Talks fail to end truckers strike at White House talks
Independent truckers pressed on with their nationwide strike after meetings at the White House ended without a settlement. They criticized the administration for foot-dragging while demanding diesel fuel guarantees, higher speed limits, and uniform weight rules, as Teamsters oppose the strike. Reports also describe surging freight rates, convoys blocking fuel pumps, and scattered shooting incidents across several states amid the disruption.
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House GOP seeks Dem aid on Thornburgh tax plan
In Harrisburg, Republicans urge cooperative Democrats to back a Thornburgh budget driven tax package. The House rejected a Senate-approved plan 112 to 89 despite threats of a looming end to the fiscal year.
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Woman Hurt at Gas Pumps in Freemansburg
In Freemansburg Pennsylvania a gas station owner Roland Amsalien closed his shop out of grief after his wife Glendora 53 was critically injured when pinned between two cars while customers waited for fuel at his station Edward Shannon 51 of Bethlehem told police her injury occurred when she stepped from between pumps No charges were filed pending investigation Amsalien recalled customers ignoring the accident and how one woman fueled two cars without paying
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United States
PUC to reexamine land sale by Philadelphia Suburban Water Co
The Public Utility Commission votes to review a proposed 1 047 acre land sale near the Green Lane reservoir in Montgomery County, tied to a potential $20 million value though the utility may fetch about $1 million. The move comes amid a pending rate increase request affecting 211,500 customers across several area counties. Commissioner Johnson questioned ratepayer protection and urged careful scrutiny of rate base implications before final approval.
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Diggs Confesses to Charges and Censure Plan
Rep Charles C Diggs Jr D Mich confessed to the House Ethic Committee that he took more than forty thousand dollars in kickbacks from staff. He agreed to accept censure and full restitution to the government, after stating he preferred a deal to a protracted hearing.
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Workshop directors re elected at Lark Workshop meeting
Officers of the board were re elected for one year F A Manfredi president Edward Wish first vice Jack Frazier second vice Helen Graham secretary Evelyn Moldover treasurer Also re elected for three year terms Anita Audino Francis Caiazza George Haering Len Kolasinski Nile Simpson John Thompson Wish Marilyn Krause Board notes the workshop serves 97 clients and is negotiating a contract with Inmetco, a new county industry.
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Carter visits Korea for weekend talks and hilltop view
President Carter arrived in Seoul for weekend talks with South Korean leaders and to view the DMZ front from Hill 191 near the 38th parallel. He travels with Rosalynn and Amy and will meet President Park Chung-hee at the Blue House for discussions and a reception.
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Nude rifleman captured at high school field
In Los Angeles a nude man with a .22 rifle was found hiding under bleachers at Jefferson High School. He shot Officer Joe Puis during a home visit to a choking case, then fled. Puis was wounded in the neck and torso. the suspect, Joe Jones Jr., 31, was shot in the leg and charged with assault with intent to murder a policeman.
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Two Teenagers Start Brush Fire With Prank
In Thousand Oaks two youths aged 15 and 17, unnamed, set a toad on fire as a prank near Los Robles Golf Course. The burning animal escaped igniting tinder dry brush that charred two acres. Deputies counseled the teens and released them. no charges filed. Fire crews controlled the fire in about 30 minutes.
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Skylab reentry narrowed to July 13 likely date
UPI reports NASCOM now pins Skylab fall between July 10 and July 16 with Friday July 13 most probable. NASA estimates about 500 pieces could cause injury, surviving fragments will land within a 4000 by 100 mile zone. individual injury risk is about 1 in 6 billion.
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New Jersey Tolerates Higher Gas Prices, Poll Finds
A KYW-TV survey of 400 car owners shows New Jersey drivers more tolerant than Philadelphia residents to rising gas prices. Twenty five percent of New Jerseyans would still buy gas at two dollars a gallon, versus 11 percent in Philadelphia. About 45 percent would keep driving, 27 percent car pool, 19 percent use mass transit. In the region, 47 percent would cut gasoline use if price hits 1.50 per gallon.
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Nuclear plants built with quake vulnerable piping
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said eleven nuclear plants mostly in the East were built with piping systems not resistant to earthquakes and not to design specifications. Spokesman Frank Ingram noted some plants were shut down on March 13 or are undergoing corrective action to verify piping stress codes and tolerances. The Beaver Valley Unit One plant in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, is among those affected.
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Duquesne Light Co
Beaver Valley
Shippingport
Siamese twin girls die after birth in Philadelphia
Siamese twin girls born Tuesday to a Lackawanna County woman died Thursday at Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr C Everett Koop said neither girl had a heart capable of sustaining life separately. They died about eight minutes apart before separation could be attempted. The twins had been stable and undergoing tests to assess surgical feasibility.
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Children’s Hospital
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Health Dept Warns of Explosive Hazard in Lab Waste
Harrisburg officials issued a precautionary advisory to laboratories about waste from automatic blood cell counters. Spokesman Josephine Bartola says the chemical waste can explode when poured into drains with copper, lead, or brass, posing danger in offices, hospitals, and clinical labs.
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Gas surplus forecast for Pennsylvania through 1981
Harrisburg. The Public Utility Commission says the state’s natural gas supply will be in surplus for the first time in four years through 1981. The forecast, from the Bureau of Conservation, Economics and Energy Planning, assumes gas usage will rise by 10 billion cubic feet in 1981, though it notes the surplus may be affected by additional business from gas utilities.
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