Ripper suspect held in solitary at Armley Jail
Leeds England January 7 1975 Peter Sutcliffe the truck driver charged with the Yorkshire Ripper murders is held in solitary confinement at Armley Jail detectives reopen the case of a slain prostitute once thought to be the killer s second victim A Labour MP condemns media lynch mob coverage of the arrest and police say the hunt for evidence continues as experts examine semen and blood type findings while press coverage provokes legal concerns in London
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Jones
Leeds
England
UPI
Peter Sutcliffe
Armley
Labor
Jacqueline Hill
Lancashire
Preston
Sutcliffe
Wilf Brooks
Sonia
London
Judge Lee defies desegregation order in Buckeye fight
In Shreveport the Justice Department moves to hold Judge Richard Lee in contempt and fine him up to 1000 dollars daily for resisting a federal desegregation order. Lee, claiming states rights in a child custody clash, escorting three white girls to Buckeye High School, vows no surrender to federal authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan I. Duffy
Buckeye
UPI
Justice Department
Shreveport
Richard Lee
Lee
Buckeye High School
U.S
Nauman Scott
Rapides Parish
Robert E. Lee
Appomattox
Scott
Jones Street
Alexandria
Ramona Carbo
Michelle Laborde
Lynda McNeal
Judge Lee
Church of God
Holloway
Dick Lee
Blackwell picks top stars of 1980 from diverse views
Earl Blackwell of New York and president of Celebrity Service releases the top 10 celebrities of 1980. Based on hundreds of thousands of inquiries logged by his bureau from media and agencies, Ronald Reagan heads the list followed by Sinatra, Pavarotti, Mailer, Vanderbilt, Hagman, Baryshnikov, Jackson, Evert Lloyd, and Redford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Hanauer
United Press International
Earl Blackwell
New York
Celebrity Service
Mr. Blackwell
Hollywood
Blackwell
Ronald Reagan
Frank Sinatra
Luciano Pavarotti
Norman Mailer
Gloria Vanderbilt
Larry Hagman
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Reggie Jackson
Chris Evert Lloyd
Robert Redford
Peopletalk Runners-up and Worst Dressed Names
The piece lists runners-up including Mary Tyler Moore Meryl Streep Eric Heiden Brooke Shields Robert DeNiro Sugar Ray Leonard Cheryl Tiegs Bo Derek Bette Midler and Carl Sagan. It details Mr Blackwell 1980s worst dressed picks with shocking quips about Brooke Shields Elizabeth Taylor Suzanne Somers Bo Derek Charlene Tilton Queen Beatrix Susan Anton Nancy Lopez Princess Grace and Marie Osmond. It notes Mabel Mercer 81st birthday tribute at the Whitney Museum with performances by Hildegarde Sylvia Syms Dolores Gray and others and Sam Norkin 25th caricaturist anniversary with Central Falls exhibit including prices for select works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooke Shields
Mr. Blackwell
Blackwell
Elizabeth Taylor
Bo Derek
Mary Tyler Moore
Meryl Streep
Eric Heiden
Robert DeNiro
Sugar Ray Leonard
Cheryl Tiegs
Bette Midler
Carl Sagan
Hollywood
Forever Amber
Suzanne Somers
Charlene Tilton
Dallas
Fredericks
Queen Beatrix
Cinderella
Mabel Mercer
New York
Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney
Hildegarde
Sylvia Syms
Dolores Gray
Charles Strouse
Betty Camden
Adolph Green
Millicent Martin
Jane White
Carolyn Leigh
Albert Hague
Jerry Herman
Ronny Whyte
Steve Ross
Miss Mercer
Sammy Cahn
ASCAP
Court upholds physician sentence in teen drug death case
Pennsylvania Superior Court sustains 1 to 3 year term for Dr. James F. Youngkin convicted of involuntary manslaughter for overprescribing Tuinal to 17 year old Barbara Fedder. Autopsy linked overdose to asphyxiation after gag reflex failure. seven double strength prescriptions issued in June and July 1976 showing reckless practice.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Columbia County
Philadelphia Electric Co
Lansdale
Montgomery County
Scranton Sewer Authority
James F. Youngkin
Youngkin
Barbara Fedder
Columbia
Ms. Fedder
Tuinal
D. Ernnest Witt
227 legislators begin session by taking oaths
Harrisburg reporters describe the 1981 82 formal oath ceremony as 227 legislators sworn in including 52 newcomers 29 new Democrats 16 freshmen Republicans in the House and seven new senators with party balance changing to 103 100 GOP in the House 26 23 in the Senate Governor Thornburgh and wife watched as Vincent Fumo faced seating questions after a federal conviction and a later ethics committee recommendation while T Milton Street carried drama into the Senate as chair of the new Community and Economic Development panel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
HOUSE
Senate
Daniel Fleck
R-Allegheny
Red Bull Inns of America, Inc
Alphonso Deal
D-Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Black Policemen Organization
Bruce Smith
R-York
Three Mile Island Area
Dick Thornburgh
Ginny
Vincent Fumo
D-Philadephia
Fumo
Senate Ethics Committee
T. Milton Street
Street
Herbert Arlene
Capitol
Senate Community and Economic Development Committee
Pennsylvania
Water customers face rationing in Luzerne County
In Luzerne County 80,000 customers may face mandatory water conservation if reservoirs do not recharge. PG power chief Joseph Lubinski warned a decision as early as Feb 1 on a 25 percent cutback due to depleted Watres and Chenery storage, now at 33 and 28 percent of capacity.
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Wilkes-Barre, Pa
UPI
Pennsylvania Gas & Water Co
Luzerne County
Joseph Lubinski
Pg&w
Pennsylvania
Watres
Chenery
Lubinski
John McSparran
State Department of Environmental Resources
LCCCC to Conduct Face to Face Poverty Interviews
Lawrence County workers from LCCCC will conduct countywide surveys until February 20 to gather residents opinions on county needs and services. Interviews will be in person only with agency letterhead identification. Names will not be linked to responses.
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Lawrence County
Scott Township Sets Real Estate and Other Taxes This Year
Scott Township supervisors set real estate tax at 3 mills and rates for five other taxes including a wage tax of one half percent and per capita $5. They approved a general fund budget of 87 086 and state budget of 25 367. General fund allocations cover general government 10 500 protection to persons and property 8 200 maintenance 43 600 insurance 8 354 major equipment 12 000 and septic 1 400 leaving 3 032 unappropriated. State fund allocations include major equipment 2 000 snow removal 3 000 repair tools 1 000 road maintenance 7 367 61 and road construction 12 000. Revenue sharing accounts provide recreation 1 000 and fire protection 3 000. Funds were set before extra revenue sharing money. a meeting to allocate additional funds will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Township
Financial aid program to aid college and tech school costs
A new Wilmington area financial aid program will be explained tomorrow at 8 p m in the Wilmington Area High School auditorium. Dr Graham Ireland Westminster College financial aid director will outline Pennsylvania Higher Education Grants Basic Education Opportunity Grants Student Economic Opportunity Grants and Work Study Programs plus student loan options. A question and answer session follows the presentation.
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New Wilmington
Wilmington Area High School
Graham Ireland
Westminster College
Judge blocks bid to halt church bingo enforcement
Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Bernard McGowan refused a court order to shield bingo games run by The Free Holiness Church of Deliverance from prosecution. He ruled bingo is gambling under the state Crimes Code and cannot restrain McKeesport police from shutting down church games. The church had sued in November alleging other McKeesport churches also ran bingo. He declined to address claims of selective enforcement.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Allegheny County
Common Pleas
Bernard McGowan
McKeesport
Free Holiness Church of Deliverance
Pittsburgh Press Sues County Over Airport Newspaper Stands
The Pittsburgh Press Co files an antitrust suit against Allegheny County alleging a seven year airport contract with Elson News and Gift Shops Inc grants exclusive control of newspaper sales at Greater Pittsburgh Air. The complaint says the pact forces Pittsburgh papers out and costs the company about $157 weekly in lost sales. It seeks over $37,000 in damages and to void the contract plus legal fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
API
Pittsburgh Press Co
Allegheny County
Greater Pittsburgh
U.S. District
Elson News and Gift Shops Inc
Elson
Pittsburgh Press
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Dorsey Dies in TwoCar Crash in Greentree South Hills
Raymond J. Dorsey, 68, of Greentree, was killed Tuesday when his station wagon was broadsided crossing Banksville Road at Wenzel Avenue. He died at St. Clair Memorial Hospital. Wife Santina, 61, grandson John Dorsey, 5, and another passenger were injured. Opposing driver Robert Grine II, 33, faces homicide by vehicle charges with a Jan 15 hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
Raymond J. Dorsey
Greentree
South Hills
Dorsey
Banksville Road
Wenzel Avenue
St. Clair Memorial Hospital
Santina
John Dorsey
Josephine Villante
Robert Grine II
Lettrich found dead in Tarentum home after robbery
John S. Lettrich, 86, of Tarentum, was found bound in his kitchen Monday night by a daughter-in-law. Autopsy says heart attack. hands and feet tied with rope, indicating possible robbery or burglary. Police said the house was ransacked and investigators had not yet determined what, if anything, was missing.
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Tarentum
UPI
John S. Lettrich
Allegheny County
Lettrich
Charles Mosser
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