County jail population peaks in 1976 report shows growth
Lawrence County Jail reached a record 14 531 prisoner days in 1976 with 48 female prisoner days. Warden Werden Gregg announced no escapes or fires. three guards retired or moved on. He was elected vice president of the Pennsylvan ia Prison Wardens Association and seeks a 15 000 grant to remodel the jail for work release and learning centers. Funding questions loom for security upgrades and rehabilitation programs.
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Lawrence County
Werden
Joseph Gregg
Gregg
Male Heckathorn
Clifford Pollock
David Rishel
Shenango Township
Pennsylva
Aru Stilf
Frank A. Vitrich
Prison Board
Justice Commission
Harelsburg
MILMR
Willis
Mclude District Ab
Ormey Williams
Shevill George Sigler
Blue Cross Plans Two Medicare Programs for Western Pennsylvania
Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania announced two new plans for Medicare eligible residents in addition to the 63-Special. The 65-Basic would cover hospital deductible and coinsurance, with a possible $4.25 monthly rate, while the 65-Extended adds private duty nursing, extra in patient coverage, extended prescription benefits, skilled nursing, and extra home care. The organization also seeks a rate hearing for the 63-Special, with no change to enrollment procedures.
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Pittsouhgh
UET
Blue Cross
Pennsylvania
Total Blue Cross
Howard W. Gindele
Pennsylvania Insurance Dept
Wester Pennsylvania
Gindele
Hue Cross
Insurance Department
Department
Ile
Bye Cross
Censored HEW Report on $23 Million Alcohol Grants
Washington reports a heavily redacted HEW inquiry into $23 million in federal alcohol abuse grants. The FOIA release shows blank pages and deleted conclusions while officials defend redactions as mandated. Congress will receive the full report later for review of grant decisions and continuation of support.
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Washington
UPIT
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
UPI
Alhe Patel
Congress
Harry Bell
HEW
Hem
Miss Burmester Returns After City Hospital Visit
Miss Burmester, 25, unaccounted since late December, hitchhiked to Chicago where she took Bufferin tablets and sought hospital treatment. She returned with her father William F. Burmester to the city and entered St. Francis Hospital. Authorities debated detention as no charges were filed. a misdemeanor was considered. She was unaware of a fire at Castle when police found the blaze around 3 a.m. December 28.
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Dai Wy Burmester
Aberhest Lhe Belvedere
William F. Burmester
W. Leasure Ave
Harmester
St. Francis Hospital
Chicago
Hurmester
Burmester
Barmvester
Ter Castle
Pittsburgh
UPS
FBT
Detroit
Shadyside
Robert Broan
Brown
Ghadyside Hospital
Wayne Hawthorne
Rodney Jackson
George Jones
Frost sparks global coffee price surge after Brazil frost
The 1976 frost in Parana destroyed 24.5 percent of Brazil's crop, knocking out 900 million trees and tightening global supplies. Prices jumped as General Foods and others raised costs, with U.S. retail and wholesale prices approaching record highs and consumer boycotts debated in multiple states and cities.
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Robert E. Sullivan
United Press International
Bravilian
Tare Marros Schauff
Rees
Parana
Schauff
Brazil
Senault
Colombia
U.S
General Foods
Mother Nature
Human Nature
C Hains and Foods
Angels
Free World
Guatemala
Uganda
Nicaragua
State Department
United States
Rio de Janvira
Jusian Coffee Institute
Ike Marea Schaufl
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Camillo Calazans
Brazilian Coffee Institute
Bullet raises questions in Kennedy slaying inquiry
In Dallas a buried bullet found by amateur hunter Richard H. Lester on railroad property near the Kennedy assassination site is being examined by the FBI. The agency seeks to compare it with test bullets from Oswald evidence stored at the National Archives. Richard A. Sprague of the House Committee on Assassinations asks that any new material be handled by the committee.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
House Committee On Assassinations
Kennedy
Dalls
Richard H. Lester
Lee Arvey Oswald
National Archives
Richard A. Sprague
House Committee On
Martin Luther
Like those eyebrows New York dog tops list of 1976
UPI reports Lasale the television star dog is credited with the most expressive eyebrows in Mark Traynor's Hat of the Ten Most Memorable Eyebrows of 1976. The list also names Walter Mondale Moynihan and Elizabeth Taylor for various eyebrow honors, with playful descriptions.
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New York
UPI
Lasale
Star Dog
Walter Mondale
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Elizabeth Taylor
Mark Traynor
Traynor
Moynihan
Snowstorm Spreads Causing School Closures Across States
United Press International reports a major snowstorm sweeping the nation for the third time that week. The system halted state government operations, closed schools in New Mexico and Mississippi Tennessee and Kentucky offices, and stranded pupils as forecasts shifted in Memphis before classes began.
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United Press International
New Mexico
Kentucky
Mississippi
Tennessee
Memphis
Real estate probes target discriminatory Chicago brokers
UPI reports U S Attorney Samuel Skinner and a state official launched separate investigations into real estate firms accused of illegal steering and panicking to profit from neighborhood changes on Chicago's Southwest Side. The probes follow UPIs five part series Evolution of a Ghetto and may involve the FBI.
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Chicago
UPI
U.S
Samuel Skinner
United Press Internakional
Skinner
Justice Department
FBI
Judge Limits Picketing at Temple Hospital Amid Strike
A Philadelphia court issued a preliminary injunction limiting picketing at Temple University Hospital. About 600 professional and technical workers have struck, with affidavits alleging abuse as entrants tried to reach the facility. Pickets blocked entrances, forcing nonstriking staff to scale fences and push through crowds, while a hospital spokesman cited pushing and shoving during the clashes.
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Philadelphia
UPL
Common Pleas Court
Temple University Hospital
Eugene Gelfand
Profession and
Technical Employes Association of District 198
Monday massacre charges filed over county office layoffs
Unfair labor practice charges were filed with the state Labor Relations Board against Allegheny County Commissioner Jim Flaherty and Robert Peirce. The American Federation of State County and Municipal Employes Union Council 4H alleged the prothonotary's office lost 44 of 117 jobs when the County Salary Board eliminated positions. County Commissioner Thomas J. Foerster, who voted against the cuts, is joining six row officers in preparing a suit to halt the action.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
State Labor Relations Board
Allegheny County
Jim Flaherty
Robert Peirce
American Federation of State
Gang of Four Trial Called For in Public Hearing
A Tibet Radio broadcast in Hong Kong said the radical Gang of Four will be placed under guard to face a public trial to avenge Premier Chou En-tai. The trial is planned for the anniversary of Chou's death on January 8, 1976. A nationwide campaign is noted in the report.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Gang of Four
Chou En-tai
China
Tibet Radio
Chow
Wibyte Kahin
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Lansing
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HIW
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Miss Burmester
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Elinor Guggenheimer
New York City
Christine Sullivan
Massachusetts
Michigan
Connecticut
Waran Coffee
Nan Norrison
Atlanta
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