Pennsylvania Overhauls Sunshine Law to Open Deliberations
State officials plan to replace the 1974 Sunshine law with the 1986 act on January 5. The change broadens open meeting definitions, requires deliberations to be public, and removes the 30 minute executive session limit. Government bodies from state to local levels face more public visibility and potential timing shifts for private discussions.
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Panel leader says North acted alone in Iran-Contra affair
Sen. David Durenberger says Oliver North acted alone in diverting funds for the Contras and fired from the NSC, after hearing White House chief of staff Regan testify. Durenberger noted Regan and George Shultz testified, while Defense Sec. Caspar Weinberger was to testify next. He said the president had no role in the authorization and that North controlled the operation on every level.
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Immunity debated for Poindexter and North in Iran Contras case
Senate panel weighing Reagan request for limited immunity for Adm John Poindexter and Lt Col Oliver North as Defense Secretary Weinberger testifies. Panel may seek an immunity order from a federal court with a two thirds vote. North is cited as mastermind of funds diverted from arms sales to Iran to the Contras. Poindexter allegedly aware.
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American Soviet Wife Reunited as Kremlin Grants Emigration
Michael Lavigne, a San Francisco advertising executive, heads for Moscow then London to bring his Soviet wife Sonia Milnikova-Eichenwald home to California after the Kremlin reversed itself and allowed her emigration. They plan to reunite with family in New York and celebrate Christmas in the United States. Milnikova-Eichenwald, an architect, and Lavigne married in Moscow in 1985 during his student exchange program.
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State calls Penn Power hike mostly denied
The Public Utility Commission staff and the state consumer office urge disallowing most of Pennsylvania Power Co.’s 70.9 million dollar annual rate request. Trial staff backs 21.3 million and the consumer advocate about 13 million, with a March 19 final decision set. Penn Power links costs to Perry Unit 1 near Cleveland. staff calls the plant unnecessary and questions 229 million of its 4.9 billion cost as not prudently incurred.
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City man found dead in bathtub in apparent accident
Larry C. Nickel, 40, was found face down in a bathtub at his home on Rear Stewart Place after family and police were alerted. Coroner J Russell Noga noted about 10 inches of water and an accidental death appearance, with an autopsy planned at St Francis Hospital.
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Weather Forecast for Western Pennsylvania
Tonight there is a 60 percent chance of rain with a low near 35 and light south winds. Tomorrow the outlook calls for 40 percent showers mixed with flurries and a high in the upper 30s. Friday through Sunday, partly cloudy with a few flurries each day.
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