Thornburgh Inaugural to Mix Glamour and Thrift in Harrisburg
Gov elect Thornburgh will hold a modest inaugural with an official platform and press stand costing up to 5000 dollars, followed by selective Galas in Harrisburg and Hershey to ease a 400000 dollar deficit. Lt Gov Scranton to be sworn in in the Pennsylvania Senate at 11 am.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Dick Thornburgh
Hershey
Republican Party
National Weather Service
Bob Wassall
NWS
Thornburgh
Harold Haabestad
Bill Scranton
Martin Luther King
Goodwin Memorial Baptist Church
Cumberland County
Peace Church
Camp Hill
Scranton
Pennsylvania Senate
Haabestad
Republican State Committee
Money a top item for 96th Congress
The 96th Congress will face inflation and budget priorities, with debates on social programs and a new strategic arms treaty. Ethics issues loom as Republicans plan to pursue an investigation of Rep. Charles Diggs on mail fraud and payroll padding convictions, potentially leading to expulsion.
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Washington
UPI
Charles Diggs
D-Mich
Congress
U.S China
Carter
95Th Congress
House Ethics Committee
Diggs
House
County workers avoid strike after talks with AFSCME
AFSCME members at Lawrence County courthouse reported to work as usual after a late night meeting with labor negotiator Atty. Richard J. Audino. A follow up session is set for 8 p.m. tomorrow at the county warehouse while Audino also meets at 4 p.m. with General Construction Laborer's Local 964. Time and money remain the main sticking points in the talks.
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American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union
Lawrence County
Richard J. Audino
Afscme
Audino
General Construction
State aid to benefit juveniles in Lawrence County
A $12,419 grant for a foster home placement program for delinquent youths was approved by the Governor's Justice Commission to aid Lawrence County Juvenile Probation Office. The funds support a program started in 1978 and have helped place youths in healthier family environments, with the county adding $3,268 and a letter of endorsement from the juvenile court judge required.
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Lawrence County
Thomas J. Fee
Drew Castle
Governor's Justice Commission
Nurses return to work aided by refresher course
Sylvia Saul among 13 graduates of the first class of a nurse refresher program at St. Francis Hospital. The 60 hour course, run with Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical High School, aimed to refresh skills and update methods for women reentering nursing. The effort was sparked by Dawn Kwint and organized by Cornelia Dattilo and Sister Virginia Mary Wenzel.
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St. Francis Hospital
Saul
Miss Saul
Natalie Strauss
St. Francis
Lawrence County Area
Dawn Kwiat
St. Francis School of Nursing
Swedish teen linked to 19 deaths at Malmö ward
A 19 year old in Malmö is charged with killing 19 senile patients by spiking drinks with carbolic acid at Ostra Geriatric Hospital. He says he could not stand their suffering and believed the patients had a meaningless life. Police say he confessed to additional poisonings and investigations into three earlier deaths continue. Five patients were hospitalized after a nurse witnessed the act.
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Stockholm
Sweden
UPI
Ostra Geriatric Hospital
Malmo
FASH strike continues over reinstatement of fired drivers
In Pittsburgh UPI reports Bill Hill head of the Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers says reinstatement of fired FASH members is the key issue delaying an end to the nine week shutdown. He notes truckers will stay off work until a membership meeting on Wednesday, with full seniority required for return.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Bill Hill
Hill
FASH
Jobless rate in New Castle area holds near six percent
November figures show the New Castle unemployment rate at six percent, above the national 5.8 percent but below the state 7.4 percent. Employment rose by 400, with total employment at 39,000 and 41,600 in the civilian labor force, while unemployment fell by 300 to 2,500. Paolone expects a higher January rate due to post holiday layoffs. December placements reached 163, and the Work Incentive Program registered 38 individuals.
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New Castle
Joseph D. Paolone
Bureau of Employment Security
Paolone
Land for reclamation eyed in Jones County report
News digest notes land sought for reclamation in Jones County. Around the county a Super Bowl party is planned and Titans tune up for YSA on the 21st.
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Jones County Report
Titans
YSA
Lottery Saturday numbers and local obituaries dated January 15 1979
Lottery numbers for Saturday include 144 with a list of bereaved and retired residents from multiple towns and states. The text also provides 24 hour weather statistics ending January 14 with highs, lows, and precipitation, along with Shenango River stage. Names include John O Bierman Ethel Woods Lockley George Miller M Belle Long White Bernard Anderson Harry Gillespie Lester Weyman Dorothy Harper Snyder Dale Baker Mrs George Braun Henry Byler and others.
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John O. Bierman
Harlansburg Road
Ethel F. Woods Lockley
Sarasota
Fla
George F. Miller
N. Mercer St
M. Belle Long White
New Wilmington
Bernard E. Anderson
Main Street
Bessemer
Harry M. Gillespie
Ellwood City
Lester L. Weyman
Dorothy Harper Snyder
Wattsburg
Dale E. Baker
Keystone Heights
George R. Braun
Meadville
Henry B. Byler
New Wilmington RD
Shenango River
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Kennedy Park
Dave Breen
Amy Wagner
Sylvia Saul
Ranwalod
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