Caliguiri Becomes Pittsburgh Mayor
Richard Caliguiri, stepping in for Peter Flaherty, becomes Pittsburgh mayor, the city’s fourth Italian-American chief in Pennsylvania’s five largest cities. He vows to show results within nine months, as ethnic politics feature prominently in urban governance debates and commentary.
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Pittsburgh
Richard Caliguiri
Peter Flaherty
Rome
Caliguiri
Courtcil
Flaherty
Justice Department
Pennsylvania
Louis Tullio
Erie
Tullio
William Garvey Garvey
Mercyhurst College
Water and sewer rates rise in Titusville
Titusville city council adopted two ordinances to raise water and sewer rates for city and rural users with changes taking effect in July. Turn-on charges rise to $10 and penalties may be imposed for violations. City water and sewer flat charges rise to $3 each per month with usage charges based on meter size. Local city water $3.80 monthly plus 0.18 per thousand gallons. rural water $5.07 monthly plus 0.24 per thousand gallons. Sewer rates: city $3.00 per month. rural $5.07 per month. sewer usage charge is to be set later.
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Ttusville
Titusville
Dennis Stuckey
Pioneer Principle May Save Lives
EPA scientist Tra Wilder proposes a vibration monitoring method for earthen dams to warn of instability, inspired by frontier scouts who gauged danger by ground vibrations. A probe fixed in the dam reads vibrations to rate stability, with two monthly checks, citing past disasters Buffalo Creek and Teton as motivators.
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Buffalo Creek
Teton Dam
Tra Wilder
Environmental Protection Agency
Wilder
EPA
Industrial Environmental Research Laboratories
Edison N.J
Drexel University
Robert Koerner
Arthur Lord
West Virginia
Idaho
Teton
Alleged Funds Misuse CIA Probes Its Ranks
Former CIA officer John R. Stockwell accuses field officers of padding earnings with agency funds and claims most Vietnam operations were fabrications. He says the CIA deceived Congress, seeks reforms, and plans to move to Texas after publishing a 2000 word letter in The Washington Post. Stockwell notes funds manipulation and(document cleansing) claims, while the CIA says Turner has not received the letter and investigations have begun.
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Washington
Senate Intelligence Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
John R. Stockwell
Congress
Vietnam
Stockwell
Adm
Stansfield Turner
Washington Post
Langley
ACIA
Turner
Spencer Davis
Senate
CLA
Texas
Isalys Sold To Guns Butter Firm In Major Purchase
Pittsburg AP report states Greenwich firm Clabir Corp buys Isaly Dairy Co for 7.3 million in cash and notes. Clabir will run 29 Sweet William restaurants 60 dairy deli stores and 80 franchised delis from Pittsburgh to support a 550 million annual food operation. Clabir's portfolio includes Long John Silver seafood tacos restaurants and an East coast full service chain. Artillery manufacturing remains in its industrial division supplying the US Army. Italy posts 32 million in sales and 700 000 profit last year amid new openings and weak summer demand.
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Pittsburgh
Greenwich, Conn
Isaly Dairy Co
Clabi Corp
Sweet William
Clabir
Long John Silver Seafood
Italy
Must Pay For Removal Of Stitches
In Marion Alabama a white doctor faced a $50,000 damage suit over removing stitches from a black youth who could not pay a $25 fee. A seven white five black jury awarded Melvin Armstrong $5,000 after about five hours of testimony and a brief deliberation. Armstrong had an arm injury and later received $20 from another physician. Merkle was censured by the Alabama Medical Association and put on probation for one year.
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Marion
Ala
Bobby Merkle
Melvin Armstrong
Armstrong
Uniontown
Merkle
Medical Association of Alabama
Teacher Candidate Seeks Ballot Protection in Warren County
Warren County school board meeting heard Democratic candidate Lloyd Fink allege the district solicitor tried to remove his name from the primary ballot due to his status as a district teacher. Attorney Anthony Massa denied the claim, noting state code bars teachers from serving on the district board. County officials were asked to clarify steps. county solicitor William Mervine said ballot challenges had expired.
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Warren
Warren County
Lloyd Fink
Anthony Massa
Fink
Massa
Georgianna Shea
William Mervine
Tax Rebate A Must Says Labor Secy
Labor Secretary Ray Marshall urged Congress to approve President Carter's 50 dollar tax rebate plan warning that failure could undermine consumer confidence and slow unemployment reduction goals. He noted 7.3 percent jobless rate in March and framed rebates as aid to employed middle class Americans, while cautioning against overemphasizing business confidence and weather-related price spikes.
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Washington
Congress
Carter
Ray Marshall
Marshall
Wayne State University
Detroit
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Bloc Ant
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H&r Block
North Center Street
Dodsworth
Blue Cross
Stilff
Ruby Dodsworth
Fim
General Parcel Services
Blue Shield
Clair
Dodsyworth
Wester Pennsylvania
Daniel Baldwin
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