Six Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever cases confirmed in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Health Department confirms six diagnosed cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in the southeast counties of Berks Montgomery and York with eight more strongly suspected in Chester Bucks Philadelphia and York. Officials note tick transmission and urge daily checks for outdoor workers and children. Ticks should be removed with tweezers to avoid infection.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia
York Counties
Anti-nuclear group files updated complaint on TMI wastes
The Susquehanna Valley Alliance of Lancaster asks US District Court in Harrisburg for a preliminary injunction to stop machines separating radioactive wastes from water at Three Mile Island. Attorney Jean Kohr warns drinking water supplies from the Susquehanna River could be imperiled if wastes remain stored at the plant.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Three Mile Island
Susquehanna River
Susquehanna Valley
Jean Kohr
United States
Judge Warns On Satire Skit At Bench Bar Confab
Pittsburgh judge John P. Flaherty warned he will take disciplinary action if a satirical skit at the Bench Bar Conference ridicules the high court. The Allegheny County Bar Association plans the skit for the event at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Fayette County. Flaherty, who was mocked last year, urged lawyers and judges to show respect for the court.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Supreme Court
John P. Flaherty
Bench Bar
High Court
Allegheny County Bar Association
Seven Springs Mountain Resort
Fayette County
Flaherty
State briefs on metals security and policy
Rep. James D. Santini told the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh that the United States faces a strategic metals dilemma as serious as foreign oil dependence. He noted the Defense Department and National Security Council are examining the issue, and warned the Soviet Union seeks access to southern Africa minerals via indirect channels. He urged a minerals policy with national security at its core.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United States
James D. Santini
D-Nev
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh
Santini
House
Subcommittee On Mines and Mining
Defense Department
National Security Council
Soviet Union
Ing
Southern Africa
Zaire
South Africa
Utility rate hike trimmed by Commonwealth Court
Harrisburg based Commonwealth Court rejected Peoples Natural Gas Co. appeal over a 10.8 million cut to a proposed 14.3 million rate increase from 1978. Three justices dissented, arguing the majority misapplied cost of capital methods and relied on fictitious percentages, echoing a landmark Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that narrowed court review in utility ratemaking.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Commonwealth Court
Peoples Natural Gas Co
Pittsburgh
Public Utility Commission
Roy Wilkinson Jr
Peoples
Consolidated Natural Gas Co
PAC
Wilkinson
PUC
Tax evader gets probation in lottery tax case
Pittsburgh. Richard F. Walther, 54, a state inspector, pleaded no contest to evading state income taxes on $100 000 won in the Pennsylvania Lottery and received two years probation. Common Pleas Judge Robert E. Dauer also ordered Walther to pay $3 025 in taxes, interest and penalties for 1975 and 1976. Walther, an oil and gas inspector for the state Mine and Industries Bureau, was the first Allegheny County resident charged with state income tax evasion.
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UPI
Richard F. Walther
Common Pleas
Robert E. Dauer
Walther
State Mine and Industries Bureau
Allegheny County
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