House Fights Over Seating Delays Mark Speaker Win
Republican H. Jack Seltzer won the state House speakership 101 to 98 amid a four hour debate over seating two contested lawmakers. Kenneth Halverson and Ron Gatski faced election challenges, with court appeals delaying Halverson and Gatski’s voting rights disputed as the chamber shifted to a Republican majority. A special election set for Jan. 30 will fill a vacancy in Allentown.
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Harrisburg
H. Jack Seltzer
K. Leroy Irvis
D-Allegheny
Seltzer
Lebanon County
Kenneth Halverson
Somerset County
Ron Gatski
Luzerne County
Halverson
Allentown
Frank Meluskey
Charles Mebus
Scarcelli
Mebus
Demonstrators siege Shah's family home in Beverly Hills
Hundreds of protesters confront Shah of Iran's mother and sister at a hillside Beverly Hills residence. The mob torches cars, starts fires, injuring at least 35. police and sheriffs move in with tear gas and hoses as officers guard the mansion. Princess Chams and her 90-year-old mother were inside but unharmed.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Iran
Los Angeles
Mina Azad
Sheriff's Department
Chet Ballew
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
U.S
Ballew
Lee Tracy
Sheriff's Deputies
Princess
Shah
Princess Chams
Tadj al Moluk
Gazette Award Cannot Ease Parents’ Anguish
The parents of a 24 year old woman injured at Mercy Hospital seek relief beyond a $1.15 million negligence award. The article notes the award’s insufficiency to ease their suffering and outlines related legal context.
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Mercy Hospital
Borough considers ban on self service at gas stations
Indiana Borough Council hears petition from Service Station Dealers seeking an ordinance banning self service for gas. Jerry Marshall cites safety concerns and notes that Pittsburgh and 40 other municipalities prohibit self serve. Two HUD related hearings follow with $34 000 to be used in housing and urban development funds.
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Indiana
Jerry Marshall
Exxon
Fifth
Philadelphia
Council
Pittsburgh
Marshall
Pennsylvania-New Jersey Service Station Dealers Association
David Naylon
Parker Ruddock
Jack Perkins
John Weyandt
Indiana County Redevelopment Authority
Perkins
Deep Freeze Hits Indiana County After Warm New Year
Temperatures in Indiana County dipped below zero as an arctic cold front swept the northeast ending the warm New Year’s Day spell. The Western Pennsylvania Water Co Two Lick Pump Station records reflect the sudden temperature drop and frigid conditions statewide.
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Indiana County
United States
Two Lick
Western Pennsylvania Water Co
Pikel’s
Creekside
Loyalhanna
Saltsbury
Shadowood
White Township
Jim Costello
State Department of Transportation
Penndot
Costello
United School District
Iran Near Civilian Rule With Bakhtiar Support
Iran moves toward civilian government as Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi agrees to appoint Shahpour Bakhtiar and take a rest abroad. Parliament backs Bakhtiar though some Majlis members oppose him over anti government remarks. Bakhtiar plans to announce his cabinet Thursday.
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Tehran
Iran
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Shah
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Senate
Majlis
Bakhtiar
Anti-Shah National Front
Gholam-Reza Azhari
Hajikard
Obituaries listed on page 26 include eight named individuals
The list names Nick Cicio 88 Saltsburg Rd 2 Paul Debrosky 81 Homer City Lydia Belle Elliott 84 New Alexandria Rd 1 Chester B Empfield 75 Blairsville Rd 1 Anna Grace MacLennan Kittle 80 Cornwall Ontario Canada Mike Orvosh 87 Livonia Mich Mary Morrison Philippi 81 Penn Hills Adam L Rager 84 Wintondale Rd 1 Anne S Swaiter 65 Cleveland Ohio Furnace Inspection. Phone 479-9936. Commercial Heating Services
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Kittle
Anna Grace MacLennan
Cornwall
Ontario
Canada
Orvosh
Mike
Livonia
Mich
Phillippi
Mary Morrison
Penn Hills
Adam L
Wintondale
Thornburgh Names Two More Choices For Top Cabinet Posts
Harrisburg AP reporting, former U S Representative Edward Biester Jr. was named as state attorney general and Lancaster Mayor Richard Scott as adjutant general. Thornburgh's seven cabinet picks include Indiana University of Pennsylvania president Robert Wilburn as budget secretary, with other appointments pending Senate approval.
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Thornburgh
Harrisburg
U.S
Edward Biester Jr
Bucks County
Dick Thornburgh
Lancaster
Richard Scott
Air Force
Biester
House Judiciary Committee
National Board of Governors
Citizens Lobby Common Cause
Assis
Temple
Edward G. Biester
Bucks County Common Pleas Court
Scott
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Defense Atomic Support Agency
Defense Department
Robert Wilburn
Wilburn
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Chase Manhattan Bank
Senate
Pittsburgh
Jay Waldman
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Matthew Ryan
Delaware
Gatski
Supreme Court
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Long Island
Business Mirror
Aeenereeenenens
Theo Eee
Abby
Shah of Iran
Petition Borough Council
Tommy Hawk
Nation
New York City
Michigan
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Rockies
Pennsylvania
New York State
Vermont
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Jersey
North Carolina
Ohio
Kentucky
James McBride
Louisville
Midway
Barton Clark
Dallas
William Aston
Dallas Power and Light
Chuck Dobbins
Brooke Apartments
Chuck
Gazette
Peel
Cicio
Nick
Saltsburg RD
Debrosky, Paul
Homer City
Elliott
Lydia Belle
New Alexandria RD
Empfield
Chester B
Blairsville RD
Adjutant Generals
Ethel Allen
Commonwealth
Penrose Hallowell
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