Mushroom worker aid bill defeated after heated battle
In a bitter clash between organized labor and farm interests in Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania House defeated a bill to extend unemployment benefits to mushroom workers. The 91 to 89 vote fell short of the margin needed, with reconsideration planned next week. The measure, opposed by farm reps citing high costs and local layoffs, would have excluded agricultural workers from current benefits and extended Unemployment Assistance through six months after federal aid ends. The bill’s fate hung on reconsiderations amid a broader struggle over farm labor protections and tenant rights in the same session.
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Radiation info line eases fears for exposure query
County residents urged to call a special radiation information number at Jameson Memorial Hospital if they suspect extensive exposure decades ago. Spokesmen say calls address patient concerns and possible throat and thymus gland treatments, with guidance to contact their family doctor for evaluation and further diagnostics.
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Ford backs Supreme Court review of school desegregation ruling
President Ford urged a Supreme Court review of the 1954 school desegregation ruling. He said he would ensure federal desegregation orders are pursued. Attorney General Levi is reviewing several busing cases to decide if a Justice Department action is warranted.
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Bill to aid elderly and poor housing program faces conference
Washington reports a $15 billion bill to aid the elderly and poor passes the House 332 to 27, stripped of administration opposition provisions. It authorizes a 19 month program costing about $12 billion for urban renewal parks and water works to create jobs, including $700 million for rent subsidies to the poor. Affected Social Security recipients would not face rent increases due to Social Security cost of living adjustments. The measure moves to a House Senate conference to resolve differences with the Senate version.
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Ex-policemen sentenced in Pittsburgh burglary case
Two former Pittsburgh police officers were sentenced to 23 months in a corrections facility for participating in burglaries at three city warehouses. John Dill and Jasper Gargis pleaded guilty to multiple counts including theft and receiving stolen property.
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Man indicted in Illinois for stealing tax refunds from elderly
Cook County grand jury indicted Eugene Isbell on five counts of forgery and four counts of theft for allegedly taking about $1000 in refund forms from elderly and disabled residents and signing the refunds over to himself. Isbell is serving a three year sentence in Minnesota for selling stolen government bonds.
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Retirement benefits bill back to Appropriations for cost estimates
Harrisburg lawmakers send a constitutional amendment proposal to raise state pension benefits for recipients in the state pension system back to the Appropriations Committee. No cost estimate is available, but a 2 year lookback suggests about 1 million dollars for state employee costs.
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Resort sold in federal bankruptcy auction
Kings Mountain Resort in Somerset and Fayette counties sold for 244000 at a public auction in bankruptcy court on Wednesday. Purchasers Frank Al Bock and J L Soisson must settle two mortgages about 170000 and pay taxes sewer charges and water tint. The buyers plan to keep Kings Mountain open as a resort while the former owner Kings Mountain Corp and Garden Lake Estates Inc filed for bankruptcy on April 22 1975 over unpaid debts totaling 387000.
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Plane crash kills man on Ohio River Boulevard near Emsworth
Valce Holdeman 38 of Bristol Indiana died after a light plane struck a sign at Dixmont State Hospital then hit a wall and wrecked on the highway. Passenger Jobin Hahaj 35 of Niles Michigan was admitted in serious condition. Authorities said Holdeman had told Pittsburgh airport he was low on fuel.
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Zero budget plan urged to cut costs
City officials discuss a zero budgeting approach for the 1907 budget. Finance head Stiff cites departments must justify each item, forecasting a tight fiscal year as tax collection runs ahead of last year while delinquencies linger. Council seeks financial clarity before any rehiring.
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Senate delays B1 purchase and OKs research
WALMINGTON (UPL) The Senate reaffirmed delaying the BI bomber purchase while approving a 32 billion military procurement bill that includes 1.3 billion to continue development of the supersonic plane. The Senate vote on the dit
Westminster Trustee on Board Named by Ford
Michael Radock a Westminster College trustee and University of Michigan journalism professor was named to the Board of Foreign Scholarships by President Ford. The board selects scholars for international exchanges under MECEA and oversees Fulbright programs. Radock has taught at Kent State, Wyoming, and Michigan, and joined Michigan in 1965 after earlier roles in development and alumni relations.
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