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Reports that retired congressman Paul McHale, Pennsylvania, donated his papers to Muhlenberg College Library, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Nature of the documents; Papers not given to McHale's alma mater, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; McHale's friendship with Muhlenberg president Arthur Taylor.

Reports that the University of Pennsylvania library has been awarded a grant to catalog its collection of opera and spiritual singer Marian Anderson's papers. Amount of the grant; Details of the collection.

Highlights the plan of Franklin Township, Pennsylvania's materials recovery facility (MRF) to boost its paper output. Installation of conveyor sorting line for newspaper, corrugated and office paper.

Reports on the partnership between Ponderosa Fibers of America Inc. and Appleton Papers Inc. to build a cycled fiber pulp mill in Northampton, Pennsylvania.

Reports on the operation of a paper sorting plant in the Grays Ferry section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ownership; Facility's design and capacity.

Reports on the issuance of calls for papers for the fall 2004 American Chemical Society meeting on August 22-26, 2004 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Schedule for the publication of the preliminary and technical programs for the meeting; Deadline and contact information for submission of online abstracts; Society bylaw governing papers.

Focuses on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's lawsuit against Modern Times Group (MTG) to stop MTG's distribution of an American version of its European subway papers, `Metro,' in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Potential impact of the lawsuit on MTG's attempt to launch the paper in other cities; Comment by Floyd Weintraub, vice president of Metro International North America.

Reports on the success of the gun-lock give-away promotion launched by the `Philadelphia Daily News' on June 24, 1998. Reason for the decision to cap off the community service promotion; Praise for the paper's promotion from local political leaders; Reason for launching the program; Issue of guns and gun violence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Ethical issues raised.

Reports on the sale of newspapers at Pennsylvania beer stores. Need to boost newspaper circulation; `Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's lobbying effort; Approval of the measure by beer distributors, Pennsylvania Newspaper Association and the state Liquor Control Board.

Reports that Pennsylvania State University will continue to provide national and community newspapers to students in many residence halls on its campuses in 1999. Newspapers which have been circulated in the campuses; Views of William Asbury of the university's student affairs on the program.

Reports that the Pennsylvania state government has banned alcohol advertising from the state's college newspapers. Newspapers' complaints concerning the effects of the measure on their revenues; Student paper `Pitt News's lawsuit aimed at upholding freedom of speech by overturning the ban.

Focuses on the production site of the 'Courier Times' in Pennsylvania. Approval from the Falls Township Planning Commission to construct the plant in an industrial park; Work flow within the facility; Expansion plans within the publishing industry.

Focuses on the lie detector test sponsored by the 'Philadelphia Daily News' for Councilman Frank DiCicco who wanted to prove that rival Richard Mariano had insulted Irish-Americans in a closed-door meeting over redistricting in Pennsylvania. Private investigator who conducted the interview; Amount paid by the daily news for the test.

Reports how the Schuylkill Printing Plant, part of Pennsylvania's Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. recycles everything it can including forklift batteries. Amount the company is seeing in energy savings created by its recycling; Details of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Green Lights program.

Reports on the amount spent by majority Democratic commissioners in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania on advertising in `The Citizen's Voice' newspaper in 2000.

Reports on the plans for 'Savannah Morning News' newspaper's production and distribution center in Pennsylvania. Number of employees that will be relocated; Archeological excavation at the site.

Reports on the scheduled start-up of the Ponderosa Fibers recycled pulp mill in Northampton, Pennsylvania, in December 1996. Capacity of mill; Sale of pulp to paper mills; Partnership with large paper producers.

Focuses on the key employees of Transit Publications Inc. Metro's daily newspaper to be launched to serve the commuters of the Southern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority in Philadelphia. Managing editor Jack Roberts; Editor Mary Ellen Bornak; Advertising director Allen Murphy.

Focuses on the heightening of the feud between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania newspapers `Pittsburgh Post-Gazette' and `Tribune-Review.' Coverage of the suicide of former computer consultant Steven Kangas found shot to death near the office of `Tribune-Review' publisher Richard Scaife; Publication in each newspaper of stories about the incident.

Reports on a gunfight that occurred outside the office of the `Intelligencer' newspaper's office in Doylestown in Pennsylvania. Four suspected robbers being pursued by policemen; Absence of any damage or injury.

Reveals that the University of Pennsylvania has refused to penalize nine black students whom it accused of confiscating copies of the student newspaper because of its `racist' views. Reasons given for the decision; Views of the black students; Policy-setting.

Reports on the decision of ten labor unions to work instead of staging a strike at Knight-Ridder Inc.'s Philadelphia newspapers after expiration of their contracts. Extension of contracts day by day to keep federal-mediated negotiations going; Terms between management and unions on non-economic issues; Nature of argument between management and workers.

Cites a court ruling in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that a newspaper cannot be sued over alleged discriminatory housing advertisements. Decision considered a victory for `Main Line Times'; Lawsuit brought against newspaper by Fair Housing Council of Suburban Philadelphia.

Reports on a program in the State College in Pennsylvania designed to entice students to read newspapers. Amount paid by dorm residents to receive a selection of daily newspapers; Newspapers available for students; Purpose of the program.

Reports that the `Philadelphia Inquirer' and `Daily News' have created new advertising positions in order to give selected advertisers greater visibility. Designation of columns for advertising.

Reports on an addition to "The Centre Daily Times", called the Blue section, to attract the interest of its college student readers at Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania, as of September 2003. Concerns of the campus on the impact of the section on the student newspaper; Strategies employed by the paper to market the Blue section; Changes that should be implemented to Blue to encourage advertisers.

Presents information on the 2003 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium held from June 18 through 13, 2003 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Number of research papers received for the symposium; Social events of the symposium; Details of the exhibition also held during the symposium.

The article reports on the financial assistance given to four Pennsylvania companies to increase their use of recycled materials. It is stated that the grants are given to businesses that manufacture a product or reuse it with a recyclable material. It notes grants received by Team Ten LLC to have bleaching systems and the Chambersburg Waste Paper Co. Inc. to purchase a fiber shredder. It also mentions the other grantees, which will increase their use of postconsumer recycled plastic.

An interview with Melanie Browne, manager of information services at Maple Leaf Foods in Toronto, Canada, is presented. When asked about her decision to write a contributed paper on "Communicating Value through Strategic Alignment," she states that libraries are facing a challenge due to questioning the need for information professionals. It is her opinion that it is important for the Special Libraries Association (SLA) to publish peer-reviewd journals as it would bring respect for librarians.

Provides information on the Northampton Generating Plant in Northampton, Pennsylvania, owned by the Northampton Generating Co. LP. Use of a circulating fluidized-bed boiler to produce export steam for use for paper reprocessing and de-inking facility; Challenges to the station; Fuel preparation and handling; Boiler design; Emissions controls.

Focuses on 'Metro,' a transit paper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Challenges facing the company; Expected growth of the paper in 2000; Selling point of 'Metro'; Efforts of the paper to stay independent of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.

Reports on the expanded distribution of `Metro,' Philadelphia's transit paper, to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority's 1,200 buses. Debut of the free paper on January 24, 2000; Major competitors of `Metro' in the city; Court injunction filed against the newspaper; Marketing results.

Focuses on the electronic version of the newspaper print out of 'The Herald' publication in Sharon, Pennsylvania. Circulation of the paper; Subscription fee; Advantages of electronic versions to the circulation of newspapers.

Reports the discovery of catalytic process by engineering professor Israel E. Wachs at Lehigh University of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Use of the process in saving paper mill industry economy; Conversion of a polluting byproduct into formaldehyde; List of industries using and awarding innovations.