Groundhog Day legend Panxsutawney Phil eyed by student
A sixth grader Angela Arbogast from Elkins West Virginia writes to Panxsutawney Phil asking him to visit on Groundhog Day February 2. In Panxsutawney Pa the Groundhog Club explains Phil’s live appearance at Gobbler’s Knob and the publicity machine that makes Punxsutawney the weather capital of the world.
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UCR
Angela Arbogast
Angela
Punxsutawney
Chamber of Commerce
Gobbler
Civic Center
Phil
Charles Erhard, Jr
Groundhog Club
WPME
Quarryville
Pennsylvania
Erhard
National Weather Service
Lick
Sutawney Spirit
Santa Claus
Flooding Fears Rise Along Allegheny River
Residents along the Allegheny and its creeks brace for possible spring floods as ice jams, thaw risks, and rising water threaten campsites, trailers, and homes from Henry's Bend to Tidioute. Local residents recall past floods and the dam’s impact while urging preparation.
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Allegheny
Clair Clark
Henry's Bend
The
Laskaris Data Inviolate Board Warned Over Records
Erie County Prison Board members were warned against obtaining the medical records of former inmate John Laskaris. Attorney Edward W. Goebel Jr said hospital files require Laskaris or his lawyer written permission. A hearing on the December 12 incident aimed to decide if a state police or Pennsylvania Bureau of Corrections probe is needed. Laskaris was transferred to federal custody after telling his father he was beaten by guards. prosecutors may not call him as a witness in the Payne trial.
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Skis
Souoner
Erie County Prison Board
Edward W. Goebel, Jr
William O. Hill
D John Laskaris
Laskaris
State Police
Pennsylvania Bureau of Corrections
Penitentis
Peter Laskaris
Raymond Payne
Debbie Gama
Butt
Payne
Doctors
Geopathic Hospital
Laskar
Secret Sugar Task Force Formed To Aid Industry
Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland established a task force on sugar to aid sugarcane and sugarbeet growers and the sweetener industry. The group will report interim findings by mid February and is led by Robert R. Stansberry Jr. from USDA's Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service with members from the Foreign Agricultural Service and Economic Research Service.
Carter Seeks Gas Relief Tour in Pittsburgh
President Carter visits a freezing southwestern Pennsylvania region to see icebound rivers and idle barges. He tours Westinghouse Electric’s turbo generator plant warning of a natural gas shortage and urging a national energy policy with emergency powers to move gas, while promising aid to low income families.
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Marine
Orp
Allegheny County
Peter Flaherty
East Patsburgh
Carter
Feaders
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Hul Carter
What Do You Do If Gas Goes Off
Harrisburg AP reports gas outages during the energy crisis. William Smeigh of the Public Utility Commission’s gas safety section outlines steps: shut the main gas valve, contact the gas company or police if needed, drain water lines, drain the hot water system, remove toilet tank water, add diluted antifreeze as needed, keep canned goods ready, and leave a note for relighting access after gas is off. The piece also covers new Peeping Persons law proposals in North Carolina to criminalize peeping by anyone at anyone.
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Harrisburg
William Smeigh
Public Utility Commission
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Tidioute
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North Center Street
Marty's
Pontiac-Buick Inc
West South Street
Embert
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Johnson Brothers
Remington Chaia
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Center St
Anthony's Auto Parts
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