Six year old Elizabeth Strohecker battles meningococcemia
Elizabeth Strohecker a Croton School kindergartner aged six survived meningococcemia meningitis after a long hospital course. She lost both feet and a leg below the knee becoming a double amputee and uses a wheelchair at home. Her parents Mary and Ron Strodeck er recount the medical crises including multiple resuscitations and moves between St Francis Jameson and Ted Babies and Children’s Hospitals before discharge.
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Elizabeth Strohecker
Croton
Elizabeth
Mary
Ron Strodecker
S. Jefferson Sr
Ted Babies
Children's Hospital
Youngstown
Ted's Hospital
Elisco Opposes Doubling Illegal Parking Fines
New Castle considers raising alley parking fines from three to six dollars while council divided. Councilman Elisco rejects the move, arguing deliveries use alleys and fines won’t deter trucks. Wasilewski and Bonelli counter that strict enforcement and time limits protect traffic and safety.
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New Castle Parking Authority
Mark Elisco
Elisco
Jane Wasilewski
Gary Bonelli
Wasilewski
Bonelli
Ne Hers
Council
Frank Banfield
Mother Teresa resigns as head of Missionaries of Charity
Vatican announces Mother Teresa, 79, has stepped down as superior of the Missionaries of Charity for health reasons. Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation, issued after her recent hospitalization for angina and a pacemaker implant. She founded the order in 1950 which runs 400 centers in 92 countries.
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Vatican City
Vatican
John Paul II
Mother Teresa
The
Missionaries of Charity
Soviet Union
Washington, D.C
San Francisco
West Side teacher to stay with class
Parents at West Side Primary Center won a delay in swapping teachers for the first grade class. Anna Marie Neve will continue teaching the class as 30 teachers laid off earlier in the year included Eliseo and Neve among the most senior. The district faced contractual rules on substitute postings and seniority as the board weighed the politically charged staffing moves.
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West Side
New Castle Area
Anna Marie Neve
Nick DeRosa
Mark Elisco
Neve
Eileen Rozallo
Eliseo
Dominick
Ms. Ryan
Elisco
Motto
DeRosa
New Castle Federation of Teachers
Bernard Murray
Pennsylvania Federation of Teachers
NCFT
Bell to give refunds to some Bell customers
Bell of Pennsylvania agrees to refund nearly 36.4 million dollars to settle civil charges over optional services sold to consumers likely unable to afford or need them. The deal channels 24 million to a statewide 911 system plan, 5 million to consumer education, and 450 thousand to the state, with 1.5 million subscribers receiving credits for Touch-Tone, Call Forwarding, Call Waiting, Three-Way Calling and Speed Calling purchases from 1985 to 1988.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Bell
Pennsylvania
General Assembly
William Harral
David Barasch
Ernie Preate Jr
Public Utility Commission
Barasch
PUC
LeRoy Zimmerman
Commonwealth Court
Florida passes Pennsylvania to hit No. 4 on population list
The Census Bureau says Pennsylvania fell from fourth to fifth as Florida surged 11.5 percent from 1985 to 1989, lifting its population to about 12.6 million by July 1989. New York and New Jersey also rose, while the West led growth overall.
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Florida
Pennsylvania
Washington
UPI
Middle Atlantic
Commonwealth
Census Bureau
New York
New Jersey
Bureau
California
Texas
Wyoming
District of Columbia
Nevada
Arizona
New Hampshire
Death notices list four individuals across three cities
The April 11 1990 death record lists Mrs Paul Antillia aged 44 of Las Vegas Mrs Althea Gwin aged 100 of Meadville and Roger E Williams aged 51 of New Middletown Ohio.
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Paul Antillia
Las Vegas
Althea Gwin
Meadville
Roger E. Williams
New Middletown
Ohio
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