UF Chiefs Call For Big Push to Reach Fund Goal
The United Fund face a shortfall of 16,000 in pledges from last drive while 80 percent of final allocations may be paid. Officials hope 6,000 to 7,000 in late returns will help, driven by layoffs and economic slump. The drive aims for 105,000. 82,326 has been raised, 78 percent, with extension to next Tuesday.
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Steve Mahoney
Drive
Paul (Hoop) Roche
Mahoney
Corry Jamestown
Hostages Carried From Cleveland Bank Standoff
Ex convict Edward C. Watkins held four hostages in a Cleveland bank while police surrounded the building. Two hostages were carried out on stretchers as officers watched. Watkins demanded about fifty thousand dollars and threatened harm. Police and FBI negotiators reported the bank siege continued with no immediate resolution.
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West Side
Cleveland Bank
Ed Watkins
Cleveland (Ap
Edward C. Watkins
Lloyd Garey
FBI
Watkins
William Hann
Ralph Perk
Perk
William Rooney
Watkin
Schools Face Gas Cutbacks In Western Pennsylvania
Harrisburg AP report notes the Public Utility Commission approved a plan curtailing gas for western Pennsylvania schools by up to 10 percent this winter. Utilities Columbia Gas UGI and Philadelphia Electric set total shortfalls at 30.7 billion cubic feet with shifts to other fuels and tiers prioritizing residential protection while expanding sewer plants as a top priority.
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Pennsylvania
Public Utility Commission
PUC
Columbia Gas
UGI Corp
Valley Forge
Philadelphia Electric Co. Gas Division
Eries
Indus
Philadelphia Electric
Tn Columbia
Columbia
Legory
James Kelly
Lye
Robert K Bloom
Social Security tax base to rise next year
Washington AP reports that the Social Security taxable wage base will rise to 15,300 next January 1 from 14,000, affecting about 18 million workers. The change yields up to 70.20 more in taxes for workers and similar increases for employers, with self employed paying 1,208.70. Total revenue supports partial funding of an 8 percent benefit rise for 313 million recipients begun last July. Beneficiaries may earn more outside income next year without losing benefits. retirees face higher protection but revenue gaps persist.
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Washington
James B. Cardwell
Auer Reiterates $65 Offer for Damaged Meters
District Justice W Porter Auer through attorney resubmits offer to settle with the city over two meters damaged when Auer's car struck the double meter outside Leo Neckers' Corry office. City seeks $138 value. Auer offers $65. Hearing may be rescheduled as illness delays city witness.
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W. Porter Auer
Auer
William Peiffer
Douglas Rozelle
Peiffer
Leo Neckers
Corry
Council
Burglary Probe Into Meadville Gun Heist Spurs Long Hunt
Police investigate a burglary at 171 Airport road owned by Joseph Pollach of Meadville, formerly of Corry. Three shotguns were stolen from a vacant house where doors were left unlocked. Pollach had last seen the guns a week earlier. a real estate salesman estimated showing the property to about 50 potential buyers. The loss is valued at $100 and other items were untouched.
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Joseph Pollach
Mead- Ville
Corry
Pollach
Airport Road
Meadville
Riches To Rags Saga Beirut Expecting Doomsday
Beirut endures a doomsday atmosphere as street fighting pits Christian and Moslem factions. Looting, shelling, and crowd chaos ruin Hamra Street while foreign residents flee. An American banker evacuates, and a shrinking expatriate community contends with recurrent frontline shifts and private militias.
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Lebanon
Middle East
Hamra
Pickwick
Jerry
Holiday Inn
Paris
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