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Because apparent- Still, there’s a chance — maybe Commons apartment near the ly they went up old Minersville the last chance — that someone (Editor’s note: is is the rst SPORTS in a series of articles on the outskirts of Johnstown. The city road where the Rosedale coke who was involved, or has knowl- unsolved homicide of Barbara native and longtime disc jock- plant used to be because that led edge, will come forward. Mangus, a 21-year-old wife and ey — who continues to operate you right up to the Hinckston mother from Johnstown’s West a rogue radio station from his Run Dam.” — — — End who was killed in December bedroom — remains befuddled “I used to take that road all the of 1974.) by what transpired in December time ’cause back then my girl- George Fattman was editor of of 1974. friend and I parked back there the Tribune-Democrat newspa- ROXBURY — Ron Esposito “Dec. 31 is when they found because it was dark, there was per when word of the Mangus was of no relation to Barbara her. I know that, I remember the coke plant and cops couldn’t disappearance began to spread. Mangus. He said he wasn’t a it. And she was missing about a see when you were parking.” “(She) and her husband, Wal- friend, or even an acquaintance. week and a half. And then some- Forty-six years have passed ter, were attending a Christmas Still, the news of her murder is body, it might have been a hunt- since Barbara Mangus’s disap- party on December the 14th, a something that’s stayed with him er . found her in the woods, pearance and death. It’s a case Saturday, at a place called This Is ATHLETE OF nearly a half century later. laying. And it was not where the that’s unusual, unsettling and, It, which is a party place, sort of THE WEEK: “I got a good memory,” he a night club for receptions, things said. “I can remember things like that, up Frankstown Road ILIANA back to when I was 7 years old. “I remember the whole story up on the top of the hill there, I Nobody can fool me. 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The have had the COVID-19 virus.” commissioners in all regions of P.O. Box 638, the nation. Here in Penn’s preponderance of deaths from The article adds that Pennsylvania have petitioned. Woods the tragedy has been COVID-19 has been among Levine had been forewarned. Wolf has turned a deaf ear. Somerset, PA 15501 compounded by the fact that those with other underlying The American Health Care Thus, adverse health about 65% of the deaths have health problems. Association cautioned that her consequences and economic Phone: occurred in nursing homes or In an exposé partially directives put “frail and older pain continues to grow because 800.452.0823 personal care facilities. authored by reporters for the adults who reside in nursing of the governor’s stubborn Officials need to be held Bucks County Courier Times, homes at risk.” reliance on the advice of a Advertising Fax: accountable, and the first it was revealed that on March Factor out the nursing home state health secretary whose 814.445.2935 person responsible is 18, Levine “directed licensed deaths, and many counties policies have made a bad Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel long-term facilities to continue could immediately begin to situation significantly worse. admitting new patients, lift stay at home orders and to Editorial Fax: Levine, who should resign immediately — or be fired by including those discharged safely re-open businesses. The Lowman S. Henry, chairman 814.444-5966 Gov. 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