Mon Valley Report (Newspaper) - November 20, 1970, Monessen, Pennsylvania The VALLEY INDEPENDENT'S MON VALLEY REPORT VOL NO 6 cs o public service during a strike by newspaper NOVEMBER 1970 NEW LOT This area at Seventh St and Fallowfield Ave in Charleroi will soon be turned into an parking lof Charleroi Council has authorized the Parking to proceed with acquisition of property The proposed lot is across from the present site of the Post Office building which is to be abandoned once a new postal facility is built through are development project currently under way in the com- Som municipal leaders are hopeful that the borough will be able to the old Post Office for a new library Autopsy shows Monessen man died in car accident Washington County Coroner Farrell Jackson said that an opsy performed 01 a Monessen man earlier this week ively clears ing the man's Jackson said in the brain area lowing an automobile accident was the cause of the of Marvin 31 of 1000 Leeds Ave who was a passenger in the back seat of a car which hit a steel pole and tree on Route 83 in North Charleroi last was thrown forward into the car's rear view mirror and then against the son said The coroner said he autopsy was Monday by Dr Ernest Washington pathologist In to the Sims suffered a hairline fracture sktfu near the ear Following the son said is no doubt in my mind that Mr died in the He said he specifically asked the medical if there was any possibility that Sims could have been hit by another person and they replied is no Sims touched off a ber of ng one that he may have been injured or killed prior to the car All of these rumors were dis- counted by police and municipal authorities contacted ley Report and the in Charleroi became the focus of many of the Southgate approval An application for the Donora Urban Project has been approved by the federal of Housing and Urban C4 fv M Sta o o c vp z 04 O ce The now the way for of local data for the million reap pr The following objectives are expected o be 1 An elderly housing facility Zu Creation of new com cial sites and improvement to local streets would gradu the business 3 Better the by minor rehabilitation of existing Provide direct access to Donora's Industrial Park with a lion relocated way The cost of con- two elevated crossings over the will be the state Create recreation aad open the riverfront viding the with access to the Assist in the of oM bulldogs and new site within the reportedly had been just prior to the North Charleroi accident Wednesday night and again Thursday Charleroi ice and auxiliary sealed off all main entrances to the borough when authorities ved word that a of people were gathering in and planned to Adrian nier said about 50 armed nun set up blockades at the entrance He reported no incidents either night The of two booth threats Both the restaurant was and the premises No bomu was found Jackson said in inquest into the is scheduled for Tuesday at in the County Courthouse He said the which is open to the is a master of record and is customary in all fatal highway accidents Hospital civil suit settled out of court A civil suit against the ier Hospital has been settled after testimony had be gun in Washington County Court The suit was filed by Michael administrator of the es tate of Mary Defendants named were the essea of Charleroi aad two Eisle Joseph and Judy It was claimed that Mary now was injured while being transferred from her hospital bed to a wheel chair in preparation for therapy ments The alleged incident took place Dec Donora Bridge won't be ready until late 1975 There isn't much chance of using the proposed aew Bridge before the mer of 1975 That became evident this week with the announcement that the state of ation was asking for bids on the bridge and approaches on both ends The bids are to be received in Harrisburg 4 with a pre bidding conference slated for Nov at the state highway office in Tnis is the second phase the project which overall has been estimated to cost The firs phase was the construction of two piers in River winch cost and which has been completed The third phase is that section of the highway will connect the bridge with In- 70 in the Pricedale bridge been estimated to cost million No design plans have as yet beea completed for that section of the highway connecting with The state is presently in the process of upgrading in the Moa Valley and those haven't yet gotten to the design stage Reportedly the upgrading of could mean an entirely new highway through the as much of the present road as but providing for a 60 foot median if the possibility of an additional bridge across the at Speers specifications for the proposed bridge for consecutive for completion of the structure and its deputy district engineer for the state D apartment of told Mon Valley This moans that the contractor will be given nearly four and one half years to MIP Hirper when phase is competed the bridge will be in use from the 903 raver of the River to side The bridge will be about feet a land Terrace in Donora to a above 305 af B low in R Oi the the pattern of the connecting road to the bridge will a ural hollow about 150 fest south of the present Route 837 way The road from the bridge to Eldora will be three lanes wide lanes west and Mvu lanes will one Modisette in will be extended to old Route 837 to give residents in the Highland Terrace an outlet Relocation work has way for months OQ both sides of the river Mmy and iness places remised from the path of the roadway The bridge project became a reality nearly four years ago Gov Raymond P ShaJer told a bridge be built to give in cess to 70 and ilie Originally the cost of the mile long roadway aid was quoted at abou ion Woman man critical in crash A woman was killed and a Webster msj critically injured in a violent one-car early Tuesday m on 136 about two miles east Dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital was K of 1403 St She was a passenger in a car driven by Lawrence Josaph who was taken to the same in crit condition suffering from multiple injuries a broken Twp police said the Collins car was traveling east on Route 133 at a high rate of speed The vehicle went off the road and traveled about 100 yards through an open field before hitting a tree stump The car 50 mere feet before ping in a small ice said The accident was ed soon after it happened at 2 by a resident of the area Mrs Zywicki was a 1952 uate of Monessen High Schoo and had been as a waitress a Forlini's in She is survived by her a Russell Milan of Belle her and Mrs Aad Kiseda aad a Michael A of Calif Armed robbery armed men held up the located at the intersection of Interstate 70 aad Route last Friday night got away with
