Israeli cabinet approves peace plan amid Egypt talks
The Israeli cabinet voted 15 to 0 with one abstention to back President Carter’s peace proposals. Begin will present the treaty to the Knesset possibly next week, with Sadat in Egypt preparing to seek similar approval. Analysts note oil and Palestinian autonomy terms remain as key issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knesset
David Levy
Carter
U.S
Moshe Nissim
Yitzhak Moda
Israel
Samuel Lewis
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Moshe Dayan
Shmuel Tamir
Egypt
Sinai
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Begin
Middle East
Duquesne schedules shutdown of Shippingport plant
Duquesne Light Co says its Shippingport atomic power plant in Beaver County was shut down last week despite no believed danger. NRC ordered five plants closed over potential earthquake failure in cooling systems. Plant capacity is 833 megawatts. operation since 1976. jointly operated with Ohio Edison and Pennsylvania Power Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
Duquesne Light Co
Shippingport
Beaver County
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Duquesne
Bill Ott
Beaver Valley
Duquesne Light
Ott
Duquesne Light, Ohio Edison
Pennsylvania Power Co
Weather roundup and local personal notice from March 14 1979
Weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania includes flurries tonight and cold highs in the 20s with 50 percent tonight and 10 percent Thursday. Weather statistics cover March 12–13 with 66 as high and 20 as low, .18 inches precipitation, and Shenango River at 9.50 feet. Public notice notes Mrs. John Beresniak, 76, of Third Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Beresniak
Third Avenue
Koppel
Pennsylvania
Shenango River
Sohio halts $1 billion Alaskan oil pipeline plan
United Press International reports that Sohio abandons a long delayed crude oil pipeline from Long Beach California to Midland Texas potentially saving 75 cents to $1 per barrel while faulting government permits and litigation. NRC orders five East Coast reactors shut within 48 hours over quake safety concerns. European energy curbs target 25 million tons oil savings and cut imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International Standard Oil
Ohio
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Cleveland
Sohio
California
Washington
Scriba
N.Y
Wiscasset
Maine
Shippingport
Gravel Neck
Long Beach
Calif
Midland
Texas
Gulf Coast
Mid- Continent
Sohio Board
Alton W. Whitehouse
Whitehouse
Clarence Brown
Jerry Brown
Japan
Exxon Corp
Exxon
Europe
Paris
European Economic Committee
Sigler withdraws from mayoral race in New Castle
Sheriff George S. Sigler pulls out of the May 15 mayoral ballot leaving Angelo J. Sands as the sole Democrat candidate. Several other withdrawals reduce the slate. Panella leaves the judge field for business reasons tied to Lancer Estates and new offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Sigler
New Castle
Angelo J. Sands
William M. Panella
Charles T. Frasso
Charles Cook
New Castle Area
Frank P Alduk
Panella
Richard J. Audino
Ralph D. Pratt
Donald E. Williams
Glenn McCracken
Ramada planned for Shenango Township along U S 422
Peter A. Vessella eyes a 100 unit Ramada Inn on U S 422 in Shenango Township after pulling plans for downtown New Castle. He aims to break ground in 40 days, with financing and option on land. potential full sale of package considered. New ad rules require proof of financing for proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 422
Shenango Township
Peter A. Vessella
New Castle
Vessella
East Street
John E. Blackson
City Redevelopment Authority
Vessella and Jerome Plead Innocent in Coal Fraud Case
Peter A. Vessella and Albert A. Jerome, both of the Ellwood City area, pleaded innocent before U.S. magistrate Robert Mitchell on charges they ran a large-scale coal fraud. The defendants, former state transportation official Vessella and Jerome, allegedly supplied substandard coal to Pennsylvania Power Co. and billed Medusa Portland Cement Co. for undelivered coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
Peter A. Vessella
Albert A. Jerome
Ellwood City
U.S
Robert Mitchell
Vessella
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Jerome
Pennsylvania Power Co
New Castle
Medusa Portland Cement Co
Wampum
Million-dollar error lauded for common sense at Crocker Bank
Terri Keith a 19 year old teller in Portland corrects a $1.5 million transfer error from Crocker Bank in San Francisco. The bank honors her with 10 shares of Crocker stock worth $277.50 after she insists on thorough checks. The intended amount was $1,250.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
UPI
California
Terri Keith
Crocker National Bank
Thomas R. Wilcox
Wilcox
Mideast air crash kills 45 persons
United Arab Emirates report says Royal Jordanian Airlines Boeing 727 crashed during a stormy landing in Doha Qatar, bursting into flames and killing most of the 64 aboard. Fire and rescue teams recovered charred debris as officials confirmed fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
UPI
Royal Jordanian Airlines
Sheikhdom
Qatar
Doha
Also Mentioned on This Page
Transportion
Haim Landau
Zevulun Hammer
Mideast
Beaver Valley Nuclear Complex
News Index
News Digest
Moraine State Park
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Gateway
Ohio Line
Blue Mountain Tunnels
Blue Mountain Tunnel
Delaware Bridge
New Jersey Line
Scranton
St. Patrick's Day
Sigler
Neshannock
Sands
City of
Lancer Estates
Neshannock Township
Norman Barilla
NC Professional
East Washington Street
Ramada
Council
Common Sense
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!