Former PennDOT Head Seeks Major Maintenance Reform
Robert G. Bartlett a former highways secretary calls for slimming the PennDOT maintenance force stating many tasks could be privatized through low bid contracts while preserving specialized operations. He also urges merging Turnpike functions into PennDOT and training staff for multi task roles to cut costs amid funding shortfalls.
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Leftist MIR declares top leaders expelled for treason
The underground Revolutionary Left Movement issued a declaration condemning Andres Pascal Allende and Nelson Gutierrez for seeking asylum in Santiago diplomatic missions. The two were expelled "for life" along with their companions, who were also expelled, as the MIR claims up to 5,000 members. The four remain at the diplomatic sites.
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Miss Bachman
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Weather Outlook for Laurel Mountain Area
Cold with occasional flurries Monday in the Laurel Mountain area. Highs in the upper 20s to low 30s. Monday night fair with lows in the teens. Snow chances return Tuesday with highs 25 to 30. West winds 12 to 25 mph through Monday. Precipitation chance near 60 percent Monday and 10 percent Monday night.
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Congress faces pivotal end to 94th session energy tax cuts and budgets
The 94th Congress nears adjournment with decisions on energy policy, tax cuts, and massive federal spending. Action on Ford’s aid for New York City and six remaining appropriations bills is expected, while nominations to the Supreme Court, Commerce, and CIA are on the Senate docket. House tax-cut bill aims to avoid January tax rises but hinges on spending reductions.
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Lynn Warren junior miss winner at Fern Dale High School
Lynn Kelly Warren 17 of Johnstown was named Pennsylvania's Junior Miss and Cambria County Junior Miss after singing and dancing a Rodgers and Hammerstein medley. She aims to teach preschool children.
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Ford Pledge to Peace Marks Alaska to China Trip
President Ford departs Anchorage en route to Japan and China after tweaking a speech to signal support for Peking against Soviet military expansion in Asia. The alterations frame the trip as a stance against Soviet pressure in the region.
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Hunger strike urged to push gay rights bill in Philadelphia
Gay activist Mark Segal says he will begin a hunger strike Monday at 10 30 a m in City Hall to pressure Philadelphia City Council to vote on Bill 1275 guaranteeing homosexuals equal rights in housing jobs and public accommodation. The measure has sat in the Law and Government Committee chaired by Melvin Greenberg, whose inaction blocks it for this session. Segal claims Council members he polled would supply the nine votes needed to pass.
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Segal
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Melvin Greenberg
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