Gilman and McHugh battle office cost crunch in Congress
Rep Benjamin A Gilman of Middletown and Rep Matthew F McHugh of Ithaca confront tight office budgets as they spend down stationery and travel allocations. Both backed a $10 million increase in allowances to fund better district representation, noting funds rarely reach their pockets.
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Mark Brown
Ottaway
Washington
Congress
Benjamin A. Gilman
Middletown
R-26
Matthew F. McHugh
Ithaca
D-27
Gilman
McHugh
House
Republican Congressional Committee
House Administration Committee
Congress to get utility tax cut bill
Ford backs a $500 million to $1 billion package to aid electric utilities with tax credits depreciation and incentive provisions to spur nuclear and conventional plant construction. Critics warn of environmental and tax reform opposition while consumers fear higher bills.
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Dow Jones
Ottaway News Service
Washington
Ford
Congress
White House
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Treasury
O&r
Federal Energy Administration
Man Drowns When Boat Capsizes At Yankee Lake
A 54 year old man, George P. Graf Sr., drowned Sunday at Yankee Lake when a fishing boat capsized as he stood to reel in a fish. Graf, resident of 158 Lang Rd Yankee Lake, was in a boat with his son George Jr. and granddaughter Danielle 4. The elder Graf stood up to hook a fish, overturning the boat. George Jr. held Danielle aloft but could not reach his father. George Jr. and Danielle were rescued by Joseph Bartasch who arrived in another boat from shore. Bartasch also recovered Graf’s body.
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Yankee Lake
George P. Graf Sr
Lang Rd
Graf
George Jr
Danielle
Joseph Bartasch
Bartasch
Boys Float Down Wallkill Under Bridge Near Montgomery
A relaxed scene on a Sunday afternoon shows Patrick Taylor 15 and his younger brother Thomas 9 paddling along the Wallkill River beneath a bridge on I-84 near Montgomery. They are the sons of Mr and Mrs William Taylor of Flamingo Drive in Caldenham. Record photo by Mike Carey.
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Patrick Taylor
Thomas
Wallkill
Montgomery
William Taylor
Flamingo Drive
Caldenham
Mike Carey
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