Shudders Over Opening Meetings Put Limiting Bill On Hold
Harrisburg lawmakers clash over a bill to open government meetings to the public. Rep. Comer and Rep. Vann push tight limits while Republicans seek amendments and a local focus. Debate postponed after talks with sponsor Rep. Knepper.
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Release of last Vietnam prisoners nears under Paris accord
Saigon and Washington said the final release of 587 American POWs and troop withdrawals will wrap by Thursday under Paris agreement terms signed January 27. Nine Laotian held Americans to be freed in Hanoi Wednesday, with Viet Cong releases planned and two-party postcommission talks ahead.
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Rustling Drives High Food Prices Spark Pantry Tricks
An Associated Press survey shows Americans coping with pricey meat and rising rustling in Utah and Indiana. Ranchers report stolen livestock, deer poaching climbs in California, and fish sales surge in Washington DC as Florida women harvest truck farms. California lawmaker touts soybeans as meat substitute amid price spikes.
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Weather outlook for Western Pennsylvania
Partly cloudy and mild Tuesday with highs in the mid 40s to low 50s. Clearing and cool Tuesday night with lows from the upper 20s to mid 30s. Increasing clouds and warmer Wednesday with highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph Tuesday. Very low precipitation chance Tuesday and Tuesday night.
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Development Council weighs plant search and sewer plan
Somerset County Development Council approved a 35 dollar sweeper purchase then opened a confidential talk with Shenandoah Plastics Corp of Frederick Maryland about locating a plant in the county. The board also tabled A R Graver Construction bid for Meyersdale Industrial Park sewage pumping station amid possible route changes and funding from state and local sources. In Erie, William J Prater a former United Mine Workers organizer was convicted of first degree murder in the Yablonski case.
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Somerset Area Unemployment Rises to 7.2 Percent
The Somerset Johnstown labor market shows 6,900 jobless in February, up from 6,100 in January. Total two-county employment sits at 89,300 with manufacturing losses in durable goods and gains in service sectors, while weekly manufacturing earnings dip slightly from 160.15 to 159.28.
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White House backs Dean amid Watergate probe push
The White House said John W. Dean III had no prior knowledge of the Watergate bugging and expressed President Nixon’s absolute confidence in Dean. Senate Watergate committee head Hugh Scott urged immediate public hearings as a full account is sought.
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