Truckers Expand Protest Across Nation
United Press International reports independent truckers vow to pull 100,000 tractor-trailers off highways and disrupt food supply lines to protest high fuel prices and a 55 mph limit. Early actions include scattered blockades and minor clashes as leaders forecast a national slowdown within days.
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United Press International
Mike Parkhurst
Independent Truckers Association
Washington
Parkhurst
Jameson Memorial Hospital Births Report
Birth notices from Jameson Memorial Hospital list five newborns on June 11 to Anderson, Taylor, Duff, Lehman, and Hogue families. Admitted patients include several individuals. discharges and out of town births noted with dates in June 1979. Names include Dale Kline, Nichole Mehutes, Leo Reid, Michael Magill Jr., Samuel Popescu, Beverly Smith, and others.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
William R. Anderson
E. Park Ave
Anderson
Valerie Wynder
Ray Taylor
Nesbitt Road
Taylor
Lesley Lowash
Ellwood City Hospital
James Duff
Beaver Falls RD 2
Duff
Susan Blair
Wayne Lehman
Franklin St
Butler
Lehman
Deborah Brenner
Pamela Hogue
Wayne Ave
Dale Kline
Fordell
Clair Page
Portersville
Nichole Mehutes
Aiken
Leo Reid
Michael Magill Jr
Crescent Ave
Samuel Popescu
Robert Sheen
Franklin Ave
William Smeltz
Harmony-Fisher
Howard Crawford
Portersville Road
Beverly Smith
Halco Drive
New Castle
Margaret Blaine
Pershing St
Terrance Higgins
Edgewood Road
Beaver Falls
Robert Barandt
James Kreshon
Haig St
Michael Magill
Edward Harper
New Galilee
Anthony Greco
Waldron Ave
Evans City
William Mulvaney
Robert Eversol
Brown Road
House adds prayer to bill on education
Washington based report notes Republicans backed a prayer amendment to a bill creating a Department of Education. The 255 to 122 vote would require a two thirds majority for a constitutional fix, though the amendment itself changes little in practice. Representative Robert Walker called the proposal costly and hopes it fails, while others backed the move to express views on related issues.
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Washington
UPI
House
Department of Education
Robert Walker
Education Department
Walker
June rainfall beats May in New Castle area
Western Pennsylvania Water Co figures show 3.89 inches fell in the first 12 days of June versus 3.66 inches for all of May. Most rain came last Saturday with 2.38 inches in two hours, while the rest fell earlier in the month. In Youngstown Ohio, 26 truck drivers were cited for slow speed during rush hour on Interstate 80 in Austintown Township.
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New Castle
Western Pennsylvania Water Co
Youngstown, Ohio
UPI
Austintown Township
Correction of Penn State degree listings error
Howard S Shansky of 424 Hazelcroft Ave earned a B A in advertising with distinction from Pennsylvania State University, not a BS in man earth relations as previously stated. Cheryl D Smilek of 101 Hazelcroft Ave earned a BS in relations. South Side Community Center Romper Room Class will hold graduation ceremonies tomorrow at 6 30 p m at 1211 S Mill St with 14 diplomas to be awarded for children advancing to kindergarten. 26 children will participate, followed by a dinner and prom.
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Howard S. Shansky
Hazelcroft Ave
Pennsylvania State University
Cheryl D. Smilek
Penn State
South Side Community Center
S. Mill St
Correction on blood pressure screening schedule
The West Side Community Action Center notes two errors in the week’s screenings. McGrath Manor will host on Thursday from 2 30 to 4 30 p m, not Monday as published. The Medicine Shoppe event now cites June 21 from 10 a m to 4 p m. A full schedule will follow when available.
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West Side Community Action Center
McGrath Manor
Medicine Shoppe
Cleveland to Welcome 28 Story Office Tower at St. John Site
Oliver Tyrone Corp of Pittsburgh plans a $30 million 28 story office tower named Superior Square on the St. John College site in downtown Cleveland in partnership with the Catholic Diocese. Revenues from land lease and profits will aid Catholic schools. Groundbreaking hoped by year end with no tax abatement.
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Cleveland
UPI
Oliver Tyrone Corp
Pittsburgh
St. John College
National City Bank
James A. Hickey
Superior Square
Dennis J. Kucinich
Oliver Tyrone
Richard K. Means
Laurel Area School Budget OKed Amid Warnings of Future Shortfalls
Laurel Area School Board approved a 2.9 percent increase for the 1979-80 budget totaling 2,662,130 dollars. Revenue from federal and state sources fell due to declining enrollment, with transportation costs rising 17 percent and teachers' wages set to rise. A high school teacher protested a cut to the Lifetime Sports Program, while concerns over new Allen & Bacon Rainbow textbooks cited dialect content and stories about witches and dances in Africa.
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Laurel Area
John D. Ring
Rung
Andrew Bulazo
Sam Nan
Nan
Bulazo
John Lapinski
Transportation Committee
Bernice Glenn
Allen & Bacon
Africa
White House
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Kenneth Peterson
Wildwood Ave
Grove City Community Hospital
Peterson
Barbara Wilkins
John Williams
Eighth St
Oakmont
Magee Women’s Hospital
Williams
Valerie Mastren
Rocky
Golden Dawn Mks
W. Washington St
Freezer
Troutmans
Allied Stores
Aly
Replon
Fios
Sears
Dad
Laurel
Wilmington Ave
Antiplation
Youngstown
Lincoln Knolls
Boardman
First Seneca
First Seneca Bank
Automatic Savings
FIRST
Seneca Savings
Seneca
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