Navy battles illiteracy weakening recruit readiness
Vice Admiral James J. Watkins reports widespread illiteracy among Navy recruits, with 37 percent unable to read at the sixth grade level. One faulty engine repair due to poor instructions caused $230,000 in damage. The Navy now teaches remedial reading, rewrites manuals, and faces high costs to simplify technical texts while maintaining safety and effectiveness.
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James J. Watking
Watkins
Ars
Chamber of Commerce
Beca
Hesa
Hill View nursing home under fire over patient safety
A county board debated Hill View's management after a reportedly violent mentally retarded patient remained admitted despite calls for removal. The commission voiced concern over staffing changes and funding, with officials denying ties to a nursing director and approving several new county positions while opposing some city traffic funding.
Park Woes Put City in Spotlight at Council Meeting
Council members discussed park upkeep with James P Besheto criticizing Vesco for ride appearance and weeded areas by the lake while noting deteriorating shelters. Talman reported 40 volunteers cleaning the park and three workers under federal program will serve six months. Wanda DeMatteo urged protection of the park from neglect.
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James P. Besheto
Tratad
Boshero
William G. Talman
Wanda DeMatteo
Duchess Dog Involved as Officers Are Bitten at Bar
Officers Barry Palladino and John Ayers were dispatched to a disturbance at the Eno Place Bar on Ft. Washington Street. Dutchess, Ayers' K-9, lunged at Palladino, biting his right sleeve. Ayers restrained the dog, both officers injured but no charges planned. He was treated and released from Jameson Memorial Hospital. No retirement steps were announced.
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John Ayees
Eno Place
Ft. Washington Street
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Ayers
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Break-in and fire strike Giant Eagle Market
Fire and burglary hit the Giant Eagle Supermarket in Towne Mall early today. Entry was gained by throwing bricks through a front door, with about $4 in change and cigarettes taken, while flames triggered sprinkler heads and caused smoke and water damage. Fire crews remained on scene, and past incidents at the store were noted.
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New Castle
Giant Eagle
Mader’s
Crawford Avenue
E. Main Street
Burns backers press county on surgeon's future
About 30 Burns supporters, mainly women, packed a courthouse meeting room to urge county commissioners to file a friend of the court brief in support of Dr John T Burns. They warned voters would oppose any board member in reelection if aid was not given. The board privately discussed the issue with county solicitor and noted a petition with roughly 2,600 signatures.
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Johin T. Burns
New Castle Orthopedic Associates
Oreliet
Dr. Burns
Burns
Lawrence County
Emet
John A. Meehan Jr
Frank G. Vertereno
Thomas A. Stumaker
Frank A. Vitril
Ban Sought on Baby Rattles After Fatal Chokes
Washington reports indicate at least four child deaths from baby rattles and the Consumer Product Safety Commission weighs a broad ban. Staff findings show 14 choking incidents, with rattles including telephone-receiver shapes most linked to suffocation dangers.
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Washington
UPI
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Tvere
Erie considers obscenity ordinance to curb downtown porn
Obscenity crackdown may make Erie the first Pennsylvania municipality to adopt a local obscenity ordinance. Deputy City Solicitor Larry Kinter drafted a proposal to regulate pornography in downtown bookstores and movie venues, addressing a state lacking broad obscenity laws for municipalities to prosecute. Officials caution over defining nudity and obscenity too broadly.
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UPI
Erie
Pennsylvania
Wouncnl
Lary Kinter
Shean
Kinter
Adventist police officer faces dismissal over Sabbath work refusal
Otto W. Greenleaf, a 4 year Chester police officer and Seventh Day Adventist, faces dismissal after refusing to work from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday for Sabbath observance. City officials say he violated directives by not reporting for duty on 22 Fridays since last September, while Greenleaf says only the Lord can decide his fate and asserts he may continue as a officer if directed.
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UPI
Otto W. Greenleaf
Greenleaf
Charles Nisbet
Timothy D. Gill
Murder probe in Philadelphia double slaying during robbery attempt
Police chase leads on a deadly home invasion at a Germantown apartment where two men died and a 10 year old boy was found with a fatal gunshot wound. Wilbert Hughes, 35, among three suspects, was found with chest wounds nearby alongside a .38 revolver.
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Germantown
Wilbert Hughes
Adaris Jaron
Salmon
Hughes
Pipeline shutdown dispute under Alaska quake system alarm
Anchorage Alaska operators of the Afverka pipeline say its earthquake detection system overreacted shutting the line for thirty minutes after a suspected man made disturbance as oil resumes flow from Prudhoe Bay toward Valdez. Officials note the system may have misread a passing truck as seismic activity while production and export capacity remain high.
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Alaska
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Henry Mowell
Alyeska
Wiliam Darch
Pradtice Bay
Acgidental Shuldure
the &T
Mars
Valdez
Lew-Free
Talay
Bhe
Two Farview guards suspended in patient death case
WAYMART Pa. Two Farview State Hospital guards Donald Oakley and Donald Waterman were suspended without pay after a grand jury recommended indictments for murder in a patient death. The ruling superintendent cited Welfare Department guidelines as justification. Also urged indictments for two others in a 1958 death.
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UPI
Farview State Hopital
Farview
Robert J. Harmer
Donald D. Oakley
Donald Waterman
Ater
Mammel
State Department of Public Welfare
Widrow T. Hanstine
Charles Barr
Robert Jackson
Philadelphia
Pooper scoopers push NY dog owners to clean up
Albany legislators push a bill requiring New York City and Buffalo dog walkers to carry pooper scoopers to curb canine waste. Critics joke about sidewalks turning into open toilets as one senator demonstrates the tool amid laughter and calls to bring on the dogs.
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N.Y
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Thurming
New York City
Buffalo
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Manhattan
Senate
Unichter
County pay plan debated as underpayment flagged
County Manpower director Paulette Smoulick told the Salary Board that a 1 percent deduction during probation keeps wages below the federal minimum for Manpower workers. Some hires earn 2.18 to 2.29 per hour in early months, while standard remains 2.90. A proposal to keep 0 percent cuts but not drop below 2.90 was tabled for review. The board created a Civil Defense shelter coordinator job with a 2.67 rate funded by an anti recession grant and added five nurse’s aide posts at Hill View Manor using county taxes. Deputy Controller Laura Snider dissented.
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Natliio
Hill View
Kitchen
Peggy Julian
Rachel Reno
Elizabeth Natale
Deborah Dean
JoAnn Tratt
Gayle Leasure
Deborah Barr
Deborah Shogren
Jay Michtels
Janean Jackson
Grverly McKnight
Karen McKlvenny
Katherine Spencer
Dawn Kwiat
Margaret Marsh
Vickie Whelka
Joyce Shullammer
Dorothy Seala
Meehan
Thomas A. Thumaker
Omar Abdoe
Luzerne County
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Abe
Morhan
Shumaker
Vitel
Paulette Smoulick
County Salary Board
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Sroullek
Thomas A. Shumaker
Réw
Frank G. Verterano
Richard J. Audino
Leo Sicard
Sicard
CMN
Sivard
Hill View’ Manor
Laura Snider
Midge Invasion Hits Erie Beaches
ERIE PA UPI Residents report millions of midges swarming Lake Erie shoreline near Presque Isle State Park. The pests cling to sand and screens but do not bite, with Jim Jenosky noting they’re short lived and pop up with warm daytime heat and bright sun. They peak at dusk and should fade in about a week or ten days with weather changes.
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UPI
Alfred Hitchevick
Re Rity
Hul
Presque Isle
Berals
Jim Jenosky
Ene County Agriculture Extension Service
Jenosky
Insurance okayed by Union Football and School Board
Union Insurance approved by Union Football and student school board for district coverage. Reliance Standard Insurance Co of Philadelphia underwrites the plan. Student accident insurance available at 5.50 per student and football insurance at 46.75 per player, up to 30 players. Blair Walters resigns as advisor to color guard drill team majorettes head girls track coach and school play director. Scotland Baseball Field use granted to King's Chapel United Methodist Softball team when girls’ teams not using the field.
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Ellsood City
Union Area
Reliance Standard Insurance Co
Philadelphia
Aso
Blair Walters
Scotland
Lo King's Chapel
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