Four state judgeships at stake in Castle News race
The November general election includes three seats on the state benches, two in the Superior Court and one in the Commonwealth Court, with Judge Glenn E. Mencer seeking retention. Candidates include Robert Van der Voort, Gwilym Price Jr., and Richard D. Cirifo for the Superior Court, and Genevieve Blatt and Theodore Rogers for the Commonwealth Court. Prices, terms, and court roles are outlined along with incumbents and biographical details.
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John K. Manna
Tocal
Stace
Superior Court
Commonwealth Court
Glenn E. Mencer
Mencer
Robert van der Voort
Gwilym A. Price Jy
Richard D. Grifu
Price
Genevieve Blatt
Theodore O. Rogers
Commonwealth
Courts of Common Pleas
Supreme
Superior Courts
McKean County
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University of Pennsylvania
Induction Night For Pennsylvania Sports Hall Of Fame
Rip Sewell and the late Roberto Clemente head a 14 person 1st annual Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame induction list. Sewell misses banquet due to a recent heart attack in Florida. Posthumous honorees include Clemente Dayoff and Bing Miller along with several others named Scrapper Farrell and Woody Wolf among the nominees.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Pittsburgh Pirates
Rip Sewell
Roberto Clemente
Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame
Sewell
Florida
Clemente
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Harry 0. Dayoff
Bing Miller
Dayoff
Millers
Frank Sinavitz
Neil Reich
Dave DeFilippo
Edward
Scrapper” Farrell
Sol
Woody" Wolf
Joseph G. Crowley
John M. Ogden
Rick Gilbert
William T
Skip"” Hughes
Stan Hitz
D A candidate backs grand juries in county race
Don Williams running unopposed for AV County DA argues grand juries reflect community standards and protect due process. He cautions against relying solely on judges, citing risks of bias, corruption, and workload, and defends the system against abolition as proposed on the ballot. He notes juries help prosecute or dismiss cases more impartially than a judge alone.
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Averence County
Atarney
Don Williams
Williams
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Downtown area project delayed in Mill Street redevelopment
The Washington Conte project on Mill Street faces a late start as paperwork risks delay. Nick P Navarra of the City Redevelopment Authority remains optimistic for a start within weeks. The Central Area renewal targets a Nov 5 deadline for Rublin Development Co to begin retail and office construction, with a Dec 5 stoppage option if not underway. First Seneca Bank and Dollar Savings Association are major anchors at the Washington Centre corners.
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Dollar Savings Association
North
Police round up horses on Butler Avenue at night
Police and officers led by La Uithony 2 Verane captured a herd of horses on Butler Avenue. The mounted roundup involved several constables in Shenago township pursuing the animal westbound. witnesses recall a late call and a tense scene. Officers removed the horses to a secure site as part of the patrol.
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Flood prone areas listed in Sixteen county regions
Sixteen oroove County made agua ta been listed as flood-prone areas by the U8 Army Corps of Engineers. The first revealed this week by county planning director Ton Griney includes New Castle Altwood City New Wilmington Volant and South New Castle plus the townships of Union Hickory Mahoning Neshannock Wilmington Taylor Scott Pulaski and North Beaver. Perry and Shenango townships are also on the list because both have applied for financial assistance. Graney said property owners in the listed areas would be eligible to apply for food damage lasur ane from agents or brokers licensed by the state.
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Altwood City
New Wilmington
Volant
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Mahoning
Neshannock
Wilmington
Taylor
Scott
Pulaski
North Beaver
Perry
Shenango
Graney
Ellwood City man faces bad check and traffic charges
Ellwood City resident Norman R. Steele 46 was brought before District Magistrate Ruth French after a Shenango Township door-to-road collision on Pa. 65. He was fined for following too closely and later for passing bad checks and a violation of the Uniform Firearms Act based on outstanding warrants found during the investigation.
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Ellwood City
Ruth French
Norman R. Steele
Ellwood City RD 1
Henry Cross
Ellwood Road
Shenango Township
Cross
Steele
French
Aulu
Alan
Carbon Limestone Co Old Timers Banquet Honors 200+
The Carbon Limestone Co of Hillsville holds its 26th annual Old Timers Banquet at the Croatian Club in Hessemer. Over 200 employees receive long service awards led by Sacholas Pastella. 34 more receive service pins. Robert H. Chisholm presents awards with remarks by Cecil K. Seat. Jude 4 Harborshop Quartet provides entertainment.
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Carbon Limestone Co
Hillsville
Sacholas Pastella
Carbon Pastella
Hessemer
Robert H. Chisholm
Carbon
Tony Verapoti
Frank Ay Ross
Joseph 'S
Semana
Officials study flood problem along Rip Run
Local officials and state and federal engineers met to address flooding along Rip Run. The Corps of Engineers said the projected benefits do not exceed costs, so no project will proceed. Citizens urged immediate dredging and noted runoff from a nearby bypass and road works.
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Francis Rogan
Frank Clark
D Bessemer
Thomas Fee
New Castle
U.S. Corps of Engineers
State Bureau of Engineering and Construction
George Dingle
Pittsburgh
Corps of Engineers
Dingle
Wallace undergoes bladder surgery in Birmingham hospital
Gov George Wallace entered University Hospital in Birmingham for minor surgery to widen a constricted urinary tract. Doctors described the plan as a sphincterotomy with a follow up prostate procedure last January, aiming to improve bladder function prior to further treatment.
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United Press International
Wallace Birmingham
Ala
George Wallace
University Hospital
Minuy
Ohio gang members held after funeral shooting death
Two Lorain Ohio motorcycle gang members linked to a Lorain man’s shooting death were moved from Indiana to Mercer Pennsylvania and held in protective custody. Police raised charges against several gang members for firearms and nuisance offenses after guns knives and a marijuana device were found during a traffic stop connected to the funeral of Mark A Chancellor who had lived briefly in Lorain.
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Mercer, Pa
UPL
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
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Terrence G. Weiss
Lorain
Elizabeth A. Burns
Pamela J. Dillon
Nancy A. Philips
Gary B. Baker
Ruth A. Puckett
Vermillion
Barbara A. George
Amherst
Ann M. Lowery
Cleveland
Fred W Beese
Sheffield
Miss Lowery
Mark A. Chancellor
Chancellor
West Middlesex
Ohio,Pennsylvania
Youngstown
Plane crash kills three at Logan Airport in Boston
Three people died when an American cargo jet crashed on approach to a runway at Logan International Airport Boston. State police confirmed all aboard were killed. A hospital spokesman cited the fatalities and noted medical staff responded to the scene.
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Poland joins U.N. Middle East peacekeeping force
The United States yielded to a Soviet demand and agreed to include Poland in the U.N. Middle East peacekeeping force. Poland, part of the Warsaw Pact, was chosen to balance Canada on the emergency team and will supply logistics support such as communications and transportation to U.N. troops stationed between Israeli and Arab lines.
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Hunger strike in Leningrad protest emigration ban
Valery Panov, 34, former Kirov ballet star, and his wife Galina, 24, began a hunger strike in Leningrad to protest the Soviet refusal to let them emigrate to Israel. Panov told Western correspondents in Moscow that the fast has no end and is his remaining protest to appeal to the world.
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Soviet Union
Israel
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Kirov Ballet Company
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Judge Gignous to rule quickly on contempt acquittal bids
UPI reports U.S. District Court Judge Edward Gignous pledged swift action on a motion for acquittal on contempt charges against the Chicago Seven defendants. He may delay ruling on a similar motion for their lawyers Morton Stavis argued for acquittal.
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UPI
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Gignous
Morton Stavis
Chicago Seven
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Leonard Weinglass
Arson Suspect Arrives in New Orleans for Extradition
Raymond Wallender, a transient, arrived in New Orleans in handcuffs after police said he confessed to setting a French Quarter fire that killed 33 people. Thirty two murder warrants were issued. detectives had flown to California to verify his statements.
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New Orleans
UPI
Raymond Wallender
Wallender
Sacramento
Calif
UPI: Call for probe over Kassab payoffs for mobile home permit
U.S. Attorney John Cottone asked the FBI to investigate claims that state Transportation Secretary Jacob Kassab accepted political contributions from the Pennsylvania Mobile Home Association in exchange for allowing 14 foot wide mobile homes on Pennsylvania highways. Kassab issued a 60 day trial despite police warnings. State Rep. George C. Wagner alleged the concessions followed PMHA contributions.
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Scranton
UPI
U.S
John Cottone
FBI
Jacob Kassab
Pennsylvania
Kassab
George C. Wagner
Northumberland
Montour
Pennsylvania Mobile Home Association
PMHA
Skylab third crew completes dress rehearsal before launch
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla UPI The third Skylab crew Carr Gibson and Pogue finished a successful dress rehearsal stopping just before rocket ignition. The countdown for next Saturday's blastoff was put on hold as the astronauts prepared for their first space flight and a mission expected to surpass the endurance record by at least one day.
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Mariner 10 Launch Aims for Mercury Flight
UPI reports a Mariner 10 unmanned satellite lifted from Cape Canaveral on the first U.S. venture to Mercury. The 12:45 launch proceeded perfectly as the spacecraft climbed in a three minute burn. The craft will travel about 200 million miles en route, with planetary flybys planned at Venus and Mercury in 1977.
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FCC Upholds Decision For Exclusive Program Protection
The FCC review board on Friday affirmed an initial ruling that Southwest Pennsylvania Cable TV must provide exclusive program protection to WIC-TV Pittsburgh WITC-TV and NBC affiliate. The case involved signals from WIRF-TV Wheeling West Virginia and WIAC-TV Johnstown Pennsylvania. Judge Cheater F Naumowicz Jr. had ruled in October 1972 for exclusivity under FCC rules.
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Pennsylvania
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Johnstown
Cheater F. Naumowicz Jr
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