City Fire Department May Switch to Combination Force
Fire department staff dwindle from 46 to 37 as Franklin eyes a combination system next year. A citizen committee would guide the plan and explain city finances while preserving job security amid 27 overall city layoffs. Part timers would bid from the same civil service list and could rise to full time as openings occur.
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Minuteman
Franklin
Venango County
Hasane Eeen
Tallman
Kennedy Withdrawal Opens Broad 1984 Democratic Field
Kennedy decision to withdraw from the 1984 race triggers wide open contest with Mondale as early front runner and potential nominees including John Glenn Alan Cranston and Gary Hart. Carter aides Caddell and Powell predict a flood of candidates as reporters scramble.
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Kennedy
Mondale
John Glenn
Ohio
Alan Cranston
Calif
Gary Hart
D-Cole
Patrick Caddell
Carter White House
Jody Powell
ABC
Nightline
Sex ranked low on list of priorities says survey
New York UPI reports a Playboy commissioned study showing four of five respondents consider themselves good lovers while ranking sex below love family life and friends. The poll drew over 100000 responses with 80 percent male participants, average ages 31 and 28 for men and women respectively, and incomes around 24000 and 15000 dollars.
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New York
UPI
James Petersen
Playboy Magazine
Janice Lever
Northwestern University
Ms. Lever
Petersen
Gas tax bill may undergo change on Capitol Hill
Washington UPI reports a proposed gasoline tax hike to fund roads and bridges has wide support but may be altered in the White House measure before Congress passes it. Transportation Secretary Drew Lewis defends a nickel-a-gallon proposal as critics from trucking and state groups seek safeguards while lawmakers push for dedicated spending and Buy America provisions in the broader plan.
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UPI
Capitol Hill
White House
Congress
Drew Lewis
House
Ways and Means
American Truckers Association
National Conference of State Legislators
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Nl
John Heinz
R-Pa
America
Lewis
State to raise dog license fees in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg lawmakers approved a bill to more than double dog license costs, with neutered pets rising to 3 and other dogs to 5, plus kennel schedules. The measure directs 2.75 million yearly to improve dog control, aid humane groups, and fund grants, while offering a $10 lifetime license and half price for seniors.
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UPI
Thornburgh
Senate
House
General Assembly
Agriculture Department
Gee Greenwood
R-Bucks
Pennsylvania
State official's father killed in truck mishap
Axel Peterson, 71, father of state Rep. John Peterson, R Venango, died when his pickup ran off Route 62 near Tidioute Pennsylvania, struck guard rails, overturned and landed near the Allegheny River. The Warren County accident occurred Tuesday night, state police said.
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UPI
Axel Peterson
John Peterson
Newspaper in Education Lesson Plan Highlights
A weekly NIE activity sheet outlines classroom projects across days. Students write personal ads, assess legal case outcomes, cook Hanukkah recipes with ingredient costs, solve crosswords, track presidential holiday plans, compare international celebrations, create headlines, analyze news language with words like alleged and suspect, study winter terms, and explore strikes and driving hazards while tallying monetary references.
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