09 Feb 1976
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1976
Page
1
Analysis of the state lottery crisis notes a $16 million revenue shortfall with weekly losses rising. Careys bill would restore control to the Department of Taxation and Finance, shift 45 percent of revenue to educating the handicapped, and pursue civil service exams for lottery jobs. Civil service reform and patronage remain central disputes as lawsuits loom and lawmakers delay action.
The Rev. Donald J. Bauer was removed as pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Utica by Bishop David Cunningham of the Syracuse diocese. The bishop said Bauer neglected parishioners while not being fired, offering a transfer to another church while stressing care of the people over clergy. Bauer, 53, had previously been stationed in Utica a decade ago.
UNITA announces Luanda fell to the Soviet-backed MPLA at a news conference in Lusaka. State Department officials in Washington say Western forces lack weapons to counter Soviet rockets and tanks.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson told Parliament that up to 14 British mercenaries may have been executed by a firing squad in Angola with a number more killed in warfare. Ambassador Richard Straton in Kinshasa could not confirm, while reports cite mercenaries killed for refusing to fight. Wilson promised a fuller statement next Tuesday.
President Ford asked Congress for a multibillion dollar Social Security tax rise, new catastrophic illness insurance for older Americans, and higher Medicare patient contributions to fund hospital and doctor bills. The plan raises the worker maximum to 1014 in 1977, costing most under $1 weekly, and would bring in about $4.4 billion in 1977. It recommends Medicare patient charges of 500 annually for hospital care and skilled services and 250 for doctor bills, plus rate limits for 1977 and 1978.
A dozen Niagara Mohawk customers convened at Mrs. Alice Jacobson’s home to oppose a $183.65 million rate increase for electric and gas service. They plan to attend a Public Service Commission hearing and form a consumer backed Syracuse Team of Energy Protestors to study state laws and pursue action.
A newspaper style joke recalls the last completely accurate forecast as God told Noah there was a 100 percent chance of precipitation. The quip underscores unreliable weather predictions in a playful tone.
The National Weather Service at Hancock Field predicts a rise to the 50s for daytime highs tomorrow with partly cloudy skies. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a mid 20s low and a 10 percent chance of showers as winds pick up to 10 to 20 mph, increasing tomorrow. A 30 percent chance of daytime showers comes with tomorrow's forecast.
Judith Steuck, 22, woke from a carbon monoxide induced coma after 52 days in Beloit Memorial Hospital. Found unconscious in Madrid while studying abroad, she had pneumonia and fever, with family keeping vigil and her father calling it a miracle as she remains seriously ill but improving.
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