Mother of ex-hostage hospitalized in Pa after phone call
Anna Ragan, 70, mother of freed hostage Regis Ragan, was admitted in stable condition to Lee Hospital in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, with a heart problem after speaking by telephone with her son in Wiesbaden, Germany. Army spokesman Lt. Col. J. C. Peterson said no plans to return Ragan soon.
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Johnstown
UPI
Regis Ragan
Wiesbaden
Germany
Anna Ragan
Lee Hospital
J.C. Peterson
Army War College
Carlisle
Peterson
Ragan
Iran
City Hall Tower Adorns Largest Yellow Ribbon
Philadelphia honors freed hostages by hanging a 100 foot yellow ribbon on City Hall tower encircling the base of the William Penn statue. Mayor Green proposed the display and city spokesman Vic Kendrick called it among the largest. The ribbon came from the upholstery shop and will be reused later.
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Philadelphia
UPI
City Hall Tower
William J. Green
William Penn
Vic Kendrick
John Rubbo
Former officer convicted of payoffs racketeering case
A retired Philadelphia officer Samuel Sliwoo and three numbers writers were convicted by a federal jury of racketeering tied to bribes paid to a sergeant posing as a policeman on the take. Augustine Mazzio Don Mazzio and Theodore Paige faced multiple counts with sentencing set for March 6.
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Philadelphia
UPI
U.S
Samuel Sliwoo
Sliwoo
Augustine Mazzio
Cherry Hill
N.J
Don Mazzio
Alfred L. Luongo
Jack Woodman
Woodman
Joseph O'Neill
FBI
Water rationing approved for 15 communities in PA
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency approved mandatory local water rationing plans for 15 communities including State College in five central counties. The action lifts total plans to 18 across 35 authorities serving 103 municipalities. State College Borough Water Authority serves State College and parts of College Ferguson Harris and Patton townships in Centre County.
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State College Borough
State College
College, Ferguson, Harris
Patton
Centre County
Water Authorities Map Service Areas in Centre and Northampton Counties
Centre County pages show Walker Township Water Association and Howard Borough Water Department among local utilities. Walnutport Authority serves Walnutport and Lehigh Township in Northampton County. Washington Township Municipal Authority in Monterey is noted among regional providers.
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Walker Township Water Association
Centre County
Howard Borough Water Department
Walnutport Authority
Walnutport
Lehigh Township
Northampton County
Water systems and rationing plan approved in several counties
On Thursday January 22 1981 officials outlined Blue Ridge Summit and Middleburg Borough water systems serving multiple towns across Franklin Snyder Juniata counties. The Weatherly Borough will begin immediate water rationing under plans similar to drought measures already approved in Schuylkill Luzerne Carbon Adams Columbia Bedford and Northampton counties.
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Blue Ridge Summit
Franklin County
Middleburg
Franklin Township
Snyder County
Port Royal Borough
Port Royal
Tarbett
Milford
Juniata County
Schuylkill
Luzerne
Carbon
Adams
Columbia
Bedford
Northampton
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Washington
Money Market
Western Pennsylvania
New Castle
Neshannock
New Wilmington
Pulaski Township
Butler Avenue
Ellwood City
North City Plaza
Hillsville
F.d.1.c
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
NEW Castle News
Washington Township
Monteray
HANEY
Hoover
Haney's
Magnavox
Videomatic
Videomatic Eye
Kennedy Square, West
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