Petro Resigns from Penns Manor School Board
Penns Manor Area School Board member Petrosky resigned at a regular meeting. Kathryn Niehenke was appointed to fill the unexpired term through spring 1976 when municipal elections will determine the replacement. The board also accepted resignations of Gladys Willie, Manfred Frank, and Christine Rodgers. Budget actions included ESEA Title I funds application and bids for office equipment and fuel oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Run
Frank Petro
Penns Manor Area
Petro
Cherryhill Township
Kathryn Niedenke
Gladys Willie
Manfred Frank
Clymer
Christine Rodgers
Frank
Lenore Woodard
Christine Bluebell
Hunger Office Supply Co
Punxsutawney
Flock Office Supply
Johnstown
Agway, Inc
Heilwood
Penns Manor
Beatrice Smith
ESEA
Jake Javornick
Penn State
Greensburg
Utilities Welcoming Ford Tax Proposal
NEW YORK AP utility spokesmen welcomed President Ford s plan for new tax breaks to electric utilities The measures include a permanent 12 percent investment tax credit to spur new plant construction and avert future power shortages Industry leaders say the aid helps future needs but won t fix current problems Edison Electric Institute President W Denham Crawford predicted utilities will revive capital spending if the plan passes, though not immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ford
Congress
W. Denham Crawford
Edison Electric Institute
John T. Dunlop
Donald C. Cook
American Electric Power Co
Consolidated Edison Co
Charles Luce
Commonwealth Edison of
Chicago
Detroit Edison Co
Detroit Edison
Ernst Habicht
Environmental Defense Fund
National Electric Reliability Association
Police Probe Tool Theft and Fence Damage Reported
A state police probe covers a tool theft in Salisburg RD 1 where tools valued at 780 dollars vanished from a truck between 8 and 8 45 p m on June 11 in Regency Mall parking lot. Another incident on Gladys Penrod farm College Lodge Road Indiana RD 2 saw barbed wire fence damage estimated at 25 dollars between 2 and 5 p m on June 12. A Marion Center Area School Board special meeting for general purposes is set for 8 p m Monday in the district administration building. The Armstrong Indiana Mental Health MR Board will meet June 17 at 3 p m in 310 Market Street Kittanning.
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Roger Terry Apel
Salisburg RD 1
Regency Mall
Gladys Penrod
College Lodge Road
Indiana RD 2
Marion Center
Marion Center Area
Kittanning
Armstrong and Indiana Mental Health-Mental Retardation Board
Market Street
Explosions injure four in Chicago Loop
Two blasts in downtown Chicago injure four people, shatter many windows, and prompt police to search Union Station for a note. A Puerto Rican nationalist group claimed responsibility though authorities seek connections to today’s parade. Initial blast occurred near State Street and Wacker Drive at 1:23 a.m. with the second blast south near State and Monroe. Witnesses describe chaotic scene with damaged clothing and panicked crowds. Police warn downtown banks and financial buildings to remain vigilant.
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Chicago
Chicago Loop Business
Associated Press
Union Station
United Insurance
State Street
Wacker Drive
United of America Bank
Mid Continental Plaza
State and
Monroe Streets
Julianna Richter
Palmer House Hotel
First Woman To Climb Everest Tries Mt. Fuji
Junko Tabei, 35, the first woman to summit Everest, began an ascent of Japan’s 12,835 foot Mt. Fuji. She is accompanied by a Nepalese Sherpa guide and an army of amateur climbers seeking her autograph after arriving home last Sunday.
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Tokyo
Japan
Junko Tabei
Mt. Fuji
Area Native Promoted To Ag Agent
Washington Indiana County native William C Brown formerly associate Washington County Extension agent at Penn State has been promoted to Extension agent agriculture effective July 1 The elevation follows a new internal rank system recognizing outstanding extension education Brown a Indiana native joined the Washington County Extension staff in December 1964 He earned a BS in animal science from Penn State 1961 and an MA in extension education 1968 after two years in the U S Army He is a member of Epsilon Sigma Phi and state and national associations of county agricultural agents.
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Washington
Indiana County
William C. Brown
Washington County
Pennsylvania State University
Cooperative Extension Service
Agriculture
Thomas B. King
Penn State
King
Brown
Edward J. Woods
Indiana
Elders Ridge High School
U.S. Army
Epsilon Sigma Phi Fraternity
Pennsylvania and
National Associations of
Homer Center HC Authority to Meet Thursday Evening
Homer City Homer Center Local Authority will convene at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Homer Center Elementary School. The spokesman said meetings will continue on the third Thursday of each month.
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Homer City
Homer-Center
Jefferson Planners Review County Projects
Jefferson County Planning Commission met in Brookville to discuss the Human Services Integration Project and county highway work. Plans include forming a Human Services Advisory Board and addressing the Rattlesnake Creek Bridge safety, plus Brookville Elderly Housing and North Fork Creek watershed issues.
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Brookville
Jefferson County Planning Commission
David Pelttrow
Jefferson County Human Services
Mr. Pettrow
William Baughman
Human Services Advisory Board
Hie
Jefferson County
Snyder Township
Penndot
North Fork Creek
Pettrow
Rube Ferringer
Brookville Water Commission
Porter Duvall
Fish Commission
Ralph McNeil
Jefferson County Commissioners
Daniel Anderson
Jack Rishell
August Dereame
Punxsutawney
Robert Black
Reynoldsville
Joseph Pisoni
Brockway
Dale Gorbin
Mark Mossburg
Ferringer
Mr. Duvall
David Pettrow
Connie Reitz
Judge blocks new welfare rules to avoid chaos
Washington AP A federal judge temporarily blocked proposed HEW welfare guidelines that would cut the number of families on aid. The ruling delays enforcement until at least June 26, amid lawsuits by the National Welfare Rights Organization, Pennsylvania, and local welfare groups. About 3.2 million families could be affected, with property reserve rules tightening eligibility and requiring broader asset appraisal if implemented.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
U.S. District Court
George L. Hart Jr
Hart
National Welfare Rights Organization
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Gandhi Says Opponents Share Blame
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi blames opposition for the verdict finding her guilty of illegally winning her parliamentary seat. She campaigns outside her residence saying opponents aim to remove her as democratic socialism obstacles. Four non Communist parties, holding 49 of 523 seats, refuse to recognize her as prime minister. A court bans public office until 1981 but grants a 20 day reprieve.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Mrs. Gandhi
Gandhi
IUP Aquatics School Open House Public Invited Sunday
Indiana University of Pennsylvania hosts the second annual Aquatics School with an open house Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Memorial Field House and 3 p.m. at Yellow Creek State Park. More than 80 attendees from six states join 14 courses including scuba diving lifeguarding and synchronized swimming.
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Indiana Area
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
IUP Memorial
Yellow Creek State Park
Field House
Yellow Creek
Indiana County
Pittsburgh-Allegheny
American Red Cross
IUP
YMCA
Punxsutawney Authority wraps up final regular meeting
The Punxsutawney Municipal Authority completed its final regular session after the completion of the Secondary Sewage Treatment Plant. The board said future meetings will be by call, and talked over sewer connections for 26 Greenwood Avenue homes and funding to buy a sewer cleaning machine. The borough to handle road paving to the plant and Bainon was authorized to seek EPA funds. two engineering bills totaling 229.89 were approved, leaving $104,837 in the construction fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punxsutawney
Greenwood Avenue
Robert Bannon
Mir. Bannon
Bannon
Environmental Protection Agency
Apollo Soyuz mission fueling under way at Cape Canaveral
Kennedy Space Center engineers will begin fueling the Apollo spacecraft Monday for the July 15 Apollo Soyuz launch. Self igniting fuel ingredients will be loaded in the Apollo and second stage all week as crews go through final training at Johnson Space Center with Thomas Stafford Donald Slayton Vance Brand and backup crews Alan Bean Ronald Evans and Jack Lousma awaiting Soviet cosmonauts Alexei Leonov and Valery Kubasov for a joint two day set of experiments in orbit.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Kennedy Space Center
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Tex
Thomas Stafford
Donald Slayton
Vance Brand
Alan Bean
Ronald Evans
Jack Lousma
PL Board Meets COMMODORE Purchase Line
The Purchase Line Board of Education will hold a special meeting for general purposes at 8 p.m. Monday in the high school library.
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Commodore
Purchase Line Board of Education
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Niehenke
Everest
HC Authority
Jefferson
Dayton Sportsmen
Dayton
John Ellenberger
Dayton Sportsmen Club
Judge Blocks
Aquatics School
Gazetteland
Gazette
Tom Peel
First Society of Farm
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