Judge Orders Some Garbage Picked Up
An Allegheny County judge ordered Pittsburgh to collect overflowing garbage at 20 housing projects hospitals and schools after a city employee strike began January 4. Judge Loran L. Lewis offered to mediate the dispute as 1,500 of 3,100 workers across 17 unions protest payroll cuts and assignment changes by Mayor Peter Flaherty. Health officials warn of a health hazard with refuse accumulating at about 500 tons daily. no immediate response from the mayor.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Peter Flaherty
Lewis
County Health Department
Frank B. Clack
Jamestown Firemen Continue Talks
Jamestown NY union negotiators and city officials resumed contract talks with mediator Msgr. James Healy to seek parity with the Jamestown Police Department and address veterans retirement concerns. City council earlier approved two year contracts for three other city employee groups including police clerks and civil service staff with raises varying by group.
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Jamestown
N.Y
Jamestown Professional Fire Fighters Association
James Healy
LeRoy
Jamestown Police Department
Healy
Police Department
Kendall Club Police Benevolent Association
Civil Service Employes Association
Coco Dedicated to Coco Chanel Designer in Cleveland Show
The U S road tour of Coco was dedicated Monday night to French fashion designer Gabrielle Chanel the life of the musical. Katharine Hepburn praised Miss Chanel as a remarkable woman with a fine mind and heart as she introduced the dedication after a standing ovation. Meanwhile city officials faced a major strike with 450 pickets outside the City County Building. Sanitation and utility services faced disruptions as sanitary engineers joined the walkout and jurors were dismissed. Talks on the Pittsburgh newspaper strike were set to resume Wednesday after the papers were shut since January.
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Cleveland, Ohio
U.S
Coco
Gabrielle “Coco” Chanelion
Miss Chanel
Paris
Katharine Hepburn
Chanel
Miss Hepburn
Garbage Collectors’ Union
William Miller
Court
Flaherty
Health Department
Heart
Thomas Pecora
Lewis
Pittsburgh Press Co
Morning Post-Gazette
Teenagers Boost Total Of Smokers In America
Washington AP report on Surgeon General Jesse L. Steinfeld saying teen smoking rises while elders quit, noting sharp increases at ages 13 to 15 and urging bans on smoking in confined public spaces. He cites risks to fetal growth and heart disease, with 1970 to 1986 adult smoking rates and 1968 to 1970 teen rates shown.
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Washington
U.S
Jesse L. Steinfeld
Congress
Steinfeld
Tobacco Institute
National Academy of Sciences
National Clearinghouse For Smoking and Health
National Interagency Council On Smoking and Health
December on the road marked by crashes and arrests
State Police at Lawrence Park report December as a bloody month with eight killed and 221 injured in 421 accidents. Across four counties 1970 crime rose, totaling 4,696 offenses, 1,939 arrests, and 1,528 cases cleared. Fatal traffic deaths fell vs 1969, with 85 accidents causing 105 deaths. A Pompidou note reports four boars shot at Parc de Chambord in France.
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Jamestown Firemen
Clint Eastwood
Clint Yma
Hyaa Poe Siro
Internationalela the Ee
Red Death
America
Texaco
Texaco Carribean
Paracas
English Channel
The
Corry Journal
West South Street
Corry, PA
Blois
France
Georges Pompidou
West Smith Street
Corry Plaza
Jane Parker
Ann Page
Tun
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gas
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