Pickets Set Up Across Pa Injunction Sought To Halt Strike
Pennsylvania moved to court seeking injunctions to stop illegal prison-guards walkouts and to require nurses at state general hospitals to return to work. The case, before Commonwealth Court, followed a statewide walkout involving about 90,000 of 120,000 state workers. Pickets formed at the Transportation Department entrance with bullhorns as more than 100 demonstrated.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Justice Department
Commonwealth Court
Transportation Department
Capitol
James Cox
Wanda Weaver
Weaver
Cox
Pittsburgh
Norristown
Farview
Phila
Delphia
Warren
Union
Gerald McEntee
American Federation of State, County
AFSCM
Strike Touches Commonwealth Statewide Office Activates Pickets
A statewide strike by Commonwealth employees affects several agencies but remains limited locally. BES in Corry runs normally with one striking worker. state police dispatchers and Game Commission staff report mixed statuses while PennDOT pickets appear at multiple agencies. State parks and various institutions are expected to close or run with restrictions as negotiations continue and the strike’s full impact unfolds.
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Commonwealth
Bureau of Employment Security
BWS
BES
Edward Kinley
Kinley
Corry
William Willis
Penndot
George Gibson
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Pennsylvania
Capitol
Harrisburg State Hospital
Menat
Warren Institution
Warren
Clair Schnarrs
Charles Keller
June Grocery Costs Rise In AP Market Basket Survey
The Associated Press reports a June rise in grocery prices led by meat and eggs. Across 18 cities the market basket average was 10 percent higher than a year earlier, with five cities posting increases and eight showing higher egg costs, while sugar generally fell.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Eges
Dallas
Boston
Autos Collide at West Washington Intersection
Damage totaled 580 as two local drivers escaped injury in a collision at West Washington Street and North Second Avenue near Hammond Builders. Donald Goodwill, 41, of K.D. 3 Corry, pulled into Washington from a stop sign and struck Melvin Schraml ing, 64, of 219 Wayne Street. Police reported $200 damage to Goodwill’s car and $380 to Schramling’s.
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West Washington Street
North Second Avenue
Hammond Builders’ Supply
Donald Goodwill
K.D. 3
Corry
Second Avenue
Washington Street
Melvin Schramling
Wayne Street
Goodwill
Schramling
British Lecturer To Be Pardoned By Ugandan Leader
Ugandan President Idi Amin announced he will pardon Denis Hills, a British lecturer living in Uganda for 61 years, who faced a firing squad for calling Amin a tyrant in an unpublished manuscript. Mediation by Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire influenced the decision during Amin’s visit to Kinshasa.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
Idi Amin
Uganda
Denis Hills
Hills
Amin
Mobutu Sese Seka
Zaire Presse
Mobutu
Mrican
CJ workers strike over 1.28 hourly raise at Corry Jamestown
Local 1097 IAMAW members vote 354 to 96 to strike after rejecting a company offer worth 1.28 over three years. Wage boosts include 97 cents first year and 30 and 35 cent raises in years two and three. Pickets expected at two plants as the contract had expired.
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Corry Jamestown
Journal
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
IAMAW
Shapp Approves Pennsylvania Budget Deal Ends Tax Hike
Harrisburg AP reports Gov. Shapp and Democratic leaders reach a $4.4 billion new fiscal year budget to avoid tax increases. The plan funds county aid, rural water lines, welfare grants, and a 3.5 percent state employee raise, with limited new programs. The package includes $8.4 million for Allegheny and $5.6 million for Philadelphia counties and a $35 million aid package to nonpublic schools amid legal challenges.
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Milton J. Shapp
Harrisburg
Shapp
House
Senate
Allegheny
Philadelphia
Stephen Wojdak
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Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
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Henry J
Buddy” Crantrant
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Bill
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
John Dunlop
William Kolberg
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