Senate considers standby gas rationing plan amid fuel concerns
The Senate weighs a standby gas rationing authority tied to oil supply drops of 20 percent. It would allocate coupons by state consumption history, favoring equitable distribution, despite opposition to rigid car-based quotas and potential exploitation. Senator Henry Jackson predicts passage, warning that failure could spark fuel pump chaos.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
White House
Senate Energy Committee
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
States reshuffle gasoline coupons based on historical use
President Carter altered the plan to adjust allocations by state history of gasoline dependence and limited three-vehicle family coupons. A Senate committee voted 15-3 against one version, then the administration rushed a third version to Capitol Hill. Under the new system 27 states and DC gain, 23 lose, with Wyoming set to receive about 67 gallons per motorist per month versus 51.36 earlier, while North Dakota drops to 40.83 gallons.
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Senate
Jackson
Carter
Capitol Hill
Energy Committee
District of Columbia
Wyoming
North Dakota
Welfare funding okayed amid House battle over pothole funds
In Harrisburg the Republican led House approved a $30.5 million deficiency package to sustain welfare offices through June and rejected a Democratic bid to insert $12 million for emergency pothole repairs. The bill, backed by Rep. Richard McClatchy, heads to the Senate as Republicans defend welfare cash for 775,000 recipients beyond May 31 while opponents decry shifting funds from education and other areas.
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Harrisburg
UPI
House
Senate For
Richard McClatchy
R-Montgomery
House Appropriations Committee
Milton Shapp
McClatchy
James Manderino
D-Westmoreland
K Leroy Irvis
D-Allegheny
Irvis
Education Department
Arms treaty signing ready with SALT II resolved
Washington officials said all major issues are settled and SALT II is ready to sign next month at a Carter Brezhnev summit. The 100 page package sets 2250 launchers and bombers per side by 1981 and requires scrapping nuclear weapons on both sides.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Leonid Brezhnev
Cyrus Vance
Anatoliy Dobrynin Dobrynin
Geneva
Vance
Stockholm
Hijack threat rises as airline security faces test
Washington reports show six years after screening began, aviation remains a target with 1978 seeing the most hijacking incidents since 1973. FAA chief Bond praises mandatory screening, noting no firearms or explosives slipped through. ALPA official Ashwood says the system is no longer new and frightening as some test the boundaries.
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Washington
API
America
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Langhorne Bond
Congress
Tom Ashwood
Air Line Pilots Association
Weather and obituaries from Western Pennsylvania and surrounding area
Weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania predicts fair tonight with low near 60 and partly cloudy skies. The 24 hour weather stats show a 90 degree max and 53 degree min with no precipitation. Shenango River stage at 5.60 feet. Moraine State Park reports 78 degrees at 11 am with light southwest winds and 6,290 Tuesday attendance.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
Moraine State Park
Store robbery at Grinn's Dairy on Mill Street
Two armed men robbed Grinn's Dairy at 1225 S Mill St midday yesterday. A gun was held to owner Dennis Grinn's head while the other demanded cash from the register. Police described suspects as black men, 19 to 25, about six feet tall and 180 pounds, one without a shirt. The amount stolen was not disclosed and was described as small.
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Grinn
S. Mill St
Dennis Grinn
Grim
Inheritance of 3200 Taken From Car
William Smiley reported a wallet with 3200 dollars, an inheritance, stolen from his unlocked car at 714 Chestnut St after 6:50 am to 11 am. Police noted a separate theft of a .32 caliber revolver and 354 dollars from Paul Fitzpatrick’s car, possibly at 528 W Washington St or Croton Ave, either Monday or yesterday.
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William Smiley
Chestnut St
Smiley
Paul Fitzpatrick
Washington St
Fitzpatrick
Croton Avenue
Planners weigh on ramp to ease traffic near Harbor area
Lawrence County planners discussed adding an on ramp to connect the Pulaski Road Extension near the Harbor area to relieve congestion on Pa 18. They will propose the project to the state Department of Transportation while considering a Northwestern eight-county caucus to gain more highway funding.
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Lawrence County Planning Commission
Pulaski Road
Harbor Area
Graney
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Trustees OK mail vote for president
Slippery Rock board will vote by mail or proxy for the college president to avoid a special meeting. With six trustees, a quorum is five, so mail voting is safer. a vote is expected within six weeks, possibly by July 1. The governor’s recommendation and technical points about the process are being clarified.
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Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock Board of Trustees
Leo Stepanian
Stepanian
Board of Trustees
State College and University Directors Board
Albert Watrel
Scud Board
SCUD
Edward Cooke
University of Pittsburgh
Joseph Giusti
Beaver
Penn State
James Roberts
Lawrence Park
Park
Jack Arthurs
Medalland Lincoln Medal Paperweight Worth Big Value
In Greensburg Pennsylvania the owner of a white Lincoln profile medal paperweight learned from a friend that a 1866 Lincoln memorial medal is rare. An appraisal in Danbury Connecticut valued the 396 gram piece at 600 dollars as one of four known to exist. It was the first medallic production of the American Numismatic Society and was cast from Emil Sigel Fecit dies. The piece is on display at Joe's Coin Shop but not for sale.
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Mars High
Chris Lewis
Neshannock High
CLIF
Connecticut
Joe’s
Westmoreland County
Johnson & Jensen
Danbury, Conn
Sigel
Lincoln
Salvatore
Emil Sigel Fecit
Abraham Lincoln
American Numismatic Society
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New Castle
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Ellwood Road
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