Unemployment rises in New Castle area in November
Unemployment in Lawrence County rose to an unadjusted 16 percent in November from October 15.1 percent, the first month-to-month increase since June. County job seekers numbered 44 000, unemployed 7 000, employed 36 900, with gains in metal products and wholesale retail trade and declines in electrical machinery construction and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Lawrence County
Pittsburgh
Labor Department
Pennsylvania
United Press International
Office of Employment Security
Fice
Beaver County
Allegheny
Beaver
Washington
Westmoreland
Alvin Margulis
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nix's Historic Installment as Pennsylvania Chief Justice
Robert Nix Jr., first Black head of a state court system, sworn in as chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court amid 2000 attendees at the Academy of Music. Nix, 55, vows to inspire youths, with a 1991 retention election ahead and a $79,000 salary, while Justice Larsen is absent amid prior misconduct findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
Robert Nix Jr
U.S
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Nix
Academy of Music
W. Wilson Goode
Rolf Larsen
State Judicial Inquiry and Review Board
Pennsylvania
Samuel Roberts
U.S. Supreme Court
Warren Burger
Pittsburgh man held after girlfriend and child slain
Oscar Sergeant Robinson, 49, was held without bond on two counts of criminal homicide in the deaths of his girlfriend Deidra Galloway, 25, and her daughter Teonna Robinson, 2, in Pittsburgh's Hill District Terrace Village. Police said the killings stemmed from a domestic disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
Pittburgh
Hill District
Oscar
Robinson
Deidra Galloway
Teonna Robinson
George Adamson
Galloway
Terrace Village
Brushton
Vitril Declines Re Election As County Chair
Frank A. Vitril said he will not seek another term as Republican county chairman after 16 years as county commissioner. He noted plans to focus on his new car repair garage in New Beaver and his business. He previously faced a 1982 reelection victory and a May primary loss last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Vitril
Vitril
New Beaver
Arnold Satz
U.S
Joseph P. Kolter
New Brighton
Kolter
Eugene V. Atkinson
Jeff Span
Economy
Beaver County
Span
James Kunder
North Sewickley
Kunder
Atkinson
Beaver
Lawrence
Armstrong
Westmoreland
Butler
Indiana
Thomas J. Ridge
Erie
Lawrence County
Ridge
Anthony
Buzz) Andrezeski
James A. Young
Young
Edinboro University
Pennsylvania Social Services Union
Mercer
Crawford
Shaffer
Political season starts early with 1984 primary details
The 1984 Pennsylvania primary shifts earlier due to a Jewish holiday, with petitions due by January 31 and candidates for Congress and state offices planning campaigns. Incumbents Kolter Ridge Shaffer seek re election. several Republicans like Span Kunder anticipate bids in the 4th District, while endorsements and tentative contest lines shape the race in Butler Beaver Lawrence and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
House
Pennsylvania
Obituaries and Weather Forecast for Western Pennsylvania
News Digest lists the names and ages of local residents who died in the Rochester Ellwood City and Mercer areas, followed by a Western Pennsylvania UPI weather summary. Forecast calls for cloudy skies with light snow tonight, low around 25, breezy Sunday with flurries and highs near 30, and extended colder temps with chances of rain or snow Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Upi
Youngstown projected to land 200 new jobs
Gilbert Singerman of Wright Air Lines and Advanced Turbo Manufacturing says he is about 90 percent certain to move operations to Youngstown Municipal Airport, pending action by the state Controlling Board on a five million dollar low interest loan. Ohio aims to keep the project in Youngstown despite a Maryland offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
UPI
Mahoning Valley
Gilbert Singerman
Wright Air Lines
Advanced Turbo Manufacturing Inc
Youngstown Municipal
al Dietzel
Richard Celeste
Singerman
Maryland
Hagerstown
Merger Delay Blocks Texaco Getty Oil Deal
A UPI report notes Superior Court Judge Richard Byrne delayed the 9.8 billion Texaco Getty Oil merger to Monday to allow Claire Getty to review the terms. Getty board had approved the merger in principle, with details to be disclosed to Claire Getty’s attorney. The move could derail a competing Pennzoil bid for Getty stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UPI
Texaco
Getty Oil
U.S
J. Paul Getty
Superior Court
Richard Byrne
Claire Getty
Gordon Getty
Sidney Petersen
Getty
Byrne
John Walker
Texaco Getty merger would create $37 billion assets and record deal
Texaco and Pennzoil announced a joint bid to buy Getty Oil for 5.2 billion dollars. The combined company would control 3.9 billion barrels of crude, 12 trillion cubic feet of gas, and about 37 billion dollars in worldwide assets, with Gordon Getty backing the move. The Pennzoil bid would rank as the third largest U.S. merger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Getty
Pennzoil Co
Getty
Texaco-Getty
Texaco
Getty Trust
Pennzoil
Getty Oil
U.S
Dupont-Conoco
U.S. Steel Marathon
John K. McKinley
J. Paul Getty Museum
McKinley
W.T. Grimm
Chicago
Texaco antitrust questions loom over Getty bids
Justice Department spokesman Mark Sheehan said in Washington it was likely antitrust authorities would review both Texaco and Pennzoil offers for Getty stock. The remarks address possible competition issues raised by the rival bids and the legality of the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texaco
Justice Department
Mark Sheehan
Washington
Department
Antitrust
Federal Trade Commission
Bureau of Competition
Pennzoil
Getty
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ple
United States
Margulis
Justice
Dorothy
Ted
John Flanagan
Mayer DeRoy
Flanagan
Butler County
Venango and
Clarion Counties
James E. Ross
Ross
Democratic Caucus
Thomas J. Fee
Ralph D. Pratt
Neshannock
James M. Burd
Rlaxonburg
Fee
Pratt
Burd
Beaver Counties
Plain Grove
Scott
Slippery Rock
News Digest
Pennsylvania Daily Number
Eaeig Sekisnevenenie
Ohio
Charley R. Ankney
Rochester
Virginia E. Moore
Pinellas Park
Fla
Charles M. Allen
Ellwood City
Donald W. Thompson
N. Jefferson St
Michael Lasky
Ellen J. Hilliard
Clover Lane
Justus M. Stevens
Wild Cherry Road
Mary Babiarz
News Index
Aeeaeeereee
Seeeee
J. Hugh Liedtke
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!