Salary board blocks magistrate secretary raises in Lawrence County
In Lawrence County the salary board rejected requests to hire more secretaries and raise wages for district magistrates clerks. Justice Wayne Shaffer warned cases could be lost if backlogged while Justice Ruth French is ill. County leaders, including Commissioner Frank Vitril, argued budget limits prevent increases.
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Lawrence County
Wayne E. Shaffer
Ruth FE. French
Frank A. Vitril
Vitril
New Beaver Borough
State Association of County Commissioners
Glenn McCracken
Honest science amid public doubt and nuclear worry
The piece discusses public suspicion of technology, led by reactions to nuclear power and DNA research. It cites Philip Handler of the NAS calling for ethical scientific conduct and clearer distinction between science and politics, urging honesty about uncertainties while stressing science serves public policy. It notes Oregon doctors’ probationary actions for deaths by own action and cites the Journal of the AMA.
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Three Mile Island
Philip Handler
National Acadecy of Science
Duke University
Science Magazine
Handler
Anderson Senses National Pulse As Third-Party Bid Looms
In 1980 a rising centerpiece John Anderson is noted for reading public mood as Carter and Reagan fight for the nomination. Polls placed him at 22 percent if on the ballot, higher than Wallace in 1968, while Kennedy's fate and Edwards’ delegates shape the race. Carter’s weak wins in New York New Jersey Pennsylvania California raise fears of a party split and Anderson’s path through defections after a turbulent convention.
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America
John Anderson
Carter
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Mount St. Helens
Anderson
Louis Harris
Harris
George Wallace
Reagan
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Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
California
Editorial on volcano power and Mount St Helens origin
Editorial explains volcanoes as untamed power within the Ring of Fire. It traces historic eruptions Krakatoa Vesuvius Paricutin Surtsey and Crater Lake while noting limited long range weather impact and the remote prospect of harnessing eruption energy.
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States
Cascade Range
Pacific
Americas
Asia
Aleutians
Japan
Philippines
Indonesia
Hawaii
Crater Lake
Oregon
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Pompeii
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Sunda Strait
Java
Sumatra
Why pluralize why in addressing complex problems
Sydney J Harris argues that the interrogative why invites simple causes and urges replacing with plural whys. He cites Iran hostage dynamics and domestic politics to show real events result from multiple interacting factors, not a single cause, urging broader, nondualist inquiry.
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Iran
Reagan
Kennedy
Sydney J. Harris Field Newspaper Syndicate
Turning to Christ Forgiveness Of All Sins Confirmed
A reader asks if turning to Christ forgives all past sins. The answer affirms total forgiveness through Christ’s death, citing biblical verses. It emphasizes repentance and faith, reassures the believer, and urges living in daily joy of forgiveness.
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Christ
DR. Graham
R. B
Eruptions at St Helens Spur Environmental Righteousness
A column critiques environmental alarmism, notes Mt. St. Helens eruptive impact, and condemns overreaction to Three Mile Island. It argues for focused toxic waste controls, inspectorates for dumps, and warns against eco-faddish campaigns that obscure real priorities. It criticizes Love Canal politics and Seals campaigns as media-centered distractions from serious risks.
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Mt. St. Helens
Earth
Friends of the Earth
Environmental Protection Agency
Spirit Lake
Volcanic Regulatory Commission
Three Mile Island
Pennsylvania
TMI
Boston
Fish and Wildlife Service
Supreme Court
Buffalo
Ken Galbraith
Treaty ends war and is signed in New Hampshire
By United Press International the 1905 treaty ending the Busso Japanese war was signed in New Hampshire.
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United Press International
New Hampshire
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