U S agency delays decision on Darvon
Washington UPI reports US Health official Joseph Califano will delay a final ruling on restricting Darvon for at least a year to study data from the FDA Eli Lilly and the Health Research Group. Critics led by Ralph Nader urge immediate tighter control citing overdose and addiction concerns.
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Nader Group
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Health Research Group
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Campaign Costs Highlight May 15 Primary Candidates
Post election filings detail spending by Lawrence County candidates. Audino spent about 27000 with 8171.34 in final 15 days. McCracken spent 6478.97, Pratt 9345.45, Williams 1145.24. Other filings list multiple totals, receipts, and pre election amounts across mayor, commissioner, treasurer, coroner and school board races.
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Richard J. Audino
Lawrence County
Judge
Ralph D Pratt
Pratt
Donald E. Williams
Charles Fornataro
Lindy Lauro
Lauro
John Hodgkiss
Elizabeth Verterano
Paul T Bernard
Donna Donati
New Castle Area
David G. Potter
Angela J. Sands
Paul L. Tanner
Howard Reynolds
Michael J. Angelo
Vern Eppinger
Richard D. Baxter
Anthony Toscano
Democrat
Samuel Teolis
James P. Beshero
Walter Shook
Army seeks death penalty for Chester private in German murder rape
Pfe Wyatt Matthews, 22, of Chester becomes the first U.S. Army case in 18 years to face a death-penalty request. He is accused of raping and stabbing to death Jean Villaneauva at Camp Algiers in Grafenwoehr, Germany, with trial set to start June 21 in the Court of Military Justice in Nuremberg.
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UPI
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Chester
US Army
Matthews
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Grafenwoehr
Germany
Court of Military Justice
Nuremberg Defense Department
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Anthony List
Media
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Police arrest man in city pharmacy burglary
Khalid C. Omer of 804 C Sankey St was apprehended by a city officer at 5 30 am in Lumley Pharmacy 134 N Mercer St Omer 20 was charged with burglary and to be arraigned Police said the suspect crouched behind a filing cabinet a bottle of Seconal was found in his shorts and he admitted removing it from a cabinet Police noted other burglaries and thefts including a trailer at a library site $400 masonry lost tools lumber $120 from Long Avenue site and a porch carton of soft drinks. Zambelli Fireworks burglary with $800 worth of components
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Sankey St
Omer
George Polansky
Lumley
Mercer St
Polansky
New Public Library
McCowin Construction Co
Savannah Road
Long Avenue
K&k Builders
Crawford Avenue
Virginia McCann
Morton St
Zambelli Fireworks Co
English Avenue
Union Township
Iran Gunmen Sent To Kill Shah In Mexico
Tehran based revolutionary court chief Sheikh Sadeq Khalkhali says he sent a team of gunmen to execute the deposed shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi in Mexico after sentencing him to death in absentia. He adds the shah’s wife Empress Farah and queen mother Farideh Diba were also sentenced to be executed for alleged involvement in massacres.
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Mexico
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PUC limits Met Ed power rate rise after Three Mile Island
Harrisburg reports the Public Utility Commission capped Metropolitan Edison at 46.6 million dollars yearly for purchased power costs from the Three Mile Island accident. Consumers avoid debt or cleanup costs. Met Ed faces loan talks with banks as GPA sets Pennsylvania Electric Co. at 39.1 million dollars. Residential bills reflect reduced rates with 500 kWh usage. Met Ed and Penelec customers see modest changes in May bills.
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Three Mile Island
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General Public Utilities Corp
Kuhns
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PUC
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Met-Ed
Penelec Commission
Penelec
Cavanaugh Wins Dual Nominations In Superior Court Race
Philadelphia County Judge James Cavanaugh appears to secure both Democratic and GOP nominations in the May 15 Superior Court primary. Official returns show Brosky 355,282 Wieand 317,564 Cavanaugh 300,401. Scherer 297,501 led Republicans. In Pittsburgh area, two gunmen robbed a Wilkinsburg pharmacy, freed hostages unharmed, and fled after a chase ending in a pole collision. suspects Karnes and Edwards, both 25 from Kentucky, were captured. Dr Robert Grubbs identified among hostages.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Philadelphia
James Cavanaugh
Allegheny County
John Brosky
Lehigh County
Donald Wieand
Cavanaugh
Latrobe
Bernard Scherer
Dauphin County
Richard Wickersham
Zoran Popovich
Pittsburgh
Wilkinsburg
Trenton Pharmacy Co., Inc
David Karnes
James Edwards
Kentucky
Robert Grubbs
Trustees drop Scanlon suit at Cheyney State College
Cheyney State College trustees withdrew a Commonwealth Court suit against Education Secretary Robert Scanlon after Senate confirmation of two new trustees, Francis Bagnell of Gladwyne and James Hughes of Philadelphia, replacing Edward Lee and Charles Lanier amid college leadership tensions.
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Scanlon
Lee
Truckers Back ICC Fuel Surcharge Move
PITTSBURGH UP I Bill Hill president of the Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers backed the ICC fuel surcharge requiring trucking firms to pay owner operators a 5.6 percent increase on fuel costs since January. He said the move relieves independent truckers though it falls short of their 10 percent demand based on diesel price gaps since September. He urged DOE action to grant farmers priority diesel allocations.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Bill Hill
Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Hill
U.S. Department of Energy
Green wins in Philadelphia mayoral race runoff
Philadelphia vote tally confirms Democrat William Green as winner by 37,366 votes over Charles Bowser after petitions and threats of lawsuits over machine failures and roster issues. Bowser and attorney Sylvia Meeks challenged results. petitions were dismissed. Green to face Republican David Marston in November. Final scores: Green 215,742 Bowser 178,376.
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Philadelphia
UPI
County Board of Elections
William Green
Charles Bowser
Bowser
Sylvia Meeks
Philadelphia Common Pleas
Harvey Schdmit
Green
David Marston
Bishop Dean Stevenson Plans Succession For Central Pennsylvania
The Right Rev. Dean T Stevenson, bishop since 1966 of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, announced at Bucknell that delegates should begin preparing for his successor and seek election of a bishop coadjutor with right to succession. If approved, the process starts next year. The diocese includes 70 parishes and about 20,000 parishioners.
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UPI
Dean T Stevenson
Central Pennsylvania
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Bucknell
Denver
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