AFL-CIO calls for government takeover of Penn Central
ALTOONA Pa AP The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO chief urged nationalization if Penn Central cannot serve the public as a private company at a Public Utility Commission hearing. Harry Boyer warned that abandoning 34 west of Harrisburg could cost 500 Pittsburgh area railroad jobs and cited broader losses.
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Altoona, Pa
Pennsylvania Afl-Cio
Penn Central Railroad
Public Utility Commission
Penn Central
Harry Boyer
Free World
Canada
Two Brothers Die In Route 157 Crash Near Oil City
Franklin state police report two Clarion County brothers Edward L. Lutz 22 of Snydersburg and 17-year-old Ronald Lutz died at the scene when their car left Route 157 east of Oil City struck two concrete pillars. The driver died from crushed chest and leg injuries. Ronald from a broken neck and leg. Vehicle split in two, bodies found on opposite sides. A 17-month-old Dunkirk child Kristen Carr was killed in a separate two car crash. James Carr 30 and Marsha Carr 30 were injured and hospitalized. Authorities noted high speed at impact. The report also covers state budget layoff figures and a rail demonstration project with Metroliner cars and Penn Central testimony scheduled across the state. The Harrisburg Arts Festival announced for May 28-31.
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Franklin
Clarion County
Oil City
Edward L. Lutz
Snydersburg
Ronald
Venango County
Jonathan Hutchinson
Dunkirk
N.Y
Here
Kristen Carr
Brooks Memorial Hospital
James Carr
Marsha Carr
Altoona
Harrisburg
Paoli
Lancaster
Greensburg
Erie
Philadelphia
Commerce
William T. Schmidt
Shafer
Penn Central
Schmidt
Commonwealth
New York
Washington
Boyer
Pittsburgh
Peter Flaherty
PUC
Pennsylvania 157
Steelhaulers Return Firms Reserve Judgment
Steel companies wait before judging the impact of the Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers work stoppage. In Meadville two men, Vincent Brown and Willie Walker, faced robbery charges from an attack on Charles Palmer. Palmer, 49, was injured and treated at Spencer Hospital. A FASH vote favored return to work 310 to 194, with Maverick Ohio members resuming last week as shipments inch toward normal levels.
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Pittsburgh
Midwest
Meadville
Vernon Township
Courley
George Yman
Vincent Brown
Donald W. Ladner
Willie Lee Walker
Ladner
Walker
Aos County
Charles Palmer
Palmer
Spencer Hospital
Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers
FASH
Ohio
USS
Steel
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Johnstown
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Teamsters ‘Union
Wiliam Hill
Teamsters
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Earth Mover Joyride Ends In Police Report
Erie youth Gary DeHaas, 18, released on $500 bond after a late Saturday night joy ride in a giant earth moving machine. The vehicle started by DeHaas ripped up hundreds of feet of vineyard and struck a telephone pole before stopping. Owned by Eckerd Equipment Co. of Westfield, the machine valued at 10,500 was partially damaged.
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Ripley
N.Y
Erie
Gary DeHaas
Chautauqua County
Westfield
de Haas
Vineyard
Eckerd Equipment Co
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Linda Hays
Jill Scouten
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Linda Crosby
Nancy Most
Journal
Endsley
William Penn Museum
Harrisburg Arts Council
Minneapolis-Moline Farm Equipment
Gates & Sons
Loblaws
Tatas
Nately
Stokely
Bette Brand
Vernon Motors
Mobil Gas
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FIAT
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