Schools offer safe fruit for area students
Lawrence County school districts push to serve fruit free of Alar and Chilean origin concerns after a NRDC study links chemical residues to cancer risk. Union Area and Neshannock Township removed apples and products from menus awaiting supplier proof of chemical free status.
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Lawrence County
Chile
U.S
National Resources Defense Council
Uniroyal Chemical Co
Food Service
Union Area
Neshannock Township
Amy Thomas
Apples safe claim from Orchard owner in New Wilmington
Orchard owners Lyle Johnston and his father Ralph of The Apple Castle in New Wilmington defend apple safety amid a national scare over pesticides. They note Alar concerns are outdated, explain current contact chemicals, and advertise their orchard as Alar free and pest managed, with signs posted on Pa. 18 and at the business.
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Apple Castle
Lyle Johnston
Ralph
Apple
New Wilmington
The
National Re
Defense Counsel
New Castle-Sharon Road
Lyle
Second killer of Melnick sentenced in Warren case
Christopher Daniel, 20, of Warren, was sentenced to 37 to 100 years for involuntary manslaughter, attempted murder, aggravated burglary and aggravated robbery in the beating death of George Melnick and the blinding of his wife Katherine. His co-defendant Ales Williams had previously received a death sentence. Melnick, 65, and Katherine, 65, were attacked in their Warren home on August 15, 1988, with bricks and other blunt objects. Williams was convicted of aggravated murder last month and is to be executed on a date scheduled for next March 15, while Daniel admitted throwing a brick and striking Mrs. Melnick but denied intent to kill. The judge noted Daniel is a dangerous offender and urged consideration of full 37-year term before parole.
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Christopher Daniel
Warren
Trumbull
Daniel
Common Pleas Court
Ales Williams
Mitchell Shaker
Williams
George Melnick
Katherine
Shaker
Prescription costs rise for some PACE enrollees
Harrisburg report notes about 80,000 to 100,000 PACE card holders will move to the federal Medicare drug program in 1991. The shift could save PACE $30 million that year but requires beneficiaries to pay about 50 percent of drug costs, potentially raising a prescription from $4 to roughly $40. PACE director Thomas Snedden said officials must consider assistive measures for cardholders.
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Ms. Thomas
Monay
Chile
Food Service
Food and Drug Administration
Washington, D.C
U.S. Department of Agriculture
FDA
Diane Klingensmith
Neshannock Township
Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania
PACE
Thomas Snedden
Snedden
House Youth and Aging Committee
Department of Aging
Casey
Governor Casey frames tax reform as bipartisan, popular
Governor Casey spoke in a nationwide telephone briefing to defend local tax reform against opponents. He cited bipartisan endorsements from AARP Pennsylvania, the League of Women Voters and the State Grange, and argued reforms benefit average residents and senior citizens. He noted 60 percent of Republicans supported the bill, highlighted a citizen commission to set the tax mix, and stressed protections for seniors and homeowners along with a $15 million allocation for distressed areas.
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Robert P. Casey
Pennsylvania
American Association of Retired Persons
Pennsylvania League of Women Voters
Pennsylvania State Grange
Casey
Karen Miller
State Department of Community Affairs
A. Carville Foster
Foster
Miller
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AARP
News Index
Mary Bush
Stow
Ohio
Christos Christopoulos
Silver Spring
William J. Flannery
Mercer
Clarence R. Graham
Pulaski
Keith A. Kusky
Cosimo L. Rizzo
Maitland St
Steven M. Zehel
Vogan St
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