PFA Proposes 12 Point Plan to Preserve Pennsylvania Farms
The Pennsylvania Farmers Association drafts a comprehensive land use proposal aimed at keeping farmland intact amid urban growth. Key points include preserving prime agricultural land, creating an agricultural open space agency, designating half of active farmland for preservation, and allowing development easements with appraisal-based pricing, to be managed by local open space programs and master plans.
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Corrian Hotel
Harold van Tassel
Sample Flats
Pennsylvania Farmers Association
PFA
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Spring Creek School to Close as District Plans New Elementary
The Spring Creek School faces closure after enrollment falls to 46 students. The Corry Area School District intends a new elementary school to serve Spring Creek and Spartansburg pupils. Transfers would move Spring Creek and west to Oil Creek Road students to Columbus and others to Spartansburg with a June board vote.
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Spring Creek
Charles Kreps
Corry
Spartansburg
Krepps
Oil Creek Road
Picidilli Hill
Columbus
Board of Education
Friday the 13th superstition column in 1977 New York
AP reports a May 18 Lemuria festival date and a psychic Shawn Robbins offering readings for 50 dollars. Robbins dismisses superstition yet shares common omens such as carrying a left hind rabbit foot and avoiding May weddings. The piece notes Friday the 13th occurring in May 1977 and frames the lore in a light, interview style.
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New York
Shawn Robbins
Lemuria
Lemuris
Shawn Robbinis
Shapp Ordered to Return Nearly $300,000 in Federal Funds
The Federal Election Commission ruled Governor Shapp must repay about 299,066 dollars in federal matching funds from his brief 1970s presidential campaign. The case cited irregular contributions, including some in others’ names, and auditors found discrepancies in Shapp’s records. Officials noted this is the first such repayment ruling under the law and questioned how the governor might raise the funds.
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Washington
Federal Election Commission
Pennsylvania
Shapp
Thomas Harris
Joan Aikens
Tom
Harris
Commission
William Oldaker
Oldaker
Mike McLaughlin
McLaughlin
FEC
Thomas Miller
Miller
Shap
Antibiotic Finds Effectiveness Against Legionnaires Disease
Health officials report that erythromycin works against Legionnaires disease in humans. A 53 year old Elk County man improved after treatment, marking the first human success with the drug though it had previously shown animal effectiveness only. The illness was linked to an outbreak tied to an American Legion convention in Philadelphia, with cases later reported in several states.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Health Department
Leonard Bachman
Elk County
American Legion
Philadelphia
Michigan
Vermont
California
Tennessee
Corry Listed For U S Funds In Public Works Program
Corry and Erie County governments expect more than ten million dollars in federal funds under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act. Erie city would receive 5.24 million and the county 5.29 million for short term projects completed within a year, focusing on recreational facilities and storm sewer construction. Title VI aid targets long-term unemployed households. New positions run up to 18 months at equal pay to comparable city jobs.
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Erie
City of
Corry
Erie County
City of Erie
County of Erie
Erie City
Contract Settlement Nears Ratification for Corry Teachers
Negotiators for the Corry Area School District and the school board have reportedly reached a new working contract, awaiting ratification by both groups. Ratification meeting is set for next Wednesday at 4 p.m. with leaders Leroy Rieck and Robert Benson declining comment. The settlement follows the 1977-78 school budget passage, with details to be published after ratification.
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Corry Area School District
Journal
Leroy Rieck
Robert Benson
Secretary Vance Sees Spanish King in Madrid on Democracy
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance met King Juan Carlos and Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez in Madrid. He praised Spain’s move toward democracy after decades of dictatorship and discussed the London economic summit and CENTO planning before heading to Tehran.
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Madrid
Spain
Cyrus R. Vance
Juan Carlos
Zerauela
Vance
Francisco Franco
Adolfo Suarez
London
U.S
Tehran
Central Treaty Organization
CENTO
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Welfare
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