Vitril presses move back to old courthouse site
Commissioner Frank A. Vitril advocates returning the county commissioners office to the 128 year old courthouse to free space for the domestic relations office in the government center. He notes the slow renovation and lack of fit in the new building while Meehan questions carpet plans and space reshuffles.
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Frank A. Vitril
Vitril
Hill View Manor
County Commissioners Office
Government Center
Paul L. Tanner
John A. Meehan
Meehan
Veteran Affairs
District Attorney’s Office
Tanner
City District Justice
Public Defender
New Castle man arraigned for illegal voting in Beaver Township
George Malizia, 51, pleaded innocent in Mahoning County Court to a fourth degree felony for casting an illegal vote in a 1979 Beaver Township special election that legalized liquor sales. He had voted in Pennsylvania a month earlier and was released on his own recognizance.
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Canfield, Ohio
UPI
New Castle
Beaver Township
George Malizia
Thomas J. Flynn
Canfield
Mahoning County
Malizia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Secretary of State’s
Vincent Gilmartin
Lakewood Road
Gilmartin
County to refund 1981 per capita tax to 31 residents
County commissioners agreed to refund the $5 per capita tax for 31 residents who earned no more than $3,200 annually. They also hired Carol Ross as a part time seamstress at Hill View Manor for $25 per day and will consult with the county solicitor on repairing concrete around the County Government Center.
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Carol Ross
Hill View Manor
Richard A. Harper
Alekna Construction Co
Endicott
N.Y
Harper
Birthday of futurist celebrated with party
Philadelphia UPI report on R Buckminster Fuller turning 86 honored at a surprise party at the Franklin Institute Museum. Fuller's geodesic dome, Dymaxion map, and ideas drew nearly 100 guests including Ellen Burstyn, John Cage, and Merce Cunningham. He spoke of humanity, creativity, and God’s plan for success, amid a new museum exhibit titled Patterns. The piece also notes connections with Barbara Marx Hubbard and Bonnie Cashin.
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Patricia Hart
Philadelphia
UPI
R. Buckminster Fuller
Fuller
Franklin Institute Museum
Ellen Burstyn
Joel N. Bloom
John Cage
Merce Cunningham
Black Mountain College
Barbara Marx Hubbard
Ms. Mintz
Bonnie Cashin
Delta to serve Pittsburgh and expand Pittsburgh service
Delta Airlines announced plans to operate three Boeing 727s and one Lockheed L1011 jet to Greater Pittsburgh International Airport. The move makes Delta the ninth major carrier to serve the Pittsburgh area, expanding its regional aviation footprint.
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Pittsburgh
Accidental deaths at Sentco Paint plant prompt probe
UPI reports the Labor Department found no child labor violations at Sentco Paint Manufacturing after a June 6 industrial accident that killed William Brewer, 15, and Larry Brothers, 22. Brewer, frequent plant visitor, entered a tank to recover a tool. Brothers died trying to rescue him. Both died June 9 at Akron Children’s Hospital from toxic fumes with unclear entry cause.
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Youngstown
UPI
U.S. Department of Labor
Sentco Paint Manufacturing Co
William Brewer
Brewer
Larry Brothers
Akron Children’s Hospital
Brothers
Oil firms blamed for bill in dispute over 3.5 percent tax
Rep Italo Cappabianca of Erie says oil companies orchestrated Pennsylvania’s 3.5 percent wholesale motor fuel tax. He cites no direct lobbying from refiners, claims the governor approved a refinery driven measure. The bill, which Cappabianca opposed, took effect July 1.
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ERIE
UPI
Italo Cappabianca
D-Erie
Cappabianca
House Business and Commerce Committee
House
Erie County
Pennsylvania
City cutbacks cut street lights and car allowances
Youngstown Mayor George Vukovich orders half of residential street lights off starting next month to save funds amid a 1.9 million year end deficit. Major intersections stay lit. Monthly car allowances for 80+ city workers canceled and city vehicles limited to working hours. Secretary Walter Scherz says decisive action. Vukovich had proposed layoffs and a 32 hour week with unpaid vacation for all workers.
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Youngstown
UPI
George Vukovich
Walter Scherz
Sai Vukovich
Tme
Lawyer asks to move trial in mercenary killing case
An attorney for Gregory J. Holub asked Commonwealth Court to relocate the trial from Allegheny County due to pretrial publicity. Holub, 48, of Upper St. Clair, is charged with attempting to hire a mercenary to kill his wife. The trial was set to begin Monday. Judge Robert E. Dauer took the request under advisement. Holub, a former Merrill Lynch Realty VP in Stamford, is married to his wife of 25 years and they have two teenage sons amid a divorce.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Allegheny County
Common Pleas Court
Charles F. Scarlata
Gregory J. Holub
Upper St. Clair
Robert E. Dauer
Holup
Merrill Lynch Realty
Stamford
Con
Miners Picket Bank Over Unratified Pact
Pittsburgh upi Miners from UMW Districts 2 and 5 picketed Pittsburgh National Bank HQ to protest its failure to ratify a new contract with Hawk Contracting of Kittaning. Hawk Contracting, a strip mining firm, employs about 60 and operates near New Bethel Clarion West Lebanon and Brush Valley. The firm had previously aligned with the national agreement signed last month.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United Mine Workers Districts
Pittsburgh National Bank
Fred Hawk
Hawk Contracting
Kittaning
Armstrong County
Paul Muchler
UMW
Hawk
PNB
New Bethel
Clarion County
West
Lebanon
Brush Valley
Indiana County
District 5
Uniform holidays urged by county commissioner
County Commissioner Frank A. Vitril urged a uniform holiday calendar after confusion over last weekend’s Fourth of July observance. He cited courthouse Friday closings and banks choosing Monday, amid the actual holiday falling on Saturday. Meehan noted unions and contracts limit local decisions on holiday timing.
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Frank A. Vitril
Vitril
John A. Meehan
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