Mediators Seek Rail Pact Amid Widening UTU Walkout
Federal mediators push for a national rail labor settlement as UTU members extend strikes to two more lines including Southern Pacific and Norfolk & Western. Union Pacific and Southern lines remain halted after an eight day walkout, while C&NW sealed a 42 month contract with specific work rule changes and a 42 percent pay raise.
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UTU
Southern Pacific
Norfolk & Western
Union
Union Pacific
Southern Lines
Washington
Chicago
North Western Railway
C&nw
Southern
Crime Money Lost In Federal Bureaucracy
Washington and Harrisburg reports detail federal crimefighting funds slow to reach local programs. Auditors note 39 states still unspent 13 percent of fiscal 1969 and 24 states not delivering 95.3 percent of fiscal 1971 money. cases show LEAA funds used for social projects amid bungled distribution and odometer fraud suits against auto dealers.
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Washington
Congress
Gregory J. Ahart
General Accounting Office
Civil Division
New York
California
Illinois
Justice Department
Ahart
County Board of Education
House
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Dante B. Fascell
D-Fla
Contractor May Improve Interstate 81
Harrisburg AP reports the Pennsylvania Transportation Department is pressuring the original contractor on a 3.37 mile stretch of I-81 near Frackville to cover emerging repairs after widespread deterioration. A $126,760 repair contract was awarded to J. Robert Barley Construction Co. to address the issues while the department contemplates suit if the original contractor balks at covering repair costs.
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Harrisburg
State Transportation Department
Transportation
Jacob G. Kassab
Robert P. Casey
Frackville
Schuylkill
Kassab
No. 1 Contracting Corp
No. 1
Delaware
West Pittston
Pottsville
J. Robert Bsrley Construction Co
Vote Expected Budget Tests Dem Power in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg the Democratic leadership faced a test as the Senate eyed final action on a proposed 5.00 billion state budget. Republicans and some Democrats sought further cuts beyond 211 million trimmed from Gov. Shapp's plan, while Donolow warned the bill could fall short by two votes and might be sent back to committee for stopgap funding.
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Harrisburg
J. Shane Creamer
Commonwealth Court
Roy S. Heistand Inc
Agen
Cliff Heath Ford i
Pittsburgh
Freud
Creamer
Edie Eaedenlee
Agia
Bureau (of Consumer Protection
Senate
Guv. Shapp
Thomas F. Lamb
D.alegheny
Shapp
Philadelphia
Org
Appropriations
Benjamin R. Donolow
Donolow
Commonwealth
Democrats
Thomas M. Nolan
Allegheny County
William E. Duffield
Fayette County
Nolan
Duffield
Welfare
Education
Dondlow
Revenue Department
Lawmaker Seeks Expense Ceiling for Pennsylvania Legislators
Western Pennsylvania senator Sen. Donald O. Oesterling plans a bill to cap lawmakers expense accounts at 6400 dollars per year, matching the current total regardless of actual spend. He argues expenses should be accountable though taxable only as justifiable costs, and notes possible cuts for some who live near Harrisburg.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
House
Senate
Donald O. Oesterling
Butler
General Assembly
Oesterling
Capitol
Income Tax Committee Survives Merger Here
The Combined Earned Income Tax Committee will persist as merger money flows to the new district. With two city council members and two merged district members plus a fifth member at large, the panel administers one percent income tax funds for schools across seven municipalities, including Corry, Sparta and Spring Creek.
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Corry
Sparta
Spring Creek
Frank McKnight
Building Repairs and Taxes Troubling West Main Site
The West Main Street building near Spring, once a laundromat, was repaired after bricks fell onto the sidewalk. City paid 350 dollars. 250 dollars lien placed against the property. Bids failed for back county taxes. ownership reverted to the county. City to recover funds only upon future transfer of ownership. Pedestrian hazard prompted repairs after bricks loosened. MOYERS TAKES POST NY Moyers, ex Johnson aide and Newsday former publisher, to anchor a National Education Television weekly program this fall.
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West Main Street
Spring Street
Moyers
New York
Bill D. Moyers
Johnson
Long Island
Newsday
National Education Television
Township and disposal firm clash over landfill feud
Wayne Township residents and Penn Disposal officials met to view Cry for Convenience about landfills. Township vows action, citing illegal operations and backdoor entry. Truck traffic blocks Stewart Road, rerouting school buses amid rising tensions. Court case to challenge permit proceeds in two weeks.
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Tim Pryor
Wayne Township
Penn Disposal
Beaverdam
Cry For Convenience
Gealth Department
Feder Want
Great Lakes Research Corporation
Howe Communications, Inc
Erie
Penn Disposal Company
Stewart Road
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