Sparta School Faces Health and Safety Compliance Challenge
Corry Area School District seeks variances to bypass state labor rules for Sparta Elementary School while planning a new combined elementary building. Inspections found two stories, triggering mandatory one-story limits. A sprinkler system was proposed at an estimated cost of 11,000, deemed excessive by district officials.
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Corry Area
State Department of Labor and Industry
Sparta
Frank J. Savko
Department of Labor and Industry
R. Budd Dwyer
Corry Board
Charles W. Krepps
Spring Creek
Burt, Hill & Associates
Shapp Sees Possible Cabinet Post With Carter
Harrisburg Governor Shapp says he will finish his term through 1978 but leaves open a future cabinet slot under President-elect Carter. He would discuss such a move directly with Carter if offered, while asserting he will not discuss it with the press. He also weighs casino gambling and convention tourism impacts on the Pocono region and Atlantic City.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
Hetill
Jimmy Carter
Washington
Carter
New Jersey
Atlantic City
Pocono
Would Rather Be Shot Than Go To Jail
SALT LAKE CITY AP Gary Mark Gilmore a convicted murderer scheduled for firing squad on Nov 15 tried to fire his lawyers to stop appeals He sought new counsel while insisting he wanted to die He preferred execution by shooting over hanging Gilmore 36 spent 18 years in prisons and faced a judge for a psychiatric eval and possible appeal denial He had killed a Provo motel clerk during a holdup last summer and was to be tried for a second killing Utah last executed in 1960 and the last U S execution was in 1987 in Colorado
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Salt Lake City
Gary Mark Gilmore
United States
Dag Sacer
Appa Dafense
Jednesding
Glimore
Snyder
Utah
Michael Explin
Gilmore
Sam
Samuel Smith
Utah State
Attorney General
J. Robert Bullock
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Provo
Bullock
Prayo
Colorado
James W. Rodgers
Sandan County
Wholesale Prices Up Boosts October Inflation
Wholesale prices rose in October led by higher coats for automobiles fuel and other industrial goods marking the second straight monthly gain. Farm prices fell 0.2 percent while processed foods and feeds slipped 0.1 percent. The Wholesale Price Index stood at 185.2, indicating costs 85.2 percent higher than 1967. Economists foresee continued inflationary pressure and an anticipated consumer price rise near 6 to 7 percent.
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Washington
Nne
Carter
Labor Department
Signs Aim To Slow Traffic At Crossings In Corry
PennDOT lays off two maintenance workers signaling end of construction season as Corry plans a trial sign in northbound Pennsylvania Avenue to curb damage at ConRail crossings. Police will issue citations after a grace period. A second sign on East Columbus Avenue near Wayne Street prompts debate over road repairs and Route 6 resurfacing by PennDOT.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Bull Eaton
the Times
Penndot
ConRail
Hough Road
East Columbus Avenue
Wayne Street
Erie
Vincent Kennerknecht
Columbus Avenue
Toby
Ford Readjustment as Ford Plans Postloss Transition
Washington AP reports President Ford faces readjustment like Carter as he plans a Palm Springs vacation and prepares to assist in Carter's transition. Ford conceded defeat in a noon call to Carter and pledged cooperation while his wife read a teary pledge of support.
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Washington
Jerry Ford
Jimmy Carter
Carter
White House
Oval Office
Ford
Palm Springs
Calif
Ron Nelsen
Plains
Nessen
Richard Cheney
Georgia
Carter Ford Plan To Rest After Long Campaign
With the electoral count set, President Ford and challenger Carter prepare vacations before the power transfer. Carter meets Mondale in Plains, Ford undergoes a lung inhalation treatment and works in the Oval Office. Carter wins 297 electoral votes to Ford 241. Carter carries 23 states and D C, Ford 27 states. Carter leads in the popular vote with 40.26 million to Ford 38.51 million.
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Washington
Jeremy Carter
Gerald R. Ford
White Horse
Carter
Walter F. Mondale
Plains
Ford
Oval Office
Henry A. Kissinger
United Nations
William Scranton Carter
Ohio
Associated Press
Oregon
Mississippi
Texas
South
Northeast
Georgia
White House
United States
Secretary of State
News Election Service
District of Columbia
Moving Day Nears For Elderly Here
Redevelopment Authority spokesman Virginia Nuzzo said tenants will move into a 30 unit Fourth Ward Urban Renewal housing complex in about two weeks after final HUD inspection tomorrow. Corrections will be made only after inspection and before occupancy. About 75 active applicants with priority to elderly displaced residents and Corry residents are seeking units. more applications arrive daily.
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Fourth Ward
Redevelopment Authority
Virginia Nuzzo
Federal Housing and Urban Development
Corry
Ms. Nuzzo
Three Charged In Philadelphia Water Scheme
Three pipefitters at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard were charged with extortion for threatening to contaminate the city’s water supply with heating oil unless a $1 million payoff was delivered. Identified as David Nugent Louis Scott and Kevin Grosso they face $50 000 bonds. Police FBI Navy officials confirmed the case with evidence from a taped note and anonymous tipsters. City officials deployed security at reservoirs and treatment plants as investigators probed the threat.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
David R. Nugent
Pennsauker
Louis Scott
Kevin Grosso
Darby
FBI
Navy
Frank Rizzo
Delaware River
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