County Commissioners Clear Fuel Funds for Road Repairs
The county approved liquid fuel allocations totaling 200000 from a 494240 pool for municipal road repairs. Bridges receive 125000 and emergency repairs 169240. a proposal to add funds to Ellwood City and city was tabled for legality review.
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Elwood City
Robert Focht
Frank A. Vitril
Edwood City
Ellwood City
Willis
Charles Drugokewski
Thomas A. Shumaker
County Legal Department
Auto industry shows May rebound as U S sales rise
May deliveries reached the best for the slumping U S auto industry since 1975 model introductions. Despite energy crisis fears, total sales hovered near 592,500 with a 23 percent drop from a year ago, while imports' share drifted lower. Datsun Subaru Volvo posted gains though overall market remains weak.
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Detroit
UPI
Uclaher
Thesday
Datsun
Hat
Subaru
Vola
East Street Valley Expressway Plan Reached in Pittsburgh
Federal state and local officials approved a plan for the East Street Valley Expressway in Pittsburgh a six lane highway with a two lane medial strip. The strip may hold mass transit or two extra lanes if needed. Agreement came at a Tuesday meeting with Mayor Peter Flaherty State Transportation Secretary Jacob Kassab and FHWA division engineer Donald Hanmer.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Pittsburgh
Peter Flaherty
Jacob Kassab
Federal Highways Administration
Donald Hanmer
County council seeks faster Lawrence drug alcohol program progress
Lawrence County Council on Chemical Abuse met with County Commissioners Shumaker and Vitti to push faster action on proposals for a county drug and alcohol program. A four member council delegation will present requests at the next meeting, as detox, halfway house and community education services await approval under state funded plans.
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Lawrence County Council On
Thomas A. Shumaker
Frank A. Vitti
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Office
John Hughes
Youth Development Center
Frank DiLeo
Reacher
Shumaker
Lawrence County
House 40
Informat UN
North Beaver precincts reorganization studied
County commissioners will consider redrawing North Beaver Township election districts to balance precinct populations after requests from three members of the first precinct election board. First precinct has 1 031 registered voters while the others have 413 181 and 190.
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Beaver Township
Helen Paden
AD 7
Paden
Karl Chandler
Thomas A. Shumaker
Neshannock Township
Shumaker
John Zabetakis
Mahoning Township
Coffee Run
Baird Road
Zabetakis
City May Seek Traffic Pattern Change In Downtown
City officials plan a June 13 meeting with PennDOT district engineer C. P. Saupp during his W Washington Street Bridge groundbreaking to press for reducing TOPICS favored four lane traffic to two lanes to protect downtown beautification and sidewalk widening while noting TOPICS has reshaped intersections and signals.
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State Department of Transportation
Penndot
Eugene DeCaprio
C. P. Saupp
Franklin
Saupp
W. Washington Street
E. Washington Street
Thomas J. Fee
D-New Cattle
Campbell crash claims Mahoningtown resident life
Campbell police reported a collision on Coltsville Road at 10:27 PM that involved Leon, a 45 year old from New Castle RD 3, crossing center lines into the path of Dick L. Kroesen’s vehicle. Kroesen and two passengers were treated and released from St. Elizabeth’s. Leon could not be questioned due to serious injuries.
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Philip Miller
Estill Springs
Tenn
RD 2
Taylor Street
Miller
Neal and
Taylor Streets
William Lee Ayers
Wampum RD 2
Campbell
Anrshop
Coltsville Road
Dick L. Kroeson
Nashua Road
New Castle
Lenn
Leon
Kroesen
John Stitt
W. Meyer St
Burdell McCurdy
Falls Ave
St. Elizabeth's
Pennsylvania House approves extra aid for state colleges
The Pennsylvania House passed a deficiency appropriation to provide 5.5 million dollars in extra aid to the 14 state colleges and Indiana University to cover funding shortfalls this fiscal year. The bill, approved 180 to 11, moves to Governor Milton J. Sapp for signing amid budget talk.
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Manrisburg
UPL
Pennsylvania House
Gay
Milton J. Sapp
Indiana University
House
House Appropriations Committee
Stephen Wajdak
Philadelphia
Episcopal bishop declines prosecution over two women priests
In Reading, Rev. Lloyd Gressle of the Bethlehem diocese said he will not prosecute Rev. R. Franklin Gose after two women priests led a Sunday service at St. Alban's Church. Gose was charged with disobeying canons and vows. the bishop issued a reprimand and preferred a swift, non judicial handling.
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Wilkes-Barre, Pa
UPI
Lloyd Gressle
Dethlehem
Reading
R. Franklin Gose
St. Alban's Church
Alison Cheek
First Shot Question Sparks Kent State Trial Testimony
Taslimony cites an ex Marine veteran Harly W. Montgomery who testified that on May 4 1970 a Guardsman fired the first shot and signaled others before opening fire at Kent State University. Defense lawyers counter with Montgomery's FRU statement contradicting his earlier account.
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Cleveland
UPI
Kent State University
National Tratedy
Harly W. Montgomery
Montgomery
FRU
Body Found along Lake Erie Shore Near RU'LSEY NY
The body of 24 year old Michael Cuneo of Exige Pennsylvania was found Tuesday night along the Lake Erie shore near Russey NY by three fishermen. He had been missing since Monday. An autopsy was performed but the coroner's office said the cause of death is undetermined pending toxicology tests.
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Ru'lsey
UPI
Pennsylvania
Lake Erie
Chautauqua County
Michael Cuneo
Exige
Cleveland chosen for Great Lakes federal office
The Federal Maritime Administration selects Cleveland as the Great Lakes office site, defeating Chicago and Detroit. Senator Hubert Taft Jr. calls it recognition of the lakes as a fourth seacoast and Cleveland as shipping center. Initial staff expected 10 to 15 people.
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Cleveland
UPD
Federal
Maulime Administration
Great Lakes
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Chicago
Detroit
Hubert Taft Jr
Ohio
Coast Guard ends search for missing oil rig worker
The Coast Guard canceled the search for Shelly Lagrange after crisscrossing the Gulf of Mexico for a final missing man. Eleven other crew members were rescued from the overturned barge rig, with five trapped over twenty hours in underwater air pockets. The search covered 250 square miles with three boats and a helicopter.
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Grand Isle
UPA
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Shelly Lagrange
Morehan Pace
Leslie Blackburn
Insult to Slavs at Pitt Slavic Dept Head Choice
Pittsburgh UPI report cites councilman Robert Rade Stone calling the appointment of Jane Harris as head of Pitt Slavic Studies an insult to Slavic people. Stone, who led a Slav delegation, says Harris was a junior candidate and accuses the university of not searching for the best person. University spokesman defends Harris as the best available candidate.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Robert Rade Stone
University of Pittsburgh
Stone
Jane Harris
Pitt
University of Indiana
Harris
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