Three Arsons Reported. Downtown Fire Damages Capitol Radio Shop
Firefighters treated for smoke inhalation after a blaze at Capitol Radio Shop on East Washington Street. Two earlier arsons and a Shenango Township house fire were investigated as arson, with extensive damage and multiple sites across the city.
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Shenango Township
Dick Eckles
Arthur Johnson
St. Francis Hospital
Capitol Radio Shop
Washington St
Michael L. Chirozzi
Edward van Dusen
Edgewood Ave
East Washington Street
Croton Avenue
Green Street
East Long Avenue
Whippa Street
East Reynolds Street
Sankey Hill Road
Fred
Elizabeth Baxter
Florence Ave
Shenango
John Gilmore
Gilmore
Truckers Strike Chokes Meat Plants and Gas Supply
The independent truckers strike halts FaQed deliveries as meatpackers cut hours and warn of shortages and higher prices. Violence erupts with shootings in Missouri and Tennessee while a governor tours California by 18 wheeler to gauge trucker problems.
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California
Tennessee
Missouri
Mississippi
Beef Processors Inc
Midwest
Plains
Amarillo
Texas
Wilson Foods Co
Oklahoma City
Strike violence hits turnpike in Westmoreland County
Two truck drivers were injured in four shootings on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near New Stanton during a Monday night spike in trucker violence linked to a nationwide shutdown. Stan Adkins of Ohio and John Coump of Pennsylvania were treated for injuries from glass, metal, and ricochet debris.
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United Press International
New Stanton
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Westmoreland County
Stanley Adkins
Hilliard
Ohio
Frick Memorial Hospital
Mount Pleasant
Adkins
John Coump
Hamburg
Greyhound
Commonwealth
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Dunmore
Lackawanna County
Meshoppen
Wyoming County
Scranton
Philadelphia Fresh Food
Student drug use survey in local high school
A student surveys a senior class at a county school to learn about marijuana and other drug and alcohol use. The findings are reported on today’s youth page with results shown on page 7.
Gas shutdown being mediated in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania Lt Gov William Scranton meets Thursday with directors of the Pennsylvania and Delaware Service Station Dealers Association at the Sheraton to mediate a threatened shutdown of more than 3000 stations. Thomas Anderson and John ODonnell expected to outline the gasoline strategy by day’s end as the association seeks relief from Washington.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania
William Scranton
Pennsylvania and
Delaware
Sheraton Hotel
Thomas Anderson
John O'Donnell
Anderson
Washington
News Digest Female Focus Public Notice 10
A public notice highlights female focused programs and community resources. It names sponsoring agencies, dates for hearings, and locations where the information will be available for review.
Weather Rundown Western Pennsylvania Tonight And Tomorrow
Clear and cool tonight with a low in the low 50s. Wednesday will be mostly sunny and slightly more humid with a high near 80 and rain chances of 10 percent tonight and 20 percent Wednesday. Also notes weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at midnight June 25, Shenango River stage 5.50 feet, Moraine State Park temperature 66 at 1 am, winds east at 9 mph, attendance 3,673.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
Moraine State Park
Congress leaders warn of recession and propose 20 billion tax cut
Senate chairman Lloyd Bentsen and Rep. Clarence Brown say the nation faces a recession and urge a 20 billion tax cut next year. About half would accelerate depreciation write-offs to spur investment, the rest would offset inflation pushed tax brackets and Social Security taxes. They warn unemployment may rise as growth slows. See ECONOMY, page 5.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Joint Economic Committee
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Bentsen
Brown
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Ed Angstagcdit
Growers-Shippers Vegetable Association
Florida
Bob Graham
Fort Lauderdale
Donald L. Denny
Dickson
Tenn
Interstate 81
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Greeneville
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E. Washington St
Grant E. Lutz
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