Sniper Kills Couple in Johnstown Downtown Slaying
police questioned witnesses after a sniper using a high powered rifle felled Arthur Smothers 22 and Kathleen Mikula 16 as they walked along Route 56 bypass crossing Conemaugh River. five shell casings found on hillside. autopsies ordered. motive and suspect unknown.
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Johnstown
UPI
Arthur Smothers
Kathleen Mikula
Lee Hospital
William Smith
Conemaugh River
Police hunt tire slashers at Limerick barracks
Police sought two Montgomery County men Richard A Strunk 22 Pittsburgh and Henry D Harris 23 Creamery after they allegedly slashed 11 tires on police cruisers and six private car tires at the Limerick state police barracks early Friday Arrest warrants for criminal mischief were issued.
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Limerick
UPI
Montgomery County
Limerick Barracks
Richard A. Strunk
Graterford
Henry D. Harris
Creamery
Divorced Fathers Rally for Equal Custody in Philadelphia
Ken Delmar, founder of Fathers and Children's Equality, led about 50 men, women, and children at City Hall in a protest over child custody laws. He seeks joint custody and enforceable visitation as part of a broader FACE effort now with 12 Pennsylvania chapters and roughly 5000 members.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Ken Delmar
Delmar
Father's and
Children’s Equality
City Hall
FACE
Donald Middleman
Middleman
Pennsylvania
Manhit Killed By Train In Cambria County
Mallie Holmes, 64, was struck and killed by a westbound freight train on the Conrail Mainline in Conemaugh Borough Cambria County. The incident occurred about 8 35 a m as Holmes walked along the tracks. He tripped while trying to move away after the whistle was blown and died at the scene.
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Johnstown
UPI
Mallie Holmes
Conemaugh
Cambria County
Holmes
Conrail
Vigil Protest Over Soviet Baltic Occupation At Independence Park
About 150 people gathered at Independence National Historical Park to protest the Soviet Union 40 year occupation of Lithuania Latvia and Estonia. Jurate Krokys Stirbys of the local Lithuanian Americans urged awareness linking Afghanistan and Baltic oppression.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Independence National Historical Park
Soviet Union
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Baltic Republics
Jurate Krokys-Stirbys
Afganistan
Refugees leave base for new homes in Miami
A chartered flight carried 126 Cuban refugees to Miami, boosting those resettled from Fort Indiantown Gap to 1,340. Capt. Robert Mirelson said more Cubans would depart daily as about 17,500 refugees remained awaiting resettlement at the base.
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Fort Indiantown Gap
UPI
Miami
Robert Mirelson
Miss Pennsylvania crowned in Altoona pageant
Anita Patton of Lebanon County won the 1980 Miss Pennsylvania title after a preliminary win, earning 2500 in scholarships. First runner up Kimberly Sue DeMeno of Indiana University of Pennsylvania took 1500, with top five finishers Mix, DiRogeris, and Taylor earning 1000, 750, and 500 respectively. Ruth Weisberg was named Most Talented Non-Finalist.
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Altoona
UPI
Anita Patton
Lebanon County
Miss Patton
Lebanon Valley
Pennsylvania
Atlantic City
N.J
Kimberly Sue DeMeno
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Cathy Elizabeth Mix
Clinton
Deborah Ann DiRogeris
Bucks County
Cynthia Taylor
Lancaster Coun
Ruth Weisberg
Greater Philadelphia
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R. L. Eckel
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Route 56
John Barron
Mikula
Smothers
Barron
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Monroeville
Fnday
Culligan
Ellport
Ellwood City
Portersville Rd
Ellwood City, Pa
RCA ColorTrak
Headquarters For Quality
RCA
Haney’s
Kennedy Square
Manhit
New Castle
The
Association of Young Lithuanian Americans
Fishers Quality
Lawrence Village Plaza
New Castle, PA
Tex
McBride
Shannon
North Mill St
John Hite
America
FBI
McBride-Shannon Agenc
Miss
World Is
Volant, Pennsylvania & Marett Carpet Company
Contest & Sale
Marett Carpet Company
Volant Pennsylvania
Colorfast Ie
Volant
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