City proposes temporary improvement at Fatts and Jefferson streets
PennDOT official Jack Baker says a temporary widening at the Fatts and Jefferson intersection could be completed this year. Federal funding covers about 70 percent of the $23 000 construction cost plus 10 percent for design. The aim is to restore two way traffic on Falls Street while awaiting a larger Inner Belt project. The site, around 160 feet long, sits on the former gas station cleared last year.
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747 disaster tapes sent for U S study
Spanish air force plane delivered cockpit voice and flight data recorders along with control tower tapes to Washington for analysis. Officials aim to identify voices and determine aircraft movements to establish the cause of the Pan American KLM collision that killed 577 people.
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Jobs and Work Lift Economy From Setback
The Commerce Department reports a 4 percent rise in leading economic indicators in February and a 1.8 percent gain in new factory production, rebounding after January declines. Officials warn the recovery could stall later without Congress approving financial stimulus, including $40 rebates. Assistant Treasury Secretary Daniel Brit urges prompt federal spending to sustain growth.
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Carter halts 30 percent White House staff cut plan
President Carter shelves a 30 percent staff cut, aiming for a 210 person professional staff, down from 248, and outlines why the move is needed. Press Secretary Jody Powell explains the move as an arbitrary target and notes many reductions must come from temporary hires and energy policy offices.
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Fired director reshapes Pennsylvania drug enforcement
Gov. Milton Shapp fired Joseph H. Reiter, the Drug Law Enforcement head, after he refused to resign, and ordered an immediate reorganization. A new Drug Law Enforcement Coordinating Council will coordinate the state's anti drug drive, as Reiter accuses the move of political motive and opposes penalties for small marijuana possession. Shapp criticizes current management and says the overhaul aims for better direction and resource allocation.
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Shapp name picks for PennDOT and education post leaked
Gov Milton Shapp reportedly selected James Wilson as PennDOT secretary Daryl Kline for education and Maj Gen Nicholas Kafkalas for adjutant general but declined to confirm or deny. Nominees linked to Kline aim to boost his next year bid for governor. Wilson would replace the late William Sherlock. Kline also helped assemble other cabinet picks. M McLaughlin, Shapp’s press secretary, would not discuss the nominations.
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Coffee prices surge as roasters lift wholesale costs
Folger Coffee Company announced another 25 cent per pound wholesale price hike, signaling higher retail coffee costs in June as producers and retailers chase rising green bean prices. Earlier, the 1973 frost devastated Brazil’s crop, driving green bean costs up about 443 percent to $3.35 per pound, with ground coffee retailing previously at $1.21.
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I-79 bridge reopens after two months of repairs
The I-79 bridge over the Ohio River at Neville Aslard is set to reopen to traffic with no overall restrictions. Minor repairs may temporarily close individual lanes. The crack, found Jan. 30 during cold weather, led PennDOT to close the span and later seal the whole bridge after welding issues were found.
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Students Protest Tuition Rise at California State College
About 500 students rallied at Herron Tall on Wednesday to protest tuition hikes. They opposed the state Board of Education plan to raise tuition by 50 per semester for state students and 100 for out of state students, and Milton Shapp’s budget proposal for at least 150 more per semester. Speakers included Patricia Coghlan, George Roadman, Chuck Thomas, and John Folmar.
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Health official seeks federal probe of HSA operations
Allegheny County Commissioner Robert N Peirce Jr asks a federal investigation into Health Systems Agency over conflict of interest staff irregularities and unfair reviews. He seeks withholding federal designation until inquiry ends while HSA seeks 4.2 million in federal funds. Executive director John Clem denies the charges saying they stem from HSA’s rejection of a 26 million project at John’s General Hospital.
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Two Nabbed for Bank Robbery in Eastern New York
Mordecai Silberberg and his brother Michael, both indicted in New York for a November 1975 bank robbery, were arrested at Stone Leasing Co. in Elizabeth, Allegheny County. FBI led the probe. warrants issued March 31, 1975. Bonds set at $100,000 each pending magistrate hearing before Jeanne Sensenich.
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Ex-IRS official tied to Gulf case in Pittsburgh
Cyril J Niederberger, a former IRS supervisor, was sentenced in federal court to six months in jail and fined 5,000 for accepting free vacations from Gulf Oil Corp. He had been a case manager for IRS auditors reviewing Gulf’s 1959 tax returns and retired from a 31,000 dollar salary in 1975.
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Pittsburgh Gas Prices Rise Sharply in February
Pittsburgh area gasoline prices jumped in February after three declines in six months, the Department of Labor said. Unleaded regular climbed four cents and premium five cents above the national average, while residential heating gas bills rose 1 percent for February and are 24 percent higher than a year ago. Electric utilities, however, stabilized after a record jump last December.
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Teens Given Life in Beat Death of Market Clerk
Two 19 year olds Norman Bartlow and John Kelley Jr were sentenced to life for second degree murder in the October beating death of Shirley Finch 45 a clerk at Zippy Convenience Market in Leavlisburg Pennsylvania. Finch died days after being struck with a baseball bat during a robbery at the store.
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Mother guilty of abuse in three welfare counts
Debbie Oliyer 22 of Natrona was found guilty in Allegheny County of three counts of endangering the welfare of her three children after a jury trial. She left the children ages 1, 4, and 4 with a 12-year-old babysitter for 10 days during the 1974 Christmas holiday before the sitter alerted police. The judge deferred sentencing pending a presentence investigation as the children were placed in a city child abuse center.
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New York Off Track Betting Ads Warn Problem Gambling
New York OTB officials launched an advertising push to urge about 400000 compulsive bettors to seek help from the National Council on Compulsive Gambling. The campaign follows nine months of warnings to bet with your head, not over it, as officials frame gambling as an illness harming lives and savings.
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