80 Legislative Races Scheduled
Harrisburg AP reports 80 incumbent lawmakers face primary contests as Watergate-era distrust drives campaigns. May 21 nominates all 203 House seats and 25 of 50 Senate seats. Key races feature incumbents with opposition in Allegheny and surrounding counties and notes on retirements, pensions, and tax votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Senate
House
Craig Truax
Herbert Fineman
Fineman
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Dems Hold Edge In Registration In Pa Primary
In unofficial figures Democrats lead Republicans 2 835 031 to 2 472 506 in Pennsylvania May 21 primary registration. AP survey of 67 counties shows 5 471 487 eligible to vote next Tuesday with 157 262 independents and other party members and 6 653 Constitutionalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Associated Press
Clarion County
State Elections Bureau
Allegheny
Clarion
Clearfield
Mercer
Pittsburgh Press to Resume Publication After Labor Pact
The Pittsburgh Press Co. says its two daily papers will publish again Thursday after a union vote approved a new three year contract. The agreement ends seven weeks of downtime caused by disputed contracts affecting the Press and Post-Gazette, with wage increases totaling 47 dollars per week and guarantees against layoffs due to automation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Press Co
Morning Post-Gazette
Teamsters Local 211
Teamsters
Post-Gazette
Will Allegheny Voters Embrace Home Rule Charter
After 15 months of drafting and hearings Allegheny County voters will decide May 21 between the long standing county management and a home rule charter. The proposal would replace three commissioners with a single county executive and a district based board, add outside audits and public hearings, open meetings, and allow initiative and referendum. Supporters say it increases checks and balances while critics warn of infighting and government paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Philadelphia
Montgomery County
Allegheny
Board of Representatives
Joseph James
University of Pittsburgh
James
Mystic image in log sparks ire over county charter
May 30 to June 2 report notes Leo Carreau finding what appears to be Christ image formed by a log knot after splitting with a chain saw. In a separate matter, Commissioners Foerster Staisey and Hunt urged defeating a county charter, claiming it would raise taxes, curb efficiency, and reduce minority representation, with detailed analysis promised this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Carreau
Carreau
James
Thomas Foerster
Leonard Staisey
William Hunt
Also Mentioned on This Page
House Democrats
Charles Laughlin
Beaver
Albert S. Kuhni
Kuhni
GOP
Laughlin
James A Romanelli
Steve Seventy
Mike Teslovich
Seventy
Teslovich
Ivan Itkin
Bertam D. Slutsky
John T McMonagle
Allegheny County Democratic Committee
Donald A. Abraham
Munhall Borough Council
Barry Stout
Washington
Edward J. Duda
Duda
Donald M. Davis
X- Fayette
John W. Porter
Greene
Roy C. Davis
Porter
Greene County
Fayette-Green
Dems
Sacramento
Calif
Nick Galaxidas
Charlton Heston
Ben. Hur
Highway Patrol
Animal Shelter
Don’s Garage
Donald Arnink
D. 4
Corry
GO Gorton
General Assembly
Huntington
N.Y
Adirondacks
Alex McKay
Len Anyabh
al Rm
Vale
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!