Informant Daniel Joseph Found Dead in Reading
Philadelphia UPI reports Daniel Joseph an undercover informant for the state Bureau of Drug Control who received a new identity under the Witness Protection Act was found dead Monday in Chester County. Authorities will not disclose cause or location. He aided prosecutions of two former bureau employees.
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Philadelphia
UPI
State Bureau of Drug Control
Daniel Joseph
Reading
Chester County
William H. Lamb
Joseph
Bureau
U.S
David W. Marston
Taxpayer Quiet on Pennsylvania Budget Debate
In Harrisburg many Pennsylvanians stay silent on budget and tax questions as lawmakers face pressure from a mix of state workers parents with college children and Philadelphia residents. A few express views on reducing waste and avoiding tax hikes while legislators anticipate a visible response from the silent majority after any potential bill.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Taxpayer voices for governor budget in Pennsylvania
Gerald McEntee confirms postcard push by state employee union urging support for the governor’s budget and tax program. Lawmakers report mixed constituent input with calls for no tax increases and emphasis on expense reductions to protect services and jobs.
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Gerald McEntee
House
Ronald Cowell
D-Allegheny
Pennsylvania
Canon-McMillan School Board shifts to one year sports moratorium
Canon-McMillan voters face a one year halt to interscholastic sports for junior high and high school, with football baseball track and wrestling shelved for 1977-78 while gym classes continue. Five budget cuts approved include eliminating itinerant art and music teachers and the summer playground programs.
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Canonsburg, Pa
UPI
Canon-McMillan School Board
Donald Teyssier
Greater Canonsburg
Oversea air pact ends crisis after nine months of talks
Negotiators in London and Washington reached a broad agreement to govern US Britain air services linking the United States with London and Hong Kong. The accord avoids flight suspensions, preserves competition, but yields Britain a weaker share than demanded and limits capacity on US London routes.
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U.S
Britain
Thames River
London
United States
Hong Kong
Washington
Carter
U.s.-London
USS
Italy
Japan
Quinlan coma case shows worsened condition at home vigil
Karen Ann Quinlan remains in a long term coma at Morris View Nursing Home as her parents Joseph and Julia Quinlan, accompanied by their pastor, leave via a back entrance to avoid reporters. Attorney Paul Armstrong notes continued suffering and privacy demands.
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Morris Plains
N.J
UPI
Karen Ann Quinlan
Miss Quinlan
Joseph
Julia Quinlan
Morris View Nursing Home
Thomas J. Trapasso
Trapasso
Paul Armstrong
Armstrong
Karen
Morris County
Quinlans
Rockfall kills two miners in Kentucky mine accident
In Williamsburg Kentucky a rockfall at a small local mine killed Joe Lee Lawson 35 and Merle Reynolds 27 both residents of Siler. Merle Reynolds brother Stanley Reynolds was injured in shock. Sheriff Dick Vermillion said the rock measured about six by eight feet and ten inches thick and trapped the pair about 20 feet inside.
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Williamsburg
UPI
Here
Whitley County
Dick Vermillion
Joe Lee Lawson
Merle Reynolds
Siler
Stanley Reynolds
Merle
Reynolds
Lawson
Vermillion
Mercer deputy's inquest set over Harris death
Mercer County coroner scheduled a June 29 inquest to examine possible deputy negligence after William Lee Harris 75 of Farrell died following a confrontation with Deputy Sheriff Robert Spohn on June 7. Harris died of a heart attack after being fined for disorderly conduct and returning home.
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Mercer
UPI
Mercer County
John K. Mohney
William Lee Harris
Farrell
Harris
Robert Spohn
Frank J. Tamber
Hermitage
Shenango Valley Osteopathic Hospital
Farrell Police
Schweiker seeks quick disaster status for Erie fruit loss
Senator Richard Schweiker urges the Carter administration to designate Erie County as a disaster area after an April freeze. He estimates over 4 million dollars in crop damage across 800 acres of apples 250 acres of cherries 12 000 acres of grapes and 200 acres of peaches. Eligible growers would have 60 days to apply for low interest loans and nine months to file for production losses.
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Erie
UPI
Richard Schweiker
Carter
Erie County
Schweiker
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
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