Mellon Bank faces scrutiny over 2.5 billion fund
Harrisburg UPI Five Mellon Bank vice presidents defended the bank’s stewardship of a 2.5 billion school employees retirement fund over 20 years. The closed session addressed a controversial Fels Center report. Pittenger noted no action, Mellon provided oral information, and a separate study contract with A. G. Becker was approved.
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Fels Center of Government
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Teacher walkouts continue across states amid strikes
United Press International reports widespread teacher walkouts with only Bradford and Oak Creek reopening. Michigan remains hardest hit with over 5090 students out, and Detroit alone affecting more than 270,000. Rochester mediation tries to avert a large scale walkout as unions plan Sunday night votes.
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Mercer Bradford teachers return to classrooms in Pa districts
More than 2,000 teachers in nine Pennsylvania districts paused strikes, affecting over 43,000 students. Mercer Area in Mercer County and Bradford Area in McKean County reached tentative contracts and resumed classes. Several districts remain idle including Eastern Pennsylvania Bristol Bucks County Northern Chester County Vo Tech and multiple Western Pennsylvania schools in Indiana Crawford Forest Lawrence Venango and Allegheny Counties.
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Dauphin DA refutes Packel on gift liquor probe
Dauphin County District Attorney Leroy Zimmerman disputed Israel Packel’s sworn testimony about why the gift liquor investigation was not pursued. Zimmerman said the area’s investigation is not complete and urged a broader inquiry before state action. He noted the case is a state matter, not a Dauphin County burden, and he would not pressure Packel.
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House
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Seagrams
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Charges Loom as HRC Chairman Faces Witness Pressure
Pennsylvania Senator Thomas Nolan weighs criminal charges against HRC chairman Everett Fr. Smith amid claims of attempts to pressure witnesses. Testimony over abolishing the commission reveals mixed views. Nolan plans hearings in Pittsburgh Wilkes-Barre and Philadelphia as he probes potential witness intimidation.
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Chess Realty
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Chrysler strike halts production amid wage clash with UAW
The Cost of Living Council caps wage hikes at six point two percent while the UAW pushes for seven percent, aiming to mirror a Teamsters settlement. Overtime control remains disputed as Chrysler opposes a worker right to refuse overtime. About 127,500 Chrysler workers in the U.S. and Canada are affected, with 11,000 salaried employees asked to stay on payroll. Woodcock notes payroll issues and excludes salaried staff from manufacturing discussions.
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Canada
Undercover troopers arrested in Canadian drug sting mix up
Two Pennsylvania state troopers working as undercover narcotics agents were mistakenly arrested by Canadian authorities in a drug operation. Commission director Lawrence Hoyle said plans had targeted Philadelphia suspects and involved three and a half pounds of amphetamines valued at $120,000 per pound. The troopers were released on bail without revealing their undercover status.
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Bloodiest Saigon battle marks two months of fighting
On the Central Coast near Tam Quan in Binh Dinh Province, government forces and Communist troops clashed for hours on Highway 1. Lt. Col. Le Trung Hien said 90 Communists and seven South Vietnamese soldiers were killed, bringing total fatalities to 97 on both sides. The fighting occurred 200 miles northeast of Saigon.
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Pompidou visits grottos as detente push with China
In Peking trip, Georges Pompidou and Premier Chou En Lai discuss Sino French ties as Michel Jobert notes continued talks to Hangchow and Shanghai with Chen. Pompidou cites detente and entente as best for the West amid Sino Soviet frictions.
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Soviet Union
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Yung Gang Oday
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Hangchow
Shanghai
Pittsburgh woman found dead with scarf and sewer cord
Dorothy Javyrencevic, 26, of Pine Township near Pittsburgh, was found dead in her bed Friday with a scarf in her mouth and a cape tied around her neck. Her husband Michael, 27, found the body when he returned from work around 4 pm. Their youngest child lay dying in a crib nearby as neighbors reported she left with her six-year-old earlier in the morning. The couple’s car was later found stolen in a wooded area ten miles away. Police said.
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UPI
Dorothy Javyrencevic
Pine Township
Michael
Lovrenreth
Doctors restore circulation in 16-year-old in limb reattachment
Elmhurst Hospital doctors report blood flow returned to the girl's severed right arm three days after a bus accident and reattachment. This marks the first major milestone. nerve regeneration remains the major challenge and could take up to three months to assess.
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Elmhurst Hospital
Storms bring heavy snow across western states and fronts
Two large storm systems blanketed parts of the country early today with heavy snow. Western Montana mountain passes could see up to 12 inches, lower elevations four to eight inches, and Yellowstone Park about eight inches by early afternoon. Lewiston Montana reported four inches as freezes pushed south along the Rockies into Wyoming.
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Yellowstone National Park
Lewiston
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Rockies
Wyoming
Charges found untrue in Greensburg center probe
The Justice Department found no criminal wrongdoing in the operation of Rehabilitation Center and Workshop of Western Pennsylvania Inc. RCW. Investigations by the DOJ and Auditor General's office found most charges unfunded, but noted possible violations of the Charitable Solicitations Act and referred the case to the Charities Commission. Some sub organizations may exceed allowed administration costs. several lacked registrations. Clients are paid $1.76 per hour, with time spent not all for work, plus counseling and rehabilitation activities.
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UPI
Justice Department
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Rehabilitation Center and Workshop of Western Pennsylvania Inc
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Benjamin Lerner
Department
Office of Criminal Law
Auditor General's Office
Lerner
Greensburg Tribune-Review
Commission On Charitable Solicitations
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Internal Revenue Service
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Hope fades for King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
UPI reports a bulletin states there is no longer any hope of survival for 90 year old King Gustaf VI Adolf as pneumonia and organ failure progress. Doctors at Helsingborg hospital describe his condition as resting in deep sleep with no major changes overnight. The monarch survived prior crises but suffered a rising fever and kidney dysfunction amid a long illness.
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Albert Brome
Helsingborg Hospital
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Gunnar Bloerek
Gustaf Adolf
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