New York Legislators Vote $2000 Hike in LuLu Allowances
Albany legislators approve $2,000 extra per member in Lulu expense pay plus up to $5,000 in committee allowances for all senators and assemblymen. The package, totaling $558,000 for Lulu pay and $144,000 for committee costs, passed in both houses and awaits Gov. Rockefeller’s signature. Debate focused on equity between houses and unchanged 1966 rules.
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Glass drive volunteers seek glass recycling collaboration
Viewing the results of their drive are Vernon King and Bill Harrison of the ECO group Oswego Catholic High School, Tom Marshall and Jim Molinari from Oswego High School, Madeleine Peterson of Ecology Action, Paul Nelson and Bill Strong, City Superintendent of Environmental Conservation. A second drive is planned for September if truck volunteers transport the glass to Brockport with truckers being reimbursed. Call Bill Strong at 342-1355 to volunteer.
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Owens, Illinois Glass Co
Brockport
Vernon King
Bill Harrison
ECO
Oswego Catholic High School
Tom Marshall
Jim Molinari
Oswego High School
Madeleine Peterson
Ecology Action
Paul
Nelson
Jaycees
Bill Strong
Strong
Natural Mother Seeks Custody in Miami Fight
Olga Scarpetta, the natural mother of one year old Lenore, plans to pursue custody from Brooklyn couple Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas DeMartino who defied a New York Supreme Court order. Attorney Stanley Rosenblatt said he will represent her in Miami with a news conference set for Wednesday.
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Lenore
New York
Stanley Rosenblatt
Olga Scarpetta
Nicholas DeMartino
DeMartinos
Brooklyn
New York Supreme Court
Rosenblatt
Miss Scarpetta
Heflin Remains Unconscious After Heart Attack
Actor Van Heflin, 60, remained unconscious and in critical condition two days after suffering a heart attack while swimming. He is in the intensive care unit at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Hollywood AP reported.
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van Heflin
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Salute space lab described by cosmonauts and treaty plan
Soviet cosmonauts circled Earth in the Salute space laboratory and provided the first detailed description of the 18 ton craft, including its 65.6 foot length and 388 cubic feet of internal volume. Pravda quotes Konstantine Feoktistov on docking, sealing, and the two craft complex as a forerunner to larger space platforms while Moscow proposes a moon-hostile use ban treaty.
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Penn Central Seeks Three-Man Crews to Save Railroad
Penn Central trustees say dropping full crew laws could save 135 million annually and return the carrier to profit by reducing 8,900 jobs to three-man crews. Ohio and Indiana push for fewer crew members while most states already use three-man crews. without cuts, the railroad warns of shutdown by year end.
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Penn Central Transportation Co
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Indiana
Senate Eyes 200 Million Ceiling on Laos Military Spending
Senate debate over U.S. role in Laos sharpens as Sen. Stuart Symington proposes a $200 million annual ceiling. He cites secrecy around air operations while press reports say at least $250 million is spent yearly. Fulbright accuses law violations. the closed session ran 3 hours 25 minutes.
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Senate
U.S
Laos
Stuart Symington
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United States
Charles Bray
Sen
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D-Ark
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South Vietnam
Congress
Sqmington
Lindsay seeks $625 million NYC tax aid package
Mayor John V. Lindsay urged the New York Legislature to approve a $625 million revenue aid package for New York City, about $277 million less than he had asked. Lawmakers meanwhile moved toward a $600 million plus fiscal package for the city to end a longstanding city-state dispute.
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NYC Faces New Crisis as Sewage Workers Strike
NYC faced a new crisis as 1 500 sewage treatment workers walked off the job in an expanded municipal employee strike. 300 incinerator workers joined, threatening garbage disposal. 11 of 13 plants were closed, risking raw sewage discharge into area rivers. Bridges reopened eased traffic. Mayor Lindsay toured by helicopter amid still tense conditions.
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Pushes Press Freedom To New Frontier
Supreme Court rules 5 to 3 to curb defamation damages by private individuals. The decision aligns with public figures by requiring actual malice proof against falsehoods in print and broadcast reporting, potentially broadening access to fuller reporting and public discussion of issues.
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Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Legislators Seek Votes on New York City Fiscal Package
Albany reporters said the GOP led legislature pressed for a 600 million plus NYC bailout package amid doubt of enough votes. The plan included 26 bills with 500 million new taxing power and 100 million in federal aid guarantees. Details were uncertain as beer and leaded gasoline taxes and other levies were debated amid sharp city state tensions over Lindsay era finances.
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West Bengal Guards Rivers to Halt Cholera Victim Bodies
West Bengal faces a police shortage as crews guard rivers to prevent cholera victims' bodies from entering water sources. The East Pakistan refugee epidemic has claimed thousands, with mass burials ordered in Nadia district near Krishnagar, where tensions rise amid rumors of cross-border sabotage.
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India
East Pakistan
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Calcutta
D. K. Ghosh
J J Rodale Dies On Cavett Show Taping
J L Rodale 78, noted for organic health foods produced without chemicals, died of a heart attack Monday night while taping the Dick Cavett show in New York. He built a business famed for organic farming and health products.
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Three Black GIs Charged With Attempted Murder
Three Black American soldiers at Camp Humphrey, 35 miles south of Seoul, faces charges of attempted murder after grenade explosions May 22-23 that injured an American and three Koreans. Names named: Spec. 4 Michael G. Greenwood, Spec. 4 Allen Green, and Pfc. Michael A. Gipson. Additional charges include housebreaking, larceny, with Green and Gipson also charged for carrying a concealed weapon. Pretrial investigation continues awaiting decision by Col. John C. McWhorter Jr.
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Fla
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U.S
Turkey’s premier proposes sweeping constitutional amendments
In Ankara premier Nihat Erim urged broad changes to Turkey’s liberal constitution to curb leftist terrorism. The plan would affect about a third of the charter, strengthen executive power, and add a clause limiting basic rights and freedoms if used to threaten the democratic regime or divide the country by race, religion, or class.
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Turkey
Nihat Erim
Burger admitted for routine physical at Naval Hospital
Chief Justice Warren E Burger was admitted Monday evening to the U S Naval Hospital in suburban Bethesda Maryland for what the Supreme Court press office called a routine physical examination.
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Warren E. Burger
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Judge orders release of death row inmate in 1957 slaying
Newark New Jersey AP federal judge Edger H Smith Jr released within 24 hours on bail after 14 years on death row for the 1957 murder of 15 year old Victoria Zielinski of Mahwah J I Gibbon granted a new trial order two weeks earlier.
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N.J
Edgar H. Smith Jr
New Jersey
U.S. Dist
John J. Gibbon
Smith
Victoria Zielinski
Mahwah
British Army Jeep Blown Up Near Irish Border
An army jeep exploded in Rosslea Northern Ireland near the border with the Republic no casualties reported. Early reports said a land mine caused the blast while on patrol. Earlier in west Belfast a terrorist trap failed to detonate against an army patrol.
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Northern Ireland
Rosslea
Irish Republic
West Belfast
Nixon nominates Jayne Spain to Civil Service Commission
The Senate confirmed President Nixon’s nomination of Jayne Baker Spain, a Cincinnati businesswoman, to a three member Civil Service Commission post. Spain is expected to become vice chairman with a $38,000 annual salary.
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Senate
Nixon
Jayne Baker
Spain
Civil Service Commission
Cincinnati
FDA weighs safety proof for new contraceptives
The Food and Drug Administration may require manufacturers of new metallic and drug treated female contraceptives to prove safety and effectiveness. The proposal casts doubt on one firm’s plan to market a copper birth control device this summer described as safer than other intrauterine devices and nearly as effective as the pill.
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The
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Securities Theft Threat to Public Confidence
Attorney General John N. Mitchell said spiraling securities thefts by organized crime have a profound effect on the financial community. If continued, it could undermine public confidence in securities as investments and in business transactions. He testified before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations led by Senator John E. McClellan.
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John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Wall Street
Senate
John E. McClellan
D-Ark
Syracusan Gets Flower Job At Tricia Wedding
Frank Brice of Syracuse known for floral designs since age ten helped with Tricia Nixon's White House wedding decorations. He majors in floral culture and merchandising at Alfred State and plans to manage a Buffalo flower shop after the wedding duties.
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Tricia Nixon
White House
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Washington
Brice
Alfred State Agricultural and Technical College
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