Shenango park that never was comes to light
Shenango Township supervisors faced criticism for not developing over six acres donated for a park a decade ago. resident Frank R. Vaneman urged action or return of land, noting overgrowth and a few picnic tables. He advocated building restrooms and a shelter to make the park usable and boost township revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Bodnar
Shenango Township
Frank R. Vaneman
Shenango Park Drive
Pittsburgh
Herbert Bintrim
Bintrim
Edward H. Bilger
Ridgewood Court
Union Township
Vaneman
Union
Neshannock Townships
Shenango
Robert R. Smith
Income tax rules mailed to Pennsylvania employers
Harrisburg based report states the state Revenue Department mailed withholding instructions to 425,000 names from a federal list. It clarifies that withholding is not required for some workers but may require estimated payments. Domestic workers will get forms after May 1 with a June 1, 1971 deadline for 30 percent of estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
UPI
Commonwealth
State Revenue Department
Revenue
Robert P. Kane
Marine admits actions in hospital charges dropped
A Marine double amputee, Cpl. Charles Stewart, 19, Connellsville, Pa., had six charges dropped after a special court martial was chosen over a judge and Captain's Mast. He admitted going wild in a navy hospital striking Lt. Cmdr. Rosemary Geraghty and using vile language after being found with whiskey in an amputee ward. Stewart faced possible bad conduct discharge and restricted pay, but hard labor was deemed unlikely. He remains in hospital for medical and psychiatric treatment as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
Navy
U. S. Naval Hospital
Charles Stewart
Connellsville
Stewart
Vietnam
Master of Arms
Dennis H. Eisman
Laurel School Board cites lack of township police officer
Laurel School Board votes to write to Hickory Township supervisors after the resignation of Township Constable George Mazur leaving the district without police protection for school activities until a new constable is appointed. Deputy constables unavailable. board may seek protection from neighboring townships. Zephyr notes on Vo-Tech recruitment and job placements. concerns raised about elementary schools. Drainage plan for football field discussed. next meeting set for May 3 at Laurel High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Robbins
Laurel School Board
Hickory Township
George Mazur
Laurel
Zarone
Vo-Tech
Laurel Senior High School
Roscoe Clement
Laurel Concerned Citizens
Clement
Laurel High School
Alcoholism council formed for county
Lawrence County established a nonprofit Lawrence County Council of Alcoholism to educate the public about alcoholism, foster treatment and rehabilitation, and enlist community resources. A citizen's committee and organizational committee were formed. Rev. F Dickson Marshall presided, with C Eugene Kingsley and Dr. Murray Weisman assisting. Membership is open to any interested community member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Lawrence County Council of Alcoholism
Salvation Army
W. Grant St
F. Dickson Marshall
City Rescue Mission
C. Eugene Kingsley
Murray Weisman
Marshall
Council On Community Services
Junkyard fire tops busy day
A carburetor backfire caused $50 damage to a car owned by James Reid on Phillips Street. Fire crews battled grass fires at Vo Tech School and Farrell Playground, while arsonists burned a shed on McClain Street. Countywide fires surged, with Pulaski Township worst at about 1:30 p.m. and multiple townships and towns reporting blazes and a car interior gutted on Hardy Road in Freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnew
James Reid
Phillips St
Vo- Tech
Farrell Playground
McClain St
Sampson St
Pulaski Township
West Middlesex
Mercer County
Neshannock Township
Mahoning Township
Neshannock
Pulaski
Shenango
Union
Rail workers in New Castle await status change on service
Rail labor in New Castle has no word on job status as May 1 nears the takeover of passenger services by Railpax. Negotiations stall amid a proposed Pittsburgh to Cleveland corridor via Aliquippa and Youngstown, with NARP urging service along population corridors to restore profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
New Castle
Railpax
Congress
United States
National Association of Railroad Passengers
Pittsburgh
Youngstown
NARP
Cleveland
Poindexter Acquitted In Davis Harboring Case
David R. Poindexter won acquittal on charges of harboring Angela Davis after the state failed to prove he knew she was wanted on a federal warrant. Davis, a black militant, faces murder and kidnapping charges tied to a San Rafael courthouse shootout that killed a judge and three others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
David R. Poindexter
Angela Davis
Miss Davis
Poindexter
California
San Rafael
Calif
FBI
Trial begins in bus crash that killed seven New York children
In Allentown Pennsylvania three New Jersey men face involuntary manslaughter charges after a bus carrying Hillel Day School pupils from Long Island veered off U.S. 22 in Wescosville last July. The bus plunged 50 feet, injuring 52. Fiorvante Bruno testified he drove behind the bus the day of the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
UPI
New Jersey
Long Island
N.Y
Frank Tedesco
Bayonne
Michael Grazioso
South Toms River
Tedesco
Hubert Daye
Montclair
Hillel Day School
Lawrence
U.S. 22
Wescosville
Fiorvante Bruno
Prisoners Riot Tears Through Turin New Jail
In Turin, a hard core of prisoners fought hours of rioting burning and looting at the 114 year old new jail. One thousand police with submachine guns tear gas and dogs surrounded the building as officials weighed rebuilding costs versus restoration. A warden was overcome by tear gas and a prisoner injured by a bomb blast. several inmates were intoxicated at Easter Monday unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turin
Italy
UPI
SEPTA strike widens to Red Arrow division
Strike spreads to the Red Arrow Division as 400 workers from Local 1894 UTU walk out at 12:01 a.m. over a wage dispute. Drivers earn 3.73 dollars per hour and seek a one dollar raise, while SEPTA offers 75 cents over 26 months. The metropolitan division, with 5200 TWU drivers and mechanics, began a strike Monday after the union pressed for a one dollar raise and the authority rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Red Arrow
Local 1894
United Transportation Union
UTU
SEPTA
Transport Workers Union
TWU
Fourth arrest in interstate butter theft case in Pittsburgh
Joseph S. Spataro, 41, of Avella, arrested by FBI on theft of 40,000 pounds of butter and cheese valued at 25,000. Arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Ira Jeanne Sensenich with a $5,000 bond. Charged while unloading and selling some of the cargo. penalty up to 10 years and 5,000 dollars. Previously arrested were Jesse Derickson and brothers James and Harry Sabatasse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
Joseph S. Spataro
Avella
FBI
Spataro
U.S
Ira Jeanne Sensenich
Spatara
Jesse James Derickson
Chicago
Burgettstown
James and
Harry Sabatasse
Mass Killings Reported at Jessore School in East Pakistan
Slaughter reported by PTI from New Delhi cites Jeshore school victims in East Pakistan. West Pakistani troops reportedly machine gunned about 300 students after taking an Italian priest. three other Italians, including a lay brother and two Sisters of Charity, were unaccounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
UPI
Pakistan
Jessore
Sisters of Charity of St. Bartolomea
Bethlehem teens claim world Monopoly endurance record
Jeffrey Krause aged 18 and David Newhard aged 14 report playing Monopoly for 76 and a half hours from last Thursday night, surpassing the prior 75 and a half hour mark set by college students in Topeka. Jeffrey's mother Helen aided by logging time and describing the boys as two tired pups after they finally rested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
UPI
Jeffrey Krause
David Newhard
Topeka
Kan
Jeffrey
Helen
Americans to meet Premier Chou En Lai in Peking
American table tennis players visiting Communist China will meet Premier Chou En Lai in Peking. The 15 officials and players, including wives, toured a textile mill and prepared for a Thursday Shanghai stop, marking the first U.S. sports event in Communist China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
UPI
China
Chou En-Lai
U.S
Graham Steenhoven
Steenhoven
Shanghai
Chou
Mao Tse-tung
United States
Colombia
Canada
Britain
Nigeria
Japan
Great Wall
Canton
Hong Kong
Church property settled in urban renewal case
A property settlement of 123000 dollars was reached between the Second Baptist Church and the city Redevelopment Authority on the eve of Common Pleas Court proceedings. The deal covers church property at 1st W. North St within a proposed urban renewal project and includes a separate 2000 dollar settlement for a small adjoining plot at 109 W. North St owned by George F. Brown and heirs, after an initial offer of 1300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Baptist Church
City Redevelopment Authority
Common Pleas
W. North St
Board of View
George F. Brown
Brown
Brook lyn couple win stay in custody battle for adopted child
A Brooklyn couple Nick and Jean DeMartino won a temporary stay from Federal Judge Charles M. Metzner delaying their obligation to return 10 month old Lenore to her natural mother Olga Scapetta. The stay allows time to file a federal suit as they contest the New York Court of Appeals decision ordering the child back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Brooklyn
Charles M. Metzner
Nick
Jean DeMartino
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Paul L. Klabon
Klabon
Robert A. Weingartner
Sewer Authority
Jackson Ave
Paul Strobel
Shenango Township Junior Baseball Association
Kelly Bryner
Eric
Larkspur
Jennifer
Kelly
Cmdr
Rosemary Geraghty
Eisman
Arthur Zarone
Vo-Tech School
County Soil and Water Conservation District
Alcoholism Council
Erie
Meadville
Slaughter
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