Officials begin tests for radiation traces
In Middletown Pennsylvania a mobile unit from Ohio scanned residents within five miles of the Three Mile Island plant for radioactive contamination. Forty people were tested on day one with all results normal, as officials hoped the program would ease fears.
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Helgeson Nuclear Services
Middletown
Three Mile Island
UPI
Ester Stesko
Bob Gibson
O.K
Gibson
NRC
Charles Gummo
Derry
Nikki
Gibson Gibson
Weather Digest Western Pennsylvania Rain Tonight and Thursday
Cloudy and windy with periods of rain tonight and Thursday. Low near 50 tonight. High in the mid 60s Thursday. Precipitation chance 80 percent tonight and Thursday. Weather statistics show highs of 48 and lows of 24 with no precipitation noted. Shenango River stage at 10.00 feet. Moraine State Park temperature 52 degrees with east winds, 969 attendees Tuesday.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
Moraine State Park
Teamsters End Strike With Tentative Pact Agreement
Washington UPI reports the Teamsters union and the trucking industry reach a three year tentative master freight agreement ending a 10 day strike that idled about 125000 auto workers. Wayne Horvitz announced return to work within 24 hours as union ratification looms.
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Washington
UPI
Teamsters Union
Federal
Wayne Horvitz
National Negotiating Committee
Horvitz
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Carter
J. Curtis Counts
Counts
Council On Wage and Price Stability
Teamsters
Frank Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Rival unions press for support in New Castle teachers race
In the New Castle area two unions vie for teacher representation ahead of the May 3 election. The Pennsylvania Federation of Teachers promises no layoffs and better pay, while the Pennsylvania State Education Association defends its track record and local leadership. The vote takes place at Ben Franklin Junior High and New Castle High School with the winner serving the next contract term.
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Dan Callahan
New Castle Area
Pennsylvania Federation of Teachers
Pennsylvania State Education Association
PSEA
PFT
Dick Temple
Pittsburgh
Temple
New Castle Area Education Association
Stanley Magusiak
Magusiak
NCAEA
New Castle
Ben Franklin
Vince Scialabba
Ben Franklin Junior High School
New Castle High School
State Labor Relations Board
Steel haulers seek separate union contract amid Teamsters talks
New Castle Teamsters Local 261 reports steel haulers want a separate contract as freight haulers back the tentative union agreement. Steel drivers claim rising costs and fuel surcharges threaten survival and call for 75 percent gross revenue, a rate increase, and a fuel-cost offset by government aid. Local 261 supports the steel haulers’ stance while officials say the issue remains under consideration.
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Teamsters
Castle Steel
Lenny Lastoria
New Castle Teamsters Local 261
Frank Fitzsimmons
International Union
Dick Glass
Local 261
Tornadoes devastate Wichita Falls killing dozens across Texas Oklahoma
National Guardsmen and police patrol wrecked streets after killer tornadoes struck Wichita Falls and surrounding towns. At least 50 dead, including 34 in Wichita Falls, with hundreds injured. looting fears grow as bodies are recovered and hospitals operate under emergency power. Damage peaks at $100 million in Wichita Falls. twisters blamed on Gulf air clash with Rocky Mountain cool front.
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Texas
UPI
Oklahoma
Ed Llsner
National Guardsmen
Gulf
Rocky Mountains
South
Midwest
National Guard
Lawton
Okla
Texas-Oklahoma
Vernon
Harrold
Seymour
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