Fire warnings and blazes sweep Pennsylvania farms and forests
Summertime heat sent Pennsylvanians toward coastlines and hydrants as statewide open fire bans took hold. High winds and dry conditions fueled multiple forest blazes across counties from Warren to Crawford, with 300 acres burned near Forest City and 20 acres in Crawford County. Police reported normal Turnpike traffic into Easter weekend.
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Environmental Resources
Maurice Goddard
Tony Samton
District ‘Service
Pennsylvania
Uising
Toon
Beesblag
Samten
State Forest Service
Pocono Mountains
Walt Whitman Bridge
Philadelphia
New Jer
Gore
Pentsylvania Umberland
Oreat
Warren Sunday
Diamond
Crawford County
Gunman killed by FBI after seven hour siege aboard private jet
The gunman who hijacked a Convair 990 and held two hostages aboard the jet for seven hours was shot by FBI agents as he boarded a plane for Mexico. Hostages pilot Robert Blair and mechanic Harlan Hiller were unharmed. The incident began in Grand Island Nebraska and moved to Denver, with authorities pursuing the suspect who faced homicide and larceny charges. In a separate accident, Jayne Cmiel, 21, suffered head injuries when her car left a rural road near Corry and crashed into a tree, with $1,200 damage reported and she remained in fair condition at Corry Memorial Hospital.
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Penvnent AB
Privat
PBI
Mexica
Ted Rosack
Esate
Denver
Roger Ee Wes Ile
Grand Island
Neb
Colorado
Robert Blair
Harlan Hiller
Comrersal
Rosack
Parts of Call Travel Club
Lenis
United Airlines
Sfmath
Lena Bo
Chargich
Rth
Blair
Hier
International
FBI
Lewis
Mexico
Columbus
Corry Memorial Hospital
Columbus Io
Jayne Ciel
Corry
Cmiel
Roger Lentz
Convaire
Stapleton International Airport
Lentz
Nebru
D Enver
Clymer Clinic Row Sparks Legislator Investigation
Chautauqua County Executive Joseph Gerace blames Legislator Joseph Lepkowski for the Clymer Clinic turmoil over doctor Raymond Ho’s salary and reduced hours. Ho, paid $82,067 yearly, works two hours weekly for the Erie County Health Department and also sees private patients after hours. Gerace warns of possible federal probes that could threaten funding to other clinics.
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Chautauqua County
Joseph Gerace
J Sy
Clymer Clinic
Raymond Ho
Corry
Erie County Ith Department
Union
Joseph Lepkowski
Clymer
Cherry Creek
Ripley
Brocton
Gerace
Man 25 Dies After Drinking Prayer Beans in Miami
Kevin Frey, 25, died five days after consuming a blended mixture of about 20 shiny red beans with water and graphite as part of a religious “full moon” experience. Doctors cited a lethal poison profile and warned that even small doses can be fatal. Frey warned hospital staff of entering a Black triangle before his death.
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Miami
Fia
Kevin Frey
Frey
Ronald Wright
Dade County
Pope Paul VI Warns Against Materialism and Global Tensions
Pope Paul VI urged against material greed during a mass in St Peter's Square, calling for a life in Christ beyond temporal gain. Polish primate Cardinal Wyszynski denounced government brutality in Warsaw. In Jerusalem, thousands worshiped at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher as tensions rose over Israeli settlements. Roughly 300,000 Christians gathered in Seoul for Easter, while Irish and Northern Irish marches against British rule occurred with limited clashes.
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Paul VI
Aganst
Poland
Paul
St Peter's Square
Rome
Italy
Tur Stesan
Wyszynski
Warsaw
Israel
Holy Land
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Jerusalem
Jordan
South Korea
Seoul
Irish Republic
Northern Ireland
Er Ung
Deegan
Belfast
Milltown
IRA
Connell
Northern
GenTel warns FCC actions could raise phone bills nationwide
GenTel president Britt warns FCC policy shifts allow interconnect equipment and private line services, reducing subsidies that fund basic service. Study projected rate hikes up to 60 percent for residents and 6 percent for business within a decade, hitting low income and fixed income households hardest. He urges Congress to act to protect universal service and industry growth.
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United States
Federal Communications
Britt
General Telephone Company of
Pennsylvania
FCC
Bumess
Systems Applications, Inc
Sao Telephone Association
Hame
Office
General Telephone
PCC
Congress
Economic Output Nears Pre-Recession Peak
The government reported a 2.5 percent quarterly rise in GNP to within a whisker of the prerecession peak, with annual growth at 7.8 percent for the quarter. Inflation left final output just below the 1978 peak, while the figure remains preliminary and subject to revision. Meanwhile Pittsburgh officials say Homer woodcut prints stolen. value estimated at $40 to $100 each with at least five other colleges reporting similar thefts.
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Washington
Commerce
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
Commerce America
Pitt
Frost Reappears Amid Warm East Coast Weekend Snow
Despite weekend warmth on the east coast with temperatures in the 70s a lingering snow pack remains in northern Maine and nearby Andover Canada. The piece notes Frosty the mascot being signed for the season as winter returns.
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Aes
Maine
Y' Andover
Canada
Frosty
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Woulder Bureau
Relat
Reece Nealt
Middletown
Harrisburg
Weather Bureau
Journal
Pope
GenTel
Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Winslow Homer
Frost
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