Pennsylvania launches 10 million volunteer fire loan program
A new Pennsylvania law implements the 10 million bond issue approved last April to aid volunteer fire and rescue groups. It offers low interest loans for facility modernization, apparatus or ambulance purchases, and communications gear with caps of 40k, 35k, 15k respectively and conditions requiring 20 percent local funds and loan fund oversight by the Department of Community Affairs. The Volunteer Companies Loan Fund allows up to 2 percent interest for up to 10 years, with restrictions on operating revenue use and existing refinancings.
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Pennsylvania
General Assembly
State Department of Community Affairs
Price comparison challenges frozen dinners cost claims
Sylvia Porter notes studies suggesting frozen beds may cost near the same as raw ingredients to yield the same servings. Focusing only on cost in St. Louis, four Banquet fried chicken dinners total $2.36, while the price of an equivalent weight of ingredients is calculated to be similar, ignoring prep time and utility costs.
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St.Louis
Banquet Foods
Frozen or Homemade Dinners Cost Comparison Breakdown
An analysis compares frozen beef dinners with homemade meals, showing small price differences per serving and highlighting that exact ingredient weights are rarely available from butchers. It outlines practical tips for freezing storage and shopping strategies to preserve quality and savings.
Widows as a national resource in business and politics
A column argues widows are a wasted national resource as their contributions partner with husbands often vanish after death. Citing Sen Dirksen and Rep Busbey widows, it notes the value of near daily collaboration and counsel in politics and industry, highlighting Marion Wade and Lil Wade of Servicemaster as ongoing contributors.
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Congress
Illinois
Sen
Everett Dirksen
Fred Busbey
Servicemaster Corporation
Marion Wade
Lil
Corry area arts council hosts summer stock theatre
Letters complain about a high right on red sign at North Center and East Columbus and overhanging trees at West Bend. The Corry Area Arts Council announces a new Summer Stock Theatre at the Clough farm barn in Spring Creek with Sally Wharton and Kathy Breene directing Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream. Tickets at the door for 2.50.
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North Center Street
East Columbus Avenue
West Bend
North Center
Patricia L_ Chase Clymer
Corry Area
Corry
Clough
Carlisle
Ashtabula
Ohio
Anne Wharton
Sally
Kathy
Carliste Barn
Pennsylvania
Carlisle Barn
West Spring Creek
John R. Rossbacher
Aid funds blocked by Haiti officials mar aid effort
Reporter Hal Bernton visits drought stricken Haiti to document how U S aid money and food for work reach remote villages. He finds hungry peasants unpaid for two months on a road project, while Haitian officials skim funds and U S officials plan parties in Port au Prince. The great need is for jobs and real delivery of relief.
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Port-Au-Prince
Hal Bernton
Haiti
Caribbean
U.S
Port-Au- Prince
Malti
Bernton
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Homer McKee
Ozarks
Servicemaster Board
Spring Creek
Journal Daily
Cory Evening Journal
Sunde
South Street
Carry
George R. Sample
Publier
Washington
Guantanamo Bay
India
Delaware
William Roth
United States
Ind
Live It Up
By Jack Anderson
Berton
Rosen
Suind
Hal
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