Citizens Control Probe Opens in Pennsylvania State Police
A citizen controlled grand jury in Harrisburg began hearing testimony in a probe of alleged falsification of accident reports by drunken state troopers. Six officers testified as the grand jury, seated after a petition by Dauphin County District Attorney LeRoy Zimmerman, weighs whether to present charges. no indictments yet. Maj. Charles J. Buchinsky, accused of ordering deletion of drinking references, has been suspended.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Dauphin County Dist
LeRoy Zimmerman
Charles J. Buchinsky
Edwin Frese
Zimmerman
Buchinsky
State Police Bureau of Patrol
Hershey
Jay C. Hileman
Nicholas Dellarciparte
State Police
Albert Marchinetti
Benajmin R. Jones
Milan Sudor
Donald J. Paul
Dauphin County
Warren Morgan
Morgan
Zimmermman
Fuel Price Cut Near Reality from Energy Bill
Washington AP Energy legislation to temporarily cut fuel prices awaits final action in Congress after conferees approved it and Ford officials sign off. The bill would create a national energy policy and set forth a stopgap to prevent oil price controls from lapsing. Gasoline and heating oil could drop about 3.5 cents per gallon immediately, with prices rising to roughly 63.5 cents per gallon by mid-1977 if other factors stay steady. The measure extends controls through March 15, 1979 and adds energy conservation provisions along with standby authority for gasoline rationing.
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Washington
Senate
House
Ford Administration
Ford
Democratic Congress
White House
Senate House Conference Committee
Congress
Will Justice Douglas' Successor Be Female
President Ford weighs a successor to retired Justice Douglas as the American Bar Association pushes names for the vacancy. The potential for appointing the court's first woman justice is discussed alongside possible candidates such as Shirley Hufstedler Carla Hills Martha Griffiths Cornelia Kennedy Mary Coleman and Edward Levi amid broader speculation and political considerations.
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Washington
Ford
Buden
Douglas
Supreme Court
American Bar Association
Buchen
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate
Stephen Field
Abraham Lincoln
Betty Ford
Shirley M. Hufstedler
Los Angeles
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Carla A Hills
Housing and Urban Development
Michigan
Martha Griffiths
U.S
Cornelia Kennedy
Detroit
Mary Coleman
Edward M. Levi
Levi
Abe Fortas
Louis D. Brandeis
High Court
Evi
Sen
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Griffin
Recession fears fade as city income tax climbs
The Combined Earned Income Tax Committee heard that city 1 percent tax revenue rose. Receiver William E. Miller reported 9 months into the year revenue at 351,122 dollars, up from 228,017 at the end of last year’s third quarter, despite factory strikes and weak economy. The tax funds the city and the school district and may set a new annual record if final quarter meets expectations.
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Corry Motor Inn
William E. Miller
Hearst Case May Delay Trial Over Moore Decision
San Francisco AP report. Judge Oliver J. Carter weighs delaying Patricia Hearst bank robbery trial from December 15 after Sara Jane Moore’s case influenced Speedy Trial Act timing. Hearst attorneys seek mid February start citing trauma from SLA captivity. Ninth Circuit ruling narrows counting time for psychiatric exams, affecting interim act provisions.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
Sara Jane Moore
Ford
Albert Johnson
U.S. District Court
Oliver J. Carter
Hearst
Tive
Symbionese Liberation Army
9Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Miss Moore
Highway Repairs Shapp Seeks Tax Hike Backing
Harrisburg AP reports Governor Shapp urged lawmakers on television to back a plan lifting the state gasoline tax and raising auto registration fees to fund road repairs. The proposal would widen the tax burden on drivers and industry, aiming to generate over 200 million dollars annually for pothole filling, bridge repairs, and snow removal, though legislators say the state isn’t ready to raise taxes.
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Harrisburg
Sov
Shapp
Pennsylvania
Shapp seeks big PennDOT funding to shore up highways
Governor Shapp requests rapid increases in state highway funding to cover a 137 million debt payment this year and projected rises to 180 million and beyond. He cites Pennsylvania’s 44,000-mile system as larger than neighboring states combined and pledges added money would go to maintenance. Lawmakers split: some back extra revenue, others demand reform and oppose quick tax hikes. Bonetto proposes a two stage gasoline tax rise instead of a single immediate two cent increase.
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Penndot
Shap
Pennsylvania
Shapp
New England
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Delaware
House
James Manderino
D-Westmoreland
Manderino
Senate
Henry Messinger
Lehigh
Messinger
House Transportation Committee
Robert Butera
Montgomery County
Butera
Joseph Bonetto
D-Allegheny
Bonetto
Law Or Parents Must Curb Student Jaywalking
In Corry area worries over students walking in street despite no jaywalking law. State police discuss using disorderly conduct to move pedestrians off road. Officials urge parents to curb behavior as council debates new vehicle code with pedestrian provisions.
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Pennsylvania
Corry
Edward Pass
State Police
Kenneth Nichols
Melvin Messinger
Columbus
Board of Education
Messenger
Benjamin Calderone
Calderone
East Columbus Avenue
Sciota Street
Council
Pas
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