Inflation shows deeper price pressures across the economy
Washington officials study the Labor Department's producer price index to gauge how rising costs move from crude materials to finished goods. Higher oil prices drive costs through intermediate stages, affecting clothing and other consumer goods, as experts note the challenge to wage price guidelines.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Barry Bosworth
The
Council On Wage and Price Stability
Carter
New Castle budget trims athletic line items and adds general fund
The New Castle Area School Board approved a reduced athletic budget of 77 935 dollars down 5 525 from last year with a 7 835 district contribution to balance. Gate receipts fall and rising girls sports drive cuts across programs. football gains 1 500 while girls basketball drops 4 350 and cross country 987. The board also approved travel, resignations, a safety town project, and multiple tax exonerations and supply bids.
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New Castle Area
Russell Herchler
Lindy Lauro
University of Pittsburgh
Mark Rougeux
James Rentz
Joel Duncan
Robert A. Plohr
West Pittsburg
New Castle Jaycees
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin Junior High School
John B Rosati
Janet Vukovich
Eugene DeCaprio
Pittsburgh
Thomas DeLorenzo
Grove City
Russell Horchler
Harrisburg
Joseph Martin
Death Records and Weather Statistics for June 5 6 1979
Weather data for the 24 hour period ending midnight June 6 shows maximum 84 and minimum 60 with no precipitation, Shenango River at 6.90 feet. Obituary notices list Frank Crisci 58, Edythe Levin Wolfe 80, Tena Powell Shirey 84, Kenneth Stickle 69, Randall Magee 75, A Leroy Morrow 67, and Ruby Barile DeMain 70.
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Shenango River
Frank Crisci
Eastbrook Road
Edythe Levin Wolfe
Norwood Ave
Tena (Tillie) Powell Shirey
Ellwood City
Kenneth C. Stickle
Portersville
Randall H. Magee
Mercer
A. Leroy Morrow
Grove City
Ruby Barile DeMain
Youngstown
Ohio
Youth arrests after Mahoningtown bank robbery
Police arrested Salvador Santiago, 16, on a warrant for the March 16 Peoples Bank of Western Pennsylvania heist. Sighted on a Grant Street porch, chased through a wooded area, and caught on State Street. Domenic Vivelo fired a warning shot during the escape, spooking the robber into dropping money before fleeing. Santiago had reportedly left town for Detroit and later returned to New Castle.
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Mahoningtown
Peoples Bank of Western
Vivero
Texaco
Santiago
Detroit
New Castle
Rights groups urge probes into Ku Klux Klan arsenal
United Press International reports Southern civil rights groups press federal investigations into KKK weaponry amid renewed racial unrest. NAACP denounces Decatur clash in Alabama and calls for action. four injured as Klansmen confronted marchers. SCLC plans Decatur march with police protection.
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United Press International
Ku Klux Klan
Atlanta
NAACP
KKK
Decatur
Ala
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Lowery
Tommy Lee Hines
Hines
Cascade Park rides face lease battle over safety
After 25 years Cascade Amusement Inc owner Paul Vesco fights to renew the park lease as rust and vandalism raise safety concerns. Mayor hopeful Angelo Sands deems the Kiddie Land rides unfit while parents cite broken lights, overgrowth, and a dirty environment. Vesco blames vandalism for inoperative rides and vows cleanup and maintenance.
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Paul Vesco
Cascade Amusement Inc
Cascade Park
Vesco
Gaston Park
Judy Signoriello
Raymond St
Angelo Sands
Sands
Signoriello
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Washington Centre
Alice Graham
Robert
CLIF
Lauro
Dale Yoho
News Digest
Brzoza
Pope
Castro
U.N
Pennsylvania
News Index
Steere Bee
Birmingham
Nashville
Tenn
Joseph Lowery
Alabama
American Civil Liberties Union
Southern Regional Council
City Recorders
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