Philly contracts alleged tied to political contributions
Harrisburg AP reports architects engineers say state and Philadelphia contracts are often linked to political contributions. J B Bailey of B and G Corp testifies before a House committee proposing a board to oversee design work, while opponents warn of biased price bids and lower quality projects.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia
J. 8. Bailey
B and G Corp
Valley Forge
House
Bailey
Derek Marlin
Pennsylvania Society of Architects
General State Authority
GSA
Senate
Kenneth Lee
R-Sukivan
Robert Butera
H-Montgomery
House Rules Committee
Charles F. Kain
Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers
Union Backs Officers At Elliott Co
Striking workers at Elliott Co. authorize United Steelworkers Local 1145 to approve or reject any new contract. The nine member board can ratify deals without input from the full membership as they remain on picket lines since April 1. Elliott, a Carrier Corp. subsidiary, says the latest offer is final and warns settlement delays could force business to relocate. The plant makes and repairs heavy equipment for the energy sector.
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Elliott
The
Carrier Corp
PIDA Raises Interest Rate On Industrial Loans
Harrisburg AP reports the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority set a new loan rate at four percent up from two percent. The PIDA board approved borrowing 25 million from a Philadelphia banks consortium under a new law, replacing prior funding by legislative appropriations for interest payments.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority
PIDA
Commerce
Walter G. Arader
Parader
Philadelphia
District Crash Near Punxsutawney Injures Nine
District police handled eight traffic accidents in the past 24 hours. One crash near Punxsutawney sent nine people to the hospital for treatment, while 13 were injured overall and only one was admitted for further care.
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Punxsutawney
Burl Neer
Ford City
William Long
Marchand
Neer
Adrian Hospital
Phyllis Neer
Richard Miller
Elderton
Marsha Miller
Mr. Long
Jamie Richardson
Sherry Long
Brooke E. Orr
Julie Lynn Richarson
Bus Firm Strike Vote Amid Pension Dispute
Washington Pennsylvania AP workers from Suburban Lines Inc voted 23 to 5 to strike just before a Friday contract deadline. Local 1545 sought pension benefits for about 50 employees, saying no talks are scheduled as negotiations stalled two months into the dispute.
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Washington, Pa
Suburban Lines, Inc
Washington County
Pittsburgh
Amalgamated Transportation
Workers Local 1545
Lou Keplar
Witness in Hoss trial details guard's death
Pittsburgh AP report details guard Rarick Reilly testimony about seeing a maimed Peterson before Western penitentiary inmates Hoss Delker and Butler allegedly trapped him with razors and chairs in a recreation area. Reilly described calling for help as the attack unfolded. McGrogen testifies later, while defense questions his statements.
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Hoss
Guard
Pittsburgh
Western Penitentiary
Walter Peterson
Stanley Hoss
Rarick Reilly
Daniel Delker
Serge Butler
Peterson
Santa
Reilly
McGrogen
Gary Zimmerman
Oss
Tarentum
Damages Minor At Area Plant
Fire at Greensteel-Korok plant in Barr Slope causes estimated 500 dollar damage. Plant manager Edgar Buterbaugh says glue in laminating machinery is highly flammable. Blaze quickly extinguished by plant employees. Clymer were called as precaution.
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Dixonville
Greensteel-Korok, Inc
Barr Slope
Edgar Buterbaugh
Clymerae
Buterbaugh
Indiana Fire Call Cancelled Before Units Left Hall
Indiana firemen were summoned at ? p.m. Friday when a car was reported on fire at the 13th Street Oakland Avenue intersection. The fire call was cancelled before equipment left the fire hall.
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Indiana Borough
Carpenter Ave
Philadelphia St
Linda S. Love
Indiana
Love
13Th St
Oakland Ave
Catholic Evangelist Gaydes to Speak at Graystone Church
Catholic Evangelist Michael J. Gaydes author of Eyes To Behold Him will address Graystone United Presbyterian Church in Indiana Sunday at 7 15 p m. A philosophy and theology major he has preached the Gospel in Catholic and Protestant churches across the country.
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Michael J. Gaydes
Graystone United Presbyterian Church
Indiana
Saast
Hearst Says She Fell For SLA Captor Cujo
Patricia Hearst releases a taped message from hiding in which she says she loved one SLA captor named Cujo, watched his death on TV during the Los Angeles public safety incident, and vows to continue her cause rather than return to her family. She dismissed brainwashing claims and spoke with defiant resolve оn air.
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Los Angeles
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
Underground
Sybionese Liberation Army
SLA
KPFK
54Th Street
Miss. Hearst
Tania
William
Emily Harris
Harrises
Wolfe
Donald
Cinque” DeFreeze
Hearst
Emmaus
Cujo
L.S. Wolfe
Bail Set For Three Kidnappers
Philadelphia police announce $1 million bail for Frank Wyatt Jr. Wallace J. Beckett Jr. and Carl L. Bradford in the Friedland kidnapping case. Mrs. Annette Friedland, 43, was abducted from her Gladwyne home and released after $36000 paid. The suspects, all from Philadelphia, face charges of kidnapping extortion and related offenses.
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Philadelphia
Food Fair
Annette Friedland
Gladwyne
Jack Friedland
Frank Wyatt Jr
Wallace J. Beckett Jr
Carl L. Bradford
Friedland Ae
FBI
Richard J. Baker
Accused of Asking Kickbacks in Snow Contract Deals
Four Monroe County contractors accuse Highway Superintendent William Heller of soliciting cash kickbacks for state road snow removal contracts. Ottaway News Service reports contractors paid over 750 dollars to Heller, who denies the charges calling them malarkey. One contractor refused to pay. another offered unlimited work in exchange for five percent of state rental fees. Heller has led the county Maintenance program since 1971.
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Stroudsburg
Monroe County
Ottaway
William Heller
Heller
Malarkey
Pennsylvania
Mercer County
Local Student Earns Degree at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Herbert Siverd Wardrop of Indiana received a bachelor of arts in geography and regional planning from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. His name was omitted from the Gazette graduates list previously published.
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Herbert Siverd Wardrop
Indiana
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Gazette
Order of Arrow Scouts Stage Encampment at IUP Campus
About 350 Western Pennsylvania Boy Scouts of America members from eight lodges of the Order of the Arrow gather at Indiana University of Pennsylvania for an encampment. Gary Gates, JUP coordinator, says the UP site frees time for demonstrations on Indian cooking beading and braiding and displays of artifacts in Scranton and Lawrence Halls courtyards open to the public at no charge.
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Western Pennsylvania Boys Scouts of America
Order of the Arrow
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Gary Gates
Gates
Wilf
Alklore
Scranton
Lawrence Halls
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