Drilling Ban on Lake Erie May Be Lifted
Harrisburg AP report says Pennsylvania may lift the six year ban on drilling for gas under Lake Erie as DER finds offshore wells unlikely to cause major pollution. Governor Shapp weighs the Energy Council's recommendation amid gas shortages and Ontario's Lake Erie gas output.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
Lake Erie
Governor's Energy Council
State Department of Environmental Resources
DER
Raymond Shafer
New York
Ohio
Michigan
Canada
Ontario
Lake Territory
Bill Harral
The
Energy Council
Erie
Harras
Eugene Frund
Frund
Thuis Tullio
Tullio
High Gas Prices Hit Rural Families Hard
Washington AP reports rising gasoline costs weigh more on rural households than urban ones. Rural families drive over 15 000 miles yearly with about 1000 gallons used, while city drivers travel fewer miles but burn more per mile. A 25 cent tax could add 250 dollars to rural transportation costs versus city costs. the Farm Index notes. Also notes Newfoundland joined Canada as the 10th province in 1949.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Economic Research Service
Rock Drummer Shot To Death In Memphis
MEMPHIS TENN AP Al Jackson 39 a former drummer with the rock group Booker T and the MGs was shot to death at his home early today by a prowler Police said his wife arrived home first found a man ransacking the house She was tied up and heard the confrontation before shots Police found her on a sidewalk in front of the house while Jackson lay dead inside the home with the precise number of wounds not released by investigators
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Prison System Blasted By Judge In Butler Case
Allegheny County Judge Loran L. Lewis denounced the state prison system while sentencing George Butler to life for the December 1973 slaying of prison guard Capt. Walter Peterson. Butler, third inmate convicted, and Daniel Delker were said to have been moved to easier confinement at Farview State Hospital, a point Lewis criticized amid his remarks on corrections policy. Hoss, first to be tried, received 10 to 20 years for second degree murder. Memories Enjoyed New York Widows Club director notes widows prefer vacations with late husbands.
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Allegheny County
Loran L. Lewis
Western Penitentiary
Lewis
George Butler
Walter Peterson
Butler
Daniel Delker
Bureau of Corrections
Farview State Hospital
Harrisburg
Stanley Hoss
Hoss
Bedford County
Delker
Huntingdon State Prison
Peterson
Farview
New York
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Widows ‘Travel Club
Alcoa Cuts Prices on Common Alloy Sheets
Alcoa reduced prices on common alloy sheets by 2.7 cents per pound, about 4.5 to 5.4 percent across various grades. The rebates apply to a range of products used in construction and kitchen ware and run until December 31. Alcoa followed similar moves by Martin Marietta and Kaiser Aluminum.
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Martin Marietta Corp
Kaiser Aluminum
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