Romania Quake Toll Could Reach Four Thousand
In Bucharest rescuers sift through rubble after a 7.2 quake felt from Moscow to Rome. Officials confirm 580 dead, 508 in Bucharest, with 32 high rise towers collapsed. diplomats fear up to 4,000 may have perished overall. A few survivors found amid ruins near the Communist party headquarters.
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State Police Car Tires Replaced Across Force
The New York based report notes the state police replace hundreds of Goodyear tires on patrol cars due to defects with slashes near the rim. Officials say the defect is tire related, not foul play, with Goodyear covering replacement costs under a 1975 low bid contract. Authorities could not confirm how many cars use the tires.
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Used Call As Invitation For Carter
MINNEAPOLIS AP The Cannon Falls Minn celebration of President s Day drew national attention when Pittsburgh resident Russell C Wenz phoned President Carter during a CBS radio talk show. Wenz invited Carter to Cannon Falls to attend the festivities, but Carter declined and suggested Vice President Mondale might represent Minnesota. Wenz, a retiree with deep ties to his birthplace, conceived the day about six years ago to mark Coolidge s 1928 visit that inspired the memorial at the cemetery for Civil War hero Col William Colvill. Prints from last year s dedication were shown at the event.
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Call For Increase In Toll Fares On Pa Turnpike
Motorists may face toll increases up to 90 percent if a Wilbur Smith study approved by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission recommends it. The report calls for a 30 cent minimum toll, and specific 30 percent rises for the Northeast Extension to Quakertown and the main east west segment from New Jersey to Downingtown, subject to commission approval at its March 8 meeting. It also notes the Philadelphia area would see no change in 0 percent for the rest of the state. The piece closes with an unrelated note on impala antelope reactions to danger, leaping up to ten feet.
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Mondale to attend Cannon Falls event with student speakers
Wenz said Vice President Mondale will be present along with two Cannon Falls High School seniors who will speak on Americanism. He noted they are bypassing politicians, and joked about dialing efforts to reach President Carter, showing a marked finger from repeated calls.
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Paralyzed friend fundraiser sparks wild stunts at Indiana Pa event
Henzler, 22, a Pittsburgh business student, staged a fundraiser at a university apartment to raise medical costs for a fraternity brother paralyzed by a fall. He led a provocative stunt marathon, inviting spectators to kiss him and donate, aiming to surpass $9,000 before a 615 dollar deadline, with his mother counting in the final moments.
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