Gore Lieberman ticket shapes historic Democratic bid
In Nashville AP reports Gore selects Sen. Lieberman as running mate, aiming to energize the nominating campaign and contrast with President Clinton. Lieberman’s moral stance and Jewish heritage mark a historic first for a major party ticket, while Republicans seek exploitable differences.
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Plaque mislaid in wooded grove marks 1758 treaty site
Failing History reports a 1925 copper plaque mislocated for decades. Historians say the Delaware Indians of Kuskusky and Moravian emissary Christian Frederick Post signed an 1758 treaty withdrawing allegiance from the French. The plaque belongs in New Castle, not near Slippery Rock, and notes the treaty’s impact on Fort Duquesne and Forbes' victory.
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Verizon strike worsens as 87,200 walk off across 12 states
Verizon Communications and two unions face stalled talks over job security and the transfer of work as 87,200 company employees across 12 states and the District of Columbia stage a third day of a strike affecting 25 million customers from Maine to Virginia. The dispute centers on work moved to cheaper or less unionized areas and the handling of in-home wiring by a subsidiary.
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Residents head to Canada to protest high drug costs
About 35 Pennsylvania residents will ride a bus to Canada on Thursday to highlight high U S prescription prices. Citizens for Consumer Justice sponsors the trip with stops in Pittsburgh Sharon and Erie. Canadian doctors will provide free checkups and rewrite prescriptions for medications bought in Ontario, where prices are up to 60 percent lower. The trip backs state legislation by Rep Don Walko to cap drug prices and adds a Medicare drug benefit, arguing Congress delays hinder relief.
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Motorcyclist Dies in Shenango Township Crash
A New Castleman died from injuries after a motorcycle crash in Shenango Township last night. Anthony Michael DeRosa, 22, of 915 Loraine Ave, was pronounced dead at St. Francis Hospital. The accident occurred about 11:45 p.m. on Frew Mill Road, about 300 feet west of ee Road. Shenango Township police.
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