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‘67 Ford XL Slantback 2
dr. hardtop,” V-8, mag
wheels, asking $795.
696-2821. 26-tfn-P
1977 Dodge Monaco runs
well, interior like new,
needs body work, $550.
Call 822-8562. 26-tfn-P
85 TEMPO
GL Sport Coup, Auto.,
Air, Rear defroster,
power steering and
power brakes. Show-
room condition, Approx.,
11,000 miles. Retails for
$9700 will sell for $8450.
287-9889. 31-4-p
74 SWINGER
Dodge Sport Coup, small
V8, Auto., power steer-
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ench seat, AM-FM
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motor, no body or frame
rust, mag wheels, only
$545. 696-2821. 32-2-P
SUPER BEETLE
1973 V.W., no rust, new
engine. Exc. cond. $1500.
675-3074. 33-4-P
‘67 Dodge Coronet 318,
p.s., p.b., V.T., auto.,
new brake system. $600.
288-4492. 33-4-P
1974 Porsche 914, nice
interior & exterior, 5
spd., AM-FM stereo cas-
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675-6972. 33-4-P
1972 Dodge Scamp, 6 cyl.
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percent. $250. 288-4492.
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A comprehensive study which
notes major improvements in the
state’s ‘‘business climate’’ since
1983 has been released by the Busi-
ness Council of Pennsylvania, a
statewide roundtable of chief execu-
tive officers from Pennsylvania’s a
statewide roundtable of chief execu-
tive officers from Pennsylvania’s
largest headquarter companies.
The study, an update of a similar
one completed by the Council in
1983, is entitled “1985 Update: The
Competitive Position. of Pennsyl-
vania Businesses.”” It compares
Pennsylvania with 16 other states on
such business related factors as
taxes, environmental regulations,
transportation costs and other ele-
ments which are affected by the
state’s public policy.
“The report provides clear evi-
dence that actions by the Governor
and General Assembly over the past
two years have made measurable
improvements in Pennsylvania’s
business climate,” Edwin E. tuttle,
chief executive officer of Pennwalt
Corporation and chairman of the
Council commented. “While more
remains to be done,” he added,
‘progress is being made toward the
goal of making Pennsylvania a com-
petitive state in which businesses
Bloomsburg University will be
offering working adults, retired
people, and anyone who can’t come
to campus an opportunity to con-
tinue their education by television.
Two courses will be offered through
Pennarama, the state-wide cable
television network, starting on Sept.
9.
Dr. Jim Huber, professor of soci-
ology, will be leading the Principles
of Sociology course, Focus on
Society. This three-credit college
telecourse contains comments and
observations from noted sociologists
including Dr. Howard Becker, Pro-
fessor George Homans, Dr. Martin
Marty, Dr. Morris Janowitz and Dr.
Lee Rainwater.
Scenes of people at work, at play,
at home and at church help illus-
trated the concepts being taught.
The course also examines sports,
a subject rarely taught in sociology
courses.
Each lesson is repeated 18 times a
week and may be seen at the
viewer’s choice on Tuesdays, Thurs-
days and Saturdays at 2 a.m., 6
a.m. 10 am. 2 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10
p.m. :
can expand and invest.”
According to the study, Pennsyl-
vania showed improvements in edu-
cation completion and spending,
transportation, several business tax
categories, direct labor costs, eco-
nomic development programs, the
costs of pollution abatement and
effective state and local spending.
In addition, Pennsylvania’s quality
of life indicators, among the best in
1983, improved further according to
the 1985 results.
Donald F. Mazziotti, executive
director of the Business Council,
noted that “These positive changes
are extremely important to Penn-
sylvania’s attractivenes for business
development. The study also demon-
strates that public policy has a
profound effect on the investment,
job and business environment.”
Since the 1983 report, a number of
improvements, and some declines,
were noted, including:
An improvement in Pennsyl-
vania’s comparative ranking in high
school, college and graduate educa-
tion completion.
Improvement in Pennsylvania’s
ranking for expenditures per stu-
dent on vocational education and
government appropriations for
public higher education.
Dr. Calvin Walker, chairman and
professor of psychology examiens
the brain; consciousness and sleep;
taste, smell and hearing; vision;
subliminal perception; motivation
and hunger; stress; conditioning;
memory; pain and hypnosis. The
course is Introduction to Psychology
and uses the popular book Under-
standing Human Behavior by James
Direct labor costs remained
stable relative to other states. Indi-
rect labor costs, however, remain
higher than other states and are a
competitive disadvantage.
Labor relations remain a prob-
lem, largely because fo the high
number of public sector strikes in
school systems. Pennsylvania’s neg-
ative labor image remains a serious
problem outside the state.
The state scores high in all mea-
sures of quality-of-life used in the
study, including housing costs, scho-
lastic aptitude, crime rate and
recreatinal opportunities.
Pennsylvania ranks in the top half
of the states analyzed for the availa-
bility of commercial and industrial
loans, although new capital invest-
ment by business ona per worker
basis has declined, ranking Pennsyl-
vania 16th out of 17 states.
Pennsylvania’s highway and
transportation network has
improved and is an important state
asset.
Pennsylvania’s natural gas and
electricity costs remained competi-
tive with other states in the Middle
Atlantic.
Pennsylvania’s allocation of state
and local expenditures during the
period improved to conform more
V. McConnell. Study guides supple-
ment the course.
The course uses rare film to
illustrate certain points. More than
800 films were viewed by the pro-
ducers in selecting the fdotage to be
used in the course.
Each lesson airs 18 times weekly
on Pennarama on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at 1 a.m.,
closely to national trends, although
reliance on corporate income and
property taxes remain higher than
national averages.
While business taxes remain
higher in Pennsylvania than in the
majority of states compared,
improvements in thestae’s tax
policy during the period, i.e., reduc-
tion in corporate net income tax and
fixed formula for the capital stock
and franchise tax, kept the state’s
ranking unchanged relative to other
states.
Pennsylvania ranks among the
highest of all states in the cost and
utilization of health insurance and
the state’s hospital rates are among
the nation’s highest. :
Pennsylvania maintains a series
of economic development programs
and is highly competitive with all
states for various forms of business
assistance.
A new factor, public pension
costs, shows that the growth in
pension payments and unfunded lia-
bilities is a serious problem in the
state.
Pennsylvania’s environmental
regulations remain costly, particu-
larly where Pennsylvania’s stan-
dards exceed federal standards.
The Business Council’s report
5am. 9am.,1pm.,5pm., and9
p.m.
Credit for these courses is granted
by Bloomsburg University, a fully
accredited university of the Com-
monwealth of Pennsylvania, so stu-
dents may transfer the credit any-
where, or use it to pursue a degree
at Bloomsburg.
Students should enroll through the
comes one month after the release
of a study by Alexander Grant &
Comapny, “General Manufacturing
Climates,” which ranked Pennsyl-
vania 39th among the 48 contiguous
states for manufacturing cliamte.
According to the Business Council
study, Pennsylvania does particu-
larly well when compared with
states in the Mid-Atlantic region but
lags behind fast-growth states like
Florida, Texas and Arizona in the
cost-of-doing business. Pennsylvania
also continues to be less attractive,
according to the report, in terms of
indirect labor costs, overall busi-
ness taxation, health care costs, and
state government regulations which
adhere to stricter standards than
elsewhere.
J. David Barnes, chairman of
Mellon bank and chairman of the
Business Council’s Executive Com-
mittee, commented that ‘The key to
renewed economic growth in Penn-
sylvania is in gaining a competitive
edge over other states, expecially
those states at or below average. As
Pennsylvania’s position continues to
improve through changes in public
policy, so, too, will the employment
and investment picture brighten.”
university and secure course mate-
rials at the university book store.
Each student will have the oppor-
tunity to talk to their faculty mem-
bers by contacting the appropriate
department.
Interested students should contact
the School of Extended Programs at
Bloomsburg University, Blooms-
burg, Pa. 17815, (717) 389-4420.
People who spend much of their
time in air conditioning find it more
difficult to tolerate the heat, says
Dr. James Logue, director of the
state Health Department’s Division
of Environmental Health.
“The human body is a tough, but
fragile mechanism, that is able to
function well in a relatively narrow
range of temperatures. Within that
range is a still narrower range of
temperatures to which we become
acclimatized,” Logue says.
“Acclimatization is influenced by
the climate in which we live, envi-
ronment in the work place and
general health. When the thermom-
eter suddenly soars above or
plunges below temperatures to
which we have become acclima-
tized, measures must be taken to
prevent the body mechanism from
breaking down.”
Logue says people who spend
much of their workday in air condi-
tioning experience a noticeable dif-
ference when they step outside and
the air temperature is 20 to 25
degrees warmer. Temperatures in
the direct sun will be even hotter.
And temperatures inside a closed
automobile that has been sitting in
the sun will be hotter yet - as much
as 50 degrees hotter than the -air
conditioned workplace.
“The rapid upward changes in
temperature place stress on the
heart, respiratory system and circu-
latory system as our bodies react to
the sudden change and begin work-
ing to dissipate the heat,” Logue
says.
“If we are in the hotter, more
humid environment for any length
of time, we may feel overcome,
dizzy and perhaps a little nau-
seated. It’s a sign that our bodies
are unable to disspiate the heat fast
enough and may signal the onset of
heat exhaustion. When that hap-
pens, it is advisable to seek a cool
spot and rest until the symptoms
pass.”
Logue says people who become
aclimatized to air conditioning in
the workplace are also likely to
have air conditioning in their cars
and their homes.
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