Thiel students complete 100 mile Walk for Children’s Hospital
Thiel College Phi Theta Phi members finished a 100 mile walk raising a record 10740 for Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital. They beat last year’s Walk-A-Thon by more than 4000, collecting 4500 on day one in Greenville Sharon Meadville New Castle Mercer Grove City Slippery Rock Butler puis.
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Greenville
UPI
Thiel College
Pittsburgh
Childrens’ Hospital
Phi Theta Phi Fraternity
Freeport
Sharon
Meadville
New Castle
Mercer
Grove City
Slippery Rock
Butler
Tarentum
New Kensington
Springdale
Oakmont
Pittsburgh Symphony Receives $200000 NEA Grant
The National Endowment for the Arts awarded Pittsburgh Symphony Organization 200000 dollars as part of a 5199756 dollar grant to 193 orchestras. Funds will expand public programs, residency effort, Temple University festival participation, and outreach in other communities. Erie Symphony also receives 15000 dollars.
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Erie, Pa
Law seeks to curb graffiti with new Pennsylvania bill
North Philadelphia Democrat Rep. Mitchell W. Melton proposes making graffiti a crime with fines up to 500 dollars and up to three months in jail. Parents would be liable for damages by minors. bill in committee with hopes for early next year House vote.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Kilroy
Mitchell W. Melton
Melton
North
Milton
Second student dies in Chester after high school basketball tragedy
A 15 year old from Wallingford Judith Brown died from a fractured pelvis and internal injuries after a car struck spectators leaving Nether Providence High School Friday. Nancy Dimmett also 15 was killed instantly. Robert Merritt 35 surrendered and was charged with voluntary manslaughter and leaving the scene. a December 15 court hearing was set.
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Chester
UPI
Judith Brown
Wallingford
Riddle Memorial Hospital
Nancy Dimmett
Providence High School
Sharon Hill High School
Robert Merritt
Shapp launches three city tour to drum up industry
Governor Milton J. Shapp begins a three city tour to attract new industry to Pennsylvania. He will visit Chicago San Francisco and Seattle with Walter Arader state secretary of commerce and may meet San Francisco mayor Joseph Alioto. Luncheon invitees names were not released.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Milton J. Shapp
Pennsylvania
Shapp
Chicago
San Francisco
Seattle
Walter Arader
Joseph Alioto
Environmental hearings reveal air standards clash in Pennsylvania
Four days of marathon hearings in Philadelphia Harrisburg and Pittsburgh show conservation groups and citizens urging stricter air quality standards and enforcement while industries argue they lack the technology and funds to meet proposed levels. The Environmental Quality Board must propose standards and an EPA approved implementation plan by January 31 with more hearings to follow early January.
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Harrisburg
UPI
State
Environmental Resources Department
Marathon
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Environmental Quality Board
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
The good and the bad of not marrying Americans
The article notes 36 million singles in the United States and explores advantages such as freedom and economic independence, while detailing downsides like loneliness, discrimination on tax deductions, and the challenges of financial planning and household chores. It cites expert views from Dr. Marie Edwards and Warren Van Genderen and references societal shifts toward accepting single life and various relationship arrangements. It ends with a teaser for the next installment on choosing a life alone.
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Paul Corcoran Copley
America
Marie Edwards
Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Warren van Genderen
ISI Corp
The
Health Insurance Institute
Family Economist
U.S
Marilyn Monroe
Tom Neal to emerge from prison after manslaughter case
Ex actor Tom Neal, once famous for 180 films and a Bel Air mansion, is to be paroled after serving time for the 1965 killing of his estranged wife Gail. Neal had fled Hollywood after a 1951 bar brawl with Franchot Tone and a scandal involving Barbara Payton.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Tom Neal
Palm Springs
Neal
Hollywood
Franchot Tone
Barbara Payton
Tone
Miss Payton
Bel-Air
Gail
California Institution For Men At
Chino
Kidney disease victims face endless costs and scarce aid
The article details kidney patients in Lawrence County managing expensive treatments and machines, with Paul Passerrello reliant on weekly hospital dialysis. Fund administrators urge legislative relief as funds like the Passerrello and Watt foundations struggle to keep up. Some patients, including Pat Mingione, regain partial normalcy, while others like Sandra Watt and Ethel Reithmiller perish.
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Paul Passerrello
Youngstown
Atty
Francis X. Caiazza
Passerrello
Arthur Zarone
Sandra Watt
Ethel Reithmiller
Lawrence County
Pat Mingione
Neshannock Township
New Wilmington
Tommy Sipe
Monte Case
Audrey Schaible
Wilmington Area
Mercer County
State
Renal Disease Advisory Committee
Reithmiller
Storm systems sweep nation with rain snow and fog
Heavy storms trigger floods in the Lower Mississippi valley while Montana Utah and Nevada see heavy snows. Warnings issued for travel in Pennsylvania Wyoming Colorado and the Midwest as rains drenched parts of Louisiana including Baton Rouge and Lafayette. Kidney disease fund drives in Mercer County raise substantial sums for patients in need.
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United Press International
Mississippi Valley
Baton Rouge
Lafayette
Lake Charles
Texas
Florida
Great Lakes
Pennsylvania
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Wyoming
Colorado
India Recognizes Bangla Desh Amid War and Refugee Crisis
Indira Gandhi announced India recognizes the Bangla Desh government as the Pakistan crisis escalates. East Pakistan rebels face Indian air supremacy as Maj. Gen. Jacob reports fast advances and U.N. cease fire efforts falter. About 10 million East Pakistan refugees flee to India, straining resources. The US protests Indian attacks on ships near Chittagong.
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Inter-Continental
Dacca
U.N
Bangkok
India
New Delhi
Indira Gandhi
Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan
West Pakistan
Awami League
East Pakistan
Yahya Khan
League
Gandhi
Calcutta
U.S. State Department
U.S
Chittagong
Madras
United States
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