Lawmakers sign tough surface mining bill amid energy crisis
At a Pittsburgh symposium Rep. Morris Udall and Sen. Richard Schweiker urged passage of a stringent surface mining law this session but warned against an outright ban. They cited Pennsylvania's restoration standards and acid water controls, while stressing energy needs and industry readiness to persuade the public.
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Pittsburgh
Congress
Morris Udall
D-Ariz
Richard Schweiker
R-Pa
National Coal Association
Udall
House
Interior
Environment
Arizona
Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Postal Chief Vows Improved Service
Postmaster General E. T. Klassen told the Senate Post Office Committee the service would improve after acknowledging costly mismanagement and poor facilities. He cited airlines mishandling airmail, defended delaying a rate hike, and outlined district budget flexibilities to raise performance while cutting costs.
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Washington (Ap
E. T. Klassen
Senate Post Office Committee
Klassen
Post Office Department
Women In Job Force In Johnstown Area
BES reports 32.4 percent of area women employed in Johnstown Labor Market based on 135 836 female population. Unemployment among women stated as 31.3 percent or 1 900, with minority employment 1 060 of 3 876. Casale notes January job losses of 1 800 and total unemployment at 6 100 or 6.4 percent. area remains Group D for substantial unemployment.
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Bureau of Employment Security
BES
Johnstown
Harold S. Nibert
Somerset Bes
Nibert
Joseph R. Casale
Casale
Weather outlook for Western Pennsylvania Thursday into Friday
Thursday brings partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures with highs in the 40s to 50s. Night brings fair cool conditions with lows in the 20s to 30s. Friday turns more cloudy and mild with highs in the upper 40s to low 50s and westerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is about 10 percent on Thursday and Thursday night.
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Pennsylvania
Meyersdale Hospital Reports January Net Gain
Meyersdale Community Hospital posted an actual net profit of 230.92 for January with a total January profit of 27 667 92, offset by a June 30 1972 cost adjustment. The board discussed pledges and a physician recruitment review while approving purchases for staff safety and a chapel area in the lobby.
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Dick Cartwright
Meyersdale Community Hospital
Board of Trustees
Meyersdale
Somerset Daily American
Ministerial Association
Occupational Safety and Health Act
OSHA
Milk price hike in Somerset County dairy sector sparks concern
Somerset County dairymen say the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board 2 cent per quart raise for Class I milk will strain processors and likely pass costs to consumers. Farmers report rising feed prices, doubled protein supplement costs, higher taxes and labor costs, with some fearing cash margins will shrink without consumer price rises.
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Somerset County
Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board
Owen Glessner
Friedens RD 1
Wilbur K. Snyder
Rockwood RD 1
Dairylea Milk Marketing Cooperative
Snyder
Glessner
County Farmers’ Association
Clark A. Yoder
Salisbury
Somerset County Holstein Club
Pennsylvania
Yoder
William Ringler
Berlin RD
Harrisburg
State Grange
Ringler
Ash Wednesday Observed Across Local Churches
Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent with services and study sessions in area churches. At St Francis in the Field Episcopal Church, parishioners received ashes on the foreheads as a reminder of human transience during Wednesday night services.
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St. Francis-in the-Field Episcopal Church
Four Children Hurt In Accident On Route 281
Six people were injured in a two car crash one mile south of New Lexington on Route 281. Drivers Betty M. Clawson 29 and Brenda K. Sechler 25 were hospitalized with injuries along with Clawson children Eugene 9 Jane 10 Wil 6 and Ray 2 months. Two other Clawson children Tim 4 and Diane 7 were not injured. Damages were $1500 to the Clawson car and $1000 to the Sechler car.
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New Lexington
Betty M. Clawson
Rockwood
Brenda K. Sechler
Markleton
Clawson
Eugene
Jane
Wil
Ray
Tim
Diane
Sechler
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Tim Emert
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