Right to strike act debate in Harrisburg
A Senate task force studied Act 195 changes amid testimony from school district directors and union leaders. Mediation director Thomas Quinn urged keeping the law, while Rep. Joseph Gladeck pushed for mandatory fact finding and shorter bargaining timelines. The 1970 act is credited with a stable public employee relations history.
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Harrisburg
UPS
Senate
State Mediation Bureau
Thomas Quinn
Joseph Gladeck
Montgomery
Quinn
Shikellamy
Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board
Calvin Wolfberg
Wolfberg
al Fondy
Pennsylvania Federation of Teachers
PFT
Fondy
Improved relations at 3 day talks between Reagan and Shamir
Washington reports Reagan and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir wrap three days of talks signaling closer military cooperation as a warning to Syria. Officials say discussions cover military, economic aid, and strategic cooperation with working groups to follow.
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Washington
UPI
Reagan
Yitzhak Shamir
Syria
Shamir
Oval Office
George Shultz
Ifks
Israel
Shultz
Weather aids drop in opening-day deer kills
Opening day of Pennsylvania's antlered deer season saw a fatality and an estimated 23,600 bucks killed, the lowest first-day total since 1979, due to heavy rain and fog keeping many hunters home. officials noted a 10 percent drop from last year with over 1 million hunters afield.
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United Press International
Ted Godshall
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Hunter fatalities and deer harvest tally across state
The report notes a deer harvest on opening day led by the northwest region with about 5,630 deer, while 4,750 were taken in the north central division. It also details several hunting incidents: David Stepaniak, 19, died in Greene County from a self-inflicted rifle discharge. Joseph Baggio, 42, from Philadelphia, was shot in the side during a joint hunt near Centre County and is hospitalized. a 5 month old Matthew Mitchem from Newport in Perry County was critically injured by a .270 rifle fired accidentally by a 14-year-old. and three hunters died of heart attacks in Clearfield and Jefferson counties, plus a 13-year-old Punxsutawney girl injured her right index finger while cleaning a rifle.
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North Central Division
Godshall
David Stepaniak
Clairton
Allegheny County
New Freeport
Greene County
Stepaniak
Frank Behm
Joseph Baggio
Philadelphia
Centre County
Clearfield
Baggio
Philipsburg
Milesburg
Perry County
Matthew Mitchem
Newport
Duncannon
Polyclinic Medical Center
Harrisburg
Jefferson
Problem threatens space shuttle tests
Space Center Houston reports Columbia astronauts ran tests on human body adaptation in zero gravity while a faulty electronic data collector jeopardized four exterior Spacelab experiments. Despite the snag engineers praised the first day of the European built lab in the shuttle.
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Space Center, Houston
UPI
Columbia
Spacelab
Grove City College sex bias case tests Title IX reach
Women's rights groups urge the Supreme Court to broaden Title IX to cover all programs at schools receiving federal funds. Grove City College argues only direct aid programs are covered, a stance the administration accepts with limits. Decision could reshape protections for women in education.
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Grove City College
Reagan
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
High Court
Grove City
Weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania and obituaries
Variable cloudiness tonight and Wednesday with a low in the upper 20s and a high around 40. Extended forecast through Saturday calls for fair days with highs in the 30s and lows in the 20s. Obituaries list Chester R. Book 48, Joseph W. Hay 58, Alice E. Johns 78, Mae Nelson Sloan 75, Wealthie Thiede 84, with last residences in multiple cities.
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Pennsylvania
Upi
Chester R
Chet
Bonzo
Joseph W. Hay
Kings Chapel Road
Alice E. Johns
Warren, Mich
Mae Nelson Sloan
E. Leasure Ave
Wealthie Thiede
Bellevue
Six candidates named for New Castle administrator post
Mayor Angelo J. Sands released the final six candidates from cities as distant as Dallas and nearby New Castle for the city administrator job. The pool includes Samuel Coxson Kevin Kenzenkovic Bill Watkins Dennis Lemieux Gary Elander and John Christofer all holding master’s degrees in public administration and slated for interviews Thursday and Friday by city officials and local leaders.
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Dallas
New Castle
Angelo J. Sands
Samuel Coxson
Aliquippa
Kevin G. Kenzenkovic
Bill Watkins
Newton Falls
Ohio
Dennis P. Lemieux
Auburn
Maine
Gary C. Elander
Roanoke
John A. Christofer
New Castle Area Transit Authority
Coxson
Bonners
Elander
Clifton Forge
Lexington
Jamestown
N.Y
Christofer
Transit Authority
Intermediate Unit IV
Sands
Dale W. Yoho
Richard E. Flannery
Robert Koslow
Greater New Castle Chamber of Commerce
Roger Panella
Greater New Castle Development Corp
City Council
Chester Boak Dies During Hunt in Cameron County
Chester R. Boak former New Castle athlete and brief major league player died yesterday of an apparent heart attack while hunting near Emporium Cameron County. Boak age 48 played infield for the Kansas City A's in 1960 and the Washington Senators in 1961 after a long minor league career. He lived at 816 Bonzo Street. Obituary on page 3.
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Chester R
Chet) Boak
New Castle
Cameron County
Boak
Kansas City A’s
Washington Senators
Bonzo St
Emporium
Lynch bids to buy city land for offices near library
Paul Lynch, vice president of Continental Refuse Co., offered 15000 for 14000 square foot parcel at Mill and Falls streets to build a 4000 square foot office. Authority staff to review. board also awarded 720 audit contract to Carbis Walker & Associates and named Patsy Aromando and Anthony Cugini permanent housing rehab staff.
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Paul Lynch
City Redevelopment Authority
New Castle
East Washington
Water Streets
Authority
Lynch
Carbis Walker & Associates
Patsy Aromando
Anthony Cugini
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O’hara Township
Pittsburgh
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