City Council Tackles Bids Curbs and Airport Plans
City Council met from 8 to 11 30 p m approving two custodial bids. Mrs Ethel Foster wins custodial contract at 34708 monthly and Bill Kingsley wins window washing at 100 monthly. Council approves a five to seven year curb plan and endorses a master plan for airport improvements costing about 20000 with city share five percent. HUD funds of 152000 may be redirected to other priorities after site rejections for elderly housing.
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Rick Martini
City Council
Douglas Rozelle
Circus Maximus
Ethel Foster
Bill Kingsley
Bill and Rowe
Corry
David Nichols
Fred Day
Second Ward
Nichols
Day
Housing and Urban Development
HUD
David Johnson
Five Die After Pan Am Building Helicopter Crash
A New York Airways helicopter idled on the Pan Am building rooftop and toppled, slicing through passengers and sending debris to the sidewalk below. Five killed, eight injured, including Anne Barnecott, 29, struck by falling blades. Rooftop victims identified as Enrico Gnaga, 45. David Toomey. Michael Findley. an unidentified man. Jean Koski paroled.
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New York
Pan American
Grand Central Terminal
Midtown Manhattan
Biltmore
Madison Avenue
Anne Barnecott
Bronx
Pan Am
New York Airways
John F. Kennedy Inter
Enrico Gnaga
Milan
Italy
Bellevue Hospital
David Toomey
Montclair
N.J
Michael Findley
Manhattan
Jean Koski
Neptune Beach
Fla
George
John
Brazil Coffee Crop Damaged by Cold Weather
New frost and wind further injure Brazil’s coffee plants in Parana state, with many newly planted trees damaged. The 1977-78 crop is forecast at 17 million 132 pound bags, a 79 percent rise from last season but below prefrost levels. Prices have surged due to reduced supply, earthquakes in Central America, drought in Colombia, and Angola’s civil war.
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New York
Brazilian Coffee Institute
Cesar Gomes
Parana
Gomes
United States
Central America
Colombia
Angola
Bloodmobile Visit Termed Success
The last Bloodmobile visit for the fiscal year at the Red Cross chapter on East Main Street drew 102 registered donors with 90 able to donate. Officials said 135 pints were the yearly quota, and while not reached, the response was strong and the effort considered a success.
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Thelfth
Red Cross
East Main Street
Pittsburgh Votes On New Mayor
In Pittsburgh and Seattle voters chose mayoral and district candidates amid a field of Democrats and independents. Allegheny County Commissioner Thomas Foerster faced councilman Frank Lucchino with other contenders including Jack Lynch and Rev. James Simms as potential allies or spoilers in a crowded primary.
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Associated Press
Brock Adams
Seattle
Pittsburgh
Oakland
Calif
Oregon
Philadelphia
Adams
Transportation
Peter Flaherty
Washington
Marvin Durning
Jack Cunningham
Ted Andromidas
U.S. Labor
Richard Kenney
Dave Smith
Carter
Minnesota
Bob Bergland
Georgia
Andrew Young
United Nations
Allegheny County
Thomas Foerster
Frank Lucchino
Flaherty
Jack Lynch
James Simms
Kareem Ali
Jerome Zidanic
University of Pittsburgh
Barney Cook
Albert Black
Tax Bill Needs Carter's Okay
Washington AP reports a tax bill once central to Carter stimulus returns to the White House for final approval. Congress passed it with a 303 2 House vote and Senate voice tally, promising a new permanent tax cut benefiting about 45 million filers. The measure raises the standard deduction, simplifies returns, and extends a per person tax credit while delaying parts of the broader tax law package.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Congress
Senate
House
Internal Revenue Service
Free Trip Friday To PennDOT Visits In Erie County
Hichard T Fox acting district engineer of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will host two representatives at the Erie County Maintenance office this Friday from 1 to 2 30 p m. The county office three miles south of I 90 on Route 19 offers free transport for residents to voice transportation concerns. The Corry Journal will arrange rides for locals wanting to meet PennDOT officials next Friday afternoon by calling 665 8291. Cars or a bus will depart The Journal building at 1 p.m. Friday. If you care about highways call to arrange a ride and speak to the highway department.
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Hichard T. Fox
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Erie County
Fox
Penndot
Corry
Pennsylvania
Corry Journal
Journal
the Journal
Highway Department
Carter Seeks UAW Backing in Energy Plan Push
President Carter addressed the United Auto Workers in Los Angeles pledging to fight high unemployment and inflation and to take needed steps if the recovery falters. He argued for energy efficient cars and warned against assuming the domestic auto industry cannot compete with imports.
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Los Angeles
Carter
United Auto Workers Union
Consumer groups flag food firms hospitals and oils for probe
New York AP reports a Harris Greyser Diamond survey finds over a third of Americans favor investigations into food manufacturers hospitals and the oil and auto industries while inflation remains the top worry. Public views clash with consumer advocates and business leaders on reform urgency and focus areas.
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New York
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Airport Authority
Hubert Vaughn
Michael DeCorte
Johnson
East End
CAIDC
Corry Area Industrial Development Corporation
Tony Litz
Redevelopment Authority
Litz
Martin
Ational
Dick Martinson
Michael Baden
Baden
Kennedy
Frances J. Berkey
UAW
Louis Harris & Associates
Harvard University
Stephen Greyser
Steven Diamond
The
Marketing Science Institute
Harvard Business School
Lou Harris
Harris
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