Union High School Class Reunion Marks 50th Anniversary
Union classes from 1925 to 1933 celebrated the 50th anniversary of the 1930 graduating class with 112 attendees at the Union Township Fire Hall. Honored guest Roy Conway was introduced by master of ceremonies Quincy McConahy as guests from out of town joined in dancing and reminiscing. The class of 1934 will be included in next year’s celebration.
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Union High School
Union Township
Roy Conway
Quincy McConahy
James Hannon
Charles Morrison
Caroline Furlong
Katharine Yahn
Hazel
Ethel Schell
Harold McMahon
Martha Hazel
John Funkhouser
Albert Funkhouser
John Turek
Alice Kellinger
Ralph Phillips
Jack Shaffer
Richard Cochran
John and Josephine Louden
Wylie Schick
Fee backs partial paid drug program for seniors
State Rep Thomas J. Fee D New Castle supports a bill creating a partial paid prescription program for low income seniors. Eligible individuals 65 and older with income under 7500 single or 9000 married would pay only the first 4 dollars of a prescription while the state covers the rest. 793000 Pennsylvanians expected to qualify. The bill passed the Senate in February and is with the House Appropriations Committee.
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Thomas J. Fee
New Castle
Fee
State Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Free Blood Pressure Screenings Next Week Set
West Side Community Action Center announces free blood pressure screenings open to the public conducted by state health department staff. Participants should wear nonrestrictive clothing. locations include Skyview Towers Riverside Apartments St Anthony's Church Medicine Shoppe and Thrift Drugs on specified days and times.
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West Side
License centers close for Flag Day
Photo License Centers will be closed tomorrow in observance of Flag Day. Centers normally operate Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pennsylvnia Department of Transportation district engineer Louis W. Petulla notes motorists renewing licenses were informed of holiday closure but public notice helps prevent inconvenience.
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Louis W. Petulla
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Petulla
Firecracker burns Sharon youth lighting dangerous device
A Sharon juvenile identified as David A. Hobel found an M-80 at Grant and Mill streets and broke it open to light the powder after it lacked a fuse. Powder ignited on his hands and he was treated at a hospital. New Castle hospitals reported no record of the case.
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Sharon
David A. Hobel
First Street
Grant Street
Mill Street
Hobel
New Castle Hospital
Pryor Burn Controversy Over Cause of Fire
Lawyer for Richard Pryor says the comedian was badly burned by an exploding glass of rum while police stand by earlier reports he self ignited while purifying cocaine with ether. Pryor remains in critical condition, with doctors noting a low survival chance but recent signs of hope and resilience.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Richard Pryor
David Franklin
Richard Grossman
Jack Grossman
Pryor
Sherman Oaks Community Hospital
Barn Center
Fire Department
Northridge
Dan Cooke
Sinatra to be Chrysler spokesman for $1-a-year salary
Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca will be joined by Frank Sinatra as a national advertising and employee dealer relations spokesman. Sinatra will receive the same $1 yearly salary as Iacocca, with potential substantial compensation later if fortunes improve. Chrysler aims to secure $500 million in government-backed funds as part of a $1.5 billion loan guarantee package while delaying May supplier payments to conserve cash.
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James V. Higgins
UPI
Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Lee A. Iacocca
Frank Sinatra
Chrysler
Iacocca
Sinatra
Deutche Genossenschaftsbank
DG Bank
Treasury Department
GM head says car industry has no direction to go but up
United Press International reports General Motors President Elliott Estes said the auto industry has bottomed out and will rise, citing confidence and expected demand. Miller forecast continued recession. OPEC price hikes may lift oil and gasoline costs. NHTSA considers a 16 million vehicle recall due to potential transmission slip risks.
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GM Head
United Press
America
General Motors
Treasury
G. William Miller
Pontiac
Mich
General Motors Corp
Elliott M. Estes
Energy Department
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Ford Motor Co
Ford recall prospect stems from park to reverse defect
A Falls Church incident where a Lincoln Continental rolled in reverse with a baby on the front seat helped prompt a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finding. The agency cites thousands of park to reverse crashes, hundreds of deaths, and over 23,000 complaints, with a July hearing set to decide if a recall is required.
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Washington
UPI
Constance Bartholomew
Jordan
Falls Church
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Ford Motor Co
FORD
NHTSA
Bartholomew
Underage Drinking Ties to Ohio Trips Near New Castle
Juveniles from Lawrence County travel to Ohio towns like Youngstown to buy alcohol, while local officials report most incidents are tied to adults buying for teens or youths obtaining drink at home. Police note rising public drunkenness among under 21, with many cited in May, and a county program handles first offenses with treatment and school involvement.
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Glenn Kaup
Pennsylvania
New Castle
Ohio
Youngstown
Lawrence County
Paglia
Liquor Control Board
Here
New Castle Barracks
Louis Piscitelli
Woman’s heartbroken plea over stolen Pittsburgh cactus
In Bloomfield, Mary Cerrone reports her five foot cactus was taken from her front porch May 31 while she shopped. She launched a four state search and posted no questions asked rewards across Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio and Maryland. The plant, gifted 16 years ago, started as three inches tall and grew to a prominent feature.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Bloomfield
Mary Cerrone
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New York
Miller
Commerce Department
U.S
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Grant Ford
Tion
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