Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) - China said Wednesday its first national oil reserve base has been filled with crude oil, one day after it announced the setting up of a national oil reserve centre.

By Mensah M. Dean, Philadelphia Daily News Jun. 21--While the School Reform Commission is cutting programs and spending by nearly $100 million this summer, the commissioners are also quietly negotiating a payment agreement for outgoing schools chief Paul Vallas, sources confirmed yesterday.

By Veronikis, Eric On Nov. 13, the Pennsylvania Transportation Funding and Reform Commission released its report on the crisis facing the commonwealth's highway, bridge and transit systems. One proposal to offset the funding gap included increases to the state and local realty transfer taxes.

By Dan Hartzell, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Dec.

By The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Nov. 19--Lurking in the background of this fall's gubernatorial campaign were rumblings of an impending gasoline tax hike. The rumblings were more than rumors.