Senate OKs waste dumping bill in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Senate approved a measure to regulate transport and disposal of hazardous waste, boosting penalties and granting DER authority to site dumps. The bill, tied to Chester County and Pittston mine dumps, would require transporters to track waste cradle to grave and could imprison violators for up to 20 years.
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George Lobsenz
Harrisburg
UPI
Senate
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Environmental Resources Department
DEA
Chester County
Pittston
Jones
House
Dick Thornburgh
Department
DER
Atkinson to hold town meeting at Westminster College
U S Rep Eugene V Atkinson D Aliquippa will hold a two hour town meeting from 2 to 4 pm Saturday at Westminster College Arts and Sciences building. He will open with comments on a water quality hearing and proposed truck safety and steel trigger price bills then take public questions. Two more meetings are planned in Union and Neshannock townships June 28.
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U.S
Eugene V. Atkinson
D-Aliquippa
Westminster College
Arts and Sciences
Atkinson
Lawrence County
Union Township
Neshannock Township
Witness Martha Coleman in seclusion amid FBI ambush probe
Martha Coleman the only known witness to Vernon Jordan's ambush remains in seclusion as FBI officials report no new leads after her interview. Authorities doubt she was an accomplice and consider further questioning or hypnosis possible while reporters swarm Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Linda G. Caleca
Fort Wayne
Ind
UPI
Martha Coleman
Vernon Jordan
FBI
Davis
Coleman
Roger Young
Washington
Young
Jordan
Parkview Hospital
Ernest Walter
Walter
Record numbers of refugees arrive in Key West Cuba exodus near end
The Cuban boat shuttle to Key West has reached 103,238 refugees aboard 1,630 boats over 44 days, with 6,258 arriving in the latest surge and 53 boats in Mariel harbor. The Red Diamond V sparked arrests of 68 aboard for bringing undocumented aliens, trading with the enemy, faces up to four years, $1,000 per person. Court actions followed for Cuban-Americans and captains amid a high-stakes crackdown.
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Key West
Fla
UPI
Coast Guard
Mariel Harbor
David D'Avilia
Mariel
United States
Panama
Peter W Phillips
Turks and Caicos Islands
British West Indies
Marta Quintana
Miami
Eduardo
Cuba
U.S
Jack Saunders
Alfredo Vasquez Gonzalez
America
Robert Kendall
Kendall
Sealift
Carter
Amin vows to save Uganda from chaos in exile interview
Exiled Ugandan ex-dictator Idi Amin, living on about 3500 dollars a day with his wife and 25 children, says he did not flee but withdrew tactically and remains loved at home. He claims his forces were not defeated and hints at a possible return to restore order despite past atrocities.
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Patricia Burns
Upper Darby
Archbishop Prendergast High School
Philadelphia
George Kuhar
Brinkley
Atlantic City
Barry James London
UPI
Idi Amin
Sarah
Amin
Uganda
Saudi Arabia
Dora Bloch
Entebbe
Brian Barron
Barron
Rome
L Occhio
Sands Hotel
Jeddah
FDA expands recall of 450000 mushroom cans nationwide
The FDA announced a broader recall of at least 450000 No 10 size canned mushrooms due to botulism risk. Production traced back to February 1977 from Emil Lerch Inc. brands include Even Tide and Chef's Finest with multiple private labels. No deaths reported. institutions most likely to buy the product across many states. Consumers told to discard affected cans or return to purchase point.
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UPI
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FDA
Emil Lerch Inc
Hatfield
Connecticut
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Florida
Georgia
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Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Tide
Chef's Finest
Emil Lerch
Friends Golden Glow
Friends Coffee Co
North Canton
Elizabeth Park
S. Vogel Sons
East Hartford
Northlae
Romayo
Romeo and Sons Inc
Uniontown
Mijla Special
Aljim Wholesale Grocery Co
Waterbury Conn
Mando’s
Mandos Italian Foods
Huntsville
Ala
Pizza Systems Inc
Memphis Tenn
Veteran
Veteran Supply Co
Chicago
Pomoco
Potter McCune Co
McKeesport
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