Somerset County adopts tentative budget no tax hike planned
The Somerset County Commissioners unveiled a 1978 tentative budget claiming no tax increase if finalized as expected. They noted calendar year versus fiscal year state changes can create budgeting headaches and discussed nursing home and elderly housing development efforts.
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Somerset County Commissioners
Hay
Marty Siemon
Siemon Nursing Home
Siemon Nursing Home, Inc
S. Kimberly Ave
Somerset
Siemon
State Housing and Finance Agency
Lake Somerset
Major power outage knocks out Somerset area for hours
A 6:25 a.m. fault at the Somerset East Main Street substation cut heat and lights for about five hours, affecting 4000 residents from southwest Somerset to Bakerstown and North Center Avenue. Fire damaged transformers. full power restored by 11:15 a.m. after crews from Johnstown and Somerset worked on the system.
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Somerset East Main Street
Somerset
Erie
Kit Keith
Bakersville
North Center Avenue
Barry Lichty
Penelec
Lichty
Johnstown
Somerset Borough
Somerset Volunteer Fire Department
Rockwood
Hooversville
Allegheny
Edie
Trent
REA
Somerset Division
van Berkley
Berkley
Unannounced Candidate Speaks To Chamber Thornburgh Raps State Corruption
Richard L. Thornburgh, possible 1978 GOP governor candidate and former U.S. Attorney, urged Pennsylvania voters to restore integrity and efficiency in state government at a Somerset County Chamber of Commerce luncheon. He warned of economic decline, cited steel industry woes, and urged federal action on industry problems. He criticized uncertain taxes and rising non cash expenditures impacting corporate tax burdens.
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Critchfield
George Leak
American
Richard L. Thornburgh
Somerset County
GOP
Pennsylvania
Thornburgh
Pittsburgh
U.S
Somerset County Chamber of Commerce Law
Leader Butera To Run For Governor
Harrisburg AP Leader Robert Butera will resign from the House to run full time for governor. Rep. Matt Ryan, GOP floor leader candidate for minority leader, says Butera plans a May primary bid with rivals Henry Hager Arlen Specter and Richard Thornburgh.
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Butera
Harrisburg
House
Robert Butera
GOP
Matt Ryan
Delaware
Henry Hager
R-Lycoming
Arlen Specter
Philadelphia
Richard Thornburgh
U.S
Carter Mondale clash shadows budget, no proposal yet
Inside Today's page reports Mondale says Carter tried to do too much and no budget proposal has been made. Other items note Meyersdale not yet presenting a budget, scattered stock losses, and political observations from the era.
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Carter
Mondale
Meyersdale
Gregg
Browns
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