles Hennekens say risks, if any, appear small. The prior Boston University program reported 60 percent higher risk for one to two cups daily and 120 percent for more than six. The National Coffee Association notes high daily consumption in winter.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program
Boston University
National Coffee Association
Charles H. Hennekens
Boston City Hospital
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