Miraculous bus accident leaves pupils unhurt near New Castle
State police called the scene miraculous after a Mohawk Area School District bus carrying about 50 pupils rolled down a 75 foot embankment on Pennsylvania 224 at Edinburg Hill eight miles west of New Castle. Driver Ivan Raney, 37, of Enon Valley, and five children were treated for lacerations, while 43 more pupils were examined for minor scratches at area hospitals.
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New Castle
Pennsylvania
Edinburg Hill
Lawrence County
Ivan Raney
Enon Valley
Mohawk Area School District
Hillsville
Predict Bills For Heat To Vault 20 Percent
Harrisburg AP reports the state's heating oil bill could rise up to 20 percent in the lean months ahead. Deputy secretary Hugh Carleton notes the oil shortage has reduced dealer interest in new business as officials fear how the market will move.
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Harrisburg
Hugh Carleton
Department of Property and Supplies
Retail Clerks Union backs LCB system in Pa liquor shops
The Retail Clerks Union released a report with 16 recommendations for the Liquor Control Board. Proposals include cutting the 48 percent markup on liquor and wine, reducing the 18 percent emergency tax, expanding state stores, creating wine cellars, home delivery, credit services, and private labels to compete with private brands. The union criticizes the board’s hierarchy and calls for a lower chiefs to clerks ratio while responding to Shapp administration’s in-state retail stance.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Retail Clerks Union
Liquor Control Board
Shapp
Repeated Use Of DES Not Safe FDA Says
The FDA concluded DES should not be used repeatedly as a morning after contraceptive due to high estrogen levels that raise blood clot risk. It urged abortion consideration for pregnancies after DES exposure and proposed drug labeling with risks and benefits. The agency linked some cases of vaginal or cervical cancer to mothers’ DES use but found no cancer risk from limited post coital use for women.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Oil Spill Skims Creek Pond in Butler Pa
Authorities say about 10 000 gallons of oil spilled into the Comnoquenessing Creek Pond in Butler Pennsylvania when a six inch line at a golf course site was struck by a bulldozer. EPA dispatched a special emergency team to prevent the spill from entering the Beaver River, which feeds the Ohio River.
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Butler
Comnoquenessing Creek
National Transit Co
Oil City
Philadelphia
The
Environmental Protection Agency
Beaver River
Ohio River
Tony Grosso may become government witness in police protection payoffs
Anthony M. Grosso, once the area numbers kingpin and now imprisoned for running a complex numbers operation, is reportedly a prime witness in a Western Pennsylvania corruption probe. He allegedly implicated Ross Township police chief Butzler and Allegany County DA Ferraro in protection arrangements, with a federal grand jury action anticipated next week.
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Pittsburgh
Anthony M
Tony" Grosso
Grosso
Wallace S. Gourley
Ross Township
Robert E. Butzler
U.S
Richard Thornburg
Butzler
Samuel G. Ferraro
Allegheny County
Robert W. Duggan
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Toole Payee
Thornurg
H. David Rothman
Fer
County Eyes Tax Slice In Jefferson
Jefferson County commissioners opened the meeting by awaiting revaluation figures to announce a possible county millage cut. They approved $3,000 to Brockway for a traffic signals project and $1,992.62 to Weld for highway work. Three bids were awarded: Spirit Publishing for ballot contracts 1790, Belco for a clothes washer extractor 3400, and GAF for a map duplicator 2778.05. Caldwell said the duplicator would pay for itself via assessor charges. Also approved were invoices totaling $41,175.34 and per diem payroll of $3,482.61 for Sept 3–14.
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Brookville
Main
Clark Streets
Evergreen Avenue
Warsaw Township
Spirit Publishing Company
Punxsutawney
Jefferson Manor
Belco Supply Company
GAF Corporation
Monroeville
Caldwell
Treasury balance report shows high level figures
Washington AP reports the Treasury cash position as of September 17 with a balance of 2,626,523,765 dollars, deposits totaling 54,712,368,690.09 dollars, withdrawals of 6,689,512,088 dollars, total debt 400,802,088,752.91 dollars, and gold assets at 10,410,273,485.16 dollars.
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Washington (Ap
The
Treasury
Kohoutek Comet May Outshine Halley in 1910 Comparison
Atlanta astronomers and researchers worldwide anticipate Kohoutek to rival Halley’s 1910 display. If bright enough, it could be daytime visible, with the tail spanning up to 60 degrees and brightness up to 100 times that of the brightest star. The event may not recur for 50,000 years despite a 279 billion mile approach to the sun.
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Atlanta
Kohoutek
Fernbank Science Center
Bob Hayward
Halley
Richard Williamon
Hayward
Solar System
Earth
Williamon
Armstrong Board Awards Gym Contract at Shannock Valley
KITTANNING The Armstrong Board of School Directors awarded contracts totaling 739 434 for a new gymnasium and additions at Shan nock Valley Junior Senior High School Rural Valley The project includes showers locker rooms bleachers offices and a portable stage Also new lighting for halls lobbies and vesti ules and for current music room and cafeteria Other contracts cover a closed circuit TV system science equipment and remodeling of science labs The total project cost is about 840 000 with Gambler and Gamble Construction Co Bolivar as general contractor for 454 150.
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Kittanning
Armstrong Board of School
Shannock Valley
Rural Valley
Gambler and Gamble Construction Co
Bolivar
Dougherty Co., Inc
Freeport
Liveo
Johnstown
Bernard Electric, Inc
Robert Scheeren
ALA
Indiana
Gunsmoke Bartender Glenn Strange Dies at 74
Los Angeles AP report notes Glenn Strange, longtime Gunsmoke bartender Sam Noonan, died Thursday night at 74 after cancer battle. Irish Cherokee born 1899 in Weed New Mexico, Strange appeared in 500 TV shows and 300 films including Red River and the Frankenstein series succeeding Boris Karloff.
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Los Angeles
Glenn Strange
Sam Noonan
Strange
Weed
N.M
Hoat Gibson
Rodeo
Red River
Boris Karloff
Monster
Rock Star Jim Croce Dies in Plane Crash near Natchitoches
Recording star Jim Croce and five others were killed in a chartered twin-engine plane crash near Natchitoches Louisiana after a performance for about 2,000 Northwestern State University students. Pilot Robert Elliott of Dallas survived.
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Natchitoches, la
Jim Croce
Big Bad
Leroy Brown
Nachitoches, la
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches Parish
Sam James
Robert N. Elliott
Dallas
Season-all reports first ever $2 million month sales milestone
Sea son-all Industries announces a record $2,000,000 sales month marking the start of a five year growth plan. VP Thomas R. Clay cites energy crisis high mortgage rates driving demand for replacement windows doors and remodeling. The Indiana firm, with plants in Indiana and Punxsutawney, operates distribution centers across major cities nationwide.
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Thomas R. Clay
Indiana
Clay
Mr. Clay
Punxsutawney
State Police to Leave Crime Commission Probe
Harrisburg AP House investigating committee urges removing state troopers from the Pennsylvania Crime Commission to end dual roles and confusion. The report cites the King of Prussia wiretap incident and calls for abolishing secret listening and recording practices, with the panel aiming to restore legislative accountability and fix leadership flaws.
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House
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Crime Commission
Commission
King of Prussia
Seph Hepford
R-Dauphin
Justice Department
Crime Commission
Commonwealth
Milk Marketing Board
Harry E. Kapleau
Segarently
General) Assembly
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St. Bernard
Raney
FDA
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Raro
Rothman
Ferraro
Grosso Organization
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Gourley
Grand Jury
Jefferson
Pluto
Ocean Park Pier
Oceanside
Aragon Ballroom
Tommy Dorsey
Glenn Mill
Harry James
Lawrence Welk
Pacific Ocean Park
Shannock
Grant
Hazleton
Armstrong Board
Clear Channel Cable TV Co
Special House Committee
Rep. H. Jo
Eugene Geesey
York
David Turner
R-Bradford
Russell LaMarca
D-Berks
Joseph Rhodes Jr
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