Strike called illegal union plans vote at county courthouse
AFSCME union members at the Lawrence County Courthouse may vote this weekend to return to work after a legal opinion by County Solicitor Frank G. Verterano deemed the strike illegal under Act 195. The dispute centers on mediation timing and budget deadlines, with the county fearing an injunction and continued courthouse slowdowns.
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American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union
Afscme
James Raeburn
Raeburn
John A. Meehan
Florida
Frank G. Verterano
Public Employees Relations
Verterano
Pennsylvania Bureau of Mediation
Lawrence County
Board of Mediation
Board of Mediations
Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board
Mediation Board
Manpower
Department of Labor
CETA
Philadelphia
Frank A. Vitril
Nelson Rockefeller Dies of Heart Attack at 70
Former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, a leading New York governor and banker, collapsed at his Rockefeller Center office and died at 70. He had just dined at home and was writing a book on his art collection.
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New York
UPI
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller Center
William Keogh
Fifth Avenue
Rockefeller
Ernest Esakef
Rockefellers
Happy
Laurence
Mary French
Lenox Hill Hospital
Henry Kissinger
New York State
Louis Lefkowitz
David
Chase Manhattan Bank
Persian Gulf
Bahrain
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Hugh Morrow
Gerald R. Ford
Morrow
Kissinger
Buckley School
Manhattan
Nelson Jr
Amman
Jordan
Middle East
Ford
Hugh Carey
Political problems forecast for foreign oil dependence
Energy Secretary James Schlesinger warned that U S and Western reliance on Middle East oil could create political problems surpassing energy concerns. He urged bolstering Gulf security, building reserves, and pursuing alternative energy amid Iran turmoil and exports cuts. He said intervention in Iran is not advisable and stressed the Gulf’s strategic importance.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
James Schlesinger
United States
Middle East
Schlesinger
World Affairs Council of
Persian Gulf
Iran
Western Hemisphere
Robbery suspects arrested in Mahoning Township home
Two people were arrested after an armed robbery at Teresa Hess’s home in Mahoning Township. Clifford Yost and Kathryn Weaver were held on $25,000 cash or $50,000 property bonds in Lawrence County Jail. Police say Hess identified them after they were let in and bound her, then fled with cash, clothing, furniture and a $15,000 Mercedes.
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Mahoning Township
Teresa Kim Hess
Edinburg
Lawrence County
Clifford Russell Yost
Pottstown
Kathryn Ann Weaver
Market St
New Tripoli
Everett
Hess
Miss Hess
Robber frees 12 hostages in Osaka bank siege
A tattooed gunman in Osaka seized 37 people during a Mitsubishi Bank robbery attempt. He killed four including two clerks and two police, released eight customers and five staff by nightfall, and held 23 others while demanding $250,000. The suspect, Akiyoshi Umekawa, 30, refused surrender despite his mother’s appeals. Medical risks include a hostage with serious injuries and another shot with pellets. He has prior murder and robbery convictions and a snake tattoo.
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Tokyo
UPI
Osaka
Akiyoshi Umekawa
Shizuka Umekawa
Umekawa
Mitsubishi Bank
Kitabatake
Japan
Sadao Takeuchi
Takeuchi
Pirates sign Parker and nutrition notes rise
News Digest covers pregnancy nutrition tips and a Pirates signing Parker plus obituaries for Frank D. Rogan Sr. Emma Lee Tinsley and others. Weather statistics report 24 hour period ending Jan. 26 with highs to 28 and lows around 24, precipitation .03 inches, and Shenango River stage at 7.90 feet.
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Frank D. Rogan Sr
E. Moody Ave
Finley B. Lent
N. Beaver St
Emma Lee Tinsley
Wampum
Thomas Earl Nelson
Volant
Harold Leroy Steel
Mercer, Pa
Shenango River
City Eyes HUD Grant Application Amid Reapplication Dispute
New Castle plans to file a 1.5 million Small Cities grant on February 5 for three years to fund elderly housing on the South Side and rehabilitation of commercial properties including Reynolds Street. HUD insists dual eligibility is not allowed, while local officials dispute the rule and a public hearing is set for City Hall at 7 30 p m to discuss the proposal.
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U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
John Susi
HUD
Pittsburgh
New Castle
Reynolds Street
Susi
Washington
Nick P. Navarra
Navarra
Congress
City Hall
Lower East Side
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PSST
William Baker
N. Walnut St
East Washington Street
Dave Breen
White House
Carter
GOP
Defense
Central Intelligence Agency
News Digest
Marvin
Pirates
Parker
Pennsylvania
News Index
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