Pa. highway plan faces legislative scrutiny next week
Harrisburg AP Governor Lawrence's 989 million highway program faces a key review by a joint House Senate Highways Committee May 13. Republicans warn against a higher gasoline tax while praising other revenue ideas like drivers license fees and license plate fees based on horsepower. Democratic leaders back the plan as realistic, as the legislature adjourns until Monday.
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Harrisburg
Guv. Lawrence
Senate
W. Stuart Helm
R—Armstrong
House
George N. Wade
R—Cumberland
Senate Highways Committee
Jain
Wade
Helm
Gay
Lawrence
Stephen McCann
Wetiestiiy
Iraqis Free Italian Plane Over Iraq Air Corridor
An Alitalia plane with 29 aboard was released in Baghdad after 27 hours, having flown Tehran to Beirut Athens Rome London. The flight lacked Iraqi overflight permission and had landed there by radio instruction. Passengers included four Americans identified as Lachwal spouses and Loren and Harry en route to Athens. The airline had said earlier the plane was forced down by Iraqi fighters, a claim disputed by Baghdad authorities. The pilot reported daylight overflight permission only, and overflight rules have tightened in recent months requiring per flight permissions.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Beirut
Rome
Alitalia
Joseph Thweny
Lachwal
Loren
Harry
Athens
Tehran
London
Walter Galli
Explosions Hit Kentucky Mining Town in Business District
Explosions struck a Kentucky mining town early today in the business district near Louisville and Nashville yards. Two coal toppers were set afire but no injuries were reported. The strikes by United Mine Workers have idled much of the Tennessee coal industry, with several violence incidents reported.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Nashville
United Mine Workers Motiors
Wnat
Tennessee
Astaire Sweeps 9 TV Emmy Awards
Fred Astaire and his television program An Evening With Fred Astaire swept nine Emmy awards. The 11th Annual TV Emmy Awards honored legacy figures like Jack Benny Loretta Young Dinah Shore Perry Como and Edward R. Murrow. Astaire won for most outstanding program best special, acting, directing, writing, and technical categories, receiving the Gold Statuette from Robert Young.
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Hollywood
Fred Astaire
Jack Benny
Loretta Young
Dinah Shore
Perry Como
Edward R. Murrow
Omnibuis
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Playhouse 90
Alcoa-Goorlyear Theater
Astaire
TV Academy
Robert Young
Javitieh
Nbc-Tv
Treasure Days Retailers Plan in Corry May Event
The Promotion Committee of the Retail Merchants outlines Summer Treasure Days set for May 28-29 in Corry to give away hundreds of dollars in merchandise. Shoppers match numbers from a Journal ad to numbers on items at participating stores. Highlights include Coleman Band on Thursday and the German Band on Friday with a newspaper illustrated prize system.
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Corry
Chamber of Commerce
Coleman
Union City
Corry Plant Group Meets Area Firm in Warren
Corry Industries Development Commission members held talks in Warren with a plastic firm to explore Corry's potential for a new plant site. Participants included Charles Bracken, A. B. Long, Richard Resnbacher, Bennett, Kenneth Christiansen and George Sample, among others.
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Epscormatives
Corry
Two Mountaineers Die In Sierras Fall Near Mine
Burl Parkinson, 65, of South Pasadena and Francis Foley, 50, of Glendale, fell at 13,000 feet in the Sierra Nevada near a quicksilver mine 80 miles east of Bridgeport while on a climbing trip from Bishop. Rescuers, led by Frank Sanborn, located the bodies after they had been missing since last Friday. Both men were experienced climbers who planned a round trip to the peak and back to Bishop.
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Waheveiruni
Calif
High Sierras
Frank Sanborn
Bridgeport
Burl Parkinson
South Pasadena
Francis Poley
Glendale
Parkinson
Foley
Huge Building Collapses Trapping 20 Workers in Westbury
A large industrial building under construction at Westbury Industrial Park collapsed shortly before 11 am on Long Island. At least one man was killed, many injured, and about 20 workers remained trapped amid twisted steel and wood. Rescue squads, cranes, and ambulances rushed to the 200 by 150 foot site where up to 100 laborers were on duty. some escaped as witnesses recounted a deafening roar and a cloud of dust.
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Westbury
N.Y
Iap
Seine
Westbury Tndustrial Park
New York City
Long Island
Ile
Tien
al Long
Islip Terrace
Verge Abbatiello
Abbatiello
Youth charged with shooting teacher declared insane
A nine year old youth in Santa Fe New Mexico was ordered committed to four California mental institutions after being found insane on charges of assault with intent to kill in the February shooting of Santa Fe Hill School teacher Porfirio Leyva. Judge Sam Montoya noted the youth has relatives in California and the incident occurred at the school. Meanwhile Mathel Louis B. Costello, 72, longtime publisher of the Lewiston Daily Sun and Everling Journal, died yesterday after more than six decades in the newspaper business.
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Santa PE
N. M
Sant Fe Hill
Porfirio Leyva
Sam Montoya
Tarry Romero
Santa Fe
California
Romero
Calfornia
Leyva
Lewiston
Mathel
Louis B. Costello
Death Penalty Looms In Four Whites Indicted For Rape
A Florida grand jury of 18 white men indicted four white youths on rape charges involving a white college coed. The accused are Farrick G. Scamercough, Alp Porceman on leave, William T. Collie-Worth, David Ervin Boagios, and Ollie Stoutamire. The case recalls a 1949 incident when four Negroes faced similar charges. The victims and witnesses testified for seven hours before Judge W. May Walker. Arraignment set for Friday. trial date to follow.
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Waylairdseis
Neera
Taree
Courroom
Walker
Friand
Farrick G. Scamcrough
Alp
Porce
Alaska
William T. Collitie- Worth
David Ervin Boagios
Ollie Stoutamire
Frank Stautamire
Tallahassee
Viv Mittin
Florida
Steel Negotiations Enter Serious Stage in Labor Talks
NEW YORK AP Union officials say steel workers may strike to win demands as negotiations enter a more serious phase. David J McDonald and R Conrad Cooper discuss industry plans to counter a potential July 1 walkout while stressing efforts toward a peaceful end to contract talks.
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NEW York
John F. Murray
Pittsburgh Steelworkers
David J McDonald
Strihwarkers
R. Conrad Cooper
US Steel Corp
Reverd Lo
Airine
Cooper
Hhroducers
Cooper Alo
McDonald
Newsiner
Aide
Stern
Profits Rise If Some Firms Shut During a Strike
A strike that shuts down one or more firms rather than the entire industry can still boost profits for remaining companies by reducing supply and pressuring wage costs. Analysts note uneven impact across sectors and firms.
Employment In April Tops Since 1957
April employment in Corry and surrounding Erie area rose to the highest level since the summer of 1957, per Roseberry of the Pennsylvania Employment Service. The report notes 4 new applications, 50 female and 44 male, with 65 interviewed and 47 referred, 36 placements (26 female, 10 male) across clerical, sales, and professional jobs. Continued unemployment weeks total 2,080 with 376 ongoing under Temporary Unemployment Compensation.
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Sue Corry
Pennsylvania Employment Service
Dee Roseberry
Erie
Corry
Roseberry
Iast
RK Executive Dies in Los Angeles at 88
George W Lupton, 88, a retired Santa Fe Railway executive, died yesterday. He served as vice president in charge of operations at the railway’s Chicago office and retired in 1997.
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Log Angeles
George W Lupton
Santa Fe Railway
Hie Railway
Chicago
Prolonged Steel Strike Threatens City
Unions enter the opening session of contract talks with steel firms as a prolonged strike looms. Chavy WHL has stockpiled steel and signals readiness to hold out about ten days. Plants report no evident layoffs or business losses unless talks stall beyond this period.
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Unioss
Jon
Diyslgel
Chavy
Lowal Fens
Havin
Coxry
Toeal
Four Erie Resistor Plants Closed by Sheriff
Erie Bertstar Corp ordered four resistor plants closed after massed pickets blocked entrances. Three pickets were arrested on obstructive justice charges. a shutdown was issued as the company seeks to resume production with replacements. About 400 workers affected as negotiations with the Electrical Workers union and others stalled.
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Bate, Paap
Erie Bertstar Corp
Toruy
Sherilf
John L. Coates
Coates
G Richard
Four Plante
All Aid Poplar SC
Sirik- Jog Goeal 1 International Union of Electrical Workers
Dhepuy
Onder
Poplar
Rts
Shortt Coates
Tate Potentiail
Maintainig
Pickur
Akiermant
George Christopher
Herter to Speak to Nation on Geneva Tonight
Secretary of State Christian Herter prepares a major address to the nation on the eve of the East West Geneva conference on Germany. The speech, to be broadcast at 9 pm EST, is expected to outline a framework for negotiations with the Soviets and reassure the public as he departs for Geneva with British French and Soviet ministers. The talks, likely lasting a month, aim to set a path for Western negotiations with Moscow while not abandoning West Berlin.
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Wabhinglun
Christan A. Herter
Geneva
Germany
Herter
Lin Yegaards
Reds
West Heri
Moscow
John Poster Dulles
Geneva Nivetia
Foreden
Britain
France
Soviet Union
TV Aides Picket At Emmy Awards In Hollywood And New York
Picket lines formed by National Association of Broadcasters technicians and others outside the Moiln Boige in Hollywood and the Zienfeld theater in New York as TV Emmy ceremonies began. Pickets protested a video tape used by Dave Garroway sourced from France, claimed to involve non union workers. Bill Wallace, winner for best live camera work on An Evening With Fred Astaire, was among those observed. the ceremony faced moments of tension with unions marching from the Mayflower Hotel in Washington.
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National Assit
Broadess
Moilin Boige
Hollywood
Carryme Suntair
Ch Jn
Academy
Pitt
Mayflower Hotel
Washington
Dave Garroway
France
Brigitte Barnlot
New Faces At Conventional Leadership Shifts
Washington AP reports the 1980 national political conventions may feature new convention leaders as Sam Rayburn Joep Wc Martin and John McCormack exit past roles. Rayburn as House Speaker may step aside. Martin faces possible ouster from House leadership. McCormack shows reluctance to head the Platform Committee.
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Washington
Paws
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Joep Wc Martin
R-Mass
John McCormack
D-Mass
Camsea
Rayburn
Martin
Raylown
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Martin Hasmt
McCormack
Ptaform Compuition
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Raymond Burr
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Julie Marris
Plumae
Aonanm
Conrad Cooper
U.S. Steel Corp
United Steelworkers Union
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