Ford seeks nationwide flu vaccination before next winter
President Ford proposes a $135 million appropriation to order vaccines and mobilize mass vaccination. The White House said the plan aims to inoculate every man, woman and child in America to stave off a dangerous swine flu epidemic dormant for nearly half a century. The request comes before Easter recess to begin immediate production and distribution.
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Suit seeks to close Penn Central yard over oil discharge
The state files a lawsuit in Onondaga County seeking to halt alleged dis charges from Penn Central DeWitt rail yard into Butternut Creek. It cites oily discharges harming fish life, staining rocks, and affecting irrigation and livestock. Residents along the creek in East Syracuse DeWitt and Manlius initiated the action after 1970, naming trustees and alleged agents of the yard.
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Postal service bulk mail system blasted as costly blunder
Washington AP reports a House subcommittee chair calls the five year bulk mail system a management blunder of the first magnitude. Hearings will hear E V Dorsey and Edgar Brower testify as investigators cite expensive useless machines and thousands of damaged parcels from Detroit. Wilson warns millions in costs and degraded service amid backed up mail nationwide.
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Former day care manager admits stealing funds
The former manager and bookkeeper of the Southwest Area Day Care Center pleaded guilty in County Court to stealing more than $60,000 in Department of Social Services funds during seven months last year. Michael T. Welch admitted diverting funds for his own use and for an organization aiding sexual identity seekers, plus unauthorized purchases. He waived grand jury scrutiny and faced a second degree grand larceny charge. Concluded on Page Nine.
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Tremors Rock the Midwest Across Mississippi Basin
A string of earthquakes near the New Madrid fault startled the Mississippi River basin with two moderate quakes estimated 4.5 to 5 on the Richter scale. No injuries reported as damage stayed minor, power lines and phones disrupted. Tremors felt from southern Missouri to northeast Mississippi and into Tennessee Alabama.
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Jackson Wins Suit to Restore Jackson Delegates on Ballot
New York State Supreme Court Justice Ellis Staley ruled for Senator Henry Jackson's campaign to restore 41 pledged delegates to the April 6 presidential primary ballot after the secretary of state listed them as uncommitted due to late linking filings. The suit argued a last minute change in election law didn’t leave time to meet deadlines, and the court agreed.
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Stocks Drift After Profit Taking In Rally Week
NEW YORK AP says the stock market turned downward as investors booked profits after a sharp run this week. The Dow off 5.20 to 1,004.01 at noon, with more losers than gainers on the NYSE, while oil issues posted further gains and volume eased from yesterday’s four week high.
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Wet Weekend Forecast At Han cock Field
The National Weather Service at Hancock Field predicts a wet weekend with thickening clouds tonight and a small chance of scattered showers overnight. A near certain weekend rainfall outlook is reported, with overnight lows in the mid 30s and highs around 70 as a wet pattern continues.
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Church in Trouble Prompted by Writing Leak
A study by Rev. Andrew M. Gree examines tensions within American Catholicism after a leakage of confidential information. The Herald-American reports on the Catholic Church's struggles as reflected in the book "Crishs in Americas Catholicism" and related discourse.
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Legislators weigh decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana
Albany lawmakers face a tough choice as Gov Carey pitches decriminalizing small cannabis amounts. The aim is one ounce or less, with penalties capped at a $100 fine and no jail. Key figures include Assemblyman Richard Gottfried and Sen John Dunn, as debate splits down state lines.
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More judges to file suit over pay inflation
Thirty seven more federal judges say they will file suit in Washington claiming their constitutional rights are violated because their pay has not kept pace with inflation. A similar suit was filed by 44 US District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals judges on Feb. 11.
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Convicted killer to get new trial in Connecticut
LITCHFIELD Conn AP Superior Court judge John A Speziale ordered a new trial for Peter Reilly who was convicted in 1974 of first degree manslaughter in the knife death of his mother Barbara Gibbons in Falls Village. The judge cited potential new suspects and possible coercion in Reillys confession as basis for a probable different outcome.
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