Superpowers to examine Venus and Russian probes
UPI reports American scientists are aiding Soviet researchers in selecting Venus landing sites for two advanced Soviet robots expected to land next year to collect soil samples and analyze surface chemistry. The effort follows the Pioneer Venus radar mapping and foresees future probes, with Titan’s frigid surface noted as a potential cold archive for early life chemistry.
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AL Rossiter Jr
UPI
Science Editor
Toronto
Venus
Harold Masursky
U.S. Geological Survey
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Pioneer
Masursky
Carter
Congress
Earth
Tobias Owen
State University of New York
Stony Brook
Saturn
Titan
Uranus
Owen
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Akron Woman Dies After Life Support Is Discontinued
Edna Marie Leach died 25 minutes after life-sustaining equipment was removed in Akron following a court ruling that allowed discontinuation. Her husband had sought withdrawal since September, with conditions set by Judge Willard Spicer including physician examinations and notices to officials. An autopsy was planned to determine cause of death, with the case deemed an unusual death under Ohio law.
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Akron
Ohio
UPI
Edna Marie Leach
Gifford Leach
Lou Gehrig
Akron General Medical Center
G.H. Samuelson
East Liverpool
Leach
Jeffrey Lammers
Summit County
Willard Spicer
Spicer
William Curtice
A.H. Kyriakides
Federal judge halts state desegregation order at Buckeye High
State troopers say they will follow federal Judge Nauman Scott who warned against enforcing a state judge Richard Lee order to escort three white girls to Buckeye High School. The girls Ramona Carbo Lynda McNeal and Michelle LaBorde were sent to Buckeye with armed troopers after Lee's wardship ruling. Scott enjoined Louisiana officials from obeying Lee and threatened fines up to 500 dollars a day, ordering the governor’s office not to interfere with desegregation orders. The dispute involves transfer to Jones Street Junior High as per 1980 federal orders, with the 5th Circuit still weighing stay options and return to normal life sought by residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye, la
UPI
Ramona Carbo
Lynda McNeal
Michelle LaBorde
Buckeye High School
Richard Lee
Nauman Scott
Scott
Louisiana
Buckeye
Jones Street
Lee
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Ina Laborde
Michelle
Protesters plan to march again to protest draft
Across the nation protesters rallied against draft registration with chants of No draft no war. About 70 demonstrators were arrested nationwide as major actions unfolded in New York Boston and Berkeley with further protests in Phoenix San Francisco Spokane Seattle Portland Minneapolis Houston New Orleans and other cities. In Boston 24 were arrested after forcing entry at the John W. McCormack Federal Building. in New York 32 were arrested near Times Square. in Berkeley eight were detained outside the post office. Seven protesters were cited in Chicago for singing near the Loop Post Office. The Selective Service called for all men born in 1962 to register in a phased schedule this week with escalating penalties for noncompliance.
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Adriane Markusen
United Press International
New York City
Boston
Berkeley
Calif
Phoenix
Ariz
San Francisco
Spokane
Seattle
Wash
John W. McCormack Federal
Revolutionary Communist Youth Brigade
Jay Hurley
Dan Maguire
Iran
Times Square
Chicago
Loop
Selective Service
GOP lawmakers to elect leaders in Harrisburg session
Republican leaders prepare to take control of the General Assembly for the first time in 13 years as Sen. Henry Hager and Rep. Matthew Ryan are slated to become top leaders. A joint session will precede votes, with Gov. Thornburgh outlining goals amid a tight budget outlook and possible moves on taxes and welfare reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lobsenz
Harrisburg
UPI
General Assembly
GOP
House
Senate
Henry Hager
Rlycoming
Matthew Ryan
Delaware
Hager
Ryan
Mality
Dick Thornburgh
Thornburgh
Accused Ripper in secret jail cell and guard around home
Peter Sutcliffe, 35, the prime suspect in the Yorkshire Ripper murders, was jailed in a secret cell and his Bradford home guarded after his arrest in Dewsbury. He faced charges for the 13th killing, Jacqueline Hill, as police clamp down amid threats from furious mourners and continue Britain’s largest ever police hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewsbury
England
UPI
Peter Sutcliffe
Jaqueline Hill
Sutcliffe
Sonia
Jacqueline Hill
Garden Lane
Bradford
Teachers seek suit dismissal in Steel Valley strike
Pittsburgh reporters note that 187 teachers in the Steel Valley School District ask Common Pleas Judge Bernard McGowan to dismiss a suit aimed at ending a 10 week strike and requiring a return to work. The teachers argue lack of proper service under Act 195, affecting 2,500 students in Homestead Munhall and West Homestead.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Steel Valley
Ronald Wattman
Common Pleas
Bernard McGowan
Prothonotary’s
McGowan
Henry Ewart
Homestead
Munhall
West Homestead
Enon Valley Borough Council Meeting Cancelled for Lack of Quorum
Enon Valley Borough Council rescheduled to 7 p.m. Monday after a last minute cancellation due to no quorum. Officials warned residents of the change and encouraged attendance to discuss municipal matters.
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Enon Valley Council
Enon Valley
Enon Valley Borough
Churchill Area picks Hasson as district superintendent
Barbara L. Hasson was named to succeed C. Paul Clark as Churchill Area School District superintendent, becoming the third woman in Pennsylvania to hold the post. Her contract runs Feb 1 through June 1985. she previously served as assistant superintendent for pupil services at North Allegheny High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
Churchill Area School Board
Barbara L. Hasson
C. Paul Clark
Ms. Hasson
North Allegheny High School
Clark
Churchill
Rosemarie E. Ciark
Baldwin-Whithall
Dolores Zoldos
Carmichaels Area
Greene County
Hassan
Flu outbreak in Allegheny County widens visits limits
Pittsburg reports over 2,000 flu and flu like illness cases since December 18 lab confirmation. Health department spokesman says cases will rise before the outbreak ends. West Penn Hospital Montefiore and Suburban General restrict visitors to immediate family to curb spread.
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Pittsburgh
Two-Car Crash Kills Plum Borough Man in Monroeville
William F. Myers 57 of Plum Borough died at East Suburban Hospital from injuries in a traffic accident. He was injured Monday when an icy Route 22 collision in Murrysville involved a car driven by Kathryn T. Patric 33, who crossed the highway after skidding. Patric and her two children escaped serious injury.
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Monroeville
UPI
William F. Myers
Plum Borough
East Suburban
Myers
Murrysville
Kathryn T. Patric
Patric
Panhandlers Aid Fund Drive With Pizza Hut Help
Lawrence County Society for Crippled Children and Adults handed out fund drive materials in New Castle to raise 6800 dollars for an automatic door and video equipment at the Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center. Pizza Hut will donate a portion of each pan pizza sale if customers present a coupon in January and February. Coupons are in Pizza Hut ads and in the handouts. ERIE region update notes: a third Erie man, James P. Russell, 44, was arrested by FBI on unlawful flight charge in a $167,334 Royal Oak armored car robbery case. remanded on 50000 bond.
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Lawrence County Society For Crippled Children
New Castle
Pizza Hut
Panhandlers
Erie, Pa
UPI
Erie
FBI
Royal Oak
Mich
James P. Russell
U.S
Gabriel Bifulco
Erie County
Russell
Total Armored Co
Erie woman dies in snow crash on Route 505
Irene A. Mientkaiewicz, 60, of suburban Erie, was killed when her car skidded on snow and hit a tractor trailer on Route 505. Her daughter Diane Pencille, 28, also of Erie, was seriously injured and hospitalized. The truck driver, James Everson, 30, of Centerville, was not hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie, Pa
UPI
Irene A. Mientkaiewicz
Erie
Diane Pencille
Mientkaiewicz
St. Vincent's Health Center
James Everson
Centerville
Teen Charged Over Protected Birds killings
Mark E. Foringer 18 Baden RD 1 Beaver County was charged in federal court with killing three protected birds near his home last November. The引 birds include a golden eagle red tail hawk and a goshawk. If convicted he faces up to two years in prison and fines up to 6000 dollars.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Mark E. Foringer
Baden RD
Beaver County
Foringer
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