Franklin man dies in blaze
A Franklin resident, name not released, died in a one story home fire at 160 Minnick Street. Fire Chief Howard Harville said the body was found on a bedroom floor near a window as flames filled the structure. Firefighters searched quickly but could not reach the victim before entry. The fire damaged the living room, kitchen, and most of the house. The cause is undetermined. Neighbors reported the blaze at 7:18 p.m. and crews remained until about 9:45 p.m.
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Franklin
Minnick Street
Howard Harville
Harville
Dog Opens Electric Stove T or Fire Kills Pet and Destroys Inland Drive Home
Firefighters tied a kitchen blaze at 2903 Inland Drive to an overheated electric stove possibly triggered by a Doberman Pinscher pressing stove buttons. The dog woke the owner David Conarroe, who escaped as the house suffered $15,000 in structure and $5,500 in contents damage. the pet died from smoke inhalation. The fire, reported at 10 13 a m, damaged windows and filled the home with smoke but was contained to the kitchen and living room.
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Inland Drive
David Conatroe
Conarroe
Weather warms to light sun with cool temperatures
The forecast calls for a sunny day with a high in the mid 20s and a low around 10 degrees. Monday will be cloudy with a high near 30.
Carter warns of personal intervention in coal strike
President Carter, after a two day New England swing, said he would intervene personally if needed as miners and industry negotiators again fail to reach a three year contract. He discussed options including Taft Hartley act action and federal takeover if talks break down.
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Washington
Carter
New England
United Mine Workers Union
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Nashua
N.H
Ray Marshall
Marshall
BCOA
Arnold Miller
Morris Feibusch
Wildcat
Feibusch
Ohio miners refuse to work without pact
Ohio coal miners will not return without a contract, even amid White House hints of federal action. Don Nunley of UMW District 6 in Athens said rank and file would strike if forced, stressing no work without a good pact while negotiators face strain and possible Taft-Hartley intervention.
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Athens
Ohio
Carter
United Mine Workers
Don Nunley
UMW District 6
National Bargaining Council
White House
Nunley
Will
John Guzek
Prosector Sprague Wins Long Yablonski Case in Court
Media Pa AP Richard A Sprague walked from the Delaware County courthouse after a jury convicted W A Tony Boyle of three counts of first degree murder in the Yablonski assassination case. Sprague, 52, described justice prevailing and praised FBI and local law enforcement, tracing the evidence from Clarksville to Washington DC and noting Boyle as the originator of the killings. He defended his eight year pursuit which yielded nine confessions and a string of arrests.
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Media
Richard A. Sprague
Yablonski
Sprague
Delaware County
Spr Ue
Jock” Yablonsky
FBI
Clarksville
Pennsylvania
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Boyle
la Follette Tenn
Middlesboro
Pittsburgh
Erie
Washington, D.C
A. Charles Peruto
Ceret
Programs at Warren County Vocational School on display
A feature note on National Vocational Education Week highlights two showcased programs at the Warren County Joint Vocational School. Phil Yost previews coverage on pages 36 and 37, underscoring community interest in local trade education.
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Warren County Joint Vocational School
Phil Yost
Middletown
Mary Jo Klaber
Iona Asher
Erma Bombeck
Thomas Collins
Belfast bombing kills 12 at La Mon Inn sparked manhunt
Police and British troops swept through Belfast arresting IRA activists after a fatal firebomb attack on the La Mon House Hotel in Castlereagh. A large task force hunted suspected Provisional IRA leaders, with Gerry Adams among those named. The death toll rose to 12, with 31 injured as sectarian violence intensified in Northern Ireland.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Britain
Roy Mason
Kenneth Newman
Gerry Adams
McGurky's
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Joseph Phipps
U.M.W
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United Mine Workers of America
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