Welfare checks shrink in New York City and upstate
The article notes changes in welfare payments effective Saturday with Rensselaer County residents receiving 76 dollars for two categories, up from 69, and a family of four gaining only one dollar more on the current 207 dollar level. It also reports postponed civil service examinations due to the state budget and cites criticism of reliance on outside consultants and calls for hiring freezes and position freezes.
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New York City
Upstate
Rensselaer County
Governor’s Office
Elsa H. Poston
State Civil Service Commission
Poston
Brown
DeSantis, Firemen Discuss Nueva Gas Station Plans
DeSantis and fire department officials reviewed over 30 minutes of statistics on gas station operation and proposed aesthetic and traffic safety measures for a site near St Nicholas Church. Texaco argued the station would boost city taxes while church leaders called it an obnoxious intrusion. officials agreed to landscaping to screen the site from the cemetery ahead of a May 6 council vote.
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Texaco
St. Nicholas’ Church
Addi
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Belives the
Sta
War Protesters Trade Insults With Senators
About 200 antiwar demonstrators were arrested after blocking the main entrance of draft headquarters. The House Internal Security Committee moved to investigate Communist leadership in two peace groups and reports of subversive activity toward the armed forces. Demonstrators distributed leaflets outside the IRS and visited lawmakers as police began arrests at dawn.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George S. McGovern
Dl.d
House Internal Security Committee
National Peace Action Coalition
Peoples Coalition For Peace and Justice
Selective Service
Washington
Draft
Soap Firms Accused Of Coercion At FTC Hearing
An Environmental Defense Fund lawyer accused the soap industry of coercion aimed at the Federal Trade Commission. William H. Rodgers of the University of Washington said manufacturers threaten to produce more toxic products if required to disclose phosphate contents. Consumers might switch to old-fashioned soap or reduce usage.
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Washington
Environmental Defense Fund
Federal Trade Commission
William H. Rodgers
University of Washington
Rodgers
Arrest in Capitol bombing case tied to Miss Bacon
In Seattle, Miss Bacon faces grand jury questions over alleged federal crimes linked to the Capitol bombing. FBI agent Mahan testified she had access to $29,000 and possibly aided fugitives, signaling potential involvement beyond witness status. officials kept details limited.
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George H. Boldt
Seattle
John J. Sirica
U.S
Asst
Harold Sullivan
U.S. Capitol
Miss Bacon
Mahan
Capitol
Hirschkop
Justice Department
Public Information
Robert L. Stemenson
FBI
Pipe Bomb Explodes Outside Bank in Oakland
A pipe bomb exploded near Bank of America at Kaiser Center in Oakland causing shattered windows and interior damage estimated between seven and ten thousand dollars. No injuries were reported as police and federal agents investigated and two men fled in a 1957 sedan.
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Oakland
Calif
Bank of America
Kaiser Center
California
Lake Merritt
FBI
U.S. Treasury
SUNY contracts show Burns Detective Agency paid for guards
Albany reports 622 consultant contracts with SUNY including a $1126 weekly fee to William J. Burns Detective Agency for uniformed guards at Thurlow Terrace and 40 Marion Ave in Albany. The Marion Avenue house serves as the chancellor Ernest Boyer’s residence for meetings with trustees, deans, staff, and student groups. A night guard prevents vandalism.
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Albany
N.Y
State University System
SUNY
Rockefeller
Abe Lavine
William J. Burns
U S Planes Raid Sites In North Vietnam
U S Navy fighters attacked missile and anti air sites deep in North Vietnam 85 and 115 miles northwest of the DMZ. Carrier based planes escorted by an unarmed recon aircraft came under fire but no damage to U S aircraft was reported. Cambodian forces battled along Highway 4 as U S bombers supported them 55 miles southwest of Phnom Penh.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Phnom Penhp
Firemen Picket Decision Ties to Taylor Law Clash
Council debate over contract talks and payroll control surfaces as PERB weighs if Taylor Law overrides city charter provisions. Mayor Werlin urged police protection. Sullivan sparred with the mayor and left after an open council meeting. DeSantis and Engstrom outline salary powers and required negotiations with city employees.
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Dolye
Sullivan
Carl Engstrom
Werlin
Doyle
DeSantis
Atty. Milowe
Perb
Taylor
Corporation Counsel
Troy
Cancer Linked to Enzyme Defect, Calf Liver Extract Suggested
Nobel laureate Albert Szent-Gyorgyi reported that cancer may arise from an inherited enzyme defect. His team, using a rocket-fuel additive like hydrazine, linked ketone aldehydes to cancer control and proposed calf liver extracts as a possible treatment pending broader support for research.
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Washington
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Institute For Muscle Reserch
Woods Hole
Mass
National Academy of Science
Jane A. McLaughlin
Lazio G. Egyud
Szent-Gyorgyi
Mother Says Leslie Does Right Thing Amid Capitol Bombing Fallout
Leslie Bacon the 19-year-old material witness in the March 1 Capitol bombing was described by her mother as always doing what she thinks is right. Mrs. John W. Bacon criticized the FBI and said agents skulked around their Atherton California property while Leslie denied any Senate bombing ties.
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Atherton
Calif
UPI
Leslie Bacon
Washington
U.S. Capitol
John W. Bacon
FBI
San Francisco
Leslie
Sacred Heart Convent
Canada College
Aretha Franklin
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