Erie County Council Meets Over New Government Framework
Erie County Council-elect held a long session to shape the new government structure. Fiore Leone urged reevaluating directors salaries noting figures start at 27000 rather than 22000 while Robison aide William Garvey aims to hire midcareer talent with defined duties. The panel outlined a three member noncandidacy registration board and discussed Bureau of Elections and County Clerk roles with salaries 12000 to 14600. Swearing-in timing remained unresolved.
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Erie
Erie County Council-elect
Fiore Leone
Robbie Robison
Leone
William Garvey
Robison
Garvey
Bureau of Elections
Area Fire May Be Case Of Arson
Titusville area fire investigators probe a Hydetown blaze at a gutted home once owned by Howard Carter Jr. The fire, reported at 5 40 p m, rekindled rumors and the department stayed on scene until 7 30 p m. A prior November 18 fire had gutted the same house from an overloaded circuit. Fire crews from Titusville and Centerville responded, with a third unit sent then diverted.
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Titusville
Hydetown
Howard Carter Jr
Centerville
al L'Huillier
County Bargains With PSSU Over Space And Conditions
Erie County officials and PSSU negotiators continued talks on a new contract. Monetary issues were not discussed. Planning Department may move from the basement of the Community Services Building to free space for Children's Services workers. A December 20 counter-offer is expected amid separate negotiations with AFSCME as three county contracts expire year end.
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ERIE
Erie County
Pennsylvania Social Services
James J. Casey
PSSU
Rick Adams
Casey
Community Services
Schmitt
Children's
Children's Services
PSSA
American Federation of State
Postal Service faces big deficit fueling Saturday mail cuts
The Postal Service reports an year deficit of 852 million for the year ending September 30 and warns further steps may include eliminating Saturday mail, closing small post offices and cutting night sorting payments. Rising injury compensation costs drive the shortfall, with costs projected to reach 12 billion next year after 639 million this year.
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Washington
Postal Service
Francis X. Biglin
Biglin
Congress
Labor Department
Mall Agency
State GOPs Open Meeting Hints at Big Primary Costs
Pennsylvania Republicans opened the 1978 gubernatorial campaign with a unity plea and a $100 per couple fund-raising event at Hershey to finance next year’s activity. The gathering highlighted candidates for the May primary and warned that internal divisions could strain finances and split the party.
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Pennsyvama
Hershey Convention Center
George S. Bloom
Bloom
GOP
Richard Schweiker
Richard Thornburgh
Henry Hager
Robert Butera
Drew Lewis
Guv Shapp
Pearl Harbor 36 Years Ago Observed At USS Arizona
At 7:55 a.m. a one minute halt and silence marked Pearl Harbor’s anniversary. Veterans and civic groups gathered at dawn aboard the USS Arizona Memorial to honor the 1941 attack. Wreaths were to be placed on the memorial waters near the sunken battleship.
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Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Uss Arizona
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