Millipedes flood Pittsburgh as heat relief keeps residents buzzing
Milipedes swarm Allegheny County homes amid muggy heat and heavy rains in June. Health officials reassure residents the pests do not bite or threaten food and advise drying basements and removing moist yard debris to curb the infestation. Entomologist William Todaro notes millipedes seek new habitats, breed in record numbers, and will die if environments lack moisture.
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Thornburgh: waits to decide on second term after session
Gov. Dick Thornburgh said he will not seek a second term until after the fall legislative session adjourns. He plans to discuss the decision with family later in the autumn and will meet with Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation to push Agent Orange veterans’ benefits and Three Mile Island cleanup proposals.
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U.S. says no direct role in CMU professor death probe
State Department official says it would be inappropriate for the United States to directly involve itself in the Taiwan investigation into the July 3 death of Carnegie Mellon University statistics professor Wen Chen Chen. Rep. Walgren had urged a special emissary while CMU calls for a thorough inquiry and concerns about Chen’s widow Su jen and son Eric.
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Pa. dairymen to appeal milk price ruling to high court
Western Pennsylvania dairymen plan to appeal a Commonwealth Court decision that the Milk Board erred in hearings over a 5 cent price rise. Observers say the ruling could affect statewide milk industry practices and dairy books disclosure. University president John Oswald, 63, announced retirement with term set to expire June 30, 1983.
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