Penn Power asks PUC to approve rate increase
Pennsylvania Power Company seeks a 12.4 percent rise in electric revenues to 18 million with new rates effective March 17 1980. Average residential bills would rise about 5.82 monthly from 417 to 487 annually. Company cites inflation and higher operating costs, including 15 million in capital investments and 1.5 million for pollution controls, as justification.
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Pennsylvania Power Company
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
R.E. Semmler
Penn Power
Semmler
PUC
Lawrence
Mercer
Allegheny
Beaver
Butler
Crawford Counties
County budget snafu endangers Friday paychecks
County Controller Robert Foht warns payroll may be delayed as a chaotic budget mix leaves accounts underfunded. He cites 1980 cuts by commissioners reducing coroner and public defender salaries, and budget gaps in juvenile and adult detention and maintenance funds. Commissioner Meehan says several cuts were oversights and will be corrected by reallocating contingency funds, with court-ordered negotiations ongoing.
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Nancy Lowry
Robert E. Foht
Foht
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union
Howard H. Reynolds
Public Defender
John A. Meehan
Meehan
CETA
Veteran’s Affairs
County budget crisis prompts salary board tension and pay delays
Foht cites budget shortfalls affecting 325 county employees and maintenance staff. He warns commissioners may curb or delay pay, risking public defender coverage and staff layoffs. He urges salary board control over pay rates while noting current board composition, including Foht as fourth member.
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Foht
Rebels free four Afghan provinces amid Soviet invaders
Afghan guerrillas claim to have freed Badakhshan Takhar Kunduz and Baghlan provinces from Moscow backed rule after a week long battle with Soviet mountain troops. They report siege on Kunar and say heavy bombing harms civilians as refugees flood into Pakistan. Carrington tours refugee camp amid rising numbers. Pakistan predicts Afghan refugees may reach one million by March.
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United Press International
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Babrak Karmal
Badakhshan
Takhar
Kunduz
Baghlan
Kabul
Islamabad
Kandhar
Lord
Carrington
Peshawar
Mohammad Zia ul-Haq
Obituary Highlights From Various Cities
The brief list notes deaths on January 16, 1980 for Mrs Mary Cole aged 88 of Ellwood City Lawrence L Thompson aged 79 of Hemet California Mrs Mary M May Trickel aged 84 of Baker Oregon Mrs Charles Morris aged 71 of Easton Pennsylvania Mrs Belle Hay aged 97 of 520 East Friendship Street Falls Creek Pennsylvania and Mrs William F Kennedy aged 88 of Falls Creek Pennsylvania.
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Mary Cole
Ellwood City
Lawrence L. Thompson
Hemet
Calif
Mary M
May) Trickel
Baker
Ore
Charles Morris
Easton
Belle Hay
E. Friendship St
William F. Kennedy
Falls Creek
Weather briefing for Western Pennsylvania report
Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday with low around 35 and high near 50. Precipitation chance 10 percent tonight and 20 percent Thursday. Includes 24-hour stats ending Jan 15: high 36 and low 30 with trace snow, Shenango River at 8.58 feet, Moraine State Park temperature 42 at 10:30 a.m. Winds from the east at 6 mph. no precipitation and Tuesday attendance noted.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
Moraine State Park
Gold market goes wild as prices hit new highs
Gold rockets past 700 as London fixing reaches 765 amid global surge. Traders call the market absolutely crazy with bids spurred by Afghanistan concerns and Arab buyers. Hong Kong early peak at 740, closing 735 after record run, while Zurich and New York also set highs.
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United Press International
Europe
World
New York
Hong Kong
Zurich
London
Samuel Montagu
Afghanistan
Johnson Mathey
Iran Says Sanctions Will Cost Oil to Western Allies
Iranian Oil Minister Ali Akbar Moinfar warned Western Europe and Japan that any country joining U S sanctions against Iran would be deprived of oil. He offered to cut Iran’s oil output to about 1.5 million barrels per day if sanctions are imposed. Tehran denied reports of a drop in exports, stating output would stay between 3.0 and 3.5 million bpd. Independent reports also noted sabotage incidents including a blast on the Ahwaz Abadan pipeline and a failed coup claim in Kuwait’s press.
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United Press International
Ali Akbar Moinfar
Europe
Japan
United States
Iran
Moinfar
Radio Tehran
Tehran Radio
British Broadcasting Corporation
London
S. Oil Industry
Tehran
al Rai al Aam
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Ahvaz
Qom
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Glenn McCracken Jr
Dave Breen
Afghan
Kunar
Chigha Serai
aaNrok
News Digest
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tmber
News Index
Ween Ewes
Switzerland
U.S
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