PennDOT Inspectors Tour Corry Bridges amid Lawsuit
Franklin office bridge division inspectors visited a Sciota street wooden bridge in Corry and a Millcreek structure on the same day as part of routine checks. The tour data goes to Harrisburg, amid a pending lawsuit by Corry Bridge and Supply and American Chloride against four PennDOT officials seeking damages.
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Franklin Office
Penndot
Corry
Sciota Street
Millcreek
Alva J. Osborne
The
Journal Today
Harrisburg
Corry Bridge and Supply
Osborne
Charles L. Jamison
Franklin
Cider Mill Road
Venango County
Osborne, Jamison
C.P. Saupp
Harry’ N. Singh
Folger Raises Coffee Price 25 Cents Nationwide
Folger Coffee Co. boosted wholesale ground coffee by 25 cents to 4.48 per pound, citing higher green bean costs now above 5 per pound. It marks the fourth increase this year, totaling about 1.85 per pound, with retail effects possibly delayed by grocer pricing policies. Instant coffee remains at 5.45 per 10-ounce jar.
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Cincinnati
Folger Coffee Co
Folger
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Carter Vows to Hang Tough as SALT Talks Resume
President Carter says he will hang tough when arms limit negotiations restart in May and will not drop his human rights crusade. He warns Moscow may face intensified U S weapons development if talks fail to prove good faith, while aiming for a comprehensive accord to cut arsenals and launchers. Geneva round to follow in May with Vance and Gromyko leading.
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Carter
Moscow
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Geneva
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei A. Gromyko
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NATO
Hafez Assad
Thei
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Vance
Deaths Mrs. Nha F. Parkhurst Obituary note
Obituary notice recording the death of Mrs. Nha F. Parkhurst. Details likely include birth and death dates, family survivors, and funeral arrangements as listed on the back page obituary section.
Storm Damage Knocks Out Utilities and Cable
An electrical storm last night caused power and TV outages across the area. Ed Zarger of Penelec reports outages from 5:55 to about 10 near Wayne Street, with brief interruptions in Orton Hill Kimball Hill and County Line road. Dennis Kobel of Blatt Brothers TV Cable notes Columbus cable down from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and Corry near Bond and Center streets without service for about 20 minutes. In New Buffalo area, two farm outbuildings were severely damaged by gusts, one building moved, roof blown off another, while a car remained undamaged in the wreckage.
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Wayne Street
Ed Zarger
Penelec
Zarger
Orton Hill
Kimball Hill
County Line Road
Columbus- Loltsville
Columbus
Dennis Kobel
Blatt Brothers TV
Bond
Center Streets
Corry
Kobel
New Buffalo Road
New York State
Swap TV Stations Biggest Deal in Broadcasting History
Washington Star Communications announces a swap of its TV station in Washington for KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City. Evening Star Broadcasting would merge into Combined Communications Corp, owner of KOCO TV and Cincinnati Enquirer, in exchange for $65 million in preferred stock and KOCO TV. The combined deal values properties near $100 million and follows FCC constraints on newspaper TV combos.
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Washington
Washington Star Communications
Here
Koco-Tv
Oklahoma City
Washington Star
Evening Star Broadcasting Co
Wmal-Tv
Evening Star Broadcasting
Combined Communications Corp
Cincinnati Enquirer
Combined Communications
American Broadcasting Co
the Star
Awap
Star
Joe L. Allbritton
Earl Eller
Allbritton
Wmal-Am
Federal Communications Commission
Wmal-Amfm
ABC
FCC
Assassination Committee Gets Two Year Extension
The House assassinations committee won a two year extension through 1978, after a 230 to 181 vote, as chairman Louis Stokes vowed to lay to rest rumors about the Kennedy and King killings. The panel backed by leaders will pursue new leads while managing a budget around 2.7 million, despite prior calls for more.
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Washington
House
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Richard A. Sprague
Louis Stokes
Ohio
Sprague
Henry B. Gonzalez
D-Tex
Gonzalez
Stokes
Pa Taxpayers Protest School Strikes in Harrisburg
Alice Weaver of Bucks County told a panel that school strikes disrupt her daughter's education and blamed Act 195 for allowing public employees to strike. About 24 taxpayers urged replacing strikes with best offer arbitration while noting 360 strikes nationwide since 1969.
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Harrisburg
Alice Weaver
Bucks County
Benjamin Wilson
R-Bucks
School Board Association
Department of Education
al Unger
State School Boards Association
Yardley
Pennsbury
Barbara Leth
Easter Bunny Leads City Egg Hunt at Park
Dan Alexander, chair of the Chamber of Commerce Retail Division, and Michael DeCorte, chamber manager, supervise the Easter Bunny as the event plans a 11 a.m. start for ages 3-6 and 17:30 a.m. for ages 7-12 at City Park.
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Dan Alexander
Chamber of Commerce
Michael DeCorte
Chamber
McMichael
Woman ordered to leave home or be removed in bid for care
Anna Elizabeth Engle an 82 year old recluse in North Fayette Township must depart her shabby house by Friday or be moved bodily. Health officials and Judge John Hester say she cannot care for herself and the move is for her own good. Neighbors note she has no relatives and dogs kept her warm.
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Pittsburgh
Anna Elizabeth Engle
Allegheny County Common Pleas
John Hester
North Fayette Township
Miss Engle
Health Department
Frank Tuplin
No Substantial Health Hazard? Penalties Don’t Stop Pot Smokers
Washington reports a government funded study finding harsh penalties fail to deter possession and that moderate cannabis use likely poses no immediate health hazard. Oregon data show no short term rise after decriminalization, with possible slow long term shifts in attitudes. The study notes long term effects of heavy youth use remain uncertain.
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Washington
National Governors Conference
Governors
Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co
Fetal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Sion
Moine
Governors Association
Los Angeles
Oregon
West Coast
Butit
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