NEW CASTE School strikes extend vacations
United Press International reports widespread teacher strikes stretch summer breaks across Pennsylvanian districts. About 60 000 students remain at home as negotiations falter and pay disputes linger. In Bucks Montgomery and Allegheny counties teachers join picket lines while some districts reach tentative settlements.
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Fayette County
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Twenty two die in accidents on state highways
United Press International reports Labor Day weekend highway crashes left at least 22 dead in Pennsylvania. The toll includes motorcycle and car collisions across multiple counties and towns, with drivers and pedestrians among the victims.
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Williamn L. Warren
Covington
Tioga County
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Wellsboro Hospital
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Sciota
Monroe County
Carlier Koute
Peter Rawsan
Easton
Bethlehem
David Miller
Rawson
Robert J. Massie
Uniontown
Stanley Avis Sr
Unionntown Rdi
Massie
Investigaton
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Johnstown
Stephen Paskovich
Mercy Hospital
Altoona
Yehan
Sundar
Mark Breedlove
Painesville
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Keie County
Floyd Sirmmons
Pitisburgh
Desegregation tensions spike as cities brace for restart
In Louisville 22 arrests followed a weekend of antibusing protests and a tear gas clash near Jefferson County schools. Boston shows calm amid years of desegregation disputes with police ready for Wednesday. Omaha worries about bus drivers as state ordered resegregation begins. Louisville High School reopens after an antibusing flare up with a blast that damaged a lobby but not classrooms.
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Carter opens campaign tour with rally in Warm Springs
Carter begins a campaign swing stopping in Darlington and Norfolk after a stock car race. Dole attends the Darlington event and releases a financial statement. Ford advisers say Carter lacks foreign policy experience while Carter defends his urban policy record and vows to revitalize neighborhoods if elected. Dole criticizes Mondale as Carter speaks at Warm Springs and in New York outlines his urban priorities.
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South Carolina
Walter Mondale
Blue Shield seeks rate hike in Pennsylvania
Blue Shield asked the state Insurance Department to approve a rate increase for about half its subscribers, effective November 1. President Robert Rinehimer cited cash reserves dropping from 54 million to 2.8 million over five years and urged a contingency reserve of 15 percent of annual subscription income, noting current income around 362 million with 15 percent near 54 million.
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Teachers' Head Assails Boards Over Bargaining
Jacque D Angle, newly installed president of the Pennsylvania State Education Association, accuses school boards of misusing Act 13 and hiring outside negotiators at high cost. He says such tactics pressure teachers and shift blame for disruptions, while calling for more state school aid and questioning reliance on standardized testing amid rising computer use.
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Enly
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Philadelphia
Legionnaires DiseasePossible Nickel Carbonyl Link
Philadelphia reports University of Connecticut researchers tested Legion disease victims to probe nickel carbonyl poisoning as a potential cause though samples were contaminated and results inconclusive. Washington notes Supreme Court Justice Williams Q Douglas, 77, underwent surgery for a broken hip after a fall, condition serious but improving per hospital spokesman.
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UPD
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T He Wah
William Sunderman Jr
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Washington
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Supreme Court
Surigus
Pakistan seeks return of Koh-i-Noor diamond from Britain
Pakistan Prime Minister Ali Bhutto sends a letter to Prime Minister James Callaghan requesting the return of the Koh-i-Noor, once given by the East India Company to Queen Victoria. Downing Street and Buckingham Palace say the request is under consideration. The diamond is the central stone in the Queen Mother's crown from 1937 coronation.
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UPI
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England
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Jars Callaghan
10 Downing Street
Buckingham Palace
Konuay
Elizabeth
Carter to Tour Pennsylvania for Presidential Campaign
Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter arrives in Philadelphia to begin a two day Pennsylvania swing. He is to meet Gov. Shapp at Philadelphia International Airport at 2 25 p.m. and attend a fundraising reception for Rep. William Green at attorney Jerome Shestales home.
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William Green
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H. J. Heinz
U.S. Senate
Jerome Shestale
Autumn chill sweeps Northeast and Midwest regions
An early autumn chill settled across the Northeast lowering readings to the 40s in spots, with Bradford Pennsylvania reporting 37 degrees. The Western Dakota and Northern Plains regions also cooled after a day of record heat, while Indiana University of Pennsylvania reported the death of Dr. William Rolfel who drowned in the Mediterranean off Algeria.
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Reading
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Williston
Indiana
UPL
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William Rolfel
Mediterranean
Algeria
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