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Air Products boosts Airgas acquisition offer
2010-09-06T22:42:08Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- Air Products and Chemicals Inc. said Monday it has boosted its offer to buy rival Airgas Inc. to $65.50 per share, but said it will walk away if Airgas shareholders don't elect its board slate and approve its bylaw proposals....
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Colleges buy land they don't know how they'll use
2010-09-06T19:17:47Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- Colleges and universities are buying up chunks of land at bargain prices, sometimes without a clear idea how they'll be used....
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Labor Day parade culminates with pineapple protest
2010-09-06T18:31:15Z
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Dock workers tossed pineapples into the Delaware River in Philadelphia to protest Del Monte's decision to move its produce operations to a less costly port....
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Pa. couple still seeks answers in daughter's death
2010-09-06T16:22:43Z
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- An elderly couple from eastern Pennsylvania has asked a district attorney to look into the 30-year-old mystery of their daughter's death....
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80-year-old Pa. stone schoolhouse to be demolished
2010-09-06T15:45:25Z
PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- It looks like preservationists have lost a years-long struggle to save an old stone schoolhouse in suburban Philadelphia....
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Pa. store owner charged with selling fake jerseys
2010-09-06T15:14:23Z
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- Federal authorities have charged a sports memorabilia dealer from northeastern Pennsylvania with possessing hundreds of unlicensed pro jerseys and photos....
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Philly cyclists bare all to promote cleaner air
2010-09-06T14:30:26Z
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Hundreds of naked and partially nude cyclists have pedaled their way through Philadelphia to promote bicycling awareness and cleaner air....
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Hot property: Old firehouse in Pittsburgh for sale
2010-09-06T14:27:45Z
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Here's a hot property: A two-story firehouse is for sale in Pittsburgh....
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Olympia, 2-war naval veteran, battles for survival
2010-09-06T10:07:36Z
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The USS Olympia, a one-of-a-kind steel cruiser that returned home to a hero's welcome after a history-changing victory in the Spanish-American War, is a proud veteran fighting what may be its final battle....
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