Spring Air Plans in New Castle Shelved Amid Slow Economy
Lawrence County officials say Spring Air Mattress Co. has shelved plans to locate in New Castle citing an uncertain economy. The company owner Steven Johnson reportedly paused expansion, while the JB site remains on offer with inquiries for 10 to 130 acre parcels.
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Spring Air Mattress Co
New Castle
Lawrence County Economic Development Corp
Diane Haughwout
Haughwout
Steven Johnson
Ica
Johnson Bronze Co
Lawrence County
Utica
N.Y
Hurricane Andrew Aid Struggles Marked by Chaos and Hunger
In Miami area the governor criticized relief disarray as aid workers battled blocked roads, downed power lines, and crowds of victims seeking food water and shelter. Officials warned it could be weeks before essentials reach all, with thousands homeless and widespread power outages.
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Miami
Dick Anderson
Florida City
Gary Roberts
Cutler Ridge
Roberts
Yolanda Garcia
Dade County
Lawton Chiles
Miami International Airport
Florida
National Guard
Homestead
Bahamas
Louisiana
Andrew
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
Hedges on Wilson Drive form geometric shapes
A row of hedges along Wilson Drive below Union Area High School shows carved geometrical shapes. Each hedge stands out individually, but collectively they resemble a practice pattern.
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Wilson Drive
Union Area High School
Week Ahead Weather Outlook
The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions on Sunday and mostly sunny skies on Monday. Daytime highs are expected to reach 70 to 75 degrees with overnight lows in the 50s.
Schools in Lawrence County keep smooth start amid statewide contract talks
Union officials optimism contrasts with more than 100 districts lacking contracts. PSEA reports 105 of 195 locally negotiating unions remain unsettled, with salaries and health insurance as main sticking points. Lawrence County districts like Laurel avoided 1992 expirations with an early-bird contract, while others face later dates.
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Lawrence County
George Radner
Pennsylvania State Education Association
PSEA
Laurel
New Castle Area
Rural and urban SAT gaps persist in 1992 scores
The College Board reported the Class of 1992 averaged 423 on verbal and 476 on math, with rural and urban students trailing the national average. Rural scores 414 verbal, 459 math. urban 411 verbal, 465 math, highlighting persistent disparities between rich and poor and among whites and minorities.
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Washington
College Board
Donald Stewart
America
Stewart
Pennsylvania
Big City
Pennsylvania Schools Lag in State Funding Levels
U S Census figures show Pennsylvania districts got about 43 percent of funding from the state in 1989 90, five points below the national average. Local taxpayers financed about 52 percent of a 10 1 billion total with the federal government at 5 percent. Nationally states provided about 48 percent, locals 47, and the federal 6. State per student spending averaged 5662, ranking eighth in the nation.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
U.S
Bruce Willis Plays Benefit Set in Pittsburgh for Hurricane Victims
Actor Bruce Willis paused filming in Pittsburgh to perform with his band the Ter mites at a riverfront club along the Allegheny for Hurricane Andrew relief. Wearing sunglasses and a khaki suit, he blew harmonica on Who Do You Love and other blues tunes during the first of two NIGHTS, as his 1987 Return of Bruno album with a top ten run is noted. Willis stars in the movie Three Rivers as a river policeman chasing a serial killer.
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Pittsburgh
Bruce Willis
Willis
Termites
Allegheny River
Bruno
Self
Three Rivers
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Mercer RD
Albert E. Finamore
N. Mulberry St
Ann M. Gierlach
Atlantic Ave
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Pulaski
Mary E. Mitchell
Bloomington
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E. Euclid Ave
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