Legislators Lose Pay As Budget Deadlock Looms In Harrisburg
In Harrisburg AP report, Pennsylvania lawmakers face unpaid salaries as state funds run out at midnight. House and Senate plan to reconvene Monday amid disputes over a 1971-72 budget and a new school subsidy bill. Governor Shapp signals no temporary funding beyond hospitals, welfare, and prisons. Debate on school aid and tax plans continues, with expectations of a potential midweek settlement.
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Harrisburg
House
Senate
Representatives
House Labor Relations Committee
Shapp
Guards and Dogs Patrol Landfill After Arson Fire
Investigations continue into an arson at Penn Disposal Inc landfill on Stewart Road in Wayne Township. Security guards and dogs patrol the site to prevent further sabotage after a fire damaged a building and six machines, tied to a dispute with Erie Sanitary Trash Haulers Association amid a strike over the Oliver landfill closure. State Fire Marshal Albert Vota heads the probe with Lawrence Park State Police.
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Penn Disposal, Inc
Wayne Township
Penn Disposal
John Harvey
the Journal
Stewart Road
Harvey
Journal
Erie ‘Sanitary ‘Trash Haulers Association
Erie County Health Department
Oliver
Waterford Township
Albert Vota
Lawrence Park
Apollo 15 Moon Walk Begins at Hadley Base
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin stepped onto the lunar surface at Hadley Base at 9:30 a.m. EDT, prepared to drive Rover 1 to Hadley Rille and the Apennine mountains, while Alfred Worden orbited overhead. They faced initial rover deployment hiccups, a minor battery issue, and a leak investigation before their first extensive surface exploration began.
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Scott
Rover
Earth
Irwin
Falcon
Hadley Rille
Apennine Mountains
Explorer
Tewin
Sun Valley
Moon
Alfred M. Worden
Endeavor
Hadley Base
Mission Control
Apennines
Rule Out Corry Wayne Landfills As Alternatives
Erie County eyes alternative dumps as two major landfills close. Health official Thomas C West doubts Corry landfill is logical for Erie garbage due to distance, a factor also impeding Wayne Township site. Local haulers on strike face sympathy gaps with owners, including Leo Oliver and Race Jennings weighing closures and permits.
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Corry
Wayne
Wayne Township
Erie County Health Department
Thomas C. West
Fairview
Health Department
Raglan
Erie
Erie Area
Leo Oliver
Erie Sanitary Disposal Association
Waterford Township
Race Jennings
Summit Township
Trath
Jennings
Alley
Steel production slows as strike looms in Pittsburgh area
AP report details a looming midnight steel strike with shutdowns at Bethlehem Johnstown and Jones & Laughlin. About 6,200 and 20,000 workers face layoffs as USW contracts push toward a deadline. Interviews reflect past hardships and uncertain savings amid anticipated recessionary effects.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers of America
Washington
Joseph Angello
Johnstown
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Angello
Bethlehem
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Ohio
Pennsylvania
USW
Ernest Esposito
Jack Walkmeyer
U.S. Steel
Homestead
UTU Strike Idles 120,000 Across Nation
United Transportation Union strikes idle 41 percent of the national rail system, halting 120,000 workers and 10 railroads with eight more facing potential stoppages. Talks at the Labor Department followed Javits proposed authority for a presidential order to return workers during a congressional recess. California farmers estimate losses at 2.5 million dollars daily and 22,000 coal miners remain idle across 250 mines.
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Washington
United Transportation Union
Nixon
UTU
Congress
Labor Department
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
California
Quiet Return: Bill Madden Joins Corry Journal Staff
Bill Madden, a Vietnam veteran, has joined the Corry Evening Journal as head of the commercial job shop. He recently received a Navy Achievement Medal for exceptional printing work while serving at DaNang, reflecting strong qualifications for his new role. He had four years of service and a notable stint at United States Naval Support Activity DaNang.
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Bill Madden
Vietnam
Corry Evening Journal
Journal
U.S. Navy
Navy
Bill
William Lewis Ladden, Jr
United States Navy
Republic of Vietnam
Administration Department
United States Naval Support Activity
DaNang
Madden
States Naval Service
Maiden
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James Irwin
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