AIDS Era Reaches Jameson Hospital Staff History
Nancy Gibson, infection control coordinator at Jameson Hospital, recalls AIDS entering Lawrence County in the mid 1980s and notes about 10 HIV or AIDS cases among patients to date. She explains infection control measures reduce risk when proper precautions are followed and that HIV spreads mainly by sexual contact or through contaminated needles or instruments.
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Nancy Gibson
Jameson Hospital
Lawrence County
Gibson
Jameson
Health workers adapt to AIDS era safety rules
A local dentist and hospital staff discuss universal safety standards from OSHA and CDC to prevent HIV and other infections. Gloves masks and sterile needles are now standard. testing all patients is avoided. Exposure cases prompt hospital testing and follow ups, with TB and hepatitis B also increasing precautions.
Remarks Allowed for Trial in Child Homicide Case
A common pleas court rule allows the alleged killer Peter Michael Karenbauer to introduce his confessions as evidence in the criminal homicide case over the death of 8 year old Lacy Johnson. Karenbauer, 26, is charged with stabbing and drowning the girl at 1608 Morris Street on July 16. Police say he admitted to the slaying twice during interviews after being spotted near the scene.
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Common Pleas
Peter Michael Karenbauer
Lacy Johnson
Nita Johnson
Bing
Morris St
New Castle
Karenbauer
Sari Trial Opens Over Murder Plot Charge in Erie County
Erie County jury begins testimony in the Perry Township supervisor Frank R. Sari's trial. Sari, 45, was arrested Nov 12, 1995, on charges of criminal attempt, solicitation and conspiracy to commit murder against neighbor Brian S. Behm. Trial held in Erie before Judge Michael Joyce with key witness Robert McQuiston.
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Erie County
Perry Township
Erie
Frank R. Sari
Brian S. Behm
Museum founder dies at 91 in Chicago obituary
CHICAGO AP Joseph Randall Shapiro founder of the Museum of Contemporary Art died Sunday at age 91. He served as founding president when the museum opened in 1967 in an old bakery building. Shapiro was a wealthy developer and attorney.
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Museum
Dies Chicago
Joseph Randall Shapiro
Museum of Contemporary Art
Dies In Tanker Crash On U S 422 Near Shenango
A Frenz Petroleum diesel tanker crashed off U S 422 near Copper Road in Slippery Rock Township. The driver died at the scene, 6,500 gallons spilled but was contained and the highway closed from Pa 388 to U S 19. Weavertown Environmental Group controlled the spill with a hazardous materials team.
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Destina
Frenz Petroleum
Oil City
U.S. 442
Shenango Township
Slippery Rock Township
U.S. 422
Copper Road
Exposito
Lawrence County Slips in State Child Welfare Ranking
Lawrence County ranks 57th out of 67 counties in child welfare based on a study by Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children. Executive director Joan L. Benso notes the ranking aims to show areas of average performance and where counties stand, with concerns tied to local conditions.
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Lawrence County
Joan L. Benso
Pennsylvania Partnerships For Children
Commonwealth
Benso
Harrisburg
Associated Press
Mississippi churches burn in swift tandem fire
Two rural black Mississippi churches four miles apart burned nearly simultaneously, the latest in a string of church blazes. The incidents follow a spate of similar fires prompting investigation and heightened concern in the area.
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Mississippi
Wilmington Area School Board
ValuJet
FAA
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St. Francis Hospital
U.S. Labor Department
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
National
Centers For Disease Control
CDC
Bonnie Eckenroad
Stab
Peter Karenbauer
Frank Sari
K. Heckathorne Brown
Countyline Road
Jerome E. Lee Sr
Bellview Ave
Joseph M. Pagley
Superior St
Bernard L. Wadlinger
Old Butler Road
Conher i
Daily Record
Germany
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