Bell Auction Sells Salisbury Schoolhouse Bell
The Salisbury schoolhouse and its 500 pound cast iron bell, built by Cincinnati Bell Co over 70 years ago, go under the hammer Saturday at 10 a.m. The bell, housed in the old yellow brick school, is the main draw along with desks, books, and woodwork in the sale.
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Salisbury
Meyersdale
Grantsville
U.S. 219
Cincinnati Bell Co
Charles ‘‘Rip’’ Engle
Penn State
Supreme Court rules state local workers exempt from federal wage laws
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that state and local governments are not required to pay the federal minimum wage or overtime. It struck down the 1974 extension of the Fair Labor Standards Act and overruled an eight year old decision on hospital and school staff coverage, prompting reaction from union leaders and city and state officials.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Jerry Wurf
American Federation of State
National League of Cities
The
National Governors Conference
Congress
William H. Rehnquist
Detroit
Carter Leads Delegates As Ford Reagan Fight On
Carter crosses 1,505 pledged delegates to seal the Democratic nomination while Ford and Reagan wage a tense contest for Republican delegates in Minnesota and several western states. The AP tally shows Ford at 1,008 and Reagan at 928. Minnesota rules fight centers on majority voting to award all 18 delegates. Reagan plans to address Minnesota delegates and Connecticut campaign staff pushes for a slate split.
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Associated Press
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Minnesota
Carter
Harris
Reagan
Rules
Betty Ford
Connecticut
Charles Black
Black
Montana
New Mexico
Idaho
Hand to Hand Combat Reported in Beirut Civil War Ops
Christian militiamen claimed first line defenses around Tal Zaatar and Jisr al Basha camps fell to forces in eastern Beirut with hand to hand fighting described. Leftist guerrillas denied the breach, saying camps remain protected as fires burn and utilities fail amid ongoing clashes. Saudi Arabia Egypt Syria and Kuwait urged ceasefire and roundtable talks while a pan Arab peacekeeping force was proposed but made no move to stop fighting.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Tal Zaatar
Jisr al- Basha
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Syria
Kuwait
Middle East
Sinai Peninsula
Elias Sarkis
Paris
Cairo
Kemal Jumblatt
Wagon Train Accused In Horse Flu Outbreak
Northern Pennsylvania horse owners blame Bicentennial wagon trains for a flu like illness affecting 60 to 80 horses. Officials deny the link noting outbreaks elsewhere and noting the disease is not contagious to humans.
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ED Phillips
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Peter Atigan
Kane
United States
George Keegan
Atigan
Keegan
Towanda
Dunkin
Williamsport
Norman Butler
Butler
Orland
Calif
California
Valley Forge Park
Philadelphia
Laurel Mountain Area Weather Forecast For Friday
Spotty showers or a few thundershowers expected Friday in the Laurel Mountain area. Partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday with lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Highs near 80 Friday and Saturday. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain zero percent Friday and twenty percent Friday night.
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Laurel Mountain
Rockwood mayor survives crash on rain slick Rt 219
Phillip M. Schaff 80 the Rockwood Borough mayor escaped serious injury when his 1972 Fiat overturned on a curve two miles north of Garrett. He was treated and released with minor injuries at Meyersdale Community Hospital. car demolished with $1,200 damage.
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Phillip M. Schaff
Rockwood
Garrett
Schaff
Meyersdale Community Hospital
Meyersdale
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Siag
House
Dawson Mathis
D-Ga
Mathis
Wurf
Afl-Cio
George Meany
White House
Thomas Dunkin
Cicero, Ill
Philly
Pirates
Sylvia Porter
Ann Landers
Een Een
Enee
Steer
Eee
New York
Long Island
Hugh L. Carey
Nassau
Suffolk
San Diego
Vincent Matthew Smith
Smith
Santa Catalina Island
la Jolla Cove
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