Safety dam inspections stalled after 1972 law
Four years after Buffalo Creek and Rapid City disasters, not a single nonfederal dam has been inspected for safety under the federal requirement. Funding disputes between states, local governments, and private owners plus lack of federal money leave the program unfunded. Army Corps estimates $73.6 million needed, with White House guidance favoring state responsibility and OMB review pending.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Army Corps of Engineers
House
Drake Wilson
Wilson
Army
Buffalo Creek
W. Va
Rapid City
N.D
Secretary of the Army
Elderly Housing Project Nears Fall Open in Corry
Corry Housing Authority approved a plan enabling HUD to launch a sale of project notes to finance 90 elder housing units in the Fourth Ward. HUD will invite bids on September 7, funding a $760,000 turnkey project. Ten units will be drawn from about 60 applications, with construction nearly complete after a decade of effort.
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Corry Housing Authority
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Virginia Nuzzo
Housing Authority
Paycheck May Be $3 Less Due to Withholding Freeze
Washington AP reports that withholding taxes could rise by about $3 weekly as lawmakers seek a temporary freeze on lower withholding rates while negotiating a broader tax bill to extend last year's cuts through 1977. The Senate moved to extend the freeze Tuesday night before deadlines. House members were out of session. Congressional tax specialists foresee a rate increase as the IRS anticipates continued full tax cuts in the near term.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Congressional
Internal Revenue Service
Senate Finance Committee
Los Angeles
Emiy Ano William Harris
California
Patricia Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
Hall of Justice
Alameda County
Hearst
Harrises
Superior Court
Mark ‘Andler
Brandler
Harris
Wages Rise 1.7 Percent Across Nation in Q2
Government wage index for April to June shows an average 1.7 percent increase, down from 1.9 percent in Q1. Professional and technical pay up 1.1 percent, clerical 3.0 percent, transport equipment workers 4.5 percent due to a new Teamsters contract.
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Washington
Labor Department
Teamsters
Harrises Get 1t To Life Union Members
Wage index shows pay rises in 1975 quarter with manufacturing down 1.5 percent and construction up 3.1 percent. Transportation and utilities gain 2.8 percent while trade and services rise 15 percent. Fringe benefits to be added next year. monthly publication to replace quarterly. Congress freezes withholding taxes ahead of tax reform, extending cuts through mid 1916. Foreign earnings exemptions and foreign oil operation taxes also discussed.
GenTel Wire Theft Reported Twice This Week
The General Telephone Co of Erie reports wire thefts again this week. A theft near Spartansburg involved 850 dollars value and 550 dollars damage on a wooden spool. Police say 1800 feet of 10 gauge copper was cut from poles along County Line Wade and Route 178 in Concord Township between last Friday and yesterday with losses estimated at 540 dollars.
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General Telephone Co
Erie
Corry
Spartansburg
Concord Township
County Line Road
Wade Road
Route 178
PennDOT delays impact vision check notice for Roche
Paul Roche, president of the PennDOT, was instructed to appear for a vision examination within sixty days. The notice, part of a faulty form process, highlights PennDOT’s maintenance and bureaucratic lapses while urging Roche to attend at a scheduled examination point.
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Pennsylvania
Penndot
School Bus Driver Fired At Wattsburg
Judge Lindley McClelland denied Ruth Tech’s appeal to overturn the Wattsburg Area School Board’s firing following a hit and run incident and traffic violations. He ruled the board acted within its power to protect students, dismissing the appeal.
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Wattsburg
Lindley McClelland
Erie County
Ruth Tech
Court of Common Pleas
Wattsburg Area
McClelland
Tech
House To Decide Accept Pay Hikes
The House weighs whether to deny automatic October pay raises tied to cost of living. If the 1976 raise takes effect, members’ salaries would rise from 44,000 to about 46,740. Democrats and Republicans agree in principle to forgo the raise but face partisan battles over reform proposals from the GOP minority.
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Washingyuny
House of Representatives
Congress
Flu Shots Delayed In Pennsylvania As Vaccine Shortfalls Loom
Harrisburg AP reports swine flu vaccination for the elderly and high risk groups will not start next month due to federal delays and supply reductions. Health Secretary Bachman warns no definite schedules for high risk groups or plans for rest of population.
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Harrisburg
Leonard Bachman
Bachman
Ford
Congress
Health Department
Robert Costello
Pennsylvania
Elgin and Others Battle Major Barn Fire
A fire likely caused by faulty wiring destroyed a Ron Booser farm barn two miles south of Wattsburg on Route 89. About 350,000 dollars in damage wiped out a 150 by 75 foot frame barn, 500 bales of old hay, 500 bales of alfalfa, a tractor, and several pieces of farm machinery. A smaller nearby barn suffered minor damage. Some 75 firefighters from Wattsburg, Union City, Greenfield, Elgin Beaverdam, and Kuhl Hose Co. worked for hours. The blaze began at 4 45 p m and was under control in about an hour. one firefighter was treated for smoke and heat exhaustion. A probe into the exact cause will continue today.
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Ron Booser
Wattsburg
Wattsburg Huse Co
Gordon Allen
Allen
Union City
Greenfield
Elgin- Beaverdam
Kuhl Hose Co
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Lois G. Rifenberick
Melissa Carroll
Walter Bryant
Erie County Plastics Co
Roche
van Lee
Paul Roche
Commission On Administration Review
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Rules Committee
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House Administration Committee
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
House Republicans
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Union City Memorial Hospital
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