Murdoch May Leave Boston If Union Rejects Arbitration
Publisher Murdoch threatens to depart Boston after lunch if the 51 mailers union does not agree to binding arbitration amid a battle over 19 proposed layoffs. He warns the Herald could be shut and possibly renamed Boston Post as Hearst faces losses and a looming paper closure.
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Boston
Herald
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Henry Vitale
Wire
Allen Eisner
Hearst Corp
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United States
United Kingdom
Times of London
New York Post
Herald American
Boston Post
Edna Ayers Elected New Castle Area School Board President
Edna Ayers was elected president of the New Castle Area School Board at the reorganizational meeting with George Gregg as vice president. Ayers won 7-0 with Donna Donati abstaining. Roberta Carvella was absent ill. The board suspended Mildred Brown with pay pending a hearing on alleged inability to teach. dates set for monthly meetings through November.
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Edna Ayers
New Castle Area
George Gregg
Ayers
Donna Donati
Roberta Carvella
Mildred Brown
Dominick Motto
Business students tour county offices for learning experience
Eight Mohawk Area High School Future Business Leaders of America members visited the County Government Center to see how county offices operate. They worked in the offices of the county commissioners, courts, prothonotary and clerk of courts, register and recorder, treasurer, assessor, voter registration, and Lawrence County Children's Services. The visit followed a commissioners meeting where a $10,000 transfer was approved to cover $9,026.50 in leftover Drug and Alcohol Abuse program bills. Chairman Frank A. Vitril said the group’s effort aimed to show practical operations and explore a proposed countywide union manat organization to boost the local economy. Timothy Sturgeon was appointed to four years on the Lawrence County Conservation District, with Vitril reappointed to one year as the commissioners’ representative.
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Sharon Boyle
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Mohawk Area High School
Business Club
Rebecca Henry
Lawrence County
Frank A. Vitril
Timothy Sturgeon
Lawrence County Conservation District
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Nation’s jobless rate hits 10.8 percent in November
The Labor Department reports the nation's unemployment rose to 10.8 percent in November, up 0.4 point from October, with about 12 million unemployed. Factory workers bear the heaviest burden while white collar jobs join the rising ranks as the economy remains in recession.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Nashau church to host economist lecture
Dr Stuart Crane an economist and authority on world history will lecture at Nashau Orthodox Presbyterian Church Pulaski from 7 to 10 p m today and 9 to 11 a m tomorrow on the World Anti Christ System with a slide presentation. Donations accepted.
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Stuart Crane
Nashau Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Pulaski
Crane
Jobless rate shows blue collar slump amid November data
The department reports 99 million employed as unemployment rises in November. Blue collar unemployment hits 16.5 percent, up from 15.9, while manufacturing loses 138000 jobs and has shed 2.2 million since July last year. White collar unemployment climbs to 5.6 percent as recession persists.
Akron Soul Seekers to Sing at Bethel Baptist Church
The Soul Seekers from Akron will perform at Bethel Baptist Church on East Washington Street this Sunday with services at 9 45 and 10 45 a m and an evening concert at 6 30 p m A free will offering will be received Host pastor is Rev Ron Leonard Public welcome.
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Akron
Bethel Baptist Church
Vogan
East Washington Streets
Ron Leonard
Public meeting on soil conservation at Westfield Grange
A public meeting on soil conservation is set for 8 p.m. Tuesday at Westfield Grange. Speaker Ray Kurshane, a soil conservation specialist from the Western United States, will present. An admission fee will be charged.
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Westfield Grange
Ray Kurshane
United States
Campaign spending and debts reported in county records
Expense details show COPE and affiliated groups donating hundreds to local campaigns. Pratt's GOP rival Henry Karki reported 1347.98 spending, while Lawrence County Democratic and Republican committees logged large receipts, expenses, and balances with several congressmen contributing. A separate accident report notes Richard M. DeLeone, 21, injured in a one car crash on Pa. 422, flown to Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh in stable condition with chest and abdominal injuries.
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New Brighton
Pratt
Fee
Richard M. DeLeone
Grove Ave
Mercy Hospital
Pittsburgh
DeLeone
Life Flight
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E. Washington St
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Raliquippa
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Enlarger & Lens
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