Council Rock teachers reach tentative contract after three hour session
A three hour bargaining session led to a tentative contract between the Council Rock Education Association and the school board. Ratification awaits member review and a public vote, while classes for 8500 students open Tuesday morning despite the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Feehan
Bucks County Community College
Council Rock Education Association
CREA
John Dougherty
Council Rock
Council Rock High School
Newtown
Ken McCarty
Louis Ackler
John J. Byrne
Byrne
Countryside Meadows Faces Long Wait for Public Sewers
The NEFA Corp development Countryside Meadows near Ivyland seeks sewer access but Northampton and Warminster authorities flag high costs and capacity limits. Four options are discussed including a Warminster connection, a Little Neshaminy Creek plant, pumping to New Road, or a costly holding-tank plan, with planning tied to county decisions and regional solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Countryside Meadows
Ivyland
Hatboro Road
Warminster Township
Nefa Corp
Warminster
Little Neshaminy Creek
Davis
Pennsylvania
New Road
Countyside Meadows
Death lists and political tensions ripple through 1974 headlines
Section A highlights a 3 000 name death list tied to the Manson family war on polluters, Chappaquiddick records vanishing after Kennedy incident, Ford's NH blitz with strong crowds, and a Pennsylvania homicide probe. Also notes IRS Gulf Oil records dispute, NYC teachers strike pressure, and busing cost impacts in Boston and Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fromme
Sandra Good
Manson “Family
Chappaquiddick
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Mary Jo Kopechne
Judge rules Tracy out of Nov. election
Bucks County Court disqualifies County Commissioner C Joseph Tracy from running as a Democrat in this year’s race. Judge Edwin H Satterthwaite orders Tracy name printed on the November ballot despite the ruling. Catania, seeking re election, calls the decision elated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge
Tracy
C. Joseph Tracy
Bucks County Court
Edwin H. Satterthwaite
Thca
Bucks County Election Board
Edward D. Foy Jr
Satterthwaite
Democratic Party Organization
Joseph F Catania
Bucks County Releases Funds in SEPTA Ownership Dispute
Bucks County commissioners agreed to release 143000 to SEPTA after meeting with officials. The dispute centers on ownership of 70 new SEPTA commuter cars funded partly by federal and state sources, with Philadelphia claiming ownership of 48 cars. Bucks asserts its stake remains protected under the regional arrangement.
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Great Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
SEPTA
Bucks County Board of Commissioners
Transit Authority
Doylestown
Bucks
Philadelphia
Hetail
Chester
Delaware
Montgomery
Peter V. Young
Harold C. Juram
Juram
Highway
Tass Transit
Lion’s
Lion
City Council
Wary civic news and sports mix with sharp quips from 8.0
The column lampoons local politics in Bensalem and Philadelphia citing absent supervisors at a wedding for Jimmy Hoffa and Patricia Hearst and predicts political outcomes. It notes the Federal Reserve stance on New York City bond defaults and critiques the district attorney and Quarter Sessions clerk. The Phillies surge five games from Pirates while pro football favors versatile players and injury challenges. A cynic quips about longer walks to school as age increases.
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Edward G. Feehan
Fite
Richboro
Holland Intermediate
Ackler
Doughery
Hampton
Legiane
Rolling Hills
Harry Sirce
Ford
New Hampshire
Charles Manson
California
Kaslingers
Joseph Kallinger
Harrisburg
Editorial
Invisible Trio
Bensalem Township
Horman Corporation
IRS
Gulf Records
Internal Revenue Service
Gulf Oil Corp
N.Y
New York City
City School Board
Marathon
Lockheed
France
Boston
Louisville
Bis
Bs Dovestor
Wilson
Jacoby
Courier Times
Courier Times Newsroom
Carl Lavo
Washington
Bensalem
Jimmy Hoffa
Patricia Hearst
Korman
Federal Reserve Board
Joe
Quarter Sessions Court
Phils
Pirates
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