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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1979
Page
2
A Sunday blaze at Chuck's Auto Body near U S 22 east of Red Top Westmoreland County injured Dale Nave 22 and Harry Schultz Sr 50 both of Jeannette. Nave in critical at Mercy Hospital and Schultz admitted to West Penn burn unit. Fire cause under investigation with $170000 damage to the garage.
The body of an Auschwitz survivor and former prisoner was flown from Poland to the United States and buried at King David Memorial Park in Neshaminy as a perpetual memorial to Jewish martyrs of World War II. The interment marked part of the Jacob Tecker Memorial Gardens dedication led by B nai Chaim Social.
Sally Mantzel, 36, of RD 1 Guys Mills, Crawford County, was killed Sunday after being struck by a car while walking along Guys Mills Townville Road. Driver Harry Hosick, 17, of RD 2 Guys Mills, swerved to miss a pothole and dragged Mantzel about 35 feet before she died at Spencer Hospital in Meadville.
In Fayette County Washington Township four miles east of Belle Vernon a 13 month old girl Tammy Jo Bach died after an exerciser tied to a doorknob caused an accidental hanging. The child was playing in a bedroom when she was discovered by her mother Eileen Bach.
UPI reports Judge Barron P. McCune in Pittsburgh dismissed 204 of 216 major medical insurance fraud counts against Dr Leonard Merriow saying he did nothing criminally wrong. He will review remaining counts as four days of testimony failed to prove the case.
Wilson Stone, 52, was killed in a weekend fire at his two story Cumberland County home. His body was found in the kitchen though officials believe the fire began in the living room. Five fire companies responded to the 3 a.m. Saturday report.
A two year old boy from Conneaut Ohio wandered onto Interstate 79 near the Edinboro exit and was located by Edinboro City Police. His parents, visiting nearby, heard a radio description, identified him, and claimed him at the Edinboro police station with officers Sunday afternoon.
Chicago police say Ricardo Davenport 26 a substitute teacher at John P Altgeld School locked Orlando Tillman 10 in a classroom closet at 1 30 p m Friday the boy was rescued Saturday Davenport Endangering the Life of a Child a misdemeanor faces court June 15 Bond set at 5000 but he was released on own recognizance.
Harry B. Schultz Sr. 58 of Jeannette died in West Penn Hospital burn unit from injuries suffered in a Sunday garage fire at Chuck's Auto Body on U.S. 22 near Red Top. Dale Nave 22 remained in critical condition at Mercy Hospital. Fire officials probe cause as garage damage hits 170000.
Probers chase causes of the American Airlines DC-10 disaster at O'Hare Chicago on May 25. Investigators note a 4-ton engine wrench on the runway and scenes of engine No 1 failure amid cockpit tape and later tests in Dallas and Tulsa. The tragedy left 271 aboard and two on the ground dead.
A 15 year old Simi Valley youth hospitalized with bubonic plague after Memorial Day visit to Silent Valley Recreation Camp in Riverside County. Camp evacuations followed, as health officials confirm the outbreak amid other California cases and prior 1977 fatalities.
Samuel Bynes, inmate at Trenton State Prison since 1964 for two slayings, attended Rutgers Newark commencement and received a master’s in criminal justice. He had earlier earned a high school diploma in prison, enrolled at Trenton State College, and as the first inmate from a state max facility to finish an undergraduate degree, then joined Rutgers graduate study. Fellow students included parole and police officers.
South African President John Vorster quits after a government commission report accuses him of actively covering up irregularities in the Information Ministry for over a year. Prime Minister PW Botha names Senate President Marais Viljoen as temporary federal president as Vorster ends a 26 year political career in disgrace.
Managua reports show 88 percent of local business leaders would close shops in support of a Sandinista strike with Catholic clergy endorsing the cause while Somoza vows 2000 national guardsmen to maintain work. The Catholic Bishops Conference condemns violence yet cites grave injustices and tyranny. West German evacuees reach Costa Rica as rebels threaten a final offensive across Nicaragua.
Florence Delaware Countys UPIs report says prosecutor will seek the death penalty in the Edward A Surratt murder case. Surratt of Aliquippa Pa faces murder assault and battery burglary and sexual assault charges tied to the June 1 1978 Langford attack in which her husband Luther Langford was killed and wife Nell Langford survived. Myer plans to rely on Nell Langford as a key witness. Surratt already holds two life terms plus 200 years for a Florida rape conviction.
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