Jamesway Wins Sunday Openings in Blue Law Clash
Jamesway Discount Department Store secured a State Supreme Court injunction allowing Sunday hours from noon to 6 p m in Somerset County and stays prosecutions in Mifflin Northumberland Chester and Mifflin counties Affected merchants largely plan to remain closed urging main office guidance while the judge directs district attorneys to argue against Blue Law enforcement Local store officials cite potential tax and revenue impacts and note neighboring malls as reference points The injunction could foreshadow a broader Blue Law review or referendum.
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Supreme Court
Jameswsay
Somerset County
Louis L. Manderino
Mifflin
Northumberland
Chester
Somerset
Somerst Mall
Mandelino
Frederick F. Coffroth
Coffroth
Philadelphia
Moses
Neighbring Richland Mall
Cambria County
Penny’s
Somerset Electronics
H.D. Jasper
Newberry’s
Home Office
Penn Traffic
Associated Hardware
Riverside Market
Radio Shack
Somerset Mall
Roger Klotz
Penn
Texas
Riverside
Karl Saderlee
A&p
Jamesway Plaza
Businss
Jamesway
Swine Flu Program Dead Unless Epidemic Emerges
Federal health officials said the nationwide swine flu immunization program will stay suspended until the vaccine is proven absolutely safe or an influenza epidemic forces action. Dr. Theodore Cooper testified that it could take a month or more to rule out a link to Guillain Barre syndrome, with some cases already reported across 18 states including 12 in Pennsylvania.
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Associated Press
Senate Health
Theodore Cooper
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Cooper
Robert Costello
Health Department
Costello
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Armstrong
Beaver
Butler
Lycoming
Philadelphia
Washington
York
Montgomery
M'dale Eyes 4 Mill Tax Hike To Cut Borough Deficit
Meyersdale officials consider a 4 mill real estate tax increase to raise about $9,040 of a $14,322 budget shortfall for 1977. Total taxes before the hike would be $80,338 with other revenue and federal sharing funds shaping a projected $162,219 outlay.
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Meyersdale
Meyersdale Borough
Finance Committee
Thomas G. Cavanaugh
Roy Ogburn
Ogburn
Weekend Weather Forecast for Laurel Mountain Area
Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday with fair Saturday night. Highs near 35 to 38, lows around 25 to 28, then warmer Sunday with highs near 45. Winds west 8 to 15 mph. Precipitation chance about 10 percent on Saturday and Saturday night.
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Laurel Mountain
Explosion Rattles Liberian Tanker Sansinena in LA Harbor
The Sansinena, a Liberian tanker, exploded in Los Angeles harbor Friday night. The Coast Guard reported the ship was mostly in flames with no deaths initially. The blast produced a shock wave felt across the LA area, including the Civic Center about 25 miles away.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Harbor
Coast Guard
Los Angeles Civic Center
Swine flu shot linked facial droop case in Illinois
Karen O'Brien, 30, in Arlington Heights, reports facial droop and eye weakness three days after a swine flu vaccination. She sought emergency care. doctors found no diagnosis of Guillain Barré syndrome. Symptoms faded with time, though mouth and eye numbness persisted occasionally.
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Arlington Heights
Ill
Karen O’brien
Carter thanks Saudis for oil price move
President elect Jimmy Carter and Secretary of State designate Cyrus Vance praised Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for maintaining a five percent price increase. Carter held talks with potential appointees as Mondale and he weighed Cabinet choices.
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Carter
Jody Powell
Powell
Walter F. Mondale
Joan Manley
Time, Inc
Carter and Mondale
Idaho
Cecil Andrus
National Governors Conference
Interior
Andrus
Oil Spill Feared From Grounded Tanker Off Nantucket
Storms halted unloading of the 640 foot tanker Argo Merchant stuck on shoals off Nantucket Island amid fears of a 7.6 million gallon heavy oil spill near beaches and fishing grounds. Coast Guard said the ship is intact with oil seeping from top valves and a slick extending eight miles.
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Boston
Nantucket
Coast Guard
Richard Griggs
Cape Cod Air Station
Griggs
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