Soviets detail KAL 007 shootdown amid world reactions
Reports describe a Soviet claim of downing the KAL 007 jet after warning shots and alleged reconnaissance. NATO suspend air links with Russia for 15 days, pilots boycott flights, and the UN Security Council prepared a draft resolution condemning Moscow. A child’s body washed ashore in Hokkaido, allegedly killed by debris from the crash.
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Greece
France
Madrid
NATO
U.N. Security Council
Moscow
Reagan
Soviet Union
United States
Japan
Hokkaido
NATO nations move to ban Moscow flights over Korean jet
A majority of NATO members approve a two week ban on flights to and from Moscow in protest of the KAL 007 shoot down. Foreign Minister Genscher says the action is a political demonstration, not a sanction, while U.S. officials condemn the Soviet action and announce new sanctions.
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Madrid
Spain
UPI
NATO
Moscow
West Germany
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Brussels
Genscher
Montreal
Seoul
New York
Anchorage
Shultz
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Reagan
Soviet Union
Aeroflot
U.S
United States
Japan
Ogarkov
Kamchatka Peninsula
Editorial sets Sept 15 air disaster ban by NATO allies
The piece notes a September 15 start for an ICAO air disaster meeting in Montreal and a NATO ban with France and Greece abstaining. Diplomatic sources say most NATO members will join, framing the issue as universal for humanity. Contacts are being made with Japan and other Asia Pacific nations to broaden support.
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International Civil Aviation Organization
Montreal
NATO
France
Greece
Japan
Asia
The
Pacific
Motorcy cle Mama rides to work on modest gas costs
Ann Houk of Edinburg proves economy favors women as she commutes by motorcycle. In nurse uniform she travels Pulaski Road to Dr George Hart's office, paying about 50 cents weekly for gas. Full story on Female Focus page 8.
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Ann Houk
Edinburg
City official to leave post for job with H C Copeland Associates
John DiMuccio city administrative assistant since January 1980 will leave to join H C Copeland Associates in western Pennsylvania. He will remain through November or early December to finish budget and labor contract duties and will serve as acting business administrator after William Tallman leaves September 23 for Hamilton Ohio.
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John DiMuccio
H.C. Copeland Associates
Copeland
DiMuccio
Pennsylvania
William G. Tallman
Hamilton
Ohio
Tallman
Angelo J. Sands
Sands
Jobless rate in Pennsylvania drops to 11.1 percent
State employment rose to 5,054,000 in July, the highest since October 1981, while the unadjusted unemployment rate fell 1.5 points from June and 2.5 points from January. Norma Gavin of the Pennsylvania Business Survey notes many who lost work are back, but overall growth lags the nation.
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University Park, Pa
UPI
Pennsylvania
Penn State
Pennsylvania Business Survey
Norma Gavin
Gavin
Business inflation rate flat at zero in August
Wholesale prices rose 0.4 percent in August but did not surpass December’s level, keeping eight month business inflation at zero. Finished goods climbed due to drought driven gains in poultry pork and vegetables while raw materials jumped 2.1 percent.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Shenango to Seek $8 Million Sewage Grant
Shenango Township supervisors will seek an $8 million state grant to install sewer lines in East New Castle and connect smaller streets to main trunks. The DER subsidized program uses a point system, and last year the township failed to score high enough to qualify. Fifteen sewage plants in Lawrence County received about $132,000 in grants.
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Shenango Township
East New Castle
Earl Cunning
State Department of Environmental Resources
DER
Cunningham
Lawrence County
Obituary notices and park pollen report in News Digest
The digest lists obituary items for Edith L. Cooper Arthur Pratt Evangelisto Floreani Mrs. Richard L. Wells Mrs. Mark A. Stillwagon William R. Lawrence Ruth C. Higgins and Robert F. McGonigle with ages and locations. It also reports Moraine State Park weather at 10 am showing 66 degrees, calm winds, no precipitation, and a Thursday attendance of 3,912 plus a pollen count of 6 grains per square centimeter at Jameson Memorial Hospital laboratory.
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Edith L. Cooper
Pulaski Road
Arthur Pratt
Parma
Idaho
Evangelisto Floreani
Enon Valley
Richard L. Wells
Mark A. Stillwagon
William R. Lawrence
Glen Road
Ruth C. Higgins
McClean
Robert F. McGonigle
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Moraine State Park
Jameson Memorial Hospital Laboratory
Ellwood teacher pact approved in 5-4 vote
Ellwood City Area School Board approved a three year teachers contract by 5-4 with raises of 1150, 1700 and 1900 over 83 84 85 86. First year teachers with bachelor's degrees will rise to 15850 and 16950 and 18250 respectively, while top step with master's + 30 credits reaches 28450.
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Ellwood City
Ellwood City Area
Henry Mancini
Fred Perrotta
John A. Verone
Patsy C. Zingaro
Anthony Celli Jr
Helen Gerlach
John P. Barter
Pete Pietrcollo
David Wehr
Ellwood Education Association
Ellwood Area
Union
Verone
Gerlach
Barter
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International City Managers Association
Ruth Drischler
Pittsburgh Zoo
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