Controversy Over State Human Relations Bias Probes
Harrisburg AP report from 66 years ago details the Human Relations Commission using federal files to file discrimination complaints against 83 large firms citing minority and female hiring bias. Critics say the pattern and practice approach bypasses hearings and imposes quotas, while supporters argue goals are attainable targets. The issue sparks court battles with U.S. Steel and questions about agency authority, hearings, and due process. Senate committee plans hearings to consider abolishing the 25 year old commission.
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Homer Floyd
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Senate State Government Committee
R Thomas Nolan
D-Allegheny
Nolan
United Autoworkers Union
Philadelphia
Commonwealth Court
James Bowman
Boy Drowns at Butler Lake Rescue Finds Victim
Portersville Pennsylvania divers recovered the body of Raymond Ryhal a 17 year old Ellwood City resident after he reportedly jumped or fell from a diving platform into a two acre strip mine pond near the Butler County town. State police said he was missing late Wednesday night after the incident and his body was found in the water.
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Raymond Ryhal
Ellwood City
Butler County
Ryhal
Dollar slides as Europe unveils support for lira
In London and Paris the dollar fell to a record low against the West German mark with a 2.55 mark per dollar in Frankfurt. European central banks coordinated to back the faltering Italian lira with up to 5.7 billion dollars in aid. The Bank of France and West Germany joined a broader euro group line offering 1.9 to 1.0 billion in short term credit for Italy. The Treasury reported June 18 balances and debt totals as markets eyed exchange pressures.
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Frankfurt Exchange
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West Germany
Bank of Italy
Custodian Convicted Of Murder in Pittsburgh Case
A 25 year old former custodian Edward McCartney was found guilty by an Allegheny County jury in the rape murder of nurse Sandra L. Schooly at his apartment complex. The judge sentenced him to life for murder and 16 years to life for rape.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Edward McCartney
Sandra L. Schooly
Loran Lewis
McCartney
Spacemen Undock After Skylab 2 Lab Salvage Efforts
Space lab crew undocked from the 118 foot Skylab after salvaging a damaged module with risky, inventive repairs. A refrigeration fault near cooling systems threatened the operation but mission control improvised a sun thaw to stabilize freezer temps. Despite initial delays, the Apollo command module went free at 4 55 am EDT as flight director Hutchinson warned the issue would require further study over the coming days.
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Neil Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Mission Control
Richard Truly
Conrad
Supreme Court Opens Door To Campaign Against Pornography
The Supreme Court sides with a new obscenity standard, shifting focus to local community standards and the work's serious value. The decision signals prosecutors can press cases against hardcore material like Deep Throat, while narrowing First Amendment protection for obscenity.
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Supreme Court
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High Court
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William J. Brennan Jr
Potter Stewart
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William ©. Douglas
Winning Lottery Numbers Listed
The Associated Press lists this week’s winning lottery numbers for several Northeast states. PENNSYLVANIA 248800 CONNECTICUT 44987 MASSACHUSETTS 986092 NEW YORK 281913 Drawings were held Thursday, except Pennsylvania on Wednesday.
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Connecticut
Massachusetts
New York
Marine League States Meeting In Indiana County
The Indiana County Detachment of the Marine Corps League will meet at 2 30 p m Sunday June 24 at Mountain View Ranch Indiana All interested former Marines are invited to attend.
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Marine Corps League
Mountain View Ranch
Indiana
Taxi Service Here Launches Walkout For Subsidies
Indiana Taxi Service drivers and dispatchers staged a sympathy walkout from midnight and stayed off the job today. Spokesman John Lentz II said the action supports senior citizens and low income riders who need fare subsidies and urged borough and county officials to seek federal transit aid. The company owner Harry Richardson and local media were ready to meet, while contracts would be honored during the walkout.
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Fourth and
Phildelphia Streets
Kenneth George
Donald Reed
Kimberly Richardson
John Lentz Jr
Gazette
Wakefield
John Lentz II
Indiana County
Lentz
Penndot
Ficial
Harry Richardson
Indiana Evening Gazette
WDAD
Richardson
the Gazette
Homer City
France Called On To Halt Nuclear Tests
The International Court of Justice ordered France to refrain from further nuclear testing in the South Pacific until a final ruling on legality is made. By an 84 vote, the court barred actions that could extend the dispute or affect the final decision. Australia and New Zealand sought the injunction, arguing future tests pose health and environmental dangers to residents. Further hearings are planned for September and December.
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International Court of Justice
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South Pacific
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New Zealand
Great Irish Coach Dies At Age 65
Portland Ore AP Frank Leahy longtime Notre Dame coach died at 65 after years of illness at Good Samaritan Hospital Cause of death listed as congestive heart failure He played under Knute Rockne at Notre Dame and later returned to coach there He had lived in Lake Oswego since 1963
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Ore
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hundreds of Pennsylvan ia job counselors shifted to self search
State employment counselors in Pennsylvania face a major shift from placing job seekers to seeking jobs for themselves. Officials differ on the scale of layoffs, with estimates ranging from several hundred to about 800 positions cut since last year. The agency, funded largely by federal money, faces inflation driven cost increases, though officials deny a federal funding cut. By next June 30, about 750 jobs are slated to disappear, many by attrition, as transfers to vocational rehabilitation are pursued.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Patrick Henning
Gov
Shapp
Wee
Clark
State Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation
Firemen Plan Nanty Glo Fair Week of June 25
Nanty Glo Volunteer Fire Company will sponsor its annual Firemen's Fair from Monday, June 25, through Saturday, June 30, at the fire company grounds. A daily carnival opens at 6 p.m. with a bucket brigade at 6:30 p.m. on Monday and barrel contests on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Auxiliaries plan to compete, and the big firemen's parade is set for 7 p.m. Friday, June 29.
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Nanty Glo Volunteer Fire Company
Ex-Clymer Man Buried With Honors
A former Clymer resident killed in a one car crash on Interstate 70 was buried with full military honors in Mentor Ohio Navy Yeoman First Class Harold Stitt 30 of Annandale Virginia traveling to see his maternal grandmother at the time of the crash He was pronounced dead at the scene Stitt son of Harold W Stitt Sr of Cleveland worked as an administrative clerk for Admiral Isaac Kidd Jr chief Naval Materiel in Washington D C Admiral Kidd and other officers attended the ceremony A full obituary will appear in Saturday Gazette.
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Mentor
Ohio
Navy
Harold Stitt
Annandale
Elizabeth Gaston
Stitt
Harold W. Stitt
Cleveland
Isaac Kidd Jr
Washington, D.C
Kidd
Teen testifies drug agent hurt her in Georgia trial
A Pennsylvania teenager testified freelance undercover agent Harry Ray Shouse hurt her after he arrested three boys near Tallulah Falls last August. Shouse denied any relations and said he stayed with her at a motel but urged her to take a bus home. The girl’s identity is protected under Georgia law. He faces a charge of holding against will with injury.
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Clarkesville
Pennsylvania
Harry Ray Shouse
Shouse
Tallulah Falls
FBI
Georgia
Ohio Youth Drowns in Youghiogheny River Near Addison
A 14 year old Jefferson, Ohio boy, Michael O. Clough, drowned Thursday while swimming in the Youghiogheny River near Addison Pennsylvania. He had been camping with his uncle at a nearby state campground, authorities said.
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Addison
Jefferson
Youghiogheny River
Pennsylvania
Michael O. Clough
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