Revival of coal gas born from past townsmen ingenuity
In the face of tight winter fuel supplies and costly future fixes, the Pottsville Republican notes Hazleton’s study of converting anthracite to gas for Can Do’s Valmont Industrial Park. The piece argues pondited cheaper small scale plants and recalls the old town gas systems that supplied homes and factories before modern pipelines.
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Middle East
Alaska
Hazleton
Can-Do
Valmont
Pottsville
White House tightens security after Ford vetoes openness
The Ford administration vetoed a Freedom of Information bill and moved to tighten security clearances for national security materials. A memo urged continual verification of cleared personnel and protracted exposure of only staff with proper clearances. The piece notes past secrecy shielding failures and cites Kissinger’s stance on leaks, plus broader defense budget strain and personnel cuts amid inflation.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Donald Rumsfeld
No low priced spread in margarine butter price shift
Across the nation margarine prices have narrowed the gap with butter due to higher corn and soybean oil costs. Butter sales are strong, with dairies boosting shifts to meet demand, while margarine makers face advertising claims about health benefits as oil markets edge up.
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New York
Bob Anderson
American Butter Institute
Chicago
Anderson
U.S. Agriculture Department
USDA
Stan Gazelle
Usda Economic Research Service
Standard Brands, Inc
Fleischmann
Round of laughs tears in Bolton golf voyage
A colorful 1980s style reminiscence from South Boston about Bolton Massachusetts and the International Golf Club. The narrator roams from golf antics to local figures like Jocko McCormack Dennis McKenna and Eddie Shuman, mixing jokes with dark undercurrents. A vivid portrait of golf lore and urban lore collides in a long, rambling reflection.
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Bolton
Mass
Zinnias
International Golf Club
Road Troubles Hopes and Contacts for PennDOT Action
Area readers unhappy with PennDOT may contact legislators and PennDOT officials by phone or mail. The list includes Buda Dwyer in Suiting surg, 17120, Haresburg and Meadville numbers with addresses, Rep Fores Hopkins in Harrisburg, and other officials such as Vincent Kennerknecht Erie County Highway Superintendent.
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Carry Area
Penndot
Buda Dwyer
Haresburg
Meadville
Center Street
Vincent Kennerknecht
Erie County
Sug R.D
Erie
Law on prepaid trash service and child support questions
A reader asks if it is legal to bill in advance for trash collection when no contract exists. The answer explains that absent a contract or regulation, billing timing is between provider and customer and a provider may require advance payment if agreed. If municipal service, payments follow ordinances. Also discussed is whether a parent can curb child support when a teen refuses visitation. courts generally require continued support despite visitation disputes, with teen input weighed for older children.
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Eid Velie
By Jack Anderson
Henry Kissinger
Secretary of State
Cyprus
European Affairs Bureau
Kissinger
Pentagon
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Missouri
John Danforth
Corry
Ralston-Purina
Danforth
Ralston- Purina
United States Senate
Pennsylvania
Richard S. Schweiker
Milton Shapp
Senate
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Harrisburg
Washington, D.C
Hugh Scott
R. Budd Dwyer
United States Representative Assembly
Joseph P. Vigorito
Forest Hopkins
Canton House
South Boston
Jocko McCormack
Eddie Shuman
Connecticut
Vermont
Shuman
Eddie
Dennis McKenna
Din
Dennis
South
Boston
Knocko McCormack
Gilber O’malley
Jocko
Big Louis
Bia Louis
Robert Trent Jones
Golf
Ragual Welch
IGC
Tiger Tees
Hap Kern
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Jacob G Kassab
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