Voter turnout seen at 60 to 65 percent in Lawrence County
Voter turnout is expected at 60 to 65 percent of Lawrence County’s 50,429 registered voters for tomorrow’s general election. Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. All state offices and liquor stores close. The Flaherty vs Burgh race tops local interest, followed by the 25th District congressional contest involving Atkinson, Shaffer, Cook, and Morris. Beaver County could decide the outcome, as Atkinson carried it in 1976. Other races include state House districts 9 and 10, with Conti challenging Fee and Lockley opposing Pratt. Referendums seek two additional supervisors in Mahoning and Pulaski townships.
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Lawrence County
Peter Flaherty
Richard Burgh
Flaherty
Thornburgh
Eugene V. Atkinson
Aliquippa
Tim Shaffer
John W. Cook
Butler
Robert Morris
Neshannock Township
Morris
Johnson Bronze Co
Cook
U. S
Gary A. Myers
Atkinson
Beaver County
Lawrence
Allegheny County
Myers
Shaffer
Butler County
Thomas J. Fee
New Castle
Philip P. Conti
Vo-Tech High
Fee
Peter A. Vessella
Conti
South New Castle
Mahoning
Shenango
Taylor and
Union
Ralph D. Pratt
Neshannock
Pratt
Joseph E. Lockley
Hickory Township
Lockley
Lockley Machine Co
Autumn notice burning leaves tortures asthmatic girl
Trudy Ludwiczak of 2418 Anne Dr in Neshannock Township appeals about autumn leaf burning harming her 5 year old asthmatic daughter. She reports two hospitalizations in one month lasting five days each. Residents sympathize but feel powerless. Township supervisor John Cater notes an existing burning ordinance.
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Dan Irwin
Trudy Ludwiczak
Anne
Neshannock Township
Mrs. Ludwiczak
John Cater
Woman Escapes Kidnapping By Knife-Wielding Juvenile
A Pearl Street woman, Rochelle Mangino, 19, evaded a knife-wielding juvenile who forced her car toward Moraine State Park. The assailant, hooded and masked, fled after abandoning the gas pump hose. he was later apprehended by police and will face charges including kidnapping and robbery.
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Pearl Street
Moraine State Park
Rochelle Mangino
Pearl and
Johns Streets
Fires kill 19 in Des Moines and Honesdale
United Press International reports fires in Des Moines Iowa and Honesdale Pennsylvania killed at least 19 people. Officials cite unsafe buildings and lack of sprinklers at Younkers Department Store and Allen Motor Inn as contributing factors amid searches for additional victims.
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United Press International
Des Moines
Iowa
Honesdale
Tony Defino
Younkers
Defino
Robert Jennings
Allen Motor Inn
Jennings
Merle Hay Mall
Rescue Mission dinner and Scout leaders honored
News digest highlights Rescue Mission dinner and scout leaders honored across the county. Includes around the county notes, weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania, and recent local obituaries. Weather shows mid 60s, cool with rain possible, and river and park statistics reported.
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Steeler
PLO Leader Denounces Camp David Accords
The Palestine Liberation Organization chief opposes the Egypt Israel peace accords reached at Camp David. The article notes strong criticism from the PLO leadership amid Middle East peace efforts.
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Middle East
Egypt
Israel
Camp David
PLO
Humphrey-Hawkins
New Castle
City faces financial crunch over small pay increase
City officials and firemen presented positions to arbitrator Charles Mullins at City Hall amid a dispute over a 1979 wage hike. The city cites a projected $688,000 spending rise and an 8.4 mill property tax increase, while firemen seek a three year contract with 5 to 9 percent raises and benefits including shorter hours, a Blue Cross plan, and 13 firefighters on duty.
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City Hall
Charles Mullins
William G. Tallman
Pittsburgh
Blue Cross
Man Found Dead From Carbon Monoxide In Car At Tire Plant
Police report a city man John C. Jones aged 26 of 602 S Cascade St was found dead in his car at the rear of E W Tire Co with a one inch exhaust to dirt, a six inch trunk hole, and the ignition on. A Doberman was found in the back seat. Death timing estimates place the event Friday night to Saturday morning pending coroner tests to determine accidental or self-inflicted cause.
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John C. Jones
S. Cascade St
E.W. Tire Co
West Washington Street
Jones
Eugene Bolinger
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Pulaski
Mahoning Township
Pennsylvania
Tom Benson
George Petto
Richard Patton
Gardner
Penn State
Beaver Stadium
Nittany Lions
Maryland
Los Angeles
CLIF
News Digest
News Index
John Jones
John P. Flaherty
Wampum
Esther Patterson
Zelienople
Leslie N. Pflugh
Ellwood City
Lydia E. Gearhart Eckman
Rimersburg
Donald L. Voelker
Munhall, Pa
Shenango River
Ate
Raps
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