State News-Friday, Sept. 29th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has narrowly defeated, 51-to-48, an effort by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter to let terrorism suspects challenge their imprisonment in court. Approval of the president's plan to establish "military commissions" to prosecute terrorism suspects is expected later today.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - State health officials say they've linked a second bag of spinach purchased in Pennsylvania to a deadly strain of E. coli that has sickened scores of Americans. The contamination was confirmed by a state lab in a sample of Dole-brand spinach purchased by a Philadelphia resident August 21st in Luzerne County.

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (AP) - A sudden storm that brought hail, rain and heavy winds to parts of Pennsylvania last night left a trail of downed trees and wires in its wake. The National Weather Service plans to determine today whether a tornado touched down in Wertzville, Cumblerland County at about 5 p-m. No injuries were reported, but there was some damage.

BRADFORD, Pa. (AP) - Zippo Manufacturing Company will lay off 121 workers today because of a slowdown in business caused largely by counterfeit lighters produced in China. The company earlier this year filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission, and says it is continuing to work with the Chinese government to stop the counterfeiting.

LIGONIER, Pa. (AP) - Skiers and snowboarders at Seven Springs Mountain Resort will soon have a new place to test their skills. The resort is building a superpipe, rails and other extreme sport-type features in a new terrain park near its Alpine Meadows slope, which can be seen from the resort's main lodge.