Lightning strikes Rockwell plant causing blaze and smoke injuries
A lightning strike at Rockwell International Spring Division on Furnace Street started a fire in the duct work. One man, James Hill, 34, was hospitalized in good condition after smoke inhalation. Others treated and released included James Conners, 26, and William Brest, 35. Firefighters provided oxygen to four Rockwell employees at the scene. Damages were estimated at 4 500 dollars as power outages halted cooling fans.
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O! Rockwell International
James Hill
Walnut St
St Francis Hospital
Ysterday
James Conners
William Brest
Rockwell
Anthony Geramita
Stan Clark
David Hogans
Edward Kopka
Rockwell Spring Division
Furnace Street
Storm brings fires and outages across county
Wind rain and electrical storms hit the county yesterday and today with downed lines and damaged buildings. Western Pennsylvania Water Co reports 2.07 inches of rain. A barn fire on Glen Road near William Lawrence caused about 30000 dollars in damage with 35 firefighters from Neshannock and Union Township aiding.
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Dawn Fire Brigade
Neshannock
Union Townships
William Lawrence
Glenn Road
Neshannock Township
Western Pennsylvania Water Co
Neshannock Volunteers
Eugene King
Glen Road
Pa. 18
Lawrence
King
Union Township
Maitland Lane
Castleview Cemetery
Pulaski
Hickory
Citizens Band
William Emig
Marr Road
Donald Hartzell
Pulaski Township
Frizzleberg
New Castle Wins HUD Funds For City Projects
New Castle's third year HUD grant of 3.29 million is approved for downtown improvements 520600 South Side renewal 827170 housing rehab including Mahoningtown 400000 and an insulation program 75000 confirmed by community development director Nick P Navarra.
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New Castle
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Nick P. Navarra
South Side
Mahoningtown
Bill would bar federal funds for abortion in large appropriations
The House approved a $61.3 billion labor health education and welfare bill by voice vote with a Hyde abortion funding ban added such move targets Medicaid and poor women while sparking a split in Democratic ranks and a Senate fight led by Robert Packwood to overturn the provision.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Carter
White House
Henry Hyde
Ill
Holtzman
Robert Packwood
R-Ove
Hyde
U.S
Zip code muddle delays New Castle $1.75 million funds
City officials may or may not receive 1.75 million in federal public works money. The Economic Development Administration plans to decide by Thursday, with districts sharing zip 1610 competing for the same funds. Union Township South New Castle and the Laurel School District are among those affected.
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Carmen Congrese
Public Works
Ann Harris
Youngstown State University
Joyce Tanner
Youngstown
UPI
Zip Snafu
John K. Manna
New Castle
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Union Township
South New Castle
Laurel
U. S
Gary A. Myers
R-Butler
County jobless rate falls to 7.7 percent in April
Lawrence County sees an April unemployment rate of 7.7 percent, a five month low that signals a business and industry rebound after a record cold winter. With a 40 500 work force, about 3 100 were jobless, marking the lowest rate since November.
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Lawrence County
New Castle
State Bureau of Employment Security
Wernher von Braun Dies at 65 in UPI Report
The article notes Wernher von Braun's death at 65 from colon cancer. It traces his life from Wirsitz in East Prussia to Berlin and Kaiser Wilhelm era, his role in Nazi rocket development, and his later contributions to U.S. space efforts at Cape Canaveral. President Carter memorializes him as inseparable from space exploration and technological advancement.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
London
Wernher von Braun
von Braun
Carter
Cape Kennedy Canaveral
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Weimar Republic
Adolf Hitler
Wirsitz
East Prussia
Weather Forecast Highlights for Major Cities Tonight
Saturday night thundershowers expected in portions of the upper and mid-Atlantic. Elsewhere mostly fair. Cities listed with approximate max temperatures. UPI notes chances of thunderstorms in Western Pennsylvania tonight with lows in the upper 50s and a 60 percent rain chance, then 20 percent Sunday.
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Nation
Pennsylvania
Death notices and weather data from June 18 1977
Obituaries list six individuals with ages and addresses including Mrs Helen Barry Smith 70 of 208 Park Ave and Paul A Cragle 50 of Ellwood City along with others. Weather figures for the 14 hour period ending June 17 show highs 90 and 62 with 2.07 inches rainfall. Moraine State Park reports 66 degrees at 8 am and 72 water temp with 0.86 inches rain and a south wind.
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Helen Barry Smith
Park Ave
Harry L. Lockley
Carlisle St
Alice Sheridan Houser
E. Winter Ave
Paul A. Cragle
Ellwood City
Gerald Hover Artman
New Wilmington RD
George T. Barker
Sharon
Vincenza (James) Tamburrino
Lowellville
Ohio
Shenango River
Moraine State Park
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Blaze
New Bedford
Hartzell
Hickory Township
Robert Lash
Taylor Road
Elizabeth Holtzman
D-N.y
David Obey
D-Wis
Labor
University of Berlin
Hitler
Britain
News Digest
News Index
Bucs
Church Cocerre
Rosette Hed
Aero
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