Job Total In County Shows Drop
Erie County job totals slipped 1.9 percent in the past month to 105800, with losses mainly in wage and salary and nonagricultural sectors. Unemployment stood at 6600, 6.9 percent of the workforce, while manufacturing declined mainly in durable goods and paper products. New hires slowed in December, and average hours edged lower. Public hearings on debt collection agency practices were announced, led by the state Bureau of Consumer Protection with Joe Weisburg presiding.
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Erie
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Joe Weisburg
Consumer Bureau
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State Office Building
Scientists claim direct evidence of skim milk production in cows
UNIVERSITY PARK PA AP Two Penn State researchers say cows may soon be milked for skim milk or cream. They describe skim milk forming in the lactating cell via Golgi vesicles and separate production lines before homogenizing at milking.
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University Park
Pennsylvania State University
W. Ross Silcock
D. Stuart Patton
National Heart and Lung Institute
Patton
Illness Delays Bribe Case in Erie Court
Erie County President Judge Edward Carney will meet with prosecutors and defense lawyers next week to decide whether to delay the District Justice Michael Kinecki bribery case due to a doctor's finding that stress from a hearing could trigger another heart attack. A review will occur after the current criminal term ends.
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Edward Carney
Michael Kinecki
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Carney
R. Gordon Kennedy
Richard Scarpitti
Criminal Court
Kennedy
Scarpitti
George D'Angelo
Robert B. Wickham
Erie
Right to access personal credit reports eyed in PA bill
In Harrisburg a Senate bill would require nongovernmental investigators to notify individuals of findings and would let consumers access reports on credit worthiness and character. The measure, introduced by Sen. Edward L. Howard and cosponsored by Sen. Louis G. Hill, calls for criminal penalties up to 5000 dollars and one year in jail plus civil damages for violations.
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Senate
Edward L. Howard
Bucks
Louis G. Hill
Philadelphia
Senate Judiciary Committee
Licenses Go Out For Lottery Sales In Pennsylvania
Agents approved to sell Pennsylvania lottery tickets began receiving licenses this week. Officials expect 1,102 licenses issued by week’s end and 6,000 by March 15 the first drawing. Fifty cent tickets set for sale March 8 and licenses are hand delivered to comply with postal rules.
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Harrisburg
Here We Go Again Hughes Book Promised
Los Angeles AP reports that an authorized Hughes biography is planned with Hughes aides assisting. A spokesman says no publication date exists, no author chosen, and Rosemont Enterprises controls the life story rights. Federal authorities continue investigations into an alleged Irving autobiography.
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Hughes
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Rosemont Enterprises
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Rosemont
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Hughes Companies
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Pennsylvania House Backing Voter Scholarship Change
Harrisburg, AP A bill to bar state college aid for students who register to vote in another state passes the House, aiming to curb Pennsylvania subsidy of out of state voters. It would also lower residency proof age to 18 and require a parent tax form. Separately a Swiss probe notes no deal involving Edith Irving in the McGraw-Hill case.
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Philadelphia
House
Pennsylvania
Irving
Edith
Zurich
Peter Veleff
Switzerland
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co
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