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New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1978

Page

7

Democrats win right to contest 69th district election

Somerset County judge allowed William Lloyd and the Democrats to intervene in Halverson’s contested race. The petition seeks to throw out the November 7 results amid election challenges that gave Republicans a 102-100 House edge. A Dec. 5 hearing was set, with possible vacancy or a special election depending on rulings.

Harrisburg Kenneth Halverson Election Board Halverson GOP Chamber Coffroth Edward Hussie House Republicans James Cascio Lloyd Cascio Meyersdale House of Representatives H. Jack Seltzer Lebanon

Mediation stalls as St. Louis paper strike talks continue

Federal mediator Michael O'Reilly refused to reveal progress after two days of marathon negotiations over the St. Louis Post-Dispatch strike. Ten unions and the pressmen's union held split sessions on economic and staffing issues, with the paper seeking to cut 14 of 154 pressman jobs as unnecessary. The papers, printing under contract for the Globe-Democrat, have been picketed since November 20.

ST. Louis UPI Michael O'Reilly O'Reilly St. Louis Post-Dispatch Post St. Louis Globe-Democrat Pressmen’s Union Manning

Accompanists Named for City Messiah at First Baptist Church

Ruth Weir will be piano accompanist and Raymond H Ocock of New Wilmington Pa will provide organ accompaniment for the Music Club presents Handel s Messiah Sunday at 3 p m in the First Baptist Church The Music Club chorus began its annual Messiah presentations in 1938 Miss Weir has taken part in all but one performance in either voice or as accompanist Ocock is associate professor of organ at Westminster College and organist choir director at Westminster Presbyterian Church Youngstown Ohio He studied sacred music at Union Theological Seminary and did graduate work at Case Western Reserve and University of Missouri He has served as official organist at Chautauqua Institution and given recitals in churches and at Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh.

Ruth Weir Raymond H. Ocock New Wilmington Music Club First Baptist Church Music Club Chorus Miss Weir Slippery Rock State College Pennsylvania State University Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Music Club of New Castle Westminster College Westminster Presbyterian Church Youngstown Ohio Union Theological Seminary New York City Case-Western Reserve University of Missouri Chattaqua Institution Carnegie Music Hall Pittsburgh

Centralize payrolls urged by Pennsylvania subcommittee

A Senate subcommittee chaired by Sen. James E. Ross recommended centralizing personnel pay records and contracts for about 50 Pennsylvania Senate payrolls in the chief clerk’s office and making them public. It urged December meetings to detail next year’s plan and to set spending guidelines to end confusion from diverse accounts. The report noted an interim deadline for action.

Harrisburg UPI Pennsylvania Senate James E. Ross D-Beaver

County commissioners transfer funds to finish year at Hill View Manor

The Lawrence County commissioners agreed to a $30,000 transfer from anti recession equipment to wages and Social Security at Hill View Manor to meet current payroll. They plan to locate remaining funds in the county budget later and consider further requests, including $88,000 total for insurance, wages, and nursing salaries.

Lawrence County Hill View Manor Robert E. Foht Thomas A. Shumaker Frank A. Vitril Shumaker

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