Budget Standstill as Seven New Legislators Sworn In
Seven new lawmakers, six Democrats and one Republican, are sworn in in Harmishurg as the House faces a key budget vote for 1976-77 and tax bills. Philadelphia seeks authority to raise taxes to cover an $80 million deficit while wage and property taxes loom, potentially delaying the budget compromise and upsetting Democratic leadership.
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Red Cross leader to retire after 35 years of service
Audrey J. Morris, longtime executive director of the Somerset County Red Cross, plans retirement after 17 years in that role. She recalls wartime service with POW families, building volunteer networks from 200 to 1,000, and broad local programs from blood drives to hospital volunteering.
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Somerset County
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Lawrence County
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
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Dushane Veterans Hospital
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American Red Cross
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Tubercutosis Society
County Blind Association
Civil Defense
Tiv New Castle
United Fund Campaign
Shi Foi Fang
Tw Fund
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Heart Associaton
Highland Avenue
William Hoffer
Joseph Polgar
Detroit
New battle threatens cease fire in Lebanon
President elect Elles Sarkis faced a stiff challenge as he filmed heavy fighting in the mountains northeast of Beirut and held talks with Yasser Arafat and other leaders to curb clashes between leftist and rightist factions. Rightist Christians and allied forces pressed a drive toward Zein al Ain and Ain Touraly, while American arms aided a push against leftist positions on a key road to the Christian center. Clashes lessened by afternoon. the week saw more than a hundred dead and renewed threats to the fragile ceasefire. Sarkis planned further talks with Kamal Jumblatt to seek reconciliation between his regime and the leftist alliance.
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Mount Lebanon
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Zable
Rey
Lettiat
Beirut
Taeeling
Kamal Jurnblatt
Sarkis election sparks Beirut clashes and forgery claims
In Beirut, gunfire and mortar exchanges flared along Muslim Christian lines after Parliament elected Sarkis, the central bank governor, as president amid leftist protests calling the result forged under Syrian influence. Heavy fighting left at least 70 dead and 120 wounded as tensions rose.
Police Week aims to strengthen police community ties in New Castle
Police in New Castle launch Police Week to better connect the six bureaus and uniformed patrol with citizens. Activities at Towne Mall from noon to 4 PM daily feature a video camera, nightscope, firearms, radios, and demonstrations, plus narcotics tests and fingerprinting. A memorial service Friday at city hall honors fallen officers, followed by an open house and displays Saturday at the Mall.
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Cerilli defense to begin in county extortion trial
In UES District Court, the defense for Turnpire Commissioner Exgidie Cerilli opens its case today aiming to counter testimony from six contractors and two former aides who accuse Cerilli and associates of extorting 5,300 in political contributions during 1972 while Cerilli headed Westmoreland County operations. The six contractors testified that gifts were made under fear of losing future hiring.
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Meinhof of Red Army Faction Commits Suicide
Ulrike Meinhof, leader of West Germany's Red Army Faction, died by hanging in Stammheim prison Stuttgart after nearly two years on trial for bombings and bank robberies that killed four Americans and injured 13. Authorities said no note was found. associates cited despair at overthrowing the capitalist system. Paris and Toulouse firebombings were linked claims by the group. Meinhof began her guerrilla career in 1970.
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Germany
Israeli cabinet seeks compromise on West Bank settlements
Israel works on defusing a settlement crisis with a plan to move a rightist group from Kadum near Nablus to a new site in the Samaria region. Prime Minister Rabin and Foreign Minister Eban voiced cautious hope after a long cabinet debate.
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