- There are roadblocks to leasing the Turnpike
In the largest bid ever for the private operation of a U.S. toll road, a Spanish toll-road operator and a U.S. investment firm have offered $12.8 billion to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike for 75 years, Gov. Rendell said yesterday.
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Ramsey fires four officers in beating video
- In a remarkably quick action, Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey yesterday fired four police officers and disciplined four others for taking part in a dramatic videotaped beating of three shooting suspects that cast the department in an embarrassing light.
- A Philadelphia contractor pleaded guilty yesterday to a plan to spare labor leader John J. Dougherty the full cost of extensive renovations to Dougherty's home.
- The trucking firm Jevic Transportation Inc., of Delanco, announced yesterday that it was ceasing operations after 27 years, a victim of high diesel and insurance costs as well as the tightened economy.
- With the celebrated Boyd Theater once again for sale, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has placed the art deco movie palace on its annual list of the 11 most endangered historic sites in America.
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- Two more presidential primaries take place today, in Kentucky and Oregon, and every indicator suggests a familiar set of results.
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