Welfare reform would save Pennsylvania millions, Snyder says
Lancaster County Senator Richard Snyder proposes welfare code changes to reduce state costs. The plan would require Work Registration, counseling, and periodic job-progress reports, prove state residency, enable tax return checks for dependents, cap asset ownership, and issue ID cards. The shift mirrors a federal rule contested in court and seeks incentives for locating missing parents.
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Lancaster
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Ford Eyes Mideast Trip After Asia Tour Returns
President Ford wraps up a 27,000 mile Asia journey praising its value and revealing a six point Pacific Doctrine in Honolulu. He signaled possible future trips to the Mideast and discussed plans on foreign policy with emphasis on strengthening regional stability and U.S. relations with Vietnam, Cambodia, and China. The White House faces domestic debates on New York’s fiscal crisis tax and energy measures as Ford returns to Washington.
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Hit Run Auto Seized After Route 6 Crash
Corry state police probed three weekend traffic incidents none serious but pursue a hit run suspect in a late Saturday Route 6 crash east of Union City. A GenTel truck driven by Harold Powell of Union City was sideswiped by a car crossing centerline with $150 damage.
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Union City
General Telephone Company
Harold Powell
GenTel
Floyd Metzgar
Union City Memorial Hospital
Carol Gorton
R.D. 1
Wattsburg
Albino buck hunter fined after second buck claim
Larry Brown of Spring Creek shot an albino buck on the first day. Game Protector George Gibson charged him for hunting a second buck after Brown allegedly removed the tag from the albino. Brown was fined $200 for the violation. Suspects to be questioned in auto theft case. Police say Allen Loomis’s car was stolen from his Corry home Saturday, found abandoned in Millcreek Township.
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Spring Creek
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Corry
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R.D.3
Millcreek
PennDOT Fights Shortage With Layoffs and Cuts
The Pennsylvania Transportation Department announced 500 layoffs effective Jan. 21, with potential rise to 2,500, 13 percent of staff, as it cuts borrowing and cancels private bids to free funds for road maintenance. Gov. Shapp cites deteriorating roads and low budgets, while lawmakers doubt a gas tax rise will pass.
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Tion
Shapp
Pennsylvania
Richard A. Doran
Gerald McEntee
American Federation of State
Edgy City Council Questions Delayed Elderly Housing Start
City council members press for answers as the Fourth Ward Urban Renewal elderly housing project remains stalled. Towne Development of New Castle was slated to build 30 units with a December 1 target date, but workers and officials found no activity at the site. Virginia Nuzzo, executive director of the Erie County Redevelopment Authority, did not provide a clear explanation.
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New Castle
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Three men sought in killing of Philadelphia editor
Philadelphia AP Police hunt for three men linked to the stabbing death of John Shively Knight III, 30, editor and Knight publishing heir. Knight was found tied and stabbed five times in his Rittenhouse Square apartment after a perilous intruder search lasting hours. Mrs. McKinnon, a hospital psychiatrist's wife, survived after being tied and threatened by an armed intruder.
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Harvard
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McKinnon
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McKinnons
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Society Hill
South Dakota
Janensch
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Knight Spartment
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