Ten thousand state workers urge higher pay in Harrisburg rally
Wanda Weaver leads a large AFSCME march on the Pennsylvania Capitol with 10 000 to 15 000 workers demanding wage gains and more staff. PennDOT and Public Welfare staff joined briefly as talks with the Shapp administration stall. Union seeks at least a 30 percent raise versus the state's 3.5 percent offer plus automatic 3.5 percent boosts for many workers.
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UPI
Wanda Weaver
Department of Transporation
American Federation of State
Capitol Steps
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Penndot
Russell Kawa
Lawrence County
State Department of Public Welfare
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
Gerald W. Melintee
Iickatee
Daday
Gay
Mckatee
Asfcme
Shapp
Regal-Beloit Protest Highlights Federal Spending Debacle
A letter from Regal-Beloit Corp president Terrence Hill claims the firm and its workers paid about 2.82 million in taxes while government expenditures matched that sum. The list includes 2 million for a yacht for Yugoslavia’s Marshal Tilo, 375,000 for a Pentagon frisbee study, and 6,000 to study Polish bisexual frogs, among many others, framed as embarrassment over federal spending.
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South Beloit
Regal-Beloit Corp
Illinois U.S
Adial Stevenson
Charles Percy
Regal Helal
Tarrence Hill
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tilo
Pentagon
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
England
Mississippi
Ford Motor Co
Hill
OPEC to Raise Oil Prices and Shift From Dollar
In Gabon, OPEC nations meet to plan a price rise for petroleum this year possibly exceeding 20 percent. Iran’s Mohammed Yeganeh says oil prices may be set under a new system using Special Drawing Rights to reduce dollar dependence, with a September Vienna announcement and a commission to study the rise.
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Libreville
Gabon
UPD
Mohammed Yeganeh
Iran
Hak
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Yegandh
GPEC
Veganeh
Meinisters
Vienna
Yeganeh
Slippery Rock faculty urge speech to curb 1976 cuts
Slippery Rock State College faculty called for open dialogue with citizens and state lawmakers to prevent about 120 job losses in the 1976-77 budget. Leaders warned student enrollment, tuition revenue, and local tax bases would suffer as teaching and staff positions vanish, potentially forcing layoffs and higher taxes.
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Dennis Bova
Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock State College
Albert A. Watrel
Secretary of Education
John C. Pittenger
Theodore J. Warwik
Association
Warwik
Watrek
Warwik and Association
Wilma Cavill
Ford orders release of edited CIA report
President Ford ordered public release of a Rockefeller Commission report on CIA activities stating the panel was fair frank and balanced and noting assassination allegations remain partially withheld for national interest. He will forward sensitive materials to Attorney General Levi for possible action and to Congress.
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Washington
UTI
Ford
Rockefeller Commission
CIA
Edward Levi
Nelson Rockefeller
CLA
Commission
CTA
Commssion
Berkefetler
Senate
House Select Committees
Authority to double parking rate on city lots
The City Parking Authority doubled rates for cit-owned lots this morning but the change awaits new meters to be installed in about 60 days. Meters will accept only dimes and quarters with each coin buying 30, 60, or 90 minutes. on-street meters are unaffected pending City Council action. The authority will remove 85 meters on North Street across from St Mary Church and permit parking only in the lots. An agreement with Limmie Morgan to clean all lots costs $100.4 per month.
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City Parking Authority
St. Mary Church
Limmie Morgan
Weather Digest Sees Rain Across Much of the Nation
The Tuesday night forecast calls for rain or showers from the west Gulf coast northward through the upper Mississippi Valley and Lakes region, with wet weather also along the Texas New Mexico border. Elsewhere, generally fair or mild conditions are expected. Minimums span from the upper 40s to mid 60s, with city readings including Atlanta 66 Boston 58 Chicago 60 Dallas 61 Denver 41 and Duluth 47. Western Pennsylvania expects partly cloudy skies tonight and a high of 82 with thunderstorm chances later. Measured river levels show Shenango at 8.75 feet and Morain Park air at 65 with water at 68.
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West Gulf Coast
Mississippi Valley
Lakes
Texas- New Mexico
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Duluth
Pennsylvania
Tradition 5 Help to History Urged with Scrutiny
An editor notes that while Tradition 5 offers important historical aid, its statements require careful scrutiny before reliance. The quotation attributed to Adison cautions readers to verify claims and consider context.
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Addison
Notable Obituary Fragments From 1875 Notices
June 16 1875 record listing Mrs Margaret Thomas Welsh aged 25 of 725 Paul Street and Frank Hambrick aged 79 of 211 West Mowdy Avenue plus John David Lewis 89 of Zelienople Joseph N Olzak six dollars of Ellwood City and Chester H McPhee 78 of Youngstown.
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Margaret Thomas Welsh
Paul St
Frank Hambrick
W. Mowdy Ave
John David Lewis
Zelienople
Joseph N. Olzak
Ellwood City
Chester H. McPhee
Youngstown
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