Debate Over Legal Smoking Age Sparks Local Confusion
Local store managers and officials dispute whether the cigarette purchasing age is 18 or 21 under a state law. Some retailers report awaiting official notice while health authorities stress enforcement, with clerks screening customers and parents sometimes contacted to verify ages.
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William Panella
Panella
Spiro Kardambikis
Handy Andy
Lincoln Avenue
State Health Department
Kardambikis
Health Department
New Castle High School
Pennzoil Pennymart
Wilmington Road
Maitland Lane
Bobbi
Pennymart
Carol Suber
Tic Toc Food Mart
Highland Avenue
Tic Toc
Phyllis Domianos
Kennedy Square
John
Domianos
Center's Rice and D A examine ruling on rape
Lawrence County District Attorney William M Panella says the state Supreme Court action will not alter rape prosecutions or required force standards. He notes juries decide force or resistance, while Jeanette Rice of the Women’s Shelter/Rape Crisis Center fears the ruling changes decades of prevention messaging and could endanger victims by pressuring them to fight back.
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Lawrence County
William M. Panella
Supreme Court
Panella
Jeanette Rice
Women’s Shelter
High Court
Pennsylvania
Rice
Papa seeks opening of all ballots in 9th District race
Angelo Papa petitions to open and recount ballots from the May 10 Democratic primary in the 9th Legislative District after finishing second by 48 votes. He seeks hand counts due to discrepancies in return sheets versus machine counts and tests of tabulating machines. The hearing before Visiting Senior Judge J. Quint Salmon is set for 1:30 p.m. Monday.
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J. Quint Salmon
Angelo Papa
Papa
Chris Savnato
Lawrence County Board of Elections
D Day 50th Anniversary Reunion at Kennedy Square
Veterans and the public gather in Lawrence County for a D Day celebration at 9 a.m. Sunday at Kennedy Square. The emotional anniversary marks one of the area’s most anticipated reunions as families and community members honor service members and memorials.
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Lawrence County
Kennedy Square
Week Ahead Weather Outlook with Mild Temperatures
The forecast calls for Monday to be fair with a low around 50 to 55 and a high of 75 to 85. Tuesday brings partly sunny skies with a low near 55 to 60 and a high of 75 to 85.
Quayle Marriage Tale And Political Plans
Newsmakers report Mari lyn Tucker Quayle explains 1972 search for a conservative equal partner. Dan Quayle defends critics in his book Standing Firm while Mrs Quayle works on a political thriller with sister Nancy Northcott and practices law in Indianapolis.
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NEW York
Dan Quayle
Marilyn Tucker Quayle
Mr. Right
Parade Magazine
Nancy Northcott
Quayle
Indianapolis
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Rice, D.A
Berkowitz
Board of Elections
County Return Board
Marlene Gabriel
News Index
Daily Record
Sunda
S Mr. Right
Anna G. Barnsley
Leasure Avenue
William J. Fray
Honeybee Lane
Rocco Gangone
Italy
Jane M. LaRocca
Park Ave
Mildred Houk McKibben
Boardman
Ohio
Helen M. Palatinus
Petersburg
Lorraine Kilbreath Smith
Warren
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