Overcrowding strains guards at Lawrence County jail
Law rence County jail guards face daily danger amid overcrowding with 20 officers on duty and inmates. One guard was beaten, another assault occurred February 16 as three inmates attacked Gary Campbell. Two escapees were recaptured en route to a Pittsburgh facility. Warden Gregg says staff safety is paramount and demands more manpower and space to prevent further violence.
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Lawrence County
Steve Strobel
Gary Fillipone
Gary Campbell
Campbell
St. Francis Hospital
Pittsburgh
Joseph Gregg
Gregg
Public list to name problem hospitals under new program
A private group will publish names of problematic hospitals starting this summer. The Joint Commission will begin conditional accreditation for marginal facilities on July 1, signaling a six month probation and urging improvement.
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Washington
Joint Commission On the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Dennis O'Leary
Joint Commission
Commission
Jameson Memorial
St. Francis Hospital of
New Castle
Ellwood City Hospital
Accredit
Pamela M. Schumacher
Cor
Schumacher
Afton
Wyo
Exxon fires tanker captain over Alaska spill detail
Exxon USA fired Capt. Joseph Hazelwood after a National Transportation Safety Board finding that he was intoxicated hours after the accident that sent 11 million gallons of crude into Prince William Sound. The spill prompted Alaska wildlife deaths and broad criticism of the company’s response.
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Valdez, Alaska
Exxon USA
Coast Guard
National Transportation Safety Board
Hazelwood
NTSB
William Woody
Edward Nelson
Bligh Reef
Prince William Sound
Cambria judge charged with 76 public corruption crimes
Cambria County judge Joseph O Kicki faced 76 charges after a decade-long pattern of alleged public corruption. Prosecutors say he used his office for private gain, including bribery, forgery, extortion and ethics violations. He was suspended last year and arraignment was planned in Ebensburg.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Cambria
Joseph O’kicki
Court of Common Pleas
Ernest D. Preate Jr
Ert
Gentzel
O’kicki
O’ricks
Evidence tampering alleged in Bell probe case
Harrisburg reports Rep. David Wright says key Bell of Pennsylvania evidence may have been tampered with before inspection. Bell provided 10 boxes of microfiche records, but one box was unsealed, items missing, and fingerprints wiped from some evidence. Wright seeks fingerprint lifting and notes investigations found no wire tapping evidence.
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Harrisburg
UPI
House
Consumer Affairs Committee
Bell of Pennsylvania
Bell
David Wright
D-Clarion
Wright
Pittsburgh
Public Utility Commission
PUC
Office of Attorney General
Death Record March 31 1989 Wesley E Dean Hudson Ohio
Wesley E Dean aged 71 of Hudson Ohio passed away on March 31 1989. Also listed is Mrs William Fryer aged 78 of Enon Valley as a death record in the same notice.
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Wesley E. Dean
Hudson
Ohio
William Fryer
Enon Valley
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By Jackie Kunzmann
NEW Castle News
Paul McCormick
American College of Physicians
American College of Surgeons
American Dental Association
American Hospital Association
American Medical Association
Valdez
Sally McAdoo
Exxon Shipping Co
Frank Sarossi
Exxon
Alaska
Commissioner of Environmental Conservation
Dennis Kelso
Grand
Laurel Bank
Ebensburg
O’kicks
Bell Case
Ocni
Necessvaseas
Cece
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