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Good evening! Here's a look at AP's general news coverage today in Pennsylvania. For questions about the state report, contact the Philadelphia bureau at 215-561-1133. Kristen de Groot is on the desk. Editor Larry Rosenthal can be reached at 215-446-6631 or lrosenthal@ap.org. A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories, digests and digest advisories will keep you up to date. Some TV and radio stations will receive shorter APNewsNow versions of the stories below, along with updates. TOP STORIES: POLICE BARRACKS SHOOTING MILFORD —Prosecutors and defense lawyers in the case of a survivalist charged with fatally ambushing a Pennsylvania state police trooper near a rural barracks agree that a jury from outside the area should decide his fate. The stipulation between prosecutors and lawyers for Eric Frein (freen) keeps the trial in Pike County, where Frein is charged with fatally shooting Cpl. Bryon K. Dickson II and wounding another trooper. MOVED: 300. PITTSBURGH SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT-RESUME PITTSBURGH — The newly hired superintendent of Pittsburgh's public schools is facing new concerns of possible plagiarism and the school board scheduled an emergency meeting so he can address them. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette first reported that Anthony Hamlet appears to have used a line from a Washington Post editorial when describing his educational philosophy on his resume and a definition lifted from an online dictionary to describe his qualifications as a "transformational leader" without crediting either source. MOVED: 500 words. PHILADELPHIA BLACK ACTIVIST-STATUE PHILADELPHIA — A black activist, educator and writer called "the Martin Luther King Jr. of the 19th century" will be honored at City Hall with a public memorial. Octavius Valentine Catto moved to the city with his family in 1844 from Charleston, South Carolina. In 1858, he graduated valedictorian of his class from the newly founded Institute for Colored Youth, which later became Cheyney University, the nation's oldest historically black college. Catto also fought as a Union soldier during the Civil War and helped recruit other regiments of black troops. MOVED: 302 words. EX-JAIL COUNSELOR-EXTORTION SCRANTON — A former Pennsylvania county jail counselor has been charged with trying to extort money from inmates and has agreed to plead guilty. MOVED: 390 words. TEACHER-SEX ALLEGATIONS PITTSBURGH — A Pennsylvania teacher acknowledges telling his students he missed a previous class because he "was being interviewed by two men in suits" but insists the remark wasn't meant to intimidate a student who had accused another teacher of illegal sex. MOVED: 440 words. WATER CONTAMINATION-BLOOD TESTS DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has called on the military to fund blood tests for nearly 70,000 residents in suburban Philadelphia who might have been exposed to contaminated water. The Democratic governor wrote a letter to the secretaries of the Navy and Air Force on Thursday issuing the request to fund tests for residents in Warminster, Warrington and Horsham. MOVED: 259 words. ELSEWHERE: CUBA-AIRLINE FLIGHTS HAVANA — Six airlines won permission Friday to resume scheduled commercial air service from the U.S. to Cuba for the first time in more than five decades, another milestone in President Barack Obama's campaign to normalize relations between Cold War foes. The Obama administration has granted permission for the first U.S. airlines to start the first scheduled flights to Cuba in more than five decades — and flights from Philadelphia to Cuba could begin in the fall. By Scott Mayerowitz and Joan Lowy. MOVED: 714 words. AP Photos RPSM502-0609162221, RPSM501-0609162221. WHISKEY REBELLION FEST CUMBERLAND, Md. — The western Maryland city of Cumberland is toasting its role in the Whiskey Rebellion. SENT: 131 words. POLICE OFFICER-FALSE REPORTS CAMDEN, N.J. — Prosecutors have dismissed 18 cases and expect to toss out more after accusing a Camden County police officer of filing false reports. In addition to filing false reports, prosecutors have charged Douglas Dickinson with simple assault. MOVED: 130 words. NUCLEAR CONSPIRACY KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The attorney for a nuclear engineer accused of helping a Chinese energy company build reactors with U.S. technology says the government's case involves "novel and untested legal theories." The claim comes in documents filed Wednesday in federal court in Knoxville seeking to have Szuhsiung Ho, also known as Allen Ho, released on bond while he awaits trial. Ho is accused of recruiting unidentified engineers from Pennsylvania, MOVED: 295 words. OBIT-BAUSMAN STAMFORD, Conn. — Jack Bausman, a Cold War-era correspondent and former Moscow bureau chief for The Associated Press, has died, his daughter said Friday. He was 92. Bausman died Thursday at a hospital in Stamford, Mary-Fred Bausman-Watkins said. He had heart surgery in April and never fully recovered, she said. Bausman, a native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, joined the AP in Newark, New Jersey, in 1950. MOVED: 280 words. IN BRIEF: —CHILD DEAD-MOM CHARGED — A 3-year-old Pennsylvania girl who police say was killed by her mother had "several deep bite marks on her torso" and packets of synthetic marijuana were found near her body. —REPORTER ATTACKED ON AIR — A Telemundo reporter has been punched in the face during a live broadcast in Philadelphia. —RABID SKUNK IN KITCHEN — A Pennsylvania resident had an unpleasant surprise waiting in the kitchen — a rabid skunk. —THE-BURNING-MANSION — A Pennsylvania judge has ordered a local GOP fundraiser and hostess charged in a $20 million insurance fraud case held for trial on witness intimidation charges. —GRADUATION CANCELED-THREAT — A central Pennsylvania high school has rescheduled its commencement ceremony a day after a student was arrested for allegedly making a threat that resulted in its cancellation. —STUDENT EXITS SCHOOL BUS — Police are investigating whether a 14-year-old student fell or jumped from the rear emergency door of her school bus in eastern Pennsylvania. —BODY FOUND-ABANDONED GARAGE — A decomposing body found in an abandoned central Pennsylvania garage has been identified as a woman missing since Dec. 10. —GUN BATTLE-PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police say one man has died and another was wounded in a gun battle with one another in the city's Hunting Park neighborhood. —DRIVE-THRU SHOOTING — Authorities have identified a man shot and killed in the drive-thru lane of a fast-food restaurant in suburban Philadelphia. —FOREST-BURNING VEHICLE-BODY — A coroner says a man's body has been found near a burning car in a central Pennsylvania forest. —CITY HALL-ACTIVIST STATUE — Philadelphia's City Hall is receiving a sculpture installation to honor a black activist and writer who fought to desegregate the city's horse-drawn streetcars and for equal voting rights regardless of race or previous status of servitude. —SPRINGFIELD-FIRE DEATH — A man has been found dead inside a burning home in Delaware County. —SEPTA KEY CARDS — Philadelphia's transit system is poised to launch a new fare system that some say is the most sophisticated open pay systems of its kind. —DEPUTY SHOT-SUSPECT KILLED — Authorities have identified a man killed after he shot a sheriff's deputy who had been serving a warrant in central Pennsylvania. —WOMAN SLASHED-TRAIL — Police say a man followed a woman on a popular Philadelphia trail and slashed her on the forehead after saying "You don't know anything." —CREDIT UNION EMBEZZLEMENT — The former chief executive officer of a northwestern Pennsylvania credit union is set to be sentenced for embezzling more than $47,000. SPORTS: EAGLES-AGHOLOR-SEX ASSAULT PROBE PHILADELPHIA — Police are investigating an allegation that a member of the Philadelphia Eagles sexually assaulted a dancer at a strip club. Authorities would not identify the individual, but the team said wide receiver Nelson Agholor was under police investigation. Police say the alleged assault occurred at Cheerleaders Gentlemen's Club Thursday afternoon, the day the Eagles wrapped up their offseason workouts. MOVED: 130 words. PHILLIES-NATIONALS WASHINGTON — The Nationals return home from a long road trip to open a three-game series against the Phillies. By freelancer Ben Standig. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos. Game starts at 7:05 p.m. CARDINALS-PIRATES PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals, both trying to make up ground on the Chicago Cubs, begin a three-game series on Friday at PNC Park. Game begins at 7:05 p.m. PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS FLOURTOWN, Pa. — Jay Don Blake took a one-stroke lead into the second round of the Constellation Senior Players Championship, the third of the PGA Tour Champions' five majors. UPCOMING: 600 words by 7 p.m. PENGUINS-MURRAY PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins point to Matt Murray's resilience as one of the reasons the 22-year-old has thrived during the team's run to the Stanley Cup Ffinal. Murray will need to rely on it after a shaky start in a Game 5 loss that sent the series back to San Jose. By Will Graves. UPCOMING: 700 words by 7 p.m. ___ If you have stories of regional or statewide interest, please email them to phillyap@ap.org. If you have photos of regional or statewide interest, please send them to the AP state photo center in New York, 888-273-6867. For access to AP Exchange and other technical issues, contact AP Customer Support at apcustomersupport@ap.org or 877-836-9477. 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