World piano champ squashes young challenger in Monticello contest
Joy Belle Squibb, 71, retained her oldtime piano title at the Monticello and Sangamon Valley Railway Museum contest. Faye Ballard, 12, of Monticello, challenged on showmanship and technique with classics aged 50 plus years, including Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer.
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Monticello, Ill
UPI
Joy Belle Squibb
Squibb
Vandalia
Ill
Faye Ballard
Monticello
Monticello and Sangamon Valley Railway Museum
Trooper Finn on trial for trying to dispose of stolen tools
Trooper Robert H. Finn faced trial in Centre County Court on charges of attempting to sell stolen tools. His brother James pleaded guilty to stealing tools from a Williamsport manufacturer and awaits sentencing. Finn, suspended with pay, allegedly tried to offload the tools in Bellefonte last October while stationed there. He was moved to Troop F in Montoursville in December.
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Bellefonte
UPI
Robert H. Finn
Centre County Court
Finn
James
Spanish King Juan Carlos In Santo Domingo Visit
Spanish King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia arrived in Santo Domingo marking the first Spanish head of state visit to the Western Hemisphere. The royal tour retraces Columbus routes by air, to be followed by a four day Bicentennial stop in Washington to showcase Spain's Columbus exhibition.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
UPI
Juan Carlos
New World
Christopher Columbus
Queen Sophia
Spain
Washington
Columbus
Propane blast kills teen in New York cottage fire
Fire officials blame a propane gas leak for a weekend blaze at a Lake Chautauqua shore cottage that killed 17 year old Cynthia Ann Murray of North Apollo Pennsylvania and injured three others. Four Pennsylvania girls and a man staying nearby were searching for a leak when a heater sparked the ignition.
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Ashville
N.Y
UPI
Pennsylvania
Lake Chautauqua
Chautauqua County
Three Rangers Held Captive At Ohio Park Campground
Three state park rangers were held captive for nearly three hours at Pymatuning Lake campgrounds near the Ohio Pennsylvania line during Memorial Day weekend. About 35 riot clad deputies moved into the area as roughly 3,000 campers filled the site and freed the hostages without injury. The sheriff’s spokesman said rangers were held for about three hours until authorities intervened and no weapons were used.
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Ashtabula, Ohio
UPI
Ashtabula County
Pymatuning Lake
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Steel battle continues in Pittsburgh over air pollution
A long-running clash over air pollution from U S Steel coke works at Clairton heads back to Pennsylvania courts after failed Washington talks. Six months of prior court actions yielded no settlement. EPA official Legro said further discussions would not be productive.
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Pittsburgh
UPD
U.S. Steel Corp
Clairton
Pennsylvania
Washington
U.S. Steel
State of Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
Environmental Protection Agency
Stanley Legro
EPA
Kitten Triggers Fatal Self-Inflicted Gunshot in Marijuana Case
Philadelphia man Howard Carter, 24, died from a bullet to the brain after his .38 revolver discharged while he tried to scare a kitten from marijuana on a newspaper floor. Carter was separating 20 ounces of marijuana when the gun fired.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Howard Carter
Carter
Philly Seeks 15000 Troops for Bicentennial Police
The American Civil Liberties Union warns the city may invite trouble by requesting 15,000 federal troops to police the July 4 bicentennial. Mayor Rizzo says troops are needed to guard against disruptions by radicals, while ACLU official Spencer Coxe calls the move overreactive and likely to provoke trouble.
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Philadelphia
UPI
American Civil Liberties Union
Frank L. Rizzo
Spencer Coxe
ACLU
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Radio blast injures three in California home
In Rowland Heights, Michael Long and two family members were injured when a clock radio exploded while being plugged in. Firefighters reported shards embedded in the 15-year-old’s arms, legs, chest and face. He was hospitalized in critical condition. The mother and younger brother had minor injuries and the blast caused about $2500 in damage.
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Rowland Heights
Calif
UPI
Michael Long
Long
Graduation speakers stress liberal arts identity and quality
Dr Wallace N Jamison, academic vice president at Illinois College, urged Westminster College’s 1976 graduating class to recapture core liberal arts skills in reading, writing, and reasoning. About 471 graduates were honored, including 345 bachelor’s and 126 master’s degree recipients, as honorary doctorates were bestowed on Jamison and Rev. Dr. Mark H. Landfried.
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Wallace N. Jamison
Illinois College
Westminster College
Old Main
Westminster
Earland I. Carlson
Jamison
Mark H. Landfried
Landfried
Synod of the Trinity of the
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
John L. Miller
Pittsburgh
Board of Trustees
Delber L. McKee
Joseph M. Hopkins
Judson C. McConnell
Raymond H. Ocock
Ocock
James E. McKeel
Monaco
Charlene Merworth
Easton
David A. Hall
Mansfield
Earland J. Carlson
Westminster Board of Trustees
Synod of the Trinity, United Presbyterian Church
Carlson
House weighs FEA extension as gasoline lines fade
In Washington, the House plans a vote to extend for three years the Federal Energy Administration, created during a crisis and facing sunset June 30 if not renewed. Lawmakers return after Memorial Day weekend to decide the agency’s fate.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Energy Administration
Con men drain Houston advertising man in pigeon drop
Dennis Banks recounts a Houston con game where a mugged taxi of sorts led him to a so called pigeon drop. Two suspects named Billy and John lured him into a high stakes card game that cost him his wallet and a ring after an insurance settlement boast.
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Houston
UPI
Dennis Banks
Banks
Billy
John
Officers set to extradite kill suspect
FBI agents and Erie County deputies plan to leave this week for Lincoln Nebraska to return a hitchhiker suspected of killing a Grove City Pa insurance agent near Sandusky Ohio The suspect Michael Maslar 19 Meriden Conn waived extradition after his arrest by the Nebraska Highway Patrol last Thursday.
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Sandusky, Ohio
UPI
FBI
Erie County
Ohio
Lincoln
Neb
Grove City
Michael Maslar
Meriden
Conn
Nebraska Highway Patrol
Winners of Walk-a-thon receive bikes boots and Y cards
Deena Alansky of RD 5 won a 10 speed bicycle and $430 from the 20 mile March of Dimes Walk-a-thon held April 17. Francis Exposito of Edinburg also won a 10 speed bicycle and traded prizes with Arlene Eggleston of New Castle for a YM-YWCA membership. Tammi Bryan and Pamela Marino also won Y memberships and gift certificates. Union Area High School led with 11.9 percent participation earning the Battered Boot Award. Education grants of 300 and 200 went to Neshannock and Laurel. Substantial state school subsidies totaling 407.4 million will be wired June 1 to 503 districts, final FY payment.
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Arlene Eggleston
Francis Exposito
Walk
W. Thomas Andrews
Larry Newberry
Deena Alansky
Pamela Marino
Tammi Bryan
March of Dimes
RD 5
Neshannock High School
Miss Alansky
Edinburg
Exposito
Union Area High School
W. Parkway
New Castle High School
Ym-Ywca
Blossom Lane
RD 2
Laurel High School
Davies Shoe Store
Union
Area High School
Area
Neshannock
Laurel
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Kitten
New York
Lower East
Harrisburg
Education Department
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