Navy proposes massive five year shipbuilding plan
Navy seeks a five year buildup to match Soviet seapower by end of decade. The plan calls for 143 ships including two more nuclear aircraft carriers and 14 additional nuclear submarines plus 1,890 aircraft between 1982 and 1986. Cost about 120 billion dollars, submitted to Caspar Weinberger for approval, aiming for 600 ships by 1987 and a larger fleet later.
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County Jails See Surge in Inmate Population Constraints Cited
Correction Commissioner Ronald Marks notes a state report showing county prison populations rising sharply from 1979 to 1980 and into 1981. Warden Joseph Gregg reports increases in prisoner days and predicts continued growth, driven by harsher crime policies and age 18 to 35 cohorts, with Philadelphia Holmesburg Prison leading daily counts.
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Reagan seeks swift Senate confirmation of OConnor for Supreme Court
President Reagan urged rapid Senate action to confirm Arizona Judge Sandra D. O Connor as the first woman on the Supreme Court. He praised her temperament and intellect, while critics including the Moral Majority challenge the nomination over abortion and the Equal Rights Amendment.
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Reagan Returns From Chicago Trip On Tax Cut And Foreign Policy Defense
President Reagan finished a Midwest swing by rallying support for Illinois Governor James Thompson and a 25 percent tax cut. He pressed Congress to pass the bill by early August while defending foreign policy and defense spending, and cited Poland as a case study of economic distress.
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Father Pleads as Lava Creek Body Test Faces Kidnapping Case
Tyler Texas police and sheriff officials faced a tense unfolding after a muddy body found near a creek prompted fears that 11 year old Trisha McRoy had been kidnapped. The girl's father Gene McRoy a near blind bricklayer spoke of the family’s heartbreak and an anonymous donor offered 50000 for the child’s safe return while authorities awaited dental record confirmation to identify the body.
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Two men get prison terms for selling stolen checks
Two local men were sentenced in U S District Court for theft and attempted sale of 124 000 in stolen U S Treasury checks from the New Castle post office. James Abraham 45 received three years for conspiracy to steal and possess checks. William J Querriera Jr 32 drew two years for conspiracy and possession of stolen mail with two terms running concurrently. One more sentence and parole terms noted. seven counts of stolen treasury mail dropped.
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County eyes illegal occupancy of tax-claimed houses
County Commissioner Chairman Frank A. Vitril reports rumors that people are living in county-held houses seized for back taxes. He suggests municipal cooperation to identify occupants and clear vacant homes, noting some tenants pay rent to the county with permission. He proposes sending letters to municipalities seeking help.
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Allegheny County Workers Strike Over Contract Dispute
About 4,500 Allegheny County employees walked out over a contract dispute. The walkout affected workers at John J. Kane Hospital for the Aged Scott Township Shuman Juvenile Detention Home and McIntyre Home. Teamsters at Greater Pittsburgh International Airport and county airport plus highways truck and park staff were affected as talks between the union and county negotiators collapsed led by Local 249 president Charles Byrnes.
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Weather and obituaries from Western Pennsylvania news page
Hazy warm and humid through Thursday with near zero rain tonight and a 20 percent chance by Thursday. Statistics show a high of 91 and low of 60 for the 24 hour period. no precipitation at Moraine State Park. park attendance 9 599. Obituaries list Dr Walter L Alexander 86 Shelbyville Ind George R Covert 60 Kings Chapel Rd RD3 Alice E Cummings 83 Orlando B Fornataro 72 Gary E James 36 St Petersburg Fla Elizabeth Pomochek 64 Aliquippa Domenic Trimble 94 Moravia St Extension.
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