Cabinet members stay on job despite resignation reports in Honduras
In Tegucigalpa AP reports most cabinet ministers remain at work while rumors said they were pressured to quit over Hurricane Fifi relief. Only Foreign Minister Cesar Batres reportedly resigned for personal reasons and left for New York for a Latin American Economic Commission meeting. In Mexico City AP notes Episcopal bishops back ordaining women but require church law change. no special meeting next year, topic to be part of 1976 General Convention agenda in Minneapolis.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Cesar Batres
New York
Latin American Economic Commission
Oaxtepec
Mexico
Episcopal Church
the Church
Minneapolis
Emigration Accord Aims For 60000 Soviet Defectors Annually
Senate figures announce a White House Soviet emigration accord involving Ford and Kissinger to liberalize emigration, enabling yearly flows of at least 60,000 people. The six point agreement follows a meeting with President Ford and is tied to potential passage of major trade legislation.
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Washington
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
White House
Soviet Union
Congress
Ford Administration
Jackson
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Campaign funds tougher to raise amid Watergate disclosures
Harrisburg AP reports state office candidates struggle to raise money this year as Watergate revelations reshape funding sources. Candidates scrutinize opponents finance reports, seeking gains from rivals capital and visible financial records.
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Harrisburg
Halloween Will Cost You More
AP reports rising Halloween prices across categories in San Francisco. Pumpkins real and fake gain cost, candy prices climb due to higher sugar costs, and broomsticks plus costumes show notable increases. Vendors attribute hikes to supplier costs, with examples from Woolworth's, Lucky Stores, Cliff's Variety, and Montgomery Ward.
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San Francisco
Ed Swain
Woolworth's
Lucky Stores
Kevin O'Rourke
Marina Discount Variety Store
Martha Asten
Cliff's Variety Store
Montgomery Ward
Franklin Hospital Expansion Revealed
Franklin Hospital expansion plans surfaced during a Sugar Creek Borough Council meeting linked to a re zoning request. Hospital administrator John Stanton urged re zoning around the facility as variances for construction were granted and he warned they could be denied later. Council president Charles Kay affirmed hospital variances were allowed and would not set a precedent. Stanton said parking facilities and a possible physicians office building may accompany the new construction.
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Franklin
Physicians
Franklin Hospital
Sugarcreek
John Stanton
Stanton
Charles Kay
Erie Lackawanna reports $10 million eight month loss
The Erie Lackawanna Railway Co posted a net loss of 2.4 million in August, bringing eight month losses to 10 million for 1974. Fully accrued losses for the period compare to 10.8 million in 1973, with eight month revenues 214.1 million and expenses 172.4 million. August revenue was 27.4 million, expenses 22.6 million, and August fully accrued loss 2.3 million versus 2.6 million a year earlier.
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Erie Lackawanna Railway Co
Gehrlein vows county audits of agencies funded by taxes
Erie County Controller A. J. Gehrlein announced plans to demand audits of every agency that receives county tax money after a private review found about 2500 dollars in questionable expenses at the Crippled Children Society's Learning Disability Center. Officials stressed expenditures may be improper in accounting rather than illegal, as investigations underway include a DPW probe and a local accounting firm audit. The center, funded through MHMR and state and county support, has faced recent staff changes and regulatory questions awaiting DPW findings.
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Erie
Erie County
A.J
Jake” Gehrlein
Crippled Children Society
Leo Weir
Learning Disability Center
MHMR
Crippled Children’s Society
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
DPW
Crippled Children's Society
Joseph Eisenberg
Eisenberg
Tragic Ashtabula Crossing Crash Kills Three
A Penn Central train struck a car carrying five persons at a North Kingsville crossing near Ashtabula. Three people, Nancy Osburn 27 Kenneth L Jr 2 and Mary Cunningham 16, died on arrival at Ashtabula General Hospital. Two others Evelyn Moody 36 in serious condition and Theresa Osburn 3 in satisfactory condition were hospitalized. The car was northbound at 2 10 p m when hit by westbound train driven by Joseph Roth 56. The crossing lacked flashers or gates and the exact circumstances remain under investigation.
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Ashtabula
Ohio
Penn Central
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Nancy Osburn
North Kingsville
Kenneth L. Jr
Mary L. Cunningham
Ashtabula General Hospital
Evelyn Moody
Conneaut
Ashtabula General
Theresa M. Osburn
Osburn
Joseph Roth
Violence Quieted in Boston as Desegregation Busing Continues
Boston neared the end of week five of desegregation busing with higher attendance and fewer violent incidents. Mayor reported no injuries and four minor arrests as 450 National Guard members stayed on standby and federal troops remained at high alert. Senator Edward Brooke began work on a long range busing proposal blending CORE and NAACP ideas, with a press briefing slated for early next week in Boston. Attendance rose to 74.3 percent citywide from 66.7 the day before, while white student participation at South Boston High remained below 20 percent amid a white boycott tied to the Sept. 12 court order.
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Boston
U.S
Edward W Brooke
R-Mass
Boston-area
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Brooke
Congress of Racial Equality
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
South Boston High
U.S. District Court
W. Arthur Garrity Jr
Last Treasurer Sale A Success in Erie County
The final Erie County treasurer sale completed with 133 tax-delinquent properties sold after an earlier batch. County Treasurer Neil McLaughlin said the initial 2388 listings were trimmed as owners faced the auction. Beginning in 1976 a tax claims bureau will handle disposals, likely led by Deputy Treasurer Stanley Mitchell.
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Saie
Erie County
Neil McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Stanley Mitchell
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