Rioting erupts after acquittal in King beating case in L A
After four white officers were acquitted in the Rodney King beating, violence broke out across Los Angeles. Police, National Guard units, and emergency measures followed as looting, arson, and shootings left at least nine dead and 138 injured. Governor Wilson declared a state of emergency and ordered curfews and school closures.
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Los Angeles
Pete Wilson
Rodney King
Tom Bradley
National Guard
Watts
South New Castle erases sewer debt
South New Castle Borough has paid the debt for the 1987 sewer project with a final bond payment of 90,664.35 to Integra Bank, after connections were completed for 106 residences by November 27. Liens will be filed against 14 properties whose owners did not meet connection deadlines or pay front-foot and tap-in fees, and more liens may follow for others who still owe for assessments. Funds from future collections will support sewer maintenance and costs.
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South New Castle
Rose Marie Anthony
Integra Bank
Dominick Motto
Selves
Anthony
Shenango Township
City of
New Castle
State Department of Environmental Resources
Anthony, Motto
Agatha Chabak
Transit budget outlines summer trial travel to parks
New Castle Area Transit Authority plans a summer trial for buses to Moraine State Park Volant and New Wilmington to expand access. The $1.2 million state and federal funding package could cover the trips with $9,450 from fares $15,309 from Act 26 funds and $1,701 local match. The 1992-93 budget totals $1.5 million with $244,178 from fares and third party contracts and $1,330,344 from other sources.
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New Castle Area
New Castle City Hall
New Wilmington
Volant and Moraine State Park
Transit Authority
Becky Zona
Indicators Signal Slow But Steady Economic Growth
Washington AP report shows March leading indicators up 0.2 percent, with February 0.8 percent and January 1 percent gains, marking the first three-month rise since last spring. Unemployment claims held at 404,000 for week ending April 18, lowest since October, as overall economy expands about 2 percent annualized in Q1.
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Washington
Theovernment
Commerce Department
Labor Department
Stoplight timing at Mora via Street causes delays
News index notes after 7 p.m. the Mora via Street stoplight slows north and southbound traffic, adding nearly two minutes for through drivers while those crossing the bridge face about 12 seconds of green. The item hints at odd traffic patterns with no further details.
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A.T
Moravia Street
Week Ahead Weather Outlook For Local Area
Chance of showers Sunday with highs 55 to 65 and lows 40 to 45. Partly cloudy Monday with highs around 55 and overnight lows in the 30s.
Sharon Stone on Sex Appeal and IQ Genius Image
Newsmakers report Sharon Stone speaks in Vogue about playing a bisexual killer in Basic Instinct and embracing being a sex object. The 34 year old notes her childhood IQ test score of 154 drew brains attention, and she recalls modeling nude for Playboy before Fatigued roles.
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New York
Sharon Stone
Vogue
Stone
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