Lindsay urges new welfare and Medicaid funds in New York
Mayor Lindsay announces a task force led by Richard Aurelio to shape coalition policy as he calls a special session in New York. The group seeks to restore welfare clothing school lunch and Medicaid reimbursement cuts while boosting mass transit aid. Rockefeller notes a state budget surplus of 35 to 40 million, with funds likely for the aged blind and disabled.
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Richard Aurelio
Fusion Council
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S. Supreme Court
Alex Rose
Liberal Party
Vincent Albano
New York County
GOP
Rockefeller
Queens
Protracted GE Strike Fears After Wage Clash
Face-to-face talks continue as unions press for higher pay and cost of living protection, seeking 90 cents an hour rise and 50 cents for skills over 30 months. GE offers 20 cents in year one plus up to 25 cents for skills, with 125000 to 132000 workers on strike. Production halted at most of GE’s 280 plants in 33 states, with 25 near normal, as layoffs and partial hires spread.
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Pentagon
Washington
Nixon
GE Plant Blockade To Be Lifted
A New York State Supreme Court in Schenectady delayed a ruling on restraining orders affecting GE strike participants. Sheriff Calkins said no violence is expected at the plant when the order takes effect. Picket lines remained active despite freezing rain.
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Schenectady
D. Vincent Cerrito
Calkins
Auburn
Welfare Aide Found Innocent In Larceny Case
Roger H. Butts a former Wayne County welfare commissioner was found innocent on 16 counts of larceny official misconduct and tampering with public records by a New York State Supreme Court jury. The jury deadlocked on 10 counts and Butts remains free on $5 000 bail pending a hearing on bail reduction and possible retrial. He was accused of using county funds to buy items including a television set snowblower vacuum cleaner carpeting padding floor polisher edge trimmer circular saw and paint sprayer.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Roger H. Butts
Wayne County
State Supreme Court
Butts
Wayne County Dist. Atty
Paul Kehoe
Paris Protest Planned Despite Ban on March
Paris demonstrators plan a November 15 march for the Vietnam Moratorium Day. The Interior Ministry reminds that such marches are prohibited since Paris hosts the Vietnam peace talks.
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Paris
Interior Ministry
Senate Leaders to push mutual cease fire in Vietnam
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield and Minority Leader Hugh Scott plan a bipartisan resolution urging a mutual cease-fire in Vietnam as part of Nixon peace efforts. The measure mirrors House approvals and faces a House debate, with liberal Democrats criticizing rushed action and open-ended authority.
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Nixon
Vietnam
Mansfield
Scott
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
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House Committee
Gulf of Tonkin
Donald M. Fraser
D-Minn
Miller Opposes Haynsworth Nomination to Supreme Court
Senator Jack Miller of Iowa spoke against Judge Clement Haynsworth being confirmed to the Supreme Court. He cited concerns about carelessness and appearances of conflict of interest affecting public confidence, though he noted Haynsworth is honest and did not benefit from his court. The nomination faces a Senate vote next week amid mixed views.
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Jack Miller
Clement F. Haynsworth
Supreme Court
Haynsworth
Senate
James O. Eastland
Dmiss
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Severe Storm Tapers Off In East
A severe storm in the Northeast tapered off on Thursday though rain and some snow persisted. The West Coast saw continued rain in the low country and snow in the mountains while the interior enjoyed mild to warm weather and clear skies. An early storm knocked out power in over 15 southern New York communities as rain and snow continued from the eastern Great Lakes to Maine. Snow totals rose to 13 inches in the California Sierra Nevada at Blue Canyon and coastal areas from Washington to Southern California received rain. Temperatures early afternoon ranged from 86 in Beeville Texas to 35 in Bradford Pennsylvania.
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Associated Press
New York State
Great Lakes
Maine
Blue Canyon
California Sierra Nevadas
Washington
California
Beeville
Tex
Bradford, Pa
Two Purling Residents Die In Route 9W Crash
State Police say a one car accident on Route 9W killed two Purling residents, Lino Prandini 69 and Yolanda Prandini. The car left the road, slid onto the shoulder and overturned.
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Saugerties
N.Y
Purling
Lino Prandini
Yolanda Prandini
Prandini
Robin Hood of Buttons Base: Bow Hero in Vietnam Fight
Spec. 5 Garciano Hernandez used a bow and arrows against a Viet Cong assault at an artillery base 65 miles north of Saigon. The cook fired eight arrows, wounding at least one foe, as his unit retreated. He plans to complete 25 days of service remaining in Vietnam.
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Saigon
UPS
Garciano Hernandez
Army
Hernandez
Vietnam
Bridgeport
Conn
Hoax Victim Has No Hard Feelings
Philadelphia AP reports Jack B. Thomas, 52, released after four days in jail when four girls admitted their tale of razor blades in Halloween candy was a hoax. He says he bears no grudge and holds no hard feelings toward anyone including the children.
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Philadelphia
Jack B. Thomas
Thomas
Hanoi Calls Nixon Talks Betrayal in Vietnam Talks
Hanoi denounced the Nixon administration for waging war and praised private U S Viet talks as secret negotiations. Nguyen Thanh Le recounted a March 8 meeting and Lodge Thuy exchanges while Washington denied comment and urged secrecy.
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Vietnam
Hanoi
Nguyen Thanh le
Paris
U.S
Lodge
Thuy
Defense Melvin Laird
Washington
Brazil Kidnap Case Ends in Blame Swap Over Dolan Killing
In Sao Paulo a father Jose Resende and son Jose Jr. blamed each other for murdering Patrick Dolan during a 1980 ransom kidnap. The elder Resende claimed both participated, while the son said the father fired the fatal shot. Police cite debt motives and a motive to fund travel.
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Brazil
UPI
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Jose Jr
Patrick E. Dolan
Richard Dolan
Chicago
Ill
Swift
Resende
Dolan
Rio de Janeiro
Beira
Mozambique
Young Dolan
Bill Protects Consumer's Credit Data
The Senate approved a bill to shield consumers from damaging data in credit bureau files. It would let individuals inspect their records and require removal of adverse information older than seven years, preventing lifelong penalties for past late payments.
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