Burglary and arson suspected in multiple local break ins
Gary Rogan found his duplex on fire at 10 05 p m with drapes torn and a dining room set ablaze. Fire officials said the blaze began in the dining area and spread, with $5 000 damage to the building and another $5 000 to contents. Police noted ransacked bedrooms and a closed but unlocked rear door suggesting an attempted cover by arson. Names and addresses of other burglaries were reported, including losses of cash and valuables. City weather notes followed, listing a 85 degree high in Islamorada and 18 below zero in Alamosa.
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Gary Rogan
Mabel Rogan
Lincoln Ave
Rogan
New Castle
Francis J. Rogan
North Hill
Halco Drive
Stanley Mackey
W. Wallace Ave
First Federal Bank
Wilmington Township
Dorothy F. Pinti
Roemer
Farrell
Helen Palo
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Pinti
Scott Township
Sallie Sonntag
Harlansburg
George Lynn Johnson
RD 4
Area News Highlights Fire Damage And Open Homes
Firemen battled a Red Barn blaze at 532 Cunningham St Butler causing 30000 in damage with half to structure and half to contents. Arson is suspected in a Cranberry Township dispatch center fire that destroyed a trucking terminal. Live trees banned in public gathering spaces under new city fire code. A two story home on Oak Hill Ave New Galilee burned. faulty wiring blamed. Old Economy Village in Ambridge offers candlelit Christmas 15 and 16 with interpreters and traditional crafts. Trinity United Presbyterian Church Beaver Falls opens for tours December 16 to 17 with organ music and stained glass explanations.
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Butler County
Cunningham St
Butler
Route
Cranberry Township
John and
Phillip Rezzetano
Beaver Valley
Edward Corbin
Oak Hill Ave
New Galilee
Corbin
Bill Bittner
Beaver County
Ambridge
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
Trinity United Presbyterian Church
Eighth Avenue
Eleventh Street
Beaver Falls
County Report: Criminal mischief on South Mill Street
Police say four tires and four air bags were slashed from Michael Funera’s truck at 910 W. Clayton St while parked on South Mill Street yesterday. No injuries reported.
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South Mill Street
Michael Funera
W. Clayton St
Local Hospitals Report Births and Admits
Births are listed for Jameson Memorial Hospital and Ellwood City Hospital with newborns to White Sneed Scheidemantle and others. Admitted patients include multiple residents from Mars Koppel Zelienople Beaver Falls and nearby towns. Out of town birth noted in Durham North Carolina with Magee and Durham County General Hospital details.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
James A. White Jr
New Bedford
White
Rosemarie Daff
Ronald E. Sneed
Park Ave
Sneed
Marilyn Morar
Janet Brewer
Fox Trot Drive
Mars
Howard Drinkwine
Second Ave
Koppel
Caesar Butler
Wampum
Carmela Voto
Loop St
Dale Loughner
New Castle Road
William Thompson
Perry St
Joseph Womeldorf
Portersville
W. Boyd Barrett
Morning Star Drive
Rosavina Heinlein
Allenby St
Nancy Mathews
Wright Ave
Gladys Barry
Walnut St
Zelienople
Keith Hunter
Beaver Falls
Thomas M. Davis Jr
Broad St
Durham
N.C
Durham County General Hospital
Davis
Meredith Ann Richardson
Mark Pifer
Sycamore Drive
Pittsburgh
Megan Jean Pifer
Magee Women's Hospital
Pifer
Beth Wildman
William Pifer
New Wilmington RD 1
Sidney Wildman
Isabelle Schoch
Dubois, Pa
Holiday Exhibit Opens at Hoyt Institute December 13
Calendar items note Hoyt Institute Holiday Exhibit December 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Blood pressure screening at St. Francis Hospital December 14 at 12:30 p.m. New Castle Area School Board meets December 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the board office.
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Arts Hoyt Institute
St. Francis Hospital
L A stabber still roams the streets
In Los Angeles police continue hunt for the Skid Row Stabber who has knifed 13 men in six weeks, killing 10. Three suspects were arrested but none confirmed. Gary Lee Stinson, 33, was held four days and released after witnesses failed to identify him. Police say no charges were filed by Tuesday deadline.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Gary Lee Stinson
Cmdr
William Booth
Skid Row
Stinson
Laurel board approves trips for students and staff
Laurel school board reversal allows two Laurel Senior High students Lisa Cotton and Andy Reeder to attend the Music Education National Conference in Atlantic City February 9 to 12. The trip, previously denied, costs about a district sum. Other approved trips include administrators attending a December workshop, students visiting New Castle businesses, journalism class newsroom visit, and Nursing Home charity events. Lippold elected president, Bernice Glenn vice president.
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Laurel Senior High
Atlantic City
Lisa Cotton
Andy Reeder
U.S
Miss Cotton
Reeder
Ted Lippold
Laurel
Andrew Bulazo
Pennsylvania School Board Association
Grove City
Renee Bullano
New Castle
Marlene Coester
Pittsburgh Press
National Honor Society
Golden Hills
Belvedere Nursing Home
Franklin Furniture Co
North Lima
Ohio
Gail Herron
Judd Wetzel
Hershey
Lippold
Bernice Glenn
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Haleo Drive
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New York
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Fla
Alamosa
Colo
Area News
Tae
By Hank Hartmann
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Westgate Plaza
New Castle Area
Shenango
Karen Raub
Patricia Mrozek
Memorial All Purpose
Mabel Wilson Lodge
Fountain Restorant
Catholic Daughters of America
Teresa Irene
Yw-Ywca
St. Michael's Ladies Guild
Dial
East Washington Street
L.A
Kennedy Square West
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