Amish see need for polio vaccine in New Wilmington area
Public health nurse director Bonnie Stoltenburg reports Amish communities in Lawrence County are beginning to accept polio vaccination. Health officials contacted bishops and arranged clinics as Amish leaders agreed, with initial interest rising after the April statewide outreach amid 12 polio cases nationwide by early June.
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Bonnie Stoltenburg
Stoltenburg
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Pennsylvania
Lawrence County
John L. Mansell
Howard L. Shaffer
New Wilmington
Center For Disease Control
Canada
United States
U.S
Iowa
Wisconsin
Health Department
Rebels battle to seize Rivas and form Free Nicaragua
Nicaraguan rebels fought the national guard for control of Rivas and announced the city as a capital for Free Nicaragua. They reported holding Leon and planned to attack Acolasco fortress while seeking regional support. Evacuations of Americans from Managua were expected to resume. U.S. stance remains cautious.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Rivas
Leon
Acolasco
National
Somoza
United States
Managuas
Don Bosco
Panama
Aristedes Royo
Washington
State Department
Organization of American States Foreign Ministers
San Jose
Costa Rica
Council of National Reconstruction
OAS
Violeta Chamorro
la Prensa
Joaquin Chamorro
Miguel D'Escoto
Gas dealer calls shortage fraud in gas price surge
John Anderson, executive director of the Pennsylvania and Delaware Service Station Dealers Association, calls the gasoline shortage fraud and accuses oil majors of withholding supplies to fatten profits. He cites rising costs for dealers and says the current price regulation formula ignores inflation since 1973.
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Yeadon, Pa
UPI
John Anderson
Anderson
Pennsylvania and
Delaware
Polio Decline After Vaccines Ushers U S Toward Eradication
Polio, caused by a virus, once plagued the United States with epidemics in the 20th century. By 1967, cases had fallen to 47 in the U S and Canada, following the Salk and Sabin vaccines introduced after 1955. Vaccination became law for school entry, and recovery varies with half of patients gaining some function.
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Sweden
United States
North
Central
South America
Europe
Africa
United
U.S
Canada
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Driveway Reopened After Rain Damaged Access
Mr and Mrs James Arnold of Union Township can resume life on their property after a creek washed away their driveway near Beaver Valley Expressway. Dr John Poletti arranged the repair, which was completed yesterday by B and L Asphalt Industries Inc.
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James Arnold
Union Township
Beaver Valley
Arnolds
John Poletti
B & L Asphalt Industries, Inc
U S Steel wins permit for new mill at Conneaut border
U S Steel receives authorization from the Army Corps of Engineers to build a 3.5 billion steel plant straddling Ohio and Pennsylvania near Conneaut, amid ongoing concerns about environmental impact, economics, and regulatory costs. Col. Ludwig signed the decision after a 3,600 page environmental review, with appeal options to Washington.
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Conneaut, Ohio
UPI
Army Corps of Engineers
US. Steel Corp
Lake Erie
Ohio- Pennsylvania
Conneaut
US. Steel
David M. Roderick
Corps
U.S. Steel
West Springfield
Roderick
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Daniel D. Ludwig
Great Lakes
Ludwig
Malaysia begins rounding up Vietnamese refugees on remote beaches
Malaysian authorities moved to push back stranded Vietnamese refugees in small boats, with Maj. Gen. Ghazali Che Mat stating around 5,000 new arrivals were being rounded up. Prime Minister Hussein Onn ruled out shooting, reiterating a policy to prevent new landings, while discussing options for those already in camps and global refugee talks led by UN officials and world leaders.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
UPI
Ghazali Che Mat
Datuk Hussein Onn
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Hussein
Ghazali Shafie
Geneva
U.N. High Commissioner of
Paul Hartling
Denmark
Peter Blaker
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Paris
Valery Giscard D'estaing
Southeast
Gulf Oil profits seen as likely record year
Gulf Oil Corp. president James E. Lee forecast 1979 profits between 816 million and 1.1 billion, with first quarter earnings of 249 million setting up what may be Gulf’s best year since 1974. In New Orleans a boy who leapt from a third story window after watching Superman was treated for head injuries, his mother blaming too much TV.
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New York
UPI
Gulf Oil Corp
James E. Lee
Lee
Gulf
New Orleans
Ronald Rockett
Superman
Ronald
Charity Hospital
Abigail Rockett
Miss Rockett
Berkeley School Tax Collector Tied to Loss Probe
Pittsburgh report states Edward Boyer, former East Allegheny tax collector, probably caused up to 3.3 million dollars in wage tax losses but faces no prosecution due to insufficient evidence. Fire destroyed records hindering totals and fraud or negligence determination. Boyer fled to Florida as the investigation started.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Edward Boyer
East Allegheny
Wilmerding
Wall
East McKeesport
North Versailles Township
Boyer
Florida
Shooting suspect surrenders in Pittsburgh case
Charles Saunders, 52, surrendered to police to face charges in a shooting that wounded three deaf relatives after repeated party exclusions. The victims Eric Crawford 24 Mary Ann 23 and Patty Funk 23 are in good condition at Presbyterian University Hospital. Saunders jailed on 25000 bail awaiting June 27 hearing.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Charles Saunders
Eric Crawford
Mary Ann
Patty Funk
Presbyterian University Hospital
Saunders
Allegheny County
Baltimore horses up for adoption from mounted patrol
Sgt Thomas Whalen notes seven police horses are slated for retirement and will join a city program that uses a lottery to determine eligible adopters. Prospective owners must have land and experience with horses. None of the 14 current riding horses are near retirement.
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Baltimore
UPI
Thomas Whalen
Mounted Patrol
Whalen
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Beached whales to be buried in deep trench
Oregon officials plan a 12 foot deep trench 500 to 600 feet long to bury 41 sperm whales that beached and died from an undiagnosed ailment. Regional parks chief Val Jones said scientists took internal samples to determine the cause of the mass beaching, the third worst on record in the United States.
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Florence
Ore
UPI
Oregon
Val Jones
Pacific
Jones
United States
Speck moved to isolated unit at Stateville over threats
Convicted mass murderer Richard Speck, serving 400 to 1,200 years for eight nurse murders, was placed in an isolated Stateville Correctional Center unit after he said he faced threats. Prison officials said they are investigating the complaints, noting his death sentence was commuted when Illinois' old law was struck down in 1972.
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Thomas J. Watson
IBM Executive Committee
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Watson
Giscard
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United Nations
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Youngstown, Ohio
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Warren
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