Fan charged after bat throw at Three Rivers game
Clarence Frain, 48, of Apollo, faced a City Court hearing in Pittsburgh on charges of recklessly endangering another person and disorderly conduct after stadium security alleged he threw a small bat from Bat Day into right field during Sundays Cubs Pirates game at Three Rivers Stadium. The bat landed about 30 feet from Pirates right fielder Dave Parker.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Clarence Frain
Apollo
Chicago Cubs Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
Frain
Dave Parker
Ex-principal Jay C. Smith jailed for firearm charges
Former Upper Merion High School principal Jay C. Smith, 50, received 2 to 5 years in Dauphin County Court for possession of firearms and disorderly conduct after his Aug 19 arrest at the Gateway Shopping Center in Devon. He pleaded no contest Mar 22, has prior convictions for Sears robberies, and faces additional theft and drug trials postponed due to his wife’s terminal illness.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Upper Merion High School
Jay C. Smith
Dauphin County
Smith
Gateway
Devon
Chester County
Montgomery County
Sears
Radnor Township
Delaware County
Bensalem Township
Bucks County
Upper Merion Police
Warren Morgan
Bensalem
B L Paving Secures Beaver Falls Office Project Contract
B L Paving Co Inc of New Castle wins a bituminous paving contract for a new office building planned by Babcock and Wilcox. Wallover and Mitchell named as project managers. Contract value $19,982.50. Total construction contracts amount to $1,759,806.50.
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Babcock and Wilcox
B&l Paving Co., Inc
New Castle Wallover
Mitchell
Beaver Falls
B&l
Residents praised for cleanup effort on Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Day
Lawrence County volunteers joined statewide cleanup efforts sponsored by PennDOT. Arthur Hairhoger cited nearly 250 volunteers who cleaned about 75 miles of state roads with over 30 tons of litter. Across the district, 2,600 participants covered 523 miles and removed 233 tons of litter.
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Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Arthur Hairhoger
Lawrence County
Penndot
Hairhoger
Northwest
Pregnant woman pinned by car in Wilmington crash
A car crashed through a bedroom wall in Wilmington injuring Susan Taylor, 32, who delivered a premature son by Caesarean section. The baby weighed 3 pounds 5 ounces and both mother and child were in guarded condition. Tyrone Comergus, 17, was arrested on leaving scene and license charges.
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Wilmington
Del
UPI
Wilmington Medical Center
Susan Taylor
Tyrone Comergus
Twin kidney transplant performed at California hospital
Richard Lee of Alameda received a kidney from his identical twin Lawrence of Santa Rosa in a rare perfectly matched transplant at the University of California Medical Center. The donors and recipient are recovering well, and hospital doctors note the procedure has not been done there before.
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San Francisco
UPI
California
University of California Medical Center
Richard Lee
Alameda
Calif
Lawrence
Santa Rosa
Neighbor shoots boy on bicycle sparks murder arrest
Los Angeles sheriff's deputies arrested 59 year old Harry Sholes after he fired a shotgun from his home, killing 11 year old Miguel Hesozuniga who had reportedly stepped on his grass. A playmate said the boy heard firecrackers before seeing his friend bleeding and realizing the man was shooting.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Harry Sholes
Miguel Hesozuniga
Miguel
Hugo Ampara
Hugo
Sholes
Sheriff's
Brazilian President Uses Alcohol Powered Official Car
President Joao Figueiredo became the first head of state to use an official car running on alcohol during a ceremony at Planalto Palace. Ford mechanics handed over the black Landau limousine modified to burn alcohol rather than gasoline as Brazil pursues a program to produce more than 1 million alcohol powered cars by 1985, with about 2,000 already in service.
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Brasilia
Brazil
UPI
Joao Figueiredo
Planalto Palace
Ford Motor Co
Figueiredo
Gas crunch sparks riots and heavy police presence
About 60 officers in riot gear guarded the Five Points intersection in Levittown Pa to prevent a repeat of weekend violence that left 82 injured and nearly 200 arrested. Thirteen were later arrested nearby on disorderly conduct charges as authorities planned to keep the area quiet.
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Five Points
Levittown
Philadelphia
Walter Hughes
New Jersey
Brendan Byrne
New York
Hugh Carey
New York City
Carey
Edward Koch
American Automobile Association
Pittsburgh
Texas
Houston
Dallas-Fort Worth
Benjamin Rosenthal
Rosenthal
House
Washington
Jack Bennett
Exxon
Ways and Means
U S
Manhattan
Mobil
Dallas
Hoyt brings six young musicians to final Hoyt Music Series
Six area musicians Joanne Dudek Carmen Massaro Kerby Nelson Tom Lenion James Villani and Lauren Zaccarelli perform a varied program at the Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts Saturday at 8 p.m. The concert closes the 1978 79 Hoyt Music Series with works spanning classical operatic modern and religious pieces. An open audience reception follows the performance with a small admission charge.
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Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts
James Villani
Joanne Dudek
Lauren Zaccarelli
Kerby Nelson
Carmen Massaro
Tom Lenion
Hoyt
Kerby P. Nelson
James A. Villani
Ms. Dudek
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Clen Moore United Presbyterian Church
New Castle Music Club
Indiana University
Dudek
Strauss
Mozart
Frank J Dudek
Mount Pleasant Massaro
Ohio Northern University
Pharmacy School
Raymond Ocock
Westminster College
John D. Peterson
First Presbyterian Church
Ada
Ohio
Carmen Massaro Sr
Northview Ave
Nelson
North Park College
Chicago
Governor's School For the Arts
Bucknell University
Mexico
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Carl L. Nelson
Chapin Road
Semon
Raymond Semon
Midway Circle
Duquesne University School of
Miss Zaccarelli
University of Michigan
University Symphony Orchestra
Chamber Winds
Music Educators National Conference
MENC
State of Michigan
Frank Zaccarelli
Charles Drive
Class of 79 job outlook improves
The College Placement Council says the Class of 1979 will see 15 percent more job opportunities, driven by demand for engineering and computer science degrees. Most openings are in private industry, with fewer in federal government. About half of 667 surveyed employers expect economic improvement in Q3 and Q4.
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Bethlehem
UPI
College Placement Council
Senate approves road plan for 1979 80 budget
In Harrisburg the Senate and House pact on a 1.1 billion Transportation Department budget for 1979 80 maintains gasoline tax levels. A 6.25 billion General Fund budget was approved to meet the Sunday deadline, with Thornburgh seeking a gas tax increase staved off by Democratic leaders. The plan aims to avert fiscal chaos and secure a July 1 budget.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Senate
House
Transportation Department
Penndot
Senate Appropriations Committee
Dick Thornburgh
Thornburgh
Smith
Democratic Senate
County authority approves 250000 loan to Portersville Valve Co
Lawrence County Industrial Development Authority approves 250000 in loans to Portersville Valve Co and owner Robert Pozzuto to add 5000 square feet to the facility, expand to 8000, and buy equipment including cranes. Financing via First National Bank of Lawrence County.
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County Authority
Portersville Valve Company
Lawrence County Industrial Development Authority
Robert Pozzuto
First National Bank of
Lawrence County
LCIDA
William Ralph
Ralph
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Chambers
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Neshannock
Shenango Township
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