Hospital official indicted over infant death dispute in Texas
In Dimmitt Texas a grand jury indicted Plains Memorial Hospital administrator Jack Newsom for refusing emergency medical treatment to a migrant farmworker family. The case centers on a 11 month old boy who died after the parents say they were blocked by a $400 deposit demand amid translation issues. Newsom faces a Class C misdemeanor with possible fines and civil case consequences.
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Dimmitt
Castro County
Newsom
Plains Memorial Hospital
Raphael Chen
Aguinagas
Law
Chen
Isidro Jr
B.D. Murphy
Murphy
Plains Memorial
Jetliner crash in Portland kills at least ten persons
A United Airlines jetliner forced to circle for over 30 minutes due to landing gear trouble crash landed in a Portland residential area. Ten people were killed and about 50 injured, five critically. Two crew members were among the dead, and authorities reported extensive wreckage and debris across a field and homes.
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Portland
Ore
UPI
United Airlines
Forrest E. Mendenhall
Parker
Colo
Joan Wheeler
Englewood
Portland International Airport
Darrel Buttice
New York
Denver
Iden
Malburn McBroom
Loveland
County Extends Fiscal Year Over Budget Discrepancy
County commissioners met to trace a $3200 shortfall in the general fund after Data Processing Director John Duda reported expenditures exceeded revenues. Meeting adjourned at 3 45 p m. court approved a two day extension to search for the error. President Judge John F Henderson signed the order extending the fiscal year to January 18.
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John Duda
Duda
John A
Meehan
Frank A. Vitril
John F. Henderson
Thomas A. Shumaker
City pacts for workers are okayed
Two-year contracts with city clerical workers and laborers were approved yesterday, completing agreements with all union personnel. Earlier votes established a one-year police contract and a three-year firemen contract. Public works and parks staff will gain 42 cents an hour in 1979 and 1980 plus 2 cents more for longevity, on top of existing 2 to 8 cent service-based increments. A total of 64 regular employees and 15 CE hires are affected.
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Public Works and Parks and Recreation
Panel urges House reforms in Harrisburg USA
A UPI report says a special commission urged the Pennsylvania House to reform hiring and expense practices. Recommendations call for nonpartisan professional administration, documented expenses, a bipartisan rules panel, and space expansion, while preserving political influence in hiring.
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Harrisburg
UPI
House
Commission
Education
John C. Pittenger
County workers may vote on strike
County employees in Construction and General Laborers Local 964 may cast a strike vote Tuesday if negotiations fail to improve. AFSCME amid the county offices including sheriff, prothonotary, register and recorder, district attorney, public defender, domestic relations, and county offices of controller, treasurer, maintenance and commissioners. Non unionized court staff not expected to strike. Local 964 contract expires December 31. unions seek good faith bargaining and county offers. County commissioners and officials met with labor negotiator Atty. Richard Audino. no conclusive decision.
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Local 964
American Federation of State
Afscme
John F. Henderson
Atty
Richard Audino
Western Pennsylvania Weather and Local Updates
Cloudy tonight with a low near 30 in western Pennsylvania. Rain possible Saturday with a high mid-40s and an 80 percent chance of precipitation. Weather statistics show 24 hour high 24 and low 11, no precipitation, Shenango River at 6.40 feet. Moraine State Park records 30 degrees at 11 am with light east winds and no precipitation.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
Moraine State Park
Death notices for eight residents from Pennsylvania towns
Death records list Sam D. Verterano Jr. 54 Hillsville Louis A. Mielke 72 Wampum Mrs. Margaret David Fowler 93 304 Smithfield St Benjamin Amos Latshaw 92 Hillsville Jacob Allen Pop Warner 61 Beaver Falls William Bill Wilcox 78 Beaver Falls Earl D. Stevenson 57 McKeesport Pa names and ages provided with towns of residence in a December 29 1978 notice.
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Sam D. Verterano Jr
Hillsville
Louis A. Mielke
Wampum RD
Margaret David Fowler
Smithfield St
Benjamin Amos Latshaw
Jacob Allen
Pop) Warner
Beaver Falls
William
Bill) Wilcox
Earl D. Stevenson
McKeesport
New Year Around the World Aims for 1979 Variants
Astronomers at Hayden Planetarium note many calendars offer new year starts beyond January 1 1979. Questions of dates span Japan 2639, China 4677, Jewish 5740, Muslim 1400, Greek and Byzantine cycles, and India’s Saka 1901. Gregorian reform evolves with Leap Year debates.
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New York
UPI
Hayden Planetarium
India
Julius Casear
Caesar
Sosigenes
Church Wins Tax Exemption For Property On Crawford Ave
The Calvary Temple congregation’s petition for tax exemption on church owned property on Crawford Avenue was unanimously approved by county commissioners. A letter from church solicitor Atty. John R. Seltzer said the facility will host regular church services starting Jan. 6.
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Calvary Temple
Crawford Avenue
Atty
John R. Seltzer
Land sale for elderly housing approved on South Side
The Redevelopment Authority approved selling land to St. Francis Housing Corp for 100 elderly units costing 100000. HUD funding of 3203000 awaits final approval, prompting concerns from James Robinson and Nick Navarra about timing and residents’ relocation before funding is secured. If delayed, land assembly would take six to seven months.
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City Redevelopment Authority
St. Francis Housing Corp
St. Francis Hospital
St. Francis
U.S. Department of Housing and
James Robinson
Robinson
Nick P. Navarra
Navarra
HUD
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