City Council weighs mandatory police retirement age
The council introduced an ordinance to set the mandatory retirement age for city police at 65, with current rules offering retirements at 50 after 20 years or any age after 25 years. Mayor Rogan backs the move. Local 21 favors 60 in the future. The measure will be discussed at the May 10 meeting alongside a $6,250 quarterly allocation to three community centers funded by federal revenue sharing.
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Francis J. Rogan
James L. Scarazoni
Fraternal Order of Police
East Side Center
South Side Center
West Side Center
Richard E. Flannery
Dole
Council of Community
Japan Rail Strike Ends After Major Walkout
Tokyo reports that the government reached a deal to end the three million strong railway workers strike the most serious transportation labor action in Japanese history. Trains to resume Saturday while nurses airline pilots and other sectors keep striking amid the 72 hour rail walkout. Susumu Nikaido announced the settlement after a cabinet meeting with union leaders at the Diet building.
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Town hall sinks deeper amid gas leak near Williamsburg
In Williamsburg Michigan the town hall foundation sunk about two feet as gas seeps worsened, forcing about 65 families from their homes while Amoco seeks to contain the leak at a nearby well. Government and oil firm spokespeople described ongoing efforts to seal, drill, and monitor the area.
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Williamsburg
Mich
UPI
Grand Traverse County
Jack Meredith
Amare Production Co
Ang Amoco
Meredittht
City discloses renewal deficit amid property purchase row
City officials debate a $32,000 property purchase linked to the Falls Street renewal project. Council members fault Town Consultants and authority counsel Edward Gamble as the process unfolds, with calls for public disclosure and accountability while noting a prior moratorium and timed budget constraints. Odell Robinson owns the North Beaver Street parcel purchased after a February action.
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Town Consultants Inc
Authority
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Edward A. Gamble
Grant
Gamble
Charles B. McDevitt
Odell Robinson
Beaver St
Falls Street
Rush Speaks on Enduring US Pakistan Friendship
United States Deputy Secretary of State Kenneth Rush said friendship with Pakistan must be earned and that Washington will remain a strong ally in the region while seeking ties with others. He spoke at the dedication of the new US Embassy chancery in Islamabad.
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United Press International
Rush
Islamabad
Pakistan
UPI
Kenneth Rush
United States
Quints Born on Birthday in Portland Hospital
Mrs. Karen Anderson, wife of a Brush Prairie salesman, delivered quintuplets three boys and two girls at Bess Kaiser Hospital on her 28th birthday. Infants weighed under three pounds each and faced respiratory distress but were in stable condition. doctors expect a crisis period in 24 to 48 hours. Anderson had used fertility drugs after miscarriages. the couple has five adopted children. Names are Troger, Owen, Scott Kay, and Diane.
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Quints
Eric Anderson
Karen
Bess Kaiser Hospital
Portland
Ore
UPI
Karen Anderson
Brush
Brenes
Anderson
Eric
Troger
Owen
Scott Kay
Diane
Stationhouse birth at Ralph Avenue precinct shocks Brooklyn
In a Brooklyn police station waiting room officer John McKay helped deliver a baby boy five minutes after a 4 pregnant woman refused ambulance. Mother and infant are in good condition at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital, first birth at the precinct. Nevada joins presidential primaries as Gov O Callaghan signs bill creating a May primary with delegates apportioned by voting, bound for at least two ballots.
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UPI
Brooklyn
John McKay
Ralph Avenue
Brooklyn Jewish Hospital
Ralph
Nevada
Carson City
Nev
UPU
Mike O'Callaghan
No Hanoi meeting planned for Kissinger Tho Paris talks
Paris reports quote North Vietnam official Nguyen Co Thach saying there is no chance for a May meeting with Kissinger. Saigon claims about 26,000 South Vietnamese prisoners remain in 489 camps across three countries as the Joint Military Commission press conference notes delays in the scheduled exchange of 1,387 prisoners amid a spat between truce supervisors and Viet Cong officers.
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UPI
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le Duc Tho
Henry A. Kissinger
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South Vietnam
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1,000-man force crosses Mekong near Phnom Penh
A 1,000-man force crossed the Mekong to fight Communist units advancing within two miles of Phnom Penh, the closest they have reached during an eight to day offensive. Western diplomats doubt a major assault is possible, but anticipate rocket strikes and possible terror tactics against the 1.5 million city population. A recent Communist rocket attack near the airport killed 21 and wounded 62.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Mekong
Santiago student protests clash with riot police
In Santiago Chile thousands of students clashed with riot police using tear gas and water cannons during a protest over Marxist education reforms. Police reported over 70 injured and about 250 arrests as a school boycott converged on the Education Ministry on the capital's main street. Students smashed 36 windows at the presidential palace, including one in President Salvador Allende's private office. the president was at his desk and unharmed.
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Santiago
Chile
UPI
Education Ministry
Salvador Allende
U S Aids Thai Militias as Anti Communist Force Grows
U S sources say weapons and aid are being supplied to form militias in Thailand modeled on South Vietnam units. Equipment includes rifles machine guns and mortars from Thai army stock with future comms gear and advanced arms planned over three years. IRA blasts Pope peace plea in Belfast condemning British White Paper as insufficient.
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UPI
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IRA
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Ireland
Gasoline rationing feared as industry voices warn
An oil industry spokesman on Thursday warned the nation is on the brink of gasoline rationing amid charges by independent service stations and some state officials that distributors use the shortage to force independents out of business. An IGDA spokesman said the shortage benefits major branded stations, describing it as the best thing in two decades.
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United Press International
Illinois Gasoline Dealers Association
IGDA
Oglala Sioux to Join Wounded Knee Security Perimeter
The U S government will coordinate with Oglala Sioux Indians opposed to the Wounded Knee occupation to form a fortified perimeter around the village. Deputy assistant attorney general Richard Hellstern and tribal chairman Dick Wilson said the plan gives residents a greater sense of participation in the action.
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Pine Ridge
UPI
Wounded Knee
U.S
FBI
Richard Hellstein
Dick Wilson
Hellstern
Seymours Freed After Abduction Charge in Ohio Case
Donald Seymour and Linda Seymour, charged with abducting the Richters' two children from New Stanton Pennsylvania, were released on personal recognizance by Magistrate Roger Makeley. FBI had arrested them. both couples once lived in New Stanton. Faith Ann, age 3, and Jennie Lynn, 4 months, were the children involved. The Seymours now live in Dayton Ohio while the Richters reside in Lorain Ohio.
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Dayton
Ohio
UPI
Donald FE. Seymour
Linda
Pennsylvania
Roger Makeley
Seymours
FBI
Kenneth Richter
New Stanton
Richters
Faith Ann
Jennie Lynn
Lorain
Lark Workshop seeks 12493 from Lawrence fund
The Lark Workshop will request 12493 from the Lawrence County United Fund for amounts beyond what the Mental Health Mental Retardation program covers. Portions cover psychologist salary exceedance, trainee wages and materials, and staff health insurance with plans to lease an extra vehicle for northern county residents. A progress report notes two new jobs in March at Universal Bundle and Airway industries.
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Lawrence County United Fund
Lark Workshop
Lark Board
Lark
Transit contract funds New Castle transit system upgrade
Rep Thomas J Fee announced a 112992 purchase of service contract with PennDOT support to aid New Castle Transit Authority operations serving about 600000 riders annually. The city will match state funds with 56496, eight new 33 passenger buses funded in part by PennDOT. Mayor Rogan says the agreement supports economic revitalization through a balanced transportation system.
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Thomas J. Fee
New Castle
Fee
Penndot
Jacob Kassab
Francis J. Rogan
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