Crew saves terminal as blazing jet is moved away
At Anchorage International Airport a burning Boeing 727, driven by two mechanics, was pushed 100 feet from a crowded passenger terminal after a wing rupture spilled fuel. Seven firefighters were injured while 600 evacuees fled as flames raged. The jet was destroyed and gates B-1 and B-2 damaged.
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Anchorage
Alaska
UPI
Anchorage International Airport
James Michaelangelo
National Transportation Safety Board
National Guard
Federal Aviation Administration
Paul Steucke
Lou Cancelmi
Alaska Airlines
Don Barlow
Hynes
Cancelmi
Summit aims to cut trade barriers among seven nations
The unnamed newly industrialized group plans to reduce trade barriers and halt currency manipulation led by South Korea and Taiwan. They will create economy forecasts, use indicators to track trends, and urge remedial action if off course, with no hard compliance. Leaders also backed UN efforts on Iran Iraq war, open Persian Gulf lanes, no concessions to terrorists, and warned on agricultural subsidies while discussing debt relief and private bank help. County actions included a one year $1,050 monthly contract for financial consultants at Hill View Manor and a plan by Sedan Limestone Industries to seek a permit to treat contaminated groundwater at the Sedan landfill site.
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South Korea
Taiwan
United States
Tokyo
U.S
Iran
United Nations
Persian Gulf
sub-Saharan Africa
Lawrence County
Medical/Financial Management
Hill View Manor
County Planning Commission
Sedan Limestone Industries Inc
State Department of Environmental Resources
Sedan
Blind Association Benefit From Lions Car Show in New Castle
The New Castle Lions Club hosts the 16th annual car show on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Phil Fitts Car Lot, 3250 Wilmington Road. Antique and special interest cars on display plus the Tiny Tank. Proceeds go to the Lawrence County Blind Association to fund eye exams, glasses, and a blind campers program. Lions’ president Richard Cunningham announced a $1,500 goal. committee chair Phil Fitts and co chairs Anthony DeCarbo and David Kennaday with Larry Nord as ticket chairman.
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New Castle
New Castle Lions Club
Phil Fitts Car Lot
Wilmington Road
Lawrence County Blind Association
New Castle Lion’s Club
Richard Cunningham
Phil Fitts
Cochairmen Anthony DeCarbo
David Kennaday
Larry Nord
Supreme Court limits local land use with just compensation ruling
The Supreme Court on a 6-3 decision held governments must compensate private property owners when use is denied, even temporarily, in a California case involving Los Angeles County zoning that barred a church from rebuilding a flood region campground. The ruling could chill rapid land use or environmental regulations and is praised by the church but questioned by dissenters about broader regulatory impacts.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
William Rehnquist
California
Los Angeles
Richard Frank
Mike Berger
First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Glendale
Rehnquist
John Paul Stevens
Harry Blackmun
Sandra Day O’connor
Los Angeles County
Teamsters Linked to Organized Crime Figures in Suit
A high profile case in New York ties the Teamsters leadership to Mafia figures. Reputed boss Anthony Fat Tony Salerno and 10 associates are named defendants in a criminal trial featuring testimony from Roy L. Williams. The suit seeks broader evidence of union corruption across the country under Assistant Attorney General William Weld. Joseph DiGenova and David Margolis reportedly will file the action. The President’s crime commission urged criminal prosecutions civil actions and administrative steps to curb ties between the union and organized crime. The trial also alleges that Presser and two associates siphoned 700000 in union funds over a decade to pay ghost employees who did no work. all defendants have pleaded not guilty to labor racketeering and larceny charges.
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New York
Anthony
Fat Tony
Salerno
Teamster
Roy L. Williams
Williams
Presser
Teamsters Executive Board
William Weld
Justice Department
the Times
Joseph DiGenova
U.S
District of Columbia
DiGenova
David Margolis
International
Harold Friedman
Cleveland Recording
Anthony Hughes
Penn Hills Rats Protest Grows Through Petitions
About 100 Penn Hills residents signed a petition urging action to rid the Mission Crest neighborhood of rats. They blamed a nearby state controlled ravine for mine drainage and urged proper baiting and waste disposal.
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Penn Hills
UPI
Mission Crest
Christine Carlisle
Carlisle
Jerry Nosal
Nosal
St Francis Center Starts Teen Outpatient Addiction Program
Pittsburgh hospital launches an outpatient program for teenagers with drug and alcohol problems. Director Mike Flaherty says the program fills the gap between inpatient rehab and weekly counseling, offering innovative treatment options for youths in need.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
St. Francis Medical Center
Mike Flaherty
Correction notice clarifies obituary details and military records
Correction notes Michael J. Klamat served in the U S Army from 1935 to 1938 and the U S Naval Reserve from 1942 to 1945 as seaman first class. It also corrects misidentifications in Velma Shoaff Butera’s obituary and states a funeral procession for Holy Cross Church will depart 926 Cunningham Ave at 10 15 a m tomorrow. Call Len Kolasinski executive editor at 654 6651 with corrections between 8 30 a m and 3 p m.
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Michael J. Klamat
Addis St
U.S. Army
U.S. Naval Service
U.S. Naval Reserve
Velma Shoaff Butera
11Th St
West Pittsburg
Len Kolasinski
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David Jones
John Hynes
Arco Alaska Inc
Arco Express
Kuparuk
Steucke
Americean Restoration of
Transfer
DeStefano
East Washington Street
Bill Lyons
World Bank
Hill View Financial Guides
Blind Association
Pulaski
Mahoning
Richard Retort
Pulaski Township
Lillian Stowe
Stanley Kosin
South New Castle
Pennsylvania Society of Medical Assistants
New Castle Orthopedic Associates
Wilmington Ave
Karen Peterson
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Presidential Organized Crime Commission
Teamsters
Organized Crime
New Wilmington
Westminster College
Old Main
Nancy C. Wright
East Central Colleges
Wright
LLP
Pennsylvania
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Ohio Daily Number
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