Philadelphia panel asked to probe lawyers tied to racketeer
The Pennsylvania state Supreme Court Disciplinary Board faces a request from the Crime Commission to investigate links among three lawyers John Rogers Carroll Joseph Battle and Joseph Palma and a Delaware County racketeer related to a year long Chester gambling probe The commission cites their alleged roles aiding racketeer Frank Howard Miller who allegedly set up seven corporations to dodge over 3 million in IRS taxes and gambling taxes
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UPI
State Supreme Court
Delaware County
State Crime Commission
Philadelphia Bulletin
John Rogers Carroll
Joseph Battle
Chester
Joseph Palma
Frank Howard Miller
Miller
Internal Revenue Service
Ford Motor denied new trial in Allegheny County suit
A three judge panel refused Ford Motor Co and John Zucovich a new trial after a jury in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court awarded 700000 to Maureen Anderko and 300000 to Andrea Hornyak for injuries from a 1974 auto accident. Anderko suffered burns over 65 percent of her body and Hornyak over 20 percent. Ford and Zitcovich’s attorney plan to appeal to the Pennsylvania Superior Court.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Ford Motor Co
Pennsylvania
Ford Company
John Zucovich
North Huntingdon
Allegheny County Common Pleas Court
Maureen Anderko
Library
Andrea Hornyak
South Park Township
Zitcovich
Miss Anderko
Miss Hornyak
Ford
Randall J. McConnell Jr
Pennsylvania Superior Court
Chief city magistrate Stephen Laffey dies in Pittsburgh
Chief City Magistrate Stephen P. Laffey died of Legionnaires disease Saturday night in Montefiore Hospital at age 70. He fell ill after a return from a judicial conference in the Virgin Islands. The CDC confirmed the diagnosis Friday. Laffey, appointed by former mayor Pete Flaherty in January 1973, was a Duquesne University Law School graduate and former bankruptcy referee and federal clerk of courts in Pittsburgh.
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UPI
Stephen P. Laffey
Montefiore Hospital
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St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
U.S. Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Pete Flaherty
Duquesne University Law School
Teen faces escape charges in Nebraska case
Donald Allen Huey an 18 year old from Brownsville Pennsylvania was to appear in Cheyenne County District Court on escape and assault charges after allegedly escaping from the Cheyenne County Jail on November 20. He is accused of shoving a heavy steel door injuring Sheriff Oren Cox with fractures to the hip and thigh. Huey was jailed for burglarizing a Sidney apartment building on October 13.
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Sidney, Neb
UPI
Donald Allen Huey
Brownsville
Fayette County
Cheyenne County
Huey
Oren Cox
Cox
Sidney
Hunter suspected in Meadville victim’s death
In Crawford County Pennsylvania deputy coroner Robert Challener ruled a man found dead in a wooded area near Guys Mills was shot to death by a hunter. Lawrence J. Froehlich Jr., 33, of Meadville, had left home to set small game traps and was discovered after neighbors spotted his truck near the woods.
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Meadville
UPI
Guys Mills
Crawford County
Robert Challener
Challener
Lawrence J. Froehlich Jr
Robbers Hit Oil City Station Then Arrests Made
An Oil City attendant was robbed of about $300 at gunpoint. Police arrested four suspects, recovered the money, and arraigned Charles Bell and Candice Hall on armed robbery and conspiracy charges, with two Crawford County juveniles detained. The attendant, Carl Rhodes, was unharmed. The robbers used a sawed off shotgun.
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Oil City
UPI
Charles Bell
Titusville
Crawford County
Candice Hall
Cranberry Township
Venango County
Charles Thoreau
Meadville
Carl Rhodes
Pittsburgh jobless rate falls in October
The Pittsburgh labor market area saw unemployment drop 0.3 percent to 6.5 percent as employment rose by 10,500. Allegheny, Beaver, Washington and Westmoreland counties total 939,700 jobs with state and local government adding nearly 900 and retail up 100. Manufacturing shed 1,900 and construction fell 1,100.
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Allegheny
Beaver
Washington
Westmoreland
Fire damages Altoona hotel in suspicious blaze
A Sunday fire of suspicious origin damaged the top floor of the seven story Penn Alto Hotel in downtown Altoona. No injuries were reported as residents evacuated safely and the blaze was controlled in about 30 minutes. Estimated damage runs between 35000 and 40000 dollars. Fire Inspector Donald Snyder said the fire began in a storage closet near the seventh floor apartment of owner Francis Huber and asked the state police fire marshal to investigate. Huber and 12 other top floor residents escaped unharmed.
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Altoona
UPI
Penn Alto
Donald Snyder
Francis Huber
Snyder
Huber
IRS eyes private school tax exemptions over discrimination
Washington reports the IRS plans to deny tax exemptions to schools practicing racial discrimination, risking reduced private gifts and endowments that cover a large share of operating costs. Protest letters exceed 100,000 as hearings approach, with officials noting possible redrafts to accommodate such schools and critics warning of overreach by the tax agency.
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UPI
IRS
TLE
Stuart Seigel
TRS
Philip Crane
Bill
American Conservative Union
Robert Billings
National Christian Action Coalition
Robert Lamborn
The
Council For American Private Education
Begin holds talks with peace negotiators on Sadat demands
Prime Minister Menachem Begin and top Israeli officials met to draft a letter rejecting Sadat’s demand for a timetable toward West Bank and Gaza autonomy. A spokesman said the letter was not ready by midday and would go to U S ambassador Lewis for relay.
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United Press International
Menachem Begin
Anwar Sadat
Begin
U.S
Samuel W. Lewis
Cairo
Moshe Dayan
Ezer Weizman
Yitzhak Zamir
UPI
Sadat
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Middle East
U.S. Senate
Robert Byrd
Mustafa Khalil
Washington
Khalil
SBA Criticized for Section 8a Program Records
Senate Small Business Committee staff accuse the SBA of misuse of federal funds and poor record keeping. They say the agency cannot determine current debts, past due sums, or funding jeopardy. Examples include a family-run firm with high executive wealth receiving $250000 in contracts and a firm paid undocumented legal fees and Xmas bonuses.
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UPI
Senate
Small Business Administration
Senate Small Business Committee
SBA
Trucker dispute prompts court bid for restraining order
Gunfire and brick throwing mark the fourth week of the independent steel haulers strike. A Mahoning County hearing considers an injunction to stop harassment of nonstriking drivers as Ohio and Pennsylvania authorities report sniper attacks and smashed windshields. Lonnie Lawver of Brownsville was wounded in Pittsburgh while authorities tally losses nearing $2 million for Youngstown area haulers. A Cleveland judge issued a temporary restraining order banning picketing by FASH in the city at Republic Steel’s request.
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United Press International
Pennsylvania
Lorain County
Ohio
Mahoning County
Common Pleas Court
Pittsburgh
Erie
Ohio Highway Patrol
Penn-Ohio Steel Carriers Association
Youngstown
Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers
Youngstown Area
Lonnie Lawver
Brownsville
Lawver
Allegheny General Hospital
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
Cleveland
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Republic Steel Corp
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