Lebanon Cease Fire Talks Amid Beirut Fighting
Lebanese civil war rages with bombardment in Nabaa and Tal Zaatar as Christian and Muslim factions clash. Reports cite over 17 dead and 237 wounded, with Egypt's Kholi and Kamal Jumblatt signaling a tentative seven point cease fire while the U S engages with the PLO on evacuation plans for foreigners.
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Nabaa
Arab Save Lebanon
Leggue
Lebanon
Beirut
Tal Zaatar
Christia
Offi
Cers
Joan Hoefliger
Red Cross
Hoefliger
Arab League
Hassan Sabri Kholi
Egypt
Kholi
Kamal Jumblatt
Christian Phalange Party
Khali
Syria
Mohammed el Khoi
Phalange Party
Abul Ara
Cedar Guards
Washington
United States
Palestine Liberation Organization
State Department
PLO
Israel
Department
Appointees With Political Ties Join Turnpike Ranks
Harrisburg AP report notes the Pennsylvania Turnpike added three politically connected appointees to $18,000 plus posts. Michael Kline, 21, son of Gov Ernest Kline. Joseph Monod, 56, brother of ex Revenue Secretary George Mowod. and Tony Mowod, master of ceremonies for the state lottery, fill restaurant and service plant inspector roles. Charles W Wilson, turnpike public information director, says they perform adequately and followed procedure as inspectors. Monod and Palermo were hired last year with Kline joining in March.
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Michael Kline
Ernest Kline
Joseph Manod
Pittsburgh
George Mowod
Tony Mowod
Michael Palermo
Philadelphia
Turnpike
Peter J. Camiel
Philadelphia Democratic Committee
Palermo
Bureau of Occupational Affairs
Charles W. Wilson
Turnpike Public Information
Wilson
Monod
Kline
Miners Return to Work After Local 1412 Strike
United Mine Workers Local 1412, with 700 members, vote to resume work at 12:01 a.m. Monday at Jane and Emilie mines of Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal. Strike began Tuesday over a job bidding dispute. Union spokesman said arbitration will handle the matter.
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United Mine Workers
Jane and Emilie
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Co
Tommy Phillips Band Returns To Mack Park
The Tommy Phillips Band presents its second summer concert at Mack Park near the picnic shelter this Sunday evening. The band offers a big band sound from yesterday to today in open air shows in Indiana and surrounding areas. Attendees should bring a chair or blanket due to limited seating as downbeat is promptly at pm. A grant from the Music Performance Trust Funds funds this occasion with cooperation from local 251 A.F.M. and Indiana Borough.
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Tommy Phillips
Mack Park
Indiana
Music Performance Trust Funds
American Federation of Musicians
A.F.M
Indiana Borough
Police arrest sixteen after Nanty Glo incident
Sixteen people were arrested after an earlier assault on a Nanty Glo R D youth who attacked a police officer. Ronald Casada, 19, was charged with the assault and jailed on 2500 bond. The others faced disorderly conduct charges. juveniles were from Twin Rocks and Nanty Glo.
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Nanty Glo
Nanty Glo R. D
Ronald Casada
Kenneth Robine
Cresson
Cambria County
Queen Elizabeth II Hosts Family at Montreal Olympiks Events
Queen Elizabeth II gathered most of her family in Montreal as Prince Charles and Prince Edward arrived for Olympic events, signaling a high profile royal presence at the Games.
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Montreal
Elizabeth II
Prince Charles
Prince Edward
Hearst to Face Hearing in SLA Trial Context
Patricia Hearst, described as emaciated and apprehensive by her attorney, is set to appear Monday for a hearing to receive a new trial date in the kidnapping, robbery, and assault case linked to the Symbionese Liberation Army. The hearing may proceed in the same courtroom as William and Emily Harris, with courtroom delays and tape evidence disputes ongoing.
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Los Angeles
San Diego
Metropolitan Corrections Center
Miss Hearst
Rizzi
Harrises
Superior Court
Mark Brandler
Harrisrial
Hearst
San Francisco
Albert Johnon
Boston
Harris
Tax Break On Home Business Use Slashed by Congress
Congress moves to end the home business deduction for workers who occasionally use their homes for job related tasks. Senate Finance Committee cuts 74 targeted tax provisions in a major bill, trimming about 175 million from a 1 billion annual package. The plan tightens home office rules, curbs vacation home deductions, and replaces sick pay with a disability exclusion, while preserving other measures to aid divorced spouses, transfers, and alimony deductions.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Treasury
Donora Woman and 3 Children Found Shot to Death
In Donora Pennsylvania a 39 year old woman Geraldine Agnes Hanson and her three children Christopher 10 Perry 5 and Victoria 2 were found dead in their Washington County home. Police say the mother killed the children in bed then took her own life with a 12 gauge shotgun. The victims had likely been dead for at least 24 hours.
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Donora, Pa
Donora
Washington County
Geraldine Agnes Hanson
Christopher
Perry
Victoria
Double-Dipping Legislators Under Scrutiny
Washington AP reports the Pentagon top legislative affairs official moves to stop double dipping by congressmen or aides in overseas travel funds. Assistant Defense Secretary William Brehm says a directive will bar officers from paying travel bills if local currencies can cover the standard 75 dollar daily allowance. He cites indications of abuses of congressional funds used for necessary travel expenses.
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Washington
Pentagon
Asst
Defense
William Brehm
U.S
Brehm
Congress
Defense Department
State Police Hit Speeders With 217 Citations
State police describe a maximum enforcement effort on southwestern Pennsylvania highways. Between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. Friday officers issued 227 traffic citations, mainly for speeding, along U.S. 22 and Pennsylvania Routes 40 18 and 1.7. Sixty officers used patrol cars and unconventional vehicles with 20 radar units.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
U.S. 22
Area freshmen at Penn State enroll 925 new students
A summer term opening at Pennsylvania State University adds 925 new freshmen. Among them are five readers from Gazetteland: Joyce Turenchalk Dixonville Mark A Labani Glen Campbell Richard A Martini Homer City Robert E Bolinger Kevin E Redinger, all from Indiana.
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Pennsylvania State University
Gazetteland Area
Joyce Turenchalk
Dixonville
Mark A. Labani
Glen Campbell
Richard A. Martini
Homer City
Robert E. Bolinger
Kevin £. Redinger
Indiana
Dozens of Traffic Crashes Leave Many Hurt Across District
Eleven people were injured in multiple area accidents yesterday and today on district highways. An Indiana Hospital treated eight after a van collided head on with a car on old Route 119 near Indiana. Barbara Spellman of Manorville was in a collision with Marcella Nichols on Route 210 near Sagamore. A deer-avoidance crash on Route 56 sent Edward Hilty to Indiana Hospital. Several minor car rear-ends and sideswipes occurred on Church Street and nearby streets with mostly minor injuries or none. Damage estimates ranged from $200 to $2,100 across the incidents reported by state and borough police.
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Indiana Hospital
Sagamore
Armstrong County
Maurice Anton
Indiana
Robert Bacha
Anton
Roxanne Anton
Bacha
Citizens Ambulance Service of
Barbara Spellman
Manorville
Marcella Nichols
Here
Elizabeth Spellman
Kimberly
Karen Lewis
Trafford
Mary Labryer
Christopher Labryer
Beyer
Labryers
Occu
Jeffrey
Wendy
Albert Labryer
Brenda Nichols
Kittanning
Spellman
Nichols
Brush Valley
Pennsylvania
Edward Hilty
Church Sit
No. 3
Susan Jane Shirey
Indiana R
Dale M. Shafer
Overlook Drive
Shirey
Church St
Shafer
Dixonville
Joseph Boston
6Th St
Clymer
Joseph Receskey Jr
Arcadia
Punxsutawney
Joseph G. Hatch
Nancy Lane
Hatch
Dayton
Route 210
Kenneth Bittner Jr
Greensburg
van Shick
Dayton R
Florence Shick
Bittner
France test fires nuclear devices in South Pacific
Paris reports France exploded nuclear devices at Mururoa Atoll on July 10 and July 22, saying tests occurred under satisfactory conditions. The Defense Ministry released a brief communique detailing the operations conducted at the testing station in the South Pacific.
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Paris
France
South Pacific
Defense Ministry
Mururoa Atoll
Laundromat and Stores Hit by Vandals in Indiana District
Three criminal mischief incidents were reported yesterday across the district. At the N 4th Street laundromat owned by Robert Millar, unknown persons entered between July 22 and 23 and pulled eight lids from washing machines, valued at 100 dollars. Robert Green reported a brick was thrown through his store window by a vehicle after midnight yesterday. Damage to the door was estimated at 45 dollars. Stanley Bernard said garbage was scattered on his property along Legislative Route 2130 between late July 22 and early July 23.
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Clauto
Frank Callandra, Inc
Cresson
N. 4Th St. Laundromat
Indiana
Robert Millar
Nolo
Robert Green
Penn Run R. D
Stanley Bernard
Students To Use Main Entrance At Junior High
The Indiana Area Recreation and Parks Department says summer programs will use the school’s main entrance on Sth Street due to ongoing construction. Elementary swimming, gymnastics, and girls basketball must access the pool and gym through the main entrance next week, the final week of summer activities. Chestnut Street gate and Shryock Avenue are closed. signs will guide students through the building.
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Indiana Area Recreation and Parks Department
Sth Street
Chestnut Street
Shryock Avenue
M Nior High
West Point cadets accuse honor panel bias in cheating scandal
At West Point AP reports six cadets held a news conference alleging violations of their constitutional rights by officials. Civil attorney Michael Rose claims the replacement of the honor committee with a review panel undermines due process.
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West Point
N.Y
U.S. Miltary Academy
Army
Gilbert Kirby
Amy
Michael Rose
Corps
Rose
Honor Committee
Sidney B. Berry
Berry
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David O'Neill
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