State Welfare Cuts Health Benefits in First Reductions
In Harrisburg the Welfare Department forecasts a May 19 bank shortfall and cuts reimbursements to doctors pharmacists and hospitals serving the poor. The House opposed a $54 million deficiency appropriation, adjourned for the weekend, and Gov Shapp condemned the vote as election year politics. Welfare recipients may still receive funds through late May, though rural areas could face gaps.
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Harrisburg
House
Shapp
Pasage
Wohlgemuth
Welfare Department
Mar
Boyle testimony adds to Yablonski death snarl
Pittsburgh AP report details how prosecutors press a union fund channel for the killings while Tony Boyle says he did not know the payoff route. Other UMW officials Suzanne Richards Wayne Channell and William Turnblazer also testified before a federal grand jury amid ongoing probes.
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Tony Boyle
Yablonski
Pittsburgh
UMW
W. A
Tony" Boyle
Boyle
Suzanne V. Richards
Wayne Channell
John Owens
William Turnblazer
Union
District 19
Middleboro
Edward L. Carey
Richard A. Sprague
Carey
Grand Jury
National Labor Relations Board
William J Prater
Albert Pass
Prater
Pass
Con
Protest Group Plans Lawsuit To Get Second Hearing
Protesters led by Mrs. Rita Downey seek a second public hearing before the City Zoning Board of Adjustment on a 0 unit housing project on South Center Street hill. Officials warned no second hearing will be held, pushing Downey to pursue a legal challenge. Downey says property owners could face assessments up to 3000 dollars with sewer work fears, while council noted prior public discussion and lack of protest at the May meeting.
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City Zoning Board of Adjustment
South Center Street Hill
Rita Downey
Corry Democratic
Zoning Board
South Center Street
Four From UC Corry Sentenced in Erie County Court
Three local defendants pleaded guilty in Erie County court yesterday and received sentences while a Union City man was sanctioned for a vehicle code violation. William C Barr 18 of 123 2 North Center street faced larceny auto theft corrupting morals of a minor burglary and possession of stolen property with a sentence of 114 to 18 months in the Erie County jail plus 30 days then work release. John Broughton 55 of 136 Seneca street drew a $150 fine plus court costs and one year probation for drunk driving. Douglas Higby 21 of 22 East Irving street got 11 2 to 23 months for auto theft and corrupting morals of a minor. Anthony Jagta RD 4 Union City was fined $300 and costs and placed on one year probation for drunk driving after an incident December 6.
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Erie County
Union City
Corry
William C. Barr
North Center Street
Barr
John Broughton
Seneca Street
Douglas Higby
East Irving Street
Anthony Jagta
Leo Mather
Jagta
Mead Park Tennis Court Upgrade Moves Forward
Mead Park Association moves to buy fencing and center net for the public tennis court with materials over 750 dollars and a contractor cost about 750 dollars. Corry Area High School tennis team volunteers to do labor. Officials note court surface sealing and line painting needed and aim to have it ready for summer use.
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Mead Park Association
Corry Area High School
Park Association
Freighters Leave Haiphong Before Deadline
Several freighters including ships flying the Soviet flag pulled from Haiphong harbor before the deadline set by President Nixon for safe passage through mined entrances. The U.S. 7th Fleet reported intensified bombardment of North Vietnam as air and naval forces pressed the war effort, claiming multiple MiG kills and detailing losses on both sides amid ongoing engagements at An Loc and in the central highlands.
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Saigon
Haiphong Harbor
Nixon
U.S. 7Th Fleet
U.S
Haiphong
North Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Western Pacific
Hanoi- Haiphong
Cunningham
Tonkin Gulf
Air Force
Hanoi
U.S. Command
South Vietnam
An Loc
Ben Het
South Viet
Russians Condemn Nixon Vietnam Move Ahead of Moscow Summit
Moscow reports the Soviet government branded Nixon's port mining order in Vietnam as complicating Southeast Asia and threatening international peace. The reaction marks the first high level response as Moscow prepares for the Nixon Soviet summit set to begin May 22 in the capital.
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Moscow
Nixon
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
United States
Handling A Live Hand Grenade At Home
The Harry Webster family in Union City found a live hand grenade while cleaning a vacant lot. After calling police and fire departments, the National Guard, and Ravenna Arsenal, a guardsman disarmed it and kept the grenade as a paperweight. State Police advise not to attempt disarming and to call authorities.
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Fire Department
State Police
Arsenal
Ravenna
Ohio
Harry Webster
R.D- 1
Union City
Webster
Websters
National Guard
Erie
Guard
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Tin P. Mullen
Philadelphia
Mullen
David Savitt
Pennsylvania
Samuel Antrim
Corry Memorial Hospital
Circus Kirk
Columbus Community Church
Mead Park
Hue
da Nang
Webster Home
East Washington Street
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