PSC to Keep Pay Phone Rate At 10 Cents In New York
ALBANY UP I sources say the Public Service Commission has a tentative consensus against raising pay phone tolls from 10 cents. The giant NY Telephone seeks 700 million in rate hikes including pay phones. Final decision due by April 3, with concerns a 25 cent rise would subsidize monthly bills and curb calls.
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Quintuplets celebrate first birthday on St Patrick's Day
The Beach family of Rochester marked the quints' first birthday wearing green outfits as Corrine Beach, an ex Kodak secretary, and her husband Tim describe a year of rapid growth. They mourn their infant son Timothy lost last summer but celebrate four more reasons for joy as the five babies, three boys and two girls, reach the milestone.
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Carey proposes hike in New York unemployment benefits
Gov. Hugh Carey advocates raising the maximum weekly benefit from 125 to 155 and the minimum from 25 to 35 with stricter eligibility. Senate leaders back review of unemployment benefits last raised in 1977. Proposal would affect about one third of claimants and cost about 90 million annually. Changes include a four week waiting period for those who quit and a minimum earnings test raised to 67 dollars.
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