Tax bill vote seen close as ONeill cites pressure
House Speaker ONeill warned White House threats and a nationwide telephone blitz are clouding the tax bill vote. Reagan aides say the race is neck and neck while about 35 House members remain undecided amid lobbying from executives and firms. Conservative Democrats split, with moderates and liberals seen as pivotal. Representative Montgomery notes 10 of 26 Conservative Democrats backing Reagan, 10 backing Democrats, six undecided.
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Monsanto
United Press International
Democratic Forum
Rep
G.V. Montgomery
D-Miss
City Council Approves 261000 in Community Projects
City officials confirmed 261350 in community development projects, including paving 21 streets, drainage fixes, and Cascade Park improvements. Contracts went to West Penn Asphalt for 183902.48, Dicks Construction for 47961.85, and Butch & McCree Paving for 29486. The board noted the Sept 1 HUD deadline and debated project choices, with some members urging more input on street selection and funding allocation.
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Picnic Grove
Cascade Park
West Penn Asphalt Co
Dicks Construction Co
Butch & McCree Paving Co
Nick DeRosa
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Toscano
Roger M. DeCarbo
Frank A. Vitril
DeCarbo
Richard Costello
DeRosa
David Kite
Dicks Construction
Costello
James Farris
Farris
The
City Redevelopment Authority
Elegant royal wedding unites heir and Diana
The 32-year-old heir to the throne and Diana, 20, married in a ceremony at St Pauls Cathedral attended by 2,500 guests including global dignitaries. Amid security scares and unrest, the nation celebrated with fireworks and beacon fires as television audiences worldwide watched the union.
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Gregory Jensen
Diana
Princess of Wales
Runcie
St. Paul’s
Royal Wedding Hailed Amid Grand Pageantry and Tight Security
Charles and Diana pledged vows at St Pauls Cathedral in a ceremony marked by pomp and color. Spectators lined Buckingham Palace as carriages carried the couple through a canyon of bloom. A vast security net shielded the proceedings with police on every street and a blimp overhead.
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Lady Diana
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St. Paul's Cathedral
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Diana
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Britain
Church of England
Christendom
Runcie
America
Nancy Reagan
Grace of
Monaco
London
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Area man watches wedding procession for Charles and Diana
Airman Randy Reese of New Castle joined thousands of spectators along the procession route for the royal wedding. He is stationed at Welford Air Force Base, fifty miles south of London, and is the son of Mr and Mrs Randy Reese of 733 Shenango Stop Road.
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New Castle
Prince Charles
Diana
Reese
Welford Air Force Base
London
Shenango Stop
Weather and notices from Western Pennsylvania July 29 1981
Fair tonight in the Western Pennsylvania region with a low near 60. Thursday will be sunny and warmer with a high around 80 and a near zero chance of rain through then. Weather stats show a high of 83 and a low of 63 with .35 inch precipitation. Shenango River at 6.18 feet. Moraine State Park recorded 65 degrees at 10 am with west winds. attendance 1,973. Obituary notices list several local residents ages 83 to 66.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
Moraine State Park
Headstone Bidding Question at Lawrence County Cemeteries
Lawrence County faces claims of bypassing bidding rules for grave marker bases for veterans in about 75 cemeteries. Controller Robert E. Foht told commissioners that contracts over 2500 should include public bids and noted similar gaps for stationery and other supplies.
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Lawrence County
Robert E. Foht
Foht
City man sent to prison in 1979 murder case
Dennis Alexander, 25, was sentenced to 10 to 20 years for the murder of James W. Cook, 58, of 21 E. Big Run St. Alexander, in a third degree murder plea bargain, will be imprisoned at Western Penitentiary near Pittsburgh and pay court costs. Co defendant John Thomas was acquitted. Cook was found shot four times and died Feb. 17, 1979.
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Frank Russo
Edward A
Donald G. DeCarbo
Dean Park
Seventh Ward
Dennis Alexander
James W. Cook
E. Big Run St
Lawrence County
William R. Ralph
Alexander
Western Diagnostic and Classification Center
Western Penitentiary
Pittsburgh
Donald Williams
John Thomas
Cook
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