Verizon strike grows as union workers join nationwide walkout
Negotiations between Verizon Communications and two unions continue as a national work stoppage expands. In New Castle, about 150 employees work at three sites including a garage, engineering facility and collections department, with 110 union members and 40 managers. Verizon, formed from the Bell Atlantic and GTE merger in June, faces job security questions amid the dispute.
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Clinton says Lewinsky affair a terrible mistake not Gore blame
President Clinton admits a terrible mistake over Monica Lewinsky and states Al Gore should not be blamed. Reform Party factions hold separate conventions and appear set to award dual presidential nominations. Dick Cheney’s past backing of Oliver North may surface as political baggage.
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Lawrence County panel urges input on new high school plan
Lawrence County Planning Commission members seek a meeting with the New Castle Area School Board before finalizing plans for a proposed high school. They urged preservation of the North Hill neighborhood and adherence to historical guidelines. The panel, meeting at Vinny's in Ellwood City, also pressed the board to consider Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission requirements and input from the Lawrence County Historical Society.
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