Shapp Reflects On Harrisburg Years And Major Achievements
Gov. Milton J. Shapp recalls his eight years in Harrisburg highlighting 50 to 100 reforms. He cites creating strong drug and alcohol programs, a landmark state workers contract, and clearing 7,000 backlogged workers compensation claims. He defends anti corruption efforts while warning of national fiscal strains and a looming transportation budget crunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton J. Shapp
Harrisburg
Washington
State Employees Union
American Federation of State
Shapp
Dick Thornburgh
Commonwealth
Shafer
Frank Hilton
Hilton
Turnpike Commission
Egidio Cerilli
National Guard
Harry Mier
Donald Paule
Cerilli
Pennsylvania
Paule
Don Paule
Transportation Department
U.S
Penndot
America
Deaths of the day feature Ellwood City woman
Ellwood City resident Martha Kovecsi Bokor died at 3 15 p m December 26 1978 after a yearlong illness. Born in Hungary September 20 1901 she is survived by husband John Baker two daughters and two sons plus many relatives. Services set at Turner Funeral Home with burial in Locust Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City
Martha Kovecsi Bokor
Line Ave
Ellwood City Hospital
Hungary
Albert and
Susan Sangor Kovecsi
Bokor
Ellport United
Louis
Martha) Pocza
Fombell
Edison
Goldie) Black
Grove City
John Jr
George J
Turner Funeral Home
Sixth St
John B. Loudon
Highland United Presbyterian Church of
New Castle
Locust Grove Cemetery
Percy Lee Cummings
Etna St
Eugene and
Lula Washington Cummings
New Castle Foundry
Universal Bundle Corp
Cummings
Ebenezer Church of God In Christ
Laurice Bush
Jeffery
Carey Jones
St. Louis
Joseph Jones
Rodney Jones
Los Angeles
Calif
Arthur Jones
Compton
Paul
Debra) Jefferson
Denise Cummings
Marcia Cummings
Pacoima
Harvey
Sondra) McCarter
Englewood
Charles
Dianne) Harvey
Sheron Cummings
Laurice Cummings
Sepulveda
Patricia Jones
Kenneth
Donna) Hargrave
Queenie Hood Cummings
James
Jonnie
Helen Matthews
Harbor St
Rees Nursing Home
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Tanner-Reynolds
Highland and
Winter Avenues
F. Dickson Marshall
City Rescue Mission
Graceland Cemetery
Miss Matthews
Charles Matthews
Lawrence County
Charles Matthews Jr
Vasil Yevttch
Marion
Estella) Ordak
Walter Natzic
Santa Clara
Joseph Natzic
Midland
Mich
Robert Natzic
Josephine B. Blazak
Bessemer
Wanda Lubenski
Constance Copple
Mary Masterson
Ann Blazac
Charles Blazac
Tacoma
Wash
Ted Blazac
Kingston
Idaho
Robert Blazac
Frank Blazac
Eleanor
Hedwig
M.W. Cunningham
Oak Street
St. Anthony Church
Nicholas Mastrangelo
Indiana
Grace Dodson
Dodson
Benjamin Franklin Junior High School
New Castle High School
Mary Haines
Jean Haines
Frank T. Mihalcik
Vero Beach
Fla
Levi B. Colvin
23Rd Ave
Pine Street
Vero Beach Hospital
Boyleston
N.Y
Fayette and
Mary Colvin
Ida Mae Hughes
Elmer G
Minnie) Anderson
West Mifflin
Daniel E. Hughes
Alfred G
Frank
Cox-Gifford Funeral Home
Florida
Woman and daughter die in Oakland Maine blaze
In Oakland Maine a mother, Carol S. Brown, 29, and her 12-year-old daughter Julianne Craig died from smoke inhalation after a fire on Town Farm Road went undetected for two hours. Officials traced a distressed call but found no visible flames until a firefighter saw melted ornament in a window. The fire, caused by an electrical short in a water heater closet, was confined to the area with smoke damage totaling about 7000 to 10000 dollars.
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Gibeon
Jordan
UPI
West Bank of Jordan
Defense Ministry
West Bank
Tal-Aluf Benjamin Ben Eliezer
Jerusalem
Oakland
Maine
Town Farm
Kenneth Quinton
Quinton
Carol S. Brown
Julianne Craig
Quirion
Freedom Gains and Losses Mark 1978 Liberty Map
Freedom House reports 563 million people in 24 nations gained personal liberty while 144 million declined in eight. Two countries moved to free status, several shifted from not free to partly free, with Mauritius dropping from free to partly free and Cam bodia cited for savage repression.
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New York
UPI
Liberty
Freedom House
Dominican Republic
Upper Volta
Iran
Panama
Paraguay
Poland
Rhodesia
Sudan
Transkei
Thailand
Mauritius
Cambodia
Man Arrested in Brooklyn Ave Disturbance
City police charged Virgil Penwell 50 with resisting arrest and assault after he struck a officer in the eye during a disturbance at 730 Brooklyn Ave at 12 05 a m. His son Frank Penwell fled handcuffed from a cruiser after being placed under arrest for escape and resisting arrest.
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Brooklyn Ave
Howard B. Hanna
Virgil Penwell
Penwell
Frank
Cpl
Terry Book
Bernard Palladino
Frank Penwell
Virgil
Book
Frank Pennell
Jameson Memorial
St. Francis Hospital
Dollar slips while gold rises after holiday relief
The U S dollar fell against major European currencies while gold surged over six dollars an ounce in first post Christmas trading. In Tokyo the dollar rose to 195.55 yen and gold opened at 222.25 an ounce in London, up 6.38 from before Christmas, with Zurich at 221.63 and Frankfurt at 1.8360 marks.
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London
UPI
Tokyo
Zurich
Frankfurt
Also Mentioned on This Page
People’s Advocate
Thornburgh
FBI
Pherson
Harlansburg
James Gardner
Franklin
Ellen H. McConaghy Pherson
John Bokor
Helen Yevttch
Miss Grace Dodson
Robert C. Burke
S. Front St
Wilmington
N.C
New Hanover Memorial Hospital
Warren
Ohio
Sophie C. Colley Burke
Earl I. Burke
Burke
United Presbyterian Church
Sophie Burke
Earl I. Burke Jr
Concord
Tanner-Reynolds Mortuary
William J. Larkin
Clen Moore United Presbyterian Church
Castle View Memorial Gardens
NTER
North City Plaza
Orn
Towne Mall
Wilmington Rd
First Federal Plaza
Robert A. Myers
Gene Bolinger
The
International Order of the Golden Rule
Youngstown Dental Center
A. P. Jackson
D.D.S. and
Assoc
Hillman Way
Southern Park Mall
Rt. 7
Market St
Warner's
Warner Photo Shop
Wilmington Road
Harold R. Moore
Rose Ave
Urance Company
Mus Ono
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