Fall brings active legislative season in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania lawmakers return from a two month recess with a long agenda. Key items include a medical malpractice insurance reform bill sought by doctors and lawyers, plus a proposal to restore half of recent budget cuts and boost county aid. The plan would raise legislators’ expense accounts and allow hiring of home-office secretaries, facing opposition from rural members over funds to Allegheny and Philadelphia counties. The Senate also weighs Shapp’s nominees to the Public Utility Commission.
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David A. Milne
Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Medical Society
William McLaughlin
Milton Shapp
Allegheny
Philadelphia
Senate
Shapp
Public Utility Commission
Parking problem universal
Pittsburgh police patrolmen Russell Clifford and William Eicher ferried to Allegheny County Criminal Court to testify but faced a tow and a parking ticket. Their cruiser was towed from Mayor Flaherty’s private spot after a sign barred nonofficial cars. Release was ordered without charge, but the $10 ticket remained due in Traffic Court.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Wall Borough
Russell Clifford
William Eicher
Allegheny County Criminal Court
Clifford
Eicher
Pound
Peter F. Flaherty
Flaherty
Three-State Farm Equipment Theft Ring Arrests Grow
State police said more arrests were expected after two Gettysburg men were arrested on burglary and theft charges in a farm equipment theft ring spanning West Virginia Virginia and Pennsylvania. About $40 000 in equipment was recovered. Plank and Seiferd were arraigned and held in Cumberland County jail on $40 000 bail.
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Gettysburg
UPI
William H. Plank Jr
Guy C. Seiferd Jr
West Virginia
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Adams
Cumberland
York
Plank
Seiferd
Donald G. Weaver
Cumberland County
Fire injures three firefighters in Monessen blaze
Three Monessen firemen were hurt while fighting a three story building fire in Westmoreland County. One 22 year old firefighter, David Prosser, was treated for smoke inhalation and expected to be released. Two other firefighters were treated and released. Three residents of two upstairs apartments were left homeless. Officials blamed faulty wiring. damage estimate not available.
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Monessen
UPI
Westmoreland County
David Prosser
Charleroi and
Monessen Hospital
G.C. Murphy Co
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Anson Blying Nie
Raad
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