Teamster Steelhaulers End Month-Long Strike
Picketing Local 800 members vote to end the month-long shutdown amid eroding unity. The action affects about 1,600 steel haulers and up to 6,000 mill workers as nearby locals weigh interim deals to resume shipping. Officials report ballots shows mixed recounts while drivers plan to return to the roads today.
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Pittsburgh
Teamsters
TDU
Ken Paff
Detroit
Jim Reese
TDA
Youngstown
Ohio
Local 800
Reese
Local 377
Local 92
Canton
Gary
Ind
Cleveland
Erie
Packer
Soviet Jews freed by Kremlin welcomed in Israel
Eduard Kuznetsov and Mark Dymshits arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport for a heroes welcome after Nine years in prison for hijacking a plane plot. They were among seven freed Soviet Jews swapped in New York for spies and greeted by Prime Minister Begin and officials.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Eduard Kuznetsov
Mark Dymshits
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Menachem Begin
Kuznetsov
Dymshits
Ben-Gurion
New York
Begin
Dymshus
Vienna
Wolf Zalmanson
Anatoli Altman
Boris Penson
Leib Khnokh
Hillel Butman
Zalmanson
Coed From IUP Found Murdered Under Philadelphia Bridge
Elaine Richardson a 22 year old Indiana University of Pennsylvania student reported missing April 19 was found murdered under a Chestnut Street bridge in Philadelphia. She last rode a bus April 16 to reach Greyhound to return to IUP. She was an elementary education major on the dean's list and due to graduate in two weeks.
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Philadelphia
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Coed
Chestnut Street
Elaine Richardson
Greyhound Terminal
IUP
Octane Labels Aimed at Reducing Gas Costs and Waste
The FTC rolls out black and yellow octane labels on gas pumps to help motorists avoid buying higher octane than needed. Officials say a 2-3 cent per gallon saving is possible and that trial-and-error use of labels can cut waste and emissions while protecting engines.
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Washington
David Clanton
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Paul Rand Dixon
The
Clanton
Kremlin actions hint at push for better press in America
The Soviet government releases five dissidents as part of a broader move toward improved U.S. press relations, reflecting Kremlin signals of seeking a better press environment in America. A separate AP Consumerwatch note reports that 75 percent of co signers on finance company loans may be contacted by lenders when borrowers fall behind.
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AP Consumerwatch
Kremlin
America
Hunger declines in America but still far from solved
A Field Foundation report notes far fewer malnourished people today than a decade ago due to federal hunger programs, though overall poverty remains dark. The study cites reduced hunger in children and progress in the Mississippi Delta, crediting food stamps as a crucial nationwide factor.
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Washington
America
Field Foundation
Senate Agriculture Committee
Tors
Private Research Foundation
Nick Kotz
Katz
Mississippi Delta
Jobless Rate Remains At 8.3 Percent in Indiana County
The Indiana County unemployment rate for March holds at 8.3 percent with 36,100 employed of a 39,400 labor force. BES analyst Bill Findley cites seasonal retrenchment in nonmanufacturing and weak manufacturing activity, noting improvements possible in Q2. Nearby areas report March rates of Armstrong 10.5 percent and Johns town 10.2 percent.
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Indiana County
Bureau of Employment Security
BES
Indiana
Bill Findley
Armstrong County
Jefferson County
Pittsburgh
Johnstown
Fire Chief Robert Orange Stricken and Hospitalized
Indiana fire chief and businessman Robert Orange was admitted to Latrobe Hospital after falling ill Saturday morning. He served as Indiana Fire Association chief this year and runs Robert Orange TV Service in Indiana.
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Robert Orange
Indiana
Latrobe Hospital
Obituaries List Several Local Residents with Ages
Obituaries on page 30 note several local deaths including Wilfred Michael Boring 77 Elmer Leroy Jones 59 Elmer Murray E Pounds 68 Pearl D Pounds 53 Clarence E Shaffer 73 in Indiana and Greensburg areas Wilbur A Wainwright 73 and Francis Irene Baughman 68 Black Lick.
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Boring
Wilfred Michael
Robinson
Baughman
Francis Irene
Black Lick
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Teamster Steelhaulers
National Teamsters
Mel Pack
Charles Carelli
Teamsters International
Offiee
Evergreen
Kim Lenglet
Isadore Lenglet
Gazette
Beale
Blairsville
Delmont
Blairsville Area
Monsour Hospital
Jeannette
Elmer L. Jones
Westmoreland Hospital
Greensburg
David P. Kristobak
Jones
Helen M
Nicholas C. Knerr
Kristobak
Knerr
Berm
Patty Knerr
Nicholas Knerr
Charlotte Knerr
Fred Knerr
Charlotte Bethage
Jeannette District Memorial
Tommy Hawk
Philadelphia Bridge
IUP Coed
Homer Center Elementary School
Homer City
Carter
Department of Kinergy
Congress
ITC
Business Mirror Eerereeneetenne
Tri Iit
Seeareee Seeeee
Abby
Pounds
Pearl D
Clymer
Shaffer
Clarence E
Wainwright
Wilbur A
Greensburg RD
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