Johnston will request flood aid JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) Johns town, famous for its disastrous floods, will seek about $lOO million in federal and state aid to recover from the last killer deluge: Mayor Herbert Pfuhl said Wednesday special state a'nd federal legislation will be required for the city to recieve financial aid to rebuild from flooding on July 20. "The trick is to get a funding com mitment we can rely. on and plan on. If we're going to have a lasting community with employMent and livability, then we have to have this extraordinary fund ing," Pfuhl told a meeting of public and private officials. Officially, 77 persons lost their lives when torrential rains forced the opa.ts A 425 3/0 • ff Opal ... As versatile as the colors of the rainbow. Now at Crabtrees special price, com plement your wardrobe with the elegance of this magical gem. OW3TREES JEWELERS one three two member amiricen s alien street gom society Exquisite Stunning Beautiful Sexy Unique Now 20% off! Dimond Earrings Reduced 20% It's our famous October Diamond SALE Conemaugh River to overflow its banks in the valleys of southwestern Penn sylvania around Johnstown. At least 10 persons are still reported missing. But the city's loss was not confined to deaths and property damages. Since the flood, Bethlehem Steel Corp., the nation's second largest steel producer, laid off 3,800 of its JOhnstown workers. The layoffs were blamed on flood damages, and sagging domestic steel sales. The city's .unemployment rate rose to FOR 7: :'.-.:'''- :::•..:...' WHOLE F,'.:';:•.:''''.:.' . ' , .:IYO • 0 rack after rack of winter coats and jackets. For Moms, Dads, young adults, teens, tots and everyone in-between! Latest styles. This season's colors. Lots of sizes. And all at Hills low prices, of course. Every day. 17 per cent in August, up .6.1 per cent from' July when 6,700 persons were unemployed. About 19,000 were jobless in August. The U.S. Department of Labor said this week that Johnstown had the highest August unemployment rate of the nation's 198 largest metropolitan areas. Johnstown has already committed spending $7.5 million of its federal community development funds on flood recovery. Warning: Credit Cards Can Be Hazardous To Your Wealth. State Colfte: Hills Plaza •S. Atherton Street (Route 322 E.) & Branch Road Store Hours: 10-10, Monday-Saturday Pa. students called ill-equipped PITTSBURGH (AP) Many Pennsylvania school children are not equipped to perform society's basic skills or enjoy its finer pleasures', state Education Secretary Caryl Kline says, "Many children are graduating without basic skills and good analytical thinking to weigh the pros and cons and make a decision," Mrs. Kline told the 81st Pennsylvania School Boards Association meeting. THE ANTI-INFLATION DEPARTMENT STORE DESIGNED TO SAVE YOU. MONEY EVERY DAY WITHOUT EVER RUNNING A SALE The former head of the University of Pittsburgh's continuing education program for women addressed 1,600 delegates at the opening of the con vention being held in Pittsburgh this week. , She said she regrets tight finances have forced reductions in language and arts programs in many of the state's 505 school districts. "When there's a fiscal problem, the first things ,we get rid of are art, The Daily Collegian Thursday, October 20, 1977 music and gym. Then we turn out people who are not equipped to enjoy a full, satisfying, long life." But • she advised school board members to take a close look at their district's finances and implement cost cutting measures such as closing and merging school buildings. Mrs. Kline said money would be saved and duplication avoided if the gap between basic education and higher education was bridged.
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