Tax deadline relief via bunnies Elvises and aspirin bottles
Taxpayers nationwide rushed to file 1040 forms by midnight with playful stunts and promotions. Playboy bunnies Elvis look alikes and giant aspirin bottles wandered outside post offices in multiple cities to ease the stress. Officials noted thousands of last minute filers and a plan for extensions for about 5 million taxpayers.
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U.S
Henry Magusian
Cascade Street
Charles Abel
Rome
Macon
IRS
Detroit
Springfield
Mass
Jon M. Steele
Buffalo
N.Y
Playboy Bunnies
New York City
Raphael Smith
Post Office
Diane Todd
Sands calls tax reform essential for New Castle finances
New Castle council member Christine Sands, in her fourth month on the city council, says tax reform is necessary to improve the city for future generations. She notes recent major changes, while acknowledging they are unwelcome but essential to doing business and learning the city's finances.
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Kansas
Toto
Dorothy
Christine Sands
New Castle
Sands
John Russo
Gary Bonelli
City faces tax squeeze as New Castle duties rise
City official Sands urges state tax reform to ease cash strain. She cites loss of federal revenue sharing in the 1980s, rising property taxes to the limit, and user fees for sanitation. Proposes better manpower management and flexible job roles to stretch the budget while preserving staff.
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New Castle
Sands
Pearson Park swimming pool addition nearing May 30 opening
Work continues on the Pearson Park pool expansion with completion planned well before the first swimming day on May 30. The project aims to provide a ready facility for the summer season.
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Pearson Park
Weather Forecast: Mild with cool nights
Weather outlook shows temperatures in the mid-50s during the day and 35 to 45 degrees at night. Light winds and clear to partly cloudy skies are expected with no significant precipitation anticipated.
Weekend Rain Chance with Mild Highs
The week ahead may bring rain on Sunday and Monday with highs from 65 to 75 degrees. Overnight lows stay in the 40s as the wet pattern develops.
Star Trek cast honored at NAB Hall of Fame ceremony
William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy attended as Star Trek was inducted alongside Larry King into the NAB Hall of Fame. The event followed a disruption during Ronald Reagan's NAB talk. Shatner quipped about the plaque while Nimoy and other Trek figures DeForest Kelley and Brandon Tartikoff were recognized.
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Las Vegas
William Shatner
National Association of Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame
Larry King
Reagan
NAB
Shatner
Leonard
Leonard Nimoy
Nimoy
Mr. Spock
Star Trek
Actor DeForest Kelley
Paramount Pictures
Brandon Tartikoff
Local group buys rights to Oktoberfest festival
Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce announced the sale of Oktoberfest rights to Oktoberfest Inc. led by Robert McCracken. The group plans to move the festival to Cascade Park, with an Old World village theme, fewer carnival rides, added artisans, and active outreach to the county’s ethnic groups.
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Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce Today
Oktoberfest Oktoberfest Inc
Robert McCracken
Chamber of Commerce
McCracken
Cascade Park
Chamber
The
Downtown Business Association
Cascade
John DiMuccio
Oktoberfest Inc
Richard Christofer
Lawrence County
Marijuana mistake drew 10 day suspension at New Castle High
The father of a New Castle High School student told the school board that a 10 day suspension for a marijuana cigarette was too harsh. He said a three day penalty would have sufficed and questioned why the study hall supervisor missed the incident. He noted the girl did not smoke, threw the cigarette in a toilet, and admitted a mistake. The board cited the district code mandating at least three days suspension.
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New Castle High School
Frank Dattilo
Ronald Alexander
Obituaries list death notices for four local residents
Death records show John Nocera of Ellwood City aged 84 Oliver Pelini age 91 of Mission Meade Drive Edna Peterson 77 of Warminster Pennsylvania Thelma Thompson 80 of Punta Gorda Florida Obituaries appear on page 5 Sammy Price the pianist known as the King of Boogie Woogie died aged 8? in New York AP notes his seven decade career and jam sessions with Lester Young and King Curtis during tours from Dallas to Paris
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John Nocera
Ellwood City
Oliver Pelini
Mission Meade Drive
Edna P. Peterson
Warminster
Thelma Thompson
Punta Gorda
Fla
Sammy Price
New York
Dallas
Paris
Lester Young
King Curtis
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