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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1978
Page
1
Lawrence County prothonotary John Greer laments 75 years of civil records damaged by a leaking steam line under the county courthouse. Workers vented the hot steam as rot and water damage spread through “record cans,” with microfilming long urged but not implemented.
Universal-Rundle Corp offers 525000 for the New Castle Area School District administration building at East and North streets. Keough Greenwald bid 275105. both bids referred to the building and grounds committee for study with action expected at the December 13 meeting.
Washington UPI reports Alfred Kahn, chairman of the Council on Wage and Price Stability, says two fixes exist for a possible unleaded fuel shortage caused by federal price controls: higher prices or rationing. He notes tensions between Carter’s anti inflation drive and energy supplies and warns price signals must be allowed to work, with reports next week on causes and implications.
Convicted killer Stanley B. Hoss, who had vowed to kill again, hanged himself in his Graterford State Correctional Institution cell. A wall message in red paint declared his intent to die, and an autopsy was to confirm death by own action. Hoss, 35, had admitted killing Linda Peugeot and her daughter Lori Mae but was tried only for two other murders.
Thirty seven years after Pearl Harbor the USS St. Louis the only American ship to escape the raid remains in Rio de Janeiro. Al Seton of New York who captains the ex crew association announced a breakthrough: Brazil may return the cruiser to the United States if Congress funds the transfer. The ship served bravely in the South Pacific then was sold to Brazil.
Periods of rain tonight with a low near 40 and a breezy mild Friday with showers. Highs reach the upper 50s and precipitation chances run at about 80 percent tonight and Friday. Weather statistics note temperatures and Shenango River stage data for the referenced 24 hour period.
Death records list William Flannery 92 of 520 East Winter Avenue Paul Lewis Edmiston 57 of 706 Cleveland Avenue Harry A Ezzo Sr 71 of 208 East Madison Avenue Paul L Kauffman 72 of 708 Lawrence Avenue Ellwood City Mrs Clarice Cavanaugh 72 Belle Vernon Pennsylvania Clark E Howard Sr 72 New Springfield Ohio all deceased on or around December 8 1978.
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