Masters of theft take millions in gold silver
A Miami jewelry firm lost about eight million dollars in gold and silver theft described as a masterful crime. Police suspect an inside job given precise timing and knowledge of the sonar security system. Owners and investigators placed the loss near eight million in retail value, with possible five million on the scrap market. A large reward was offered for arrests.
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Miami
UPI
al Weinberg
Weinberg
Richard Andrews
Andrews
Jewelers Mutual Co
Trendline
Insurance Company
Public cannot obtain court records amid grand jury activity
The county grand jury acted on 52 cases this month with 48 indictments and four dismissals. Harrisburg said Lawrence County is the only county in the state to bar public access to court information. Since Jan 17, 1980, criminal records have been closed to all but courts, the DA, the defense attorney of record, and the person named. Barker of the Justice Department says Greer lacks authority to limit access and records should be open. Cambria County’s case supports opening docket information to the public.
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Lawrence County
Justice Department
Harrisburg
John Greer
Greer
Richard J. Audino
New Castle News
Alfred V. Papa
William Barker
Department of Justice
Barker
Cambria County
James McNulty
H. Clifton McWilliams
Caseworker suit heads to federal trial in Pittsburgh
The county faces a trial next Tuesday over a docked pay dispute tied to caseworker Fred Prochaska. He claims $193.35 was wrongly withheld and seeks reimbursement, while the county has accrued $19,051.14 in legal fees defending the case. Prochaska, a former Children’s Services worker, resigned in 1977 and now supervises in Fayette County Mental Health and Mental Retardation. He contends the suspension was unwarranted after alleged interference with an order involving a 15-year-old girl. The suit, filed with the ACLU on March 2, 1977, follows commissioners denying his refund request.
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Federal District Court
Pittsburgh
Fred Prochaska
Children’s Services Department
Prochaska
Fayette County
John F. Henderson
American Civil Liberties Union
Coun See
Death Records From March 12 1980 Across Several States
Death notices list Lillian Tucker 75 of Pulaski Ned Anderson 65 of Anderson Dorothy Foulk 74 of Greenville Matilda Wetzel 69 of Alliance Joseph Anderson 54 Harlansburg Road Raymond Russ 52 SNPJ Pa Horace Morgan Jr 72 Wausau Wis plus regional weather notes Cloudy wet snow likely tonight and Thursday with highs around 40. Weather statistics show temperatures and precip, Moraine Park temperature and park attendance 552.
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Lillian M. Tucker
Pulaski
Ned C
Anderson
Beckford St
Dorothy M. Foulk
Greenville
Matilda S. Wetzel
Alliance
Ohio
Joseph Anderson
Harlansburg Road
Raymond L. Russ
SNPJ
Horace S. Morgan Jr
Wausau
Wis
Pennsylvania
Shenango River
Moraine State Park
Man held for shooting at woman
Willard S. Wilson, 42, of 1003 Beach St Apartment B, is jailed on a recklessly endangering charge after he fired two shots from a .32 revolver and swung an ash tray at Dessie Johnson Tuesday evening. Johnson was uninjured. After a neighbor visit, the couple argued at home over missing jewelry and again debated the whereabouts. Police report ongoing investigation.
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Aven Castleman
Willard S. Wilson
Beach St
Dessie Johnson
Wilson
Johnson
Presidential primary momentum shifts after southern victories
United Press International reports Carter and Reagan winning big in Florida Georgia and Alabama pushing their delegate totals as Ford eyes a post Illinois announcement. Carter 61 88 82 percent in those states Reagan 57 73 69 percent in them Oklahoma caucus 7 1 for Carter Kennedy challenged in six seven states and Anderson leads in Chicago polls as Illinois primary nears.
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United Press International
Carter
Ronald Reagan
White House
Dixie
Illinois
Edward Kennedy
George Bush
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
Reagan
Gerald Ford
Ford
Washington
Hawaii
Jody Powell
Kennedy
Powell
South
Lincoln
Bush
John Anderson
Chicago
Planning panel drops violation against Valley View park owner
Lawrence County Planning Commission voted to withdraw a notice of violation against Sherman Hostetter, owner of Valley View Mobile Home Park near the Beaver County line. The panel cited Hostetter's efforts to improve an almost undevelopable site, though the action alarms staff about setting a precedent for steeper slopes than the 8 percent limit.
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Lawrence County Planning Commission
Little Beaver Township
Planning Commission
Commission
Sherman Hostetter
Valley View
Beaver County
Planning Office
Hostetter
County Planning Office
Scarsdale Diet author killer case moves forward
Jean Harris, 56, headmistress from McLean, Virginia, jailed in Westchester on second degree murder charges for the shooting of Dr. Herman Tarnower, author of the Scarsdale Diet. Police say she confessed. defense to argue self defense as details emerge from the fatal night at Tarnower’s Westchester home.
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Purchase
N.Y
UPI
Virginia
Herman Tarnower
Jean Harris
McLean Va
Tarnower
Westchester County
Harvey Fried
Harris
Aarnou
Scarsdale Medical Center
Mort Heineman
Washington Star
Heineman
Water Supply Threatens Fredericksburg State of Emergency
Fredericksburg Virginia remains under a state of emergency as the city water system, shut by a major fuel oil spill, shows limited operation. Treating water locally, officials say the Rapidan River area remains tainted after a 63,000 gallon spill from a ruptured pipeline threatens the city’s drinking supply. Governor Dalton declared the emergency as authorities monitor contamination in the river and canal near the filtration plant.
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Fredericksburg
UPI
John N. Dalton
Rappahannock
Arthur Cossey
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Wilkes-Barre
Sunset Valley Road
Neshannock Township
Treadline Jewelry
News Digest
News Index
Oklahoma
Scarsdale Diet’ Doctor
St. Agnes Hospital
White Plains
Aurnou
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