19 Jul 1976
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1976
Page
1
The U.S. Postal Service raised rates Sunday with first class letters for certified mail up 20 cents to 60 cents and increased insurance for items valued up to 45 dollars. Money orders under 10 dollars and special handling up to two pounds now cost 50 cents, while registered mail up to 100 dollars carries a 2.10 minimum.
Pat Nixon progresses through daily therapy at Long Beach Memorial Hospital aiming for full use of her left arm and hand. Doctors say she has a good chance of total or near total recovery after a stroke that partially paralyzed her left side thirteen days ago. Richard Nixon and daughters Tricia Cox and Julie Eisenhower visit daily as she undergoes two rehabilitation sessions each day.
A firebomb destroyed a southwest Detroit home Sunday killing six members of Mrs Mary Broomes family and injuring two others. Police hold nine suspects. motive undetermined though neighbors cite a feud. Victims include Ken ny 20 David 14 Tommy 13 Richard 9 Eddie 4 Michael 3. Broome and Edward 22 burned severely. In Japan Typhoon Therese battered Kyushu with 93 mph winds, heavy rains, power outages, and extensive damage across Nagasaki and Kagoshima provinces.
Premier designate Giulio Andreotti faces union talks as he forms Italy s 38th post Fascist government. Western allies reportedly warned they would halt economic aid if Communists join the cabinet. Christian Democrats and Communists denounce the Puerto Rico summit decision as blackmail by Schmidt.
Firemen battling a general alarm fire on Neville Island near Pittsburgh were fired upon by a sniper while drawing water from the Ohio River. Several shots rang out from the opposite riverbank, but no injuries were reported. The 2:30 a.m. warehouse fire damaged Neville Chemical Co. property on the island downstream from Pittsburgh.
The body of scuba diver Stephen C. Powell from San Jose California was found a mile from the disabled boat near Makahuena Point after he swam with three companions to shore. The Coast Guard said the lower half of Powell's body was recovered Saturday and it was unclear whether he was killed by sharks or drowned before the attack.
Mercio City reports hundreds of troops and engineers battling bursting rivers and overflowing dams. Rescue officials confirm 150 dead and 290000 homeless with hundreds more missing. Torrential floods sweep from Pacific to Gulf, collapsing adobe homes and submerging communities.
Soulful program of the NAACP Bicentennial event titled Souls of the Past showcased black heritage with music and speakers at West Side School in New Castle. Elyria performers Blessie Barbee and Patina Corn originated the piece, featuring dramatizations of slavery and figures like Sojourner Truth and an infant role portraying a slave mother’s death.
Police forced Anthony Mahone, 27, to drop a knife after a 29 hour standoff with his parents and sister in Hughestown. Mahone, described as mentally unstable, had previously barricaded himself in their home and damaged interiors. Mary, 17, escaped via window. Teresa, 88, remained inside as authorities urged surrender.
United Press report notes Ford leads with 1 098 pledged or leaning delegates to 1 062 for Reagan with 99 uncommitted. Both woo uncommitted in coming weeks as Carter camps in Plains. Ford and Reagan plan meetings in New York New Jersey Mississippi while Carter remains largely inactive awaiting convention.
Hundreds of Americans and other foreigners prepared to leave Beirut in an organized convoy amid renewed fighting in the city and Tal Zaatar. U.S. officials warned the embassy could not guarantee protection once the convoy departed, while some 161 Americans queued for evacuation with Western allies urging participation.
UPI reports leaders in a nationwide effort to detect breast cancer early are reconsidering routine low dose X rays for women 50 and under. A National Cancer Institute and American Cancer Society panel weighs discontinuing mammo grams in 45 to 50 year olds as an independent study warns small radiation amounts may raise future cancer risk. The program screens 270 000 women yearly to prove early detection lowers mortality.
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