Countians Speak Out On Sunday Sales
A sidewalk poll by the Daily American finds nearly even support and opposition to Sunday shopping. Residents from Fort Hill to Somerset give varied reasons from religious beliefs to practical staffing concerns. Several respondents prefer six days of shopping while others urge open Sundays for groceries and clothing.
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Daily American
Esther Beachy
Fort Hill
Jody May
Connellsville
Bertha Shaffer
Somerset
Harry Layton
County weighs non profit plan to run Somerset Home for the Aged
Somerset County commissioners consider CO SCAN proposal creating a non profit authority to own and run the Somerset County Home for the Aged in Berlin. The plan would secure 100 percent reimbursement from state and federal agencies, while the county keeps appointing authority. The home houses 166 with about 18 on a waiting list as new beds rise at nearby facilities fail to meet demand.
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Somerset County Commissioners
Committee On
Somerset County Aged Needs
Coscan
Albert
Bud’’ Hay
Vernon Spangler
Somerset County Home For the
Berlin
Hay
Co-Scan
Vince Jacob
Spangler
Siemen Nursing Home
Meyersdale Community Hospital
First confirmed swine flu case in Wisconsin farm area
Government scientists confirm a Brodhead Wisconsin farm worker as the first swine flu case this fall. Investigators search for signs of illness among residents of the Green County area while noting no widespread upper respiratory illness. Don Harris recovered after Thanksgiving week and the source of his infection remains undetermined.
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Atlanta
Wisconsin
Brodhead
Wis
Don Berreth
National Center For Disease Control
Don Harris
Brodhead Farm
Bernard Easterday
University of Wisconsin
Berreth
Harris
Easterday
CDC
Green County
Jean Ripp
Six Homeless After Fire Near Berlin
A rapid blaze destroyed a farm house three miles north of Berlin on Brotherton Road leaving six people homeless. Clyde Platt owned the eight room house occupied by Harry Emerick and family. Damages were about 15000 dollars and contents were not insured. An appeal for clothing and money is issued with collection points at Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary, Clyde Platt Farm, and Berlin Firehall.
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Brotherton Road
Clyde Platt
Harry D. Emerick
Berlin
Emerick
Platt
Mike
Melissa
Jeff
Berlin-Brothersvalley Elementary School
Clyde Platt Farm
Berlin Firehall
Prince Bertil Marries After 33-Year Wait
Sweden's Prince Bertil, aged in his sixties, wed Lillian Craig, a divorced Welsh commoner, after royal obstacles and a 33-year delay. The marriage, opposed by Bertil's father King Gustaf Adolf, was approved this year by King Carl XVI Gustaf with government consent.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Bertil
Gustaf Adolf
Lillian Craig
Carl XVI Gustaf
Taxes Hold Except Water Rates May Rise
A clipping notes tax changes in Berlin with water rates flagged for possible increases. It also reports South African whites on a gun buying spree and Shanksville Meyersdale Township winning a local event. Hebner signs with the Phillies. Weather outlook for Laurel Mountain area shows partly cloudy to snow flurries with temperatures in the teens to low 20s and modest northwest winds.
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Berlin
Shanksville
Meyersdale
Township
Win
Hebner
Laurel Mountain
Supreme Court Rules Pregnancy Not Covered by Some Disability Plans
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that a General Electric disability benefits plan may exclude pregnancy coverage without violating the Civil Rights Act or equal protection. Reactions highlighted disputes over women’s rights with NOW calling it insulting and EEOC counsel noting a major reversal, while GE hailed the ruling and declined to estimate savings.
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Washington
Supreme Court
General Electric
Karen de Crow
National Organization For Women
Employment Opportunity Commission
David J. Fitzmaurice
International Union of Electrical Workers
Fairfield
Conn
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