Thornburgh Sets Four Priorities After Inauguration in Harrisburg
Governor elect Dick Thornburgh outlines four main goals for his early days in office. He aims to draft a $5 billion budget, end state government corruption, professionalize PennDOT, and complete his 18-member cabinet. Critchlow emphasizes prompt action on deficit, potential tax measures, and rapid suspensions for indicted officials.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Dick Thornburgh
Thornburg
Paul Critchlow
Transportation Department
Critchlow
Thornburgh
Milton Shapp
Thoonburgh
Penndot
Edward Biester Jr
Pennsylvania
Beister
Shapp
Senate
Department of Aging, Revenue, Health, Labor and Industry
State Police
Tennessee governor sparks outrage with 52 pardons
Gov Ray Blanton faced fierce criticism as he granted clemency to 52 felons including suspected murderers, with Eddie Denton named in FBI affidavits as involved in a pardon-for-pay scheme. A federal grand jury probes aides and a potential revocation by Gov-elect Alexander is under review.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Ray Blanton
Blanton
Robert Lillard
Eddie Dallas Denton
Newport
Denton
FBI
Lamar Alexander
Blant
Hayes Cooney
Alexander
U.S
Jim Sasser
D-Tenn
Tennessee
Robin Beard
Rtenn
Lillard
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Roger Humphreys
Humphreys
Gentry Crowell
Shah Fled as Iran Racks with Violent Clashes
gunfire cracked in Ahvaz and Arak as troops and SAVAK opened fire on revelers celebrating the shah's departure. At least 17 killed, 50 wounded. witnesses report burning army vehicles and widespread street violence amid rising unrest and looming Friday protest.
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Tehran
Iran
UPI
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Ahvaz
Arak
Savak
Iran quake death toll tops 1000 in northeast region
Reports from Iranian newspapers indicate the Tuesday earthquake near Qaen killed more than 1,000 and left at least 1,000 injured, with clergy revising earlier tolls as the quake struck three villages. The event follows Tabas’s 1978 disaster as the region’s worst in memory.
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Tehran
Iran
UPI
Qaen
Tabas
Parking enforcement shifts to Parking Authority in New Castle
The city adopts a new program where the Parking Authority enforces tickets. A $2 ticket must be paid quickly with a 20 minute cancellation window at City Hall. If unpaid beyond 24 hours, a warning follows, then a district justice citation. Payments fund city bills and a new garage on North Mercer Street.
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John Manna
New Castle
City Hall
Parking Authority Board
Parking Authority
Donald A. McNeil
Pittsburgh
Mercer Street
Work week definition hits a snag
County officials have yet to decide the length of the work week and whether lunch hours should be paid. Manpower director Paulette Smulick and staff reported no Salary Board meeting had been scheduled, delaying agreement since last Tuesday.
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Paulette Smulick
Miss Smulick
Lollipops Sold by Cancer Units Under Scrutiny
Washington based report notes Red No 40 dye in lollipops sold by some American Cancer Society chapters to raise funds. CSPI urges halt until safety of the dye is confirmed, while ACS defends the practice. Red 40 is FDA approved and widely used, entering the food supply at about one million pounds yearly.
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Washington
UPI
American Cancer Society
Center For Science In the Public Interest
United States
Food and Drug Administration
Willard Matthews 75 Dies in Local Address Notice
News Digest notes the death of Willard L. Matthews, aged 75, of 3315 Wilmington, with local context. Weather brief reports variable clouds, light snow chances tonight and Thursday, temps in the mid teens to near 30, Moraine State Park temperature 34 at 11 am with SW winds, 0.5 precipitation inches and 591 attendees on Tuesday.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
Moraine State Park
Elwood City debates solicitor salary during council meeting
Borough weighs hiring Nicholas A. Frisk Jr as full time solicitor with proposed annual pay of 15150. Councilman Barberio favors a lower range 9000 to 10000 citing cost concerns and long court battles. Colao supports benefits and yearly review cycles. Balin warns against starting at 15000, calls for reworking before tabling for committee.
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Ellwood City
Nicholas A. Frisk Jr
George Barberio
Barberio
Nicholas Colao
Colao
Balin
Delay is temporary Flu bug averts county strike
A flu outbreak paused a pending Lawrence County courthouse strike as AFSCME union negotiator Liz Long fell ill and eight union negotiators planned to meet without the county. Union members, frustrated by slow talks, expect a strike by week’s end, risking firing threats from county officials and potential loss of two weeks pay.
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Lawrence County
Liz Long
Franklin
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union
Afscme
Construction
General Laborer
Local 964
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Shah
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Ayatollah
Sayed Abdollah
News Digest
Beaver Falls
News Index
Willard L. Matthews
Wilmington
Charles H. Cross
Ronald Joseph Garrera
Farrell
Sen
Stanley Balin
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