Carter sympathetic to cities as mayors seek rapid aid
A meeting at the Georgia governor’s mansion in Atlanta left Mayor Lee Alexander and 12 other city leaders convinced President-elect Carter understands urban needs. Carter pledged faster money flow, reduced red tape, and closer White House access, signaling a coordinated federal local partnership.
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Carter
Saul Kohler
Washington
Atlanta
Jimmy Carter
Lee Alexander
Syracuse
Georgia
U.S
America
White House
Abraham Beame
New York
National Governors Conference
Dan Lynch
Douglas County
Neb
National Association of Counties
Lynch
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Elect
Seattle
Phyllis Lamphere
National League of Cities
Carey seeks six hundred million welfare cut in New York
Gov. Hugh Carey proposes trimming welfare and Medicaid by 600 million dollars next year to ease budget pressures. Home Relief benefits for single persons could fall from 94 to 0 per month and childless couples from 150 to 0, with local cost savings aimed at 100 to 200 million dollars.
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Albany
Vas
Iveegy
Carey
Philip Toia
Hugh Carey
New York City
Toia
GE Okays Huge Merger With Utah International
General Electric shareholders vote overwhelmingly to merge with Utah International in a deal valued around 2.2 billion dollars. The plan swaps 41 million GE shares for 31.5 million Utah shares, creating the largest corporate merger in U.S. history. Utah International will become a GE subsidiary after the vote.
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Stratford, Conn
UPI
General Electric Co
Utah International Inc
American Shakespeare Theater
Utah International
High scorer may forfeit Regents award over NY college rule
Matthew H. Rabuzzi, 15, Onondaga Central senior and county top Regents scholar, scored 97 on the September exam but plans Harvard, which would disqualify him from the New York State scholarship that requires attending a NY college. Rabuzzi, son of Dr. Daniel D. Rabuzzi and Kathryn A. Rabuzzi, grew up in Syracuse area and skipped grades to reach 12th grade. He attended schools in Syracuse DeWitt and Philadelphia during his prep career.
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Jeanne Bednarski
Onondaga Central School
Matthew H. Rabuzzi
Daniel D. Rabuzzi
Kathryn A. Rabuzzi
Young Road
Harvard University
New York State
Matt
Onondaga County
Matthew Rabuzzi
Matthew DiRisio
Mild Weather Forecast Through Friday At Hancock Airport
The milder trend continues with increasingly cloudy skies tonight and a low in the mid-20s. A 10 percent chance of precipitation. Occasional wet snow mixed with rain possible tomorrow with a high near 40. Friday will be partly cloudy with a mid-30s high.
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Hancock Airport
Birthday surprise lottery ticket may yield large prize
Frederick I OBrien of Martville Cayuga County received a birthday lottery ticket worth potential millions. The winning number could turn the $1 investment into as much as $900000 with a final drawing planned for late January or early February. Regional lottery director William Spitzer notes extra time to register with no date set.
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Frederick I. O'Brien
O’brien
Cayuga County
Martville
William Spitzer
Penesplenia
Spitzer
Central New York
Jack Ranieri
Albany
Regents scholarship winners and a Harvard connection
Regents scholarship winners from Maryland who settled in the Onondaga Central School District recount their schooling. The younger student, Matt, skipped grades, overcame shyness, and now as a senior adapts to a younger peer group. His older brother Dan, 17, is a Harvard freshman.
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Onondaga Central School
Matt
Harvard
Dan
Oil chiefs begin talks on cost hike in Doha
OPEC opened a price fixing meeting in Doha with Saudi Arabia opposing a price rise. Saudi minister Yamani urged postponement for six months, suggesting a possible modest increase under 10 percent, while ministers gathered behind bulletproof shutters in a luxury hotel.
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Qatar
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Saudi Arabia
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Yamani
Persian Gulf
Mohammed Sadri
Sheik Khalifa bin Hamad al Thani
Corning Glass Plans Expansion In New York
Corning Glass Works announced a 15 million dollar engineering center to be built beside its Southern Tier headquarters. Governor Carey and Amory Houghton Jr. spoke in Albany as the project hinges on the completion of the Southern Tier expressway and track relocation. A humor line about a boy's Christmas adds a light note at the end.
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Albany
Corning Glass Works
Corning Board
Amory Houghton Jr
Hugh Carey
State
Carey
New York State
Houghton
Corning
Gilmore Ordered Shot By Firing Squad Sunrise Jan. 17
In Provo Utah UPI reports Judge J Robert Bullock sets the date for condemned killer Gary Gilmore to be executed by firing squad at sunrise January 17 at Utah State Prison. Gilmore complains of cowardly ruling and urges immediate release. He also withdraws a motion to dismiss his habeas corpus petition.
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Provo
Utah
UPI
Gary Gilmore
Utah State Prison
Gilmore
J. Robert Bullock
Hanna faces court as Utica mayor appeals police clash
Utica mayor Edward A. Hanna prepares for arraignment on criminal trespass charges after a court-ordered setback in his bid to remove the police department. Justice Edward F. McLaughlin ordered Hanna to reinstate Rotundo and five other officers and to return seized documents. Hanna blasted the ruling as undermining civilian control and urged a march on the police station.
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Utica
Edward A. Hanna
State Supreme Court
Edward F. McLaughlin
Benny Rotundo
Hanna
Rotundo
Monda
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