Mitchell pleads no defense in county court case
Lonnie Ben Mitchell 19 of 14 Big Run St. pleads no defense in Lawrence County Criminal Court to a charge of intent to kill after allegedly cutting Abraham Kantz 24 on May 17 during an escape attempt to steal a sweater jacket from Kantz Department Store. Mitchell remains in jail on 3500 cash or 7000 property bond. Assistant D A Kenneth E. Fox Jr. said 14 cases were continued to Sept 27. Other defendants cited include Robert Hoak Kenneth Matthews Keith Zeigler James Pounds Marshall Main Ronald Wawrzynski and David Hambrick. Trials proceed for Gene Reno and Arthur Goslee. further pleas expected for others. A separate obituary notes Mrs Jeannette M. Stoughton died in Butler County Memorial Hospital. survivors listed with funeral arrangements. A Lower Neshannock Creek urban renewal review was postponed to a later session at the Lawrence County Regional Planning Commission offices.
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Lonnie Ben Mitchell
Big Run St
Lawrence County
Mitchell
Abraham William Kantz
Clen Moore Blvd
Kantz
W. Long Ave
Kenneth E. Fox Jr
Robert Hoak
Greenville
Kenneth Matthews
New Brighton
Keith Zeigler
Neshannock Ave
James Lee Pounds
Slippery Rock RD
Marshall O. Main
Rambler Dr
Ellwood City
Ronald Leroy Wawryznski
David Hambrick
Beech St
Fox
Gene F. Reno
Edinburg
Arthur Goslee
N. Mill St
Wilbert
Ruth Peak
Reiber St
John and
Sylvia Bunnell
E. Long Ave
Lower Neshannock Creek
Lawrence County Regional Planning Commission
LCRPC
John E. Blackson
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Death of Rev. Harry A. Rhodes at 89 in Pasadena
The Rev. H. A. Rhodes a retired United Presbyterian missionary to Korea died at home in Pasadena California on June 16. A graveside service was held at 2 p.m. at Slippery Rock Cemetery. He is survived by his sister Mrs. Pearl Bingham of New Castle and by his wife two sons and a daughter.
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Harry A. Rhodes
United Presbyterian
Korea
Pasadena
Calif
Slippery Rock Cemetery
Rhodes
Pearl Bingham
New Castle
Two Young Divers Missing in Devil's Hole Cave
Lathrop Wells Nevada reports two Las Vegas men, David Rose and Paul Giangontieri, both 19 and 20, vanished Monday while exploring a water-filled cave with four other divers. Rescue teams from Clark County and divers from Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Washington searched murky 90 degree water for signs of the brothers-in-law, but no trace was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lathrop Wells
Nev
UPI
Devil's Hole
David Rose
Paul Giancontieri
Las Vegas
Clark County Sheriff's Rescue
San Francisco
Washington
Father killed in head on crash near cottage road
In Laporte Indiana Joseph Flitter 42 and his son Ronald 17 collided head on on a narrow county road near a summer cottage. Ronald escaped the flaming wagon but his father died from crushed chest injuries. The teen dragged him from the wreckage and ran for help.
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Laporte, Ind
UPI
Joseph Flitter
Ronald
Laporte
Harold Rainier
Rainier
Excise tax cut in effect across the nation
Johnson urged manufacturers and retailers to pass tax savings to consumers as a government study tracks price changes after the tax cut. No legal requirement exists for sellers to lower prices. Auto makers and stores signaled possible savings while some remained silent. Two Youngstown men injured in a motorcycle crash on Pa. 551 near Enon Valley. John Wilson and Charles Whittaker treated and released. Weather: 105 at Imperial Calif. and lows of 38 at Toledo Wash and Mullan Idaho.
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Johnson
Youngstown
Enon Valley
John Wilson
Logan Ave
Charles Whittaker
Shehy St
South Side Hospital
New Castle
New York
St Lawrence Holy Name Men Honored at Ceremony
John DiLullo named man of the year at St Lawrence Church Holy Name Society ceremony held during a Sunday Mass. William Mittica named father of the year. Ronald DiLullo noted as youngest father present. The event preceded by Mass featured Rev Cercone as celebrant and Pat Panella as master of ceremonies. Plans announced for installing Lawrence County Holy Name Deaconry officers at 3 p.m. Sunday in the same church.
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John DiLullo
St. Lawrence Church
Holy Name Society
William Mittica
Ronald DiLullo
Raymond Cercone
Pat Panella
Lawrence County
Holy Name Deanery
Father Cercone
Election reform bill extends polling place buffer and ballots
The measure extends the allowed distance for political workers from 10 feet to 100 feet from polling places. It authorizes heads of institutions to request absentee ballots for residents. The board of elections would mail ballots individually to applicants whose names and addresses are included in the request.
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Board of Elections
Pitt Council Asks State Aid For Pitt Financial Crisis
Pittsburgh City Council unanimously passed a resolution requesting immediate state assistance for the University of Pittsburgh facing a financial crisis. Council Chairman Philip Baskin cited Pitt’s contributions to the city and state as a knowledge and research hub. Pitt seeks a emergency five million dollar appropriation. Irwin Trust driver escapes injury when tractor trailer is hit by a Chesapeake and Ohio freight train at a grade crossing outside Charlottesville. Damages total about seventeen thousand dollars. Pamela Stonner, 13, drowns after falling from a rubber raft in a water-filled quarry in Tyrone.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
University of Pittsburgh
Philip Baskin
Baskin
Pitt
Charlottesville, Va
Irwin Trust
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Tyrone
Pamela Stonner
Obituaries and automations mark region news
Roy L Schiek 65 of New Wilmington RD 1 died at home after a heart ailment He was born in New Castle April 15 1900 and lived in New Wilmington 12 years He married Mary Miller Oct 21 1940 He worked as a machinist for Mesta Machine Co and belonged to Nashua Orthodox Presbyterian Church and Wilmington Grange Surviving include his wife son James three daughters and siblings Funeral services are planned in Sharp Funeral Home with burial in Neshannock Ronald Eugene Hall 33 of Volant RD 3 died in Omaha Neb after an illness He served in the Korean War and was a member of Christ Lutheran Church He is survived by his mother stepfather daughter and son two brothers and a stepsister A service will be held in the funeral home and burial in Graceland Mrs Erma L Smith 76 of 1031 W Washington St died at Jameson Memorial Hospital She was a Wesley Methodist Church member Surviving include a son and a daughter two grandchildren and a brother Funeral arrangements are listed The Duquesne Light Co said automated equipment costing 10 million is operating at Warwick mine Greene County A 434 mile enclosed conveyor belt moves 800 tons per hour toward a storage area and Monongahela River loading facilities Washington area noted
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Jeannette M. Stoughton
Butler
William A. Stoughton
Butler County Memorial Hospital
Melvin
Ida) Smith
Orchard Way
New Castle
Frank
Evelyn) Terwint
Robert W
Tulsa
Oklo
Thompson
N. McKean St
Funeral Home
Thursay
Butler Cemetery
Roy Lowrey Schiek
New Wilmington
Louis
Mary Lowrey Schiek
Schick
Mary Miller
Mesta Machine Co
Nashua
Nashua Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Wilmington
Funeral
Arnold Kress
Neshannock Cemetery
Ronald Eugene Hall
Volant RD
Omaha
Neb
Lawrence County
William Hall
Mary Stewart Hall Junk
Hall
Christ Lutheran Church of
Eileen
Victor
Edward Hall
Katherine Elizabeth Junk
William
Sharp Funeral Home
Clarence Drake
The
Evangel Community Church
Graceland Cemetery
Erma L. Smith
W. Washington St
Erma L. Gilmore
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Hillsville
William T
Annie Martin Gilmore
Wesley Methodist Church
Gilmore
Lloyd (Myrna) Badger
Ellwood City
Walter T. Gilmore
Pittsburgh
UPI
Duquesne Light Co
Warwick
Greene County
Washington
Monongahela River
Six East Germans dive for freedom on Baltic Sea voyage
Six East Germans on an East German cruise ship leapt overboard into the Baltic Sea Monday night seeking freedom. The incident was reported by officials as a dramatic escape event. The passengers were part of a vacation cruise and the search or rescue status was not disclosed.
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Hamburg
Germany
UPI
Baltic Sea
Deaths Of The Day Directory Noted For Funeral Listings
Daily directory lists all funerals to be held and interment details including funeral director, time, and calling hours. It serves as the Want Ad section overview for convenient reference.
Block parent plan tops PTA project for city council
City PTA Council at City Hall voted to make the block parent plan its top community service project for the year. Mrs. Robert P. Waters described national PTA backing and distributed literature. The plan assigns a block home as a refuge for children in sickness or danger with police and agency support. Lloyd A. Smith became council president and Mrs. Ernest Crawford was chosen to attend a Gettysburg conference July 11 to 14. a second delegate will be named. The council will reconvene August 16 at City Hall.
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City Pta
City Hall
Robert P. Waters
N. Shenango St
PTA
Lloyd A. Smith
New City Pta Council
Ernest Crawford
Gettysburg
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H. A. Rhodes
New Castle News
Earl F. Herald of
Free and Accepted
Kenneth E. Thompson
James Miller
Samuel Haines
Herold
Robert E. Lee
Paul L. Quimby
Robert Hangler
Tyler
Ray Burnside
Charles Means
Jack C. Welch
Glenn Morris
Chris Hornley
Harry S. Funk Jr
Saigon
United States
Tran van Dang
Viet Cong
Ho Chi Minh
Dang
Twinkle and Winkle
Linda Kemper, II
Iselin, N. J
Linda
Nancy Switzer
Wichita, Kan
Nancy
St. Lawrence
Holy Name
Senate
Pittsburgh Council
Roy L. Schiek
Ronald E. Hall
World Briefs
Atlanta
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bochum, Germany
Institute For Satellite and Space Research
Soviet Union
Santo Domingo
Francisco Caamano Deno
Floribundas
Mary Ann Melcer
Stanley Adamski
Our Lady of
Gaylords
Ellwood
New Castle Road
Emer
Gerson
Diamond Store
Avaivae
G. C. Murphy CO
State Farm
Ben J. Rizzo
Fairmont
Stars Sagas
State Farm Mutual Automobile
Saominaea iWimet Is
Nationwide
Jos. Kapraly
Joseph J. Kapraly
Okinawa Drive
Mutual
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