Inflation conference urged budget cuts to curb prices
At a Pittsburgh economic meeting hosted by Commerce Secretary Dent, business leaders urged trimming the federal budget to 300 billion dollars or less, easing tight money policy, and boosting productivity while resisting wage and price controls. Senators and representatives attended, with calls for faster productivity growth and possible foreign-material price defenses.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Commerce
Frederick B. Dent
Ford
America
Dent
Washington
White House
Detroit
Congress
Federal Reserve Bank
John T. Connor
Allied Chemical Corp
Connor
Reginald M. Jones
General Electric Corp
Jones
Paul H. Broyhill
Broyhill Industries
Lenoir
N.C
RCA
Robert W. Sarnoff
William F. Kerby
Dow Jones & Co
Wall Street Journal
National Observer
J. Glenn Beall
D-Md
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Samuel A. Nunn
D-Ga
Neal Smith
Iowa
William S
Moorhead
D-Pa
Garry Brown
R-Mich
Barber B. Conable Jr
R-N.y
Nunn
Harper
Stairways Executive Explained Remodeled Erie Flat Deal
Erie Stairways executive director used agency funds to remodel and furnish a westside Erie flat he owned and later repaid the money. He says no rental plan existed with the mental health agency he led, though former staff recalled plans to lease it as a permanent Stairways unit.
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Erie
Stairways, Inc
David Shiel
Stairways
Erie County Mental Health Agency
Shiel
Erie County
John Eggleston
Eggleston
Gloria Ebratt
Miss Hiratt
Veronica Mahaffy
Two Wounded Knee Leaders Set Free
Dennis Banks and Russell Means, leaders of the American Indian Movement, won dismissals in the main Wounded Knee occupation case. U S District Judge Fred Nichol halted the eight month trial after a juror suffered a stroke, rejecting government misconduct claims and noting a call for a new chapter under a new president. A celebratory scene in St Paul followed, with about 200 people attending including four jurors.
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American Indian Movement
AIM
Russell Means
Dennis Banks
St. Paul
Banks
Means
Wounded Knee
South Dakota
Pine Ridge
Pine Rid
U.S
Fred Nichol
Porcupine
S.D
Nichol
Justice Department
Therese Cherrier
Terrorists Move on Dutch Embassy Hostage Siege
Dutch troops in green camouflage and armored vehicles mass at Schiphol as government prepares to move three Japanese terrorists with nine hostages from the French Embassy. A spokesman said the transfer could occur after 10 a m EDT but details were uncertain. Naval helicopters standby. airport to close briefly. Ambassador Jacques Senard and Queen Juliana witness a parliament opening amid threats to innocent lives.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
Schiphol
Jacques Senard
Juliana
Columbia To Cut Gas Allocations For Industry
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania will reduce allocations to 92 large volume industrial customers by 10 percent monthly starting November 1. The cut is due to a projected supply deficiency from wholesale supplier Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. The company aims to guarantee enough gas for residential home heating through the five month winter period.
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Warren
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc
Pennsylvania
James Keller
Keller
Columbia Gas Transmission Corp
YMCA Seeks Youth Swimmers for Competitive Program
The YMCA invites youths above beginner level to join a competitive introduction program led by CAHS coach Bill Cochran. Sessions run for boys from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with teams formed soon. The program runs until November ahead of regular YMCA teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
CAHS
Bill Cochran
Area Students Protest New Conduct Code
Nearly 300 students boycotted Rocky Grove High School to protest a newly adopted student conduct code. The code, drafted by a teacher administrator director committee with student council input, was distributed late last week. A meeting with the code’s drafters was not promised, but Superintendent James A. Kockler and several administrators agreed to meet with protesting students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wrenshall
Williams
Weinshall
James A. Kockler
Erie Radio Newsman Prompts Bus Crash Drill Panic
An Erie newsman prematurely broadcast a bus crash alert causing public alarm. The alert, issued to five fire departments, proved to be a drill with officials praising the drill's conduct and no casualty report. Station officials have not issued a follow up.
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Erie
Erie Fire Departments
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Clint East Yood
Harry Spikes
von Ney Ware
Spikes Gang
United Artist
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Wickes
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