Oswego School District Faces $700000 Aid Cut in State Budget
Oswego City School District confronts a possible $700,000 reduction in state aid for 1972, while local valuation soars due to Alcan and Niagara Mohawk expansions. Officials warn debt limits are intact but tax limits and public sentiment complicate a relief path, with legislative action and a May vote proposed but uncertain.
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Charles Ahern
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Ahern
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Curtis
Belgian Police Seize Kahane From Soviet Jews Conference
In Brussels police arrested Rabbi Kahane head of the militant Jewish Defense League after he was barred from a congress of Jews from 37 nations discussing Soviet Jewry. A Brafman from Far Rockaway argued for broad representation. Kahane’s insistence on concrete action sparked uproar. Kahane warns of violent protest. authorities issued warnings. He faces April 13 sentencing for prior anti Soviet demo actions.
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Rabbi Kahane
Jewish Defense League
U.S
Morris Brafman
Far Rockaway
N.Y
Brafman
International League For the
Herschel Schacter
We York
Kahane
New York
Ted
Conta Kahane
Nixon proposes reorganizing executive branch absorb Agriculture Dept
Don Paarlberg director of economics at the Agriculture Department says President Nixon aims to reorganize the executive branch and eliminate several departments. The Agriculture Department could be absorbed into other agencies as part of the plan.
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Washington
Don Paarlberg
Econom
Agriculture Departmane
Nixon
Agriculture Department
Storekeeper Nabs Escaped Con Who Took 4 Hostages
Fullerton California police recaptured Jimmy Harvey after he escaped San Quentin, seized four hostages, and fled via a stolen car toward Orange County. Barefoot, he dropped the hostages unharmed and was pursued at high speed, with a gunfire incident and a failed attempt to ram other vehicles before entering a laundry shop. Harvey had been nearing parole on a four-year car theft sentence.
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Fullerton
Calif
Jimmy Dee Harvey
San Quentin Prison
San Francisco
Orangee County
Los Angeles
Harvey
Herb Borden
Audit Criticizes Thousand Islands Bridge Authority
An audit by New York state comptroller Arthur Levitt criticizes the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority for excessive spending on flowers European trips and parties. It questions book keeping and possible conflicts of interest including a $50 000 non interest bearing account with a bank led by the chair and regular business with an unnamed hotel. The report cites 72 pages detailing shortcomings and notes dinners and conferences funded by the authority and other agencies.
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Albany, N.Y
State Comptroller’s Office
Thousand Islands Bridge
Arthur Levitt
Levitt
International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association
Rome
Italy
Earl W. White
W. Grant Mitchell
GOP Confident Bills to Alter Primary Date Will Be Approved
The New York Senate backed a plan to move this year’s primary from June to September by a 31 to 25 party line vote, sending the measure to the Assembly. Supporters say delays allow local plans based on census data. opponents argue it benefits incumbents. Also noted were moves to audit major cities’ finances and a potential publicly funded teacher corps for private schools.
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Erlson A. Rockefeller
54 Persons Arrested as Record Narcotics Crackdown Hits
Atty General Mitchell announced 54 arrests and nearly 13 million dollars in narcotics seizures in what he called the largest federal crackdown on organized crime. Raids occurred after 10 p.m. Tuesday in New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia Hartford Baltimore and New Orleans, with 32 additional suspects still sought.
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John N. Mitchell
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Detroit
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Baltimore
New Orleans
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Mafia
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Supreme Court upholds military court trials for service members
The Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the authority of military tribunals to try service members for crimes committed on military bases. A separate Gainesville report notes attorney Carol Wild Scott pressing for federal government takeover of Raiford and arguing civilian courts should handle non-military crimes by service personnel within the United States.
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Supreme Court
Gainesville, Fla
Carol Wild Scott
Raiford
United States
Accident at State Prison Surgeon Says Self-Inflicted Shot
An inmate told investigators on Tuesday night she shot herself by accident while stalking a prowler near State Prison. Authorities are reviewing the incident and any contributing factors.
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State Prison
Bases Under Sharp Attack In Laos By Saigon Reports
In a new upsurge of fighting to cut the Ho Chi Minh trail two South Vietnamese bases inside Laos faced sharp attack late today. Six more American helicopters were shot down or damaged in the action around the bases with details unavailable.
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Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Free American Released From Czechoslovak Prison
Fred H. Bidlin, 28, of Rochester New York, was freed after seven months of a four year sentence in Czechoslovakia and expelled to Amsterdam en route to the United States. He appeared fit and said he felt okay but would not discuss his trial or time in jail. FT Benning Ga AP Three jury members opposing attorneys and Lt William L Calley Jr were called into the judge's chambers as the My Lai trial was temporarily delayed.
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States
Fred H. Bidlin
Rochester
N.Y
Netherlands
Ft, Benning, Ga
William L. Calley Jr
Congress Hears Tales Of Massive Military Spying on Civilians
Washington AP reports testimony before a Senate subcommittee charged military intelligence with broad civilian surveillance. Rep Abner Mikva urged criminal penalties for military snooping, citing infiltrations at antiwar events and monitoring of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. and other public figures. Former officers Ralph Stein and Christopher H Pyle described extensive data banks and centers housing civilian records, challenging Pentagon assurances.
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Washington
Abner Mikva
Illinois
Army
Ralph Stein
John O’brien
Christopher H. Pyle
Sen
Sam Ervin
Martin Luther King ,Jr
Mikva
Pentagon Assuranc
Joseph McCarthy
Stein
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Pyle
Ft. Holabird
CIAB
King
Joan Baez
Arlo Guthrie
Georgia
Julian Bond
Ralph David Abernathy
Benjamin Spock
Nixon suspends Davis Bacon Act to curb construction inflation
President Nixon suspended the 1931 Davis Bacon Act on federal building jobs, delaying union wage standards to combat inflation in the construction sector. The move drew swift criticism from both union and management leaders who warned it risks driving wage and price gains higher, with 1,368 contracts set to expire this year.
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Nixon
William FE. Dunn
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US reports loss of three more copters in Laos
Saigon reports American air strikes on the Ho Chi Minh trail destroyed vast North Vietnamese stockpiles including 800 tons of ammunition and 339 vehicles. Despite gains, US helicopters suffered 3 more losses in Laos with all crew killed, raising total US losses to 29 helicopters. South Vietnamese forces held position after seven days with no advance.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.S. Command
U.S
Laos
North Vietnam
le Trung Hien
Child Drowns After Ice Fall on Creek in Hornell
In Hornell New York Charles Booth age 3 drowned after falling through a creek ice Tuesday. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Paul E Booth. The tragedy occurred in a western New York community and authorities investigated the incident.
Nixon Seeks Action Not Political Gain On Revenue Plan
President Nixon urges governors to back a $5 billion federal revenue sharing and cabinet revamp. He and Agnew visit the winter conference, stressing the plan as timely and practical, not a political talking point, while governors debate welfare funding and federal role.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Congress
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
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