House pushes spending limit amendment amid Senate standoff
HARRISBURG UPI The House advanced a two session requirement to push the Senate to act on a constitutional amendment capping future state and local spending at 80 percent of annual personal income growth. The vote also covered an agency shop bill, a $2.2 billion federal funds budget, and a 50 cent Medicaid prescription charge, with Senate inaction on unemployment tax reform.
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Harrisburg
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Senate
Samuel Rappaport
Philadelphia
Taddonio
Commonwealth
Stephen Freind
Delaware
State police debut bold patrol cars for 55 mph crackdown
Harrisburg reports the Pennsylvania State Police unveiled 45 unconventional patrol cars at a Harrisburg news conference. The new vehicles, including seven Ford Cobras and eight Chevrolet Camaros, will enforce the 55 mph limit using radar, speed clocks, and air support, with assignments across the turnpike, interstate system, and 15 troop areas.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Daniel F. Dunn
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Commonwealth
Senate OKs agency shop bill in Pennsylvania
The Senate approved a bill to let public employee unions negotiate an agency shop forcing non union workers to pay dues. The 27 to 22 vote sent the measure to the House amid Republican opposition over compulsory payments. Supporters likened dues to benefits from union representation. opponents called it legal confiscation.
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UPS
Senate
House
Senate Minon Y
Henry Hager
Bnycoming
Henry Messinger
Clehigh
Hager
Riders Aim To Match Pony Express Record In 1980 Reenactment
In St Joseph Missouri the first of almost 400 modern riders begins a cross country relay along the original 1960 mile route to Sacramento California. They aim to match the 7 day 17 hour 1861 Pony Express record while facing heat fences and traffic. Riders carry mochilla letters from Missouri and California governors and follow much of the historic trail.
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ST. Joseph
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Pony Express
Pony Boys
Little ‘‘Pony Boys
Missouri River
Sacramento
Calif
Lincoln
California
Don Reynolds
Pony Express Museum
Midwest
Ron Fritzmeyer
National Pony Express Association
Wyoming
Utah
Nevada
Missouri
U.S. Postal Service
Julesburg
Colo
Wild Bill’ Hickock
Thornburgh warns refugee costs may fuel anti Cuban sentiment
Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh told President Carter that requiring states to cover over 25 percent of Cuban refugee resettlement costs could heighten anti Cuban feelings. He urged dispersal across many states to avoid burdening Pennsylvania while noting 14,388 of 114,000 Cuban refugees are at Fort Indiantown Gap.
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Scott Macleod
Harrisburg
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Dick Thornburgh
Carter
Thornburgh
Pennsylvania
Fort Indiantown Gap
White House
U.S
United States
U.S. Army
Robert Mirelson
Coinless pay phones roll out at Western PA hubs
Coinless "Charge-a-Call" phones are being installed at Western Pennsylvania airports, bus terminals, hotels, and other busy spots. The blue units offer collect or credit card calls and dial 0 to reach an operator for assistance or to access emergency services where available. Bell of Pennsylvania cites faster service, less vandalism, and reduced maintenance as advantages over coin-operated phones.
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Pennsylvania
Bell of Pennsylvania
Dallas scripts stolen in Calif burglary
Lorimar Productions said three rough draft copies of the Dallas script Whodunit were stolen from story editor Arthur Lewis in Culver City between June 3 and June 17. The heist follows the cliffhanger ending in which J.R. Ewing was shot, with actor Larry Hagman set to return.
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Culver City
Calif
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Dallas
JK. Ewing
Lorimar Productions
Arthur Lewis
Weiss
Lorimar
Ewing
Larry Hagman
J.R
Man charged for homicide in Pittsburgh robbery
Homicide detectives arrested Anthony Eberhardt, 20, of Pittsburgh on criminal homicide and robbery charges in the fatal shooting of Raymond Lawrence, 56, owner of Chartiers Beverage Co. in West End. Lawrence was killed Monday during an apparent robbery at his business. Eberhardt arraigned and jailed. a warrant for cousin Larry Eggleston, alleged triggerman, was also issued.
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Pittsburgh
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Anthony Eberhardt
Raymond Lawrence
Lawrence
Chartiers Beverage Co
West End
Eberhardt
Joe Panza
Larry Eggleston
Eggleston
Dinner-dance for elderly set at St Francis Hospital
A dinner-dance for the elderly will be held tomorrow at 6 30 p.m. in the St Francis Hospital School of Nursing Auditorium. About 250 reservations are made and no more will be accepted due to space limits. Sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging. Roy Rubin and his group will provide music. Vince Klonowski and Ellen Slack coordinate the menu for the event. Center directors Lorraine Eles May Beckman and Dorothy Sloss aid in arrangements and reservations. Invitations were sent to community representatives to raise awareness of elderly programs. A picnic for the young at heart is planned for Gaston Park on July 21.
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St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing
Area Agency On Aging
Roy Rubin
Vince Klonowski
St. Francis Hospital
Ellen Slack
Lorraine Eles
May Beckman
Dorothy Sloss
Gaston Park
Radio Relay Field Day Sets June 28 29
Lawrence County Amateur Radio Association joins the 47th ARRL Field Day Emergency Preparedness Test from 2 p.m. June 28 to 2 p.m. June 29 at Wilson Road off U.S. 224. Members will answer questions about equipment and the public service role of amateur radio. Thousands of operators in the U.S. and Canada use emergency power and portable antennas to refine skills for disasters when regular channels fail. The ARRL, based in Newington Conn, sponsors the event and Mayor Angelo Sands has proclaimed Amateur Radio Week June 22 28.
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Lawrence County Amateur Radio Association
American Radio Relay League
Wilson Road
U.S. 224
U.S
Canada
Army
Navy
Air Force M.A.R.S
Pittsburgh lays off 141 teachers and reassigns 47 staff
The Pittsburgh School Board announced 141 teachers laid off and 47 administrators reassigned amid declining enrollment and a desegregation plan to be implemented in September. Fifteen elementary schools will close under the plan.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Pittsburgh School Board
Local musician Roy Rubin returns from Fan Fair tour
Recording artist Roy Rubin arrived back from Nashville Tennessee after a week performing at Nashville ninth annual Fan Fair. Rosalie Fork president of the Roy Rubin International Fan Club says fan turnout was higher than in past years with estimates near 27000 attendees reported at the fair.
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Roy Rubin
Nashville
Tenn
Rosalie Fork
Brentwood Sr
Regional utility surplus signals recession across sector
A Pittsburgh survey shows a regional surplus of electricity and natural gas amid recession. Industrial gas use fell about 19 percent in May, while industrial electricity demand dropped around 6 percent from last May. Penn Power and West Penn Power reported larger declines in industrial consumption, with residential and commercial sales dipping modestly. Gas users in several industries cut back, and some utilities noted a temporary increase in new customers but lower overall gas usage due to conservation and warm weather.
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Pittsburgh
UPS
Joe Hrach
Pennsylvania Power Co
New Castle
Penn
Penn Power
Penn Powers
Hrach
Robert van Atta
Greensburg, Westmoreland County
van Atta
Duquesne Light Co
William Ott
Duquesne Light
Tom Ryan
Pennsylvania Gas Association
Columbia Gas
Art Towne
Towne
Peoples Natural Gas Co
Equitable Gas Co
D. M. Kellough
City plan to curb water at sewage plant proposed
A Baker Jr. survey recommends repairs to Sanitary sewers manholes and home lines to reduce daily excess water entering the Sewage treatment plant from 8.29 to 5.128 million gallons. Normal days see about six million, with up to 19 million during heavy rains. Total cost about 2.25 million dollars, split 75 percent by the EPA and state Department of Environmental Resources, with city funding and possible township contributions. Approval may take a year, construction two years, funded by a bond issue. Baker prioritizes West Side, Croton Avenue East Side, downtown, Mahoningtown, North Hill and South Side areas.
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Baker
Neshannock Creek
State Department of Environmental Resources
The
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
DEA
City Sanitation Authority
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