30 Jul 1976
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1976
Page
1
A year old boy allegedly carried a shotgun into a tree and ambushed his playmate after an earlier argument. Rusty Winn Hyatt died from the blast while en route to hospital. Juvenile authorities detained the shooter as deputies said he had threatened others with a weapon.
John Naughton a former guard at Parylew State Hospital testified before a Senate investigating committee that guards beat patients and he participated. He described an unwritten code forcing witnesses to join in the abuse and resigned in 1974 after seven years on the job.
A high ranking Pittsburgh police official says a bullet that paralyzed a hostage during an armed robbery last week was likely fired from a police officer's gun. A crime lab report on bullets removed from the hostage's back is awaiting briefing. The wounded hostage, Stevest Schindler, 22, of McMurnay, is in fair condition at Mercy Hospital.
Congressman Allan Trowe's attorney says he will plead innocent to a morals charge and seek a jury trial at an arraignment in Third District Court today. Defense says Howe was in Washington, D.C. for the proceedings, while Utah law requires presence for arraignment. Howe, a freshman Democrat and reelection candidate, was convicted July 23 in Salt Lake City of soliciting sex from two prostitutes. the automatic appeal deadline follows the verdict.
The House Ethics Committee faulted Florida Representative Robert F. Sikes for ethical conduct after a member asked if he was “getting off case with a reprimand.” Sikes, 70, serving his 84th year, voted present as the chamber approved the reprimand by a 381 to 0 electronic roll call. The representative accepted the outcome saying, The House has spoken.
In Pasadena, Viking 1 scientists compare Martian soil to lunar dust and wet sand, noting cohesion and moisture hints. they report trenches dug by the seafaring sampler into Mars soil and that one instrument lacked sufficient sample. four possibilities remain for the puzzling material.
Fresno Bee editors and two reporters face contempt sentences after refusing to disclose a source from a sealed grand jury transcript. Judge Hollis Best will impose jail terms, marking a rare multiple sentencing of U.S. newsmen as appeals were exhausted after the Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
Police in Hong Kong report sirens in Peking as residents are urged to evacuate homes and offices amid fears of new earthquakes after the Wednesday 8.2 magnitude tremor. Relief workers flood Hopeh area while Tangshan is described near total destruction and Chinese authorities deploy emergency relief efforts nationwide.
County commissioners meet Monday to scrutinize costly furnishings and equipment items questioned as overpriced. Meehan and Shumaker supported a $122,151.42 bid while Vitril pressed for justification. shipment delays were agreed pending review.
State Health Secretary Leonard Bachman told the Mines and Energy Management Committee that 1973 cancer deaths rose to 93,362 from 29,289 in 1974 and that the death rate climbed across 44 of 67 counties. He warned the figures only show the tip of the iceberg due to limited tumor registries and urged a cigarette tax hike to fund cancer tracking and study links to pollution and radiation.
The Western Union Telegraph Co. reached a three year contract with Local 1177 of the Communications Workers of America in New York City. Wildcat coal strikes spread to additional states despite orders to end walkouts. Union leaders urged miners to return to work as disruptions affect thousands. Rubber talks in Washington stalled with key manufacturers at the center of negotiations. Nurses in Seattle area near settlement after raises were offered, while Hanford Atomic Trades Council announced a tentative deal with 2,000 workers on a 13 week strike.
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