Coffee Prices Rise as Shopping Bills Jump in March
A March survey by the Associated Press shows coffee prices climbing in eight of thirteen cities, lifting the market basket costs on average 2.6 percent at checklist stores while some items fell. Folgers raised wholesale price to 4.53 per pound, and tea sales grow as coffee demand weakens.
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Louise Dual
Associated Press
Folger's
Albuquerque
N.M
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Detroit
Los Angeles
Miami
New York
Philadelphia
Providence
Salt Lake City
Seattle
County probes Franklin wage tax limit in escrow plan
Venango County Commissioners weigh challenging Franklin's 1.2 percent wage tax. Commissioner Lewis Judson proposes diverting the additional 0.2 percent to an escrow, arguing a 1 percent state limit exists. He mocks the city’s authority and invites a court challenge to settle legality.
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Meadville
Venango County
Franklin
Judson
Senate bill would cut mental health funding 50 percent
Erie County Budget Director Joseph Schmitt warned Senate Bill 142 would slash the county’s 4.2 million mental health and mental retardation program to about 2.5 million or less by tying federal and state funds to county population. Patrick Conray of the state mental health department opposes the measure, saying it would create chaos and has failed before. The bill, sponsored by Sen. R. Budd Dwyer, faces committee review as Erie officials raise concerns over urban-area funding shifts from counties with established programs to those with none. The state mental health budget totals 91 million with 24 million from the federal government supporting county programs.
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Erie
Erie County
Senate
Health and Welfare Committee
Joseph Schmitt
Schmitt
R. Budd Dwyer
Crawford County
Dwyer
Patrick Conray
Pennsylvania Mental Health Department
Harrisburg
Conray
Quentin Orlando
Orlando
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Michael Flatley
House
Potato prices fall while basket costs rise in March
Harrisburg AP reports Pennsylvania potato prices dropped from 16 to 13 cents a pound in March while a 15 item shopping bag cost more than February. The Agriculture Department surveyed 60 stores in 30 counties, finding potatoes cabbage eggs and American cheese cheaper. other items rose or held steady. Miller cites abundant supply and old crop storage with new crop coming from Florida and California possibly stabilizing prices through April.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Agriculture Department
Clyde Miller
Agriculture Department
Miller
Florida
California
Mayor opposes fluoridation vote at City Council meeting
Meadville Mayor Richard J Ruhlman said he will vote against compulsory fluoridation of the water and will urge fellow council members to oppose it when the issue is decided Monday night. He argues a yes vote would be irreversible, while a no can be reconsidered later.
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Meadville
Richard J Ruhlman
Commonwealth
Off to Germany Prices Show February to March Shifts
A fragment lists February and March price changes for food items and essentials. Cabbage, canned peaches, pears, sugar, shortening, coffee, bread, cornflakes, whole chicken, eggs, ground beef, American cheese, toilet paper all show varying per pound or per unit costs. The note ties these shifts to a Kendall Motor Oil and RPS Oil Filters purchase scenario.
Meadville Man Faces Rape Trials
James H. Thomas aged 32 was bound over for trial on rape and related charges based on two alleged incidents, one in February 197? and another in December 1975. The case involves burglary and kidnapping allegations and includes a 16 year old and a 14 year old as victims. Thomas awaits the May term in Crawford County Jail with bond set at $50,000. He formerly directed the Crawford County Community Action Association. Ford plans a 1979 full size model lineup shorter by a foot, with no comment from Ford officials.
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Meadville
James H. Thomas
John Kittrell
Allegheny County
Wendell G Freeland
Thomas
Douglas Ferguson
Crawford County
Crawford County Community Action Association
Ford Motor Co
Ford
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First United Methodist
South Center Street
Roger
Peterson
National Evangelical Film Foundation
Valley Forge
Patty Dunning
Mark IV Pictures, Inc
Des Moines
Iowa
Boyd & Larry’s
North Center Street
IGA
Susquehanna
Wyoming
Lackawanna
Pike
Northampton
Germany
Kendall Motor Oil
Kendall Motor
Kendall
RPS Auto Parts
APS Auto Parts
APS
Pennsylvar
Buna Hoan
Girard
Corry
Franklin Stree Aaeaney
Oudersport
Pennsylvan
Ortheast
Aitt Meadville
Park Avenue
Union City
Bunriak
Conta Avenue
Westfield
Ashtabula OH Haeunlar
Sonmeautos
Washington
Corry Area High School
Corry Plaza
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