Ellport approves 1998 budget with steady millage rate
Ellport borough council approved a 153,497 spending package for 1998 keeping the pre tax rate at 12.5 mills. Each mill brings in about 3,931 dollars, funding general administration, police, street work, insurance and capital projects including a handicapped restroom and community center remodeling. Council also authorized 200 vehicle code violation citations and discussed zoning ordinance changes for areas along Grim and Connoquenessing avenues and the ball field.
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Ellport
Steele Print Shop
Ellwood City
Ellwood
Council
Polovina
Ellport Recreation Board
Robert Pelloni
Thomas Minett
Steven Craig
Lawrence County
Craig
Telemarketer Rules in Pennsylvania Law Requirements
Telemarketers must register with the attorney general and post a 50000 dollar bond to cover consumer losses. They must maintain do not call lists, honor do not call requests, and limit calls to 8 am to 9 pm. If a caller hangs up on a pre recorded message the consumer can regain phone use within five seconds. Before payment, total cost and any restrictions must be disclosed and prize promotions must state odds no purchase is necessary and any conditions to receive prizes.
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Attorney General’s Office
Supervisors back plan to form a local council of governments
Lawrence County's 55 recommendation plan includes creating a council of governments to boost inter municipal cooperation. The Lawrence County Association of Township Supervisors voted to form a COG at its last meeting with widespread support from Neshannock Shenango North Beaver and Perry Townships. The group will seek state grants for startup costs including bylaws advertising and later for an administrator. Everett Bleakney led the effort stating all represented townships approved the move.
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Lawrence County
Lawrence County Association of Township Supervisors
Everett Bleakney
Wayne Township
State Department of Community and Economic Development
Bleakney
Neshannock
Shenango
North Beaver
Perry
Warner brothers sought over New Castle theater opening
Thomas George of George Associates solicits information about the Warner brothers and their New Castle theater opened near the turn of the century. Cascade Development, led by George, plans a downtown project around the theater started in the Neisner building on South Mill Street. George notes the brothers, residents of Youngstown, ran a three screen multiplex by 1907 offering three films for a nickel.
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Warner Brothers
New Castle
Thomas George
George Associates
Cascade Development Corp
George
Warner Brothers First
Neisner
South Mill
Youngstown
Nichols's lawyers blast prosecution in high stake case
Denver AP report shows Terry Nichols's defense accusing the government of mishandling the probe and shaping evidence. Attorneys Ron Woods and Michael Tigar argued he is the fall guy for a botched case as potential death penalty looms. They fault FBI standards and say evidence is woefully lacking. Closing arguments wrap up today with jurors to hear instructions and begin deliberations.
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Denver
Eve
FBI
Oklahoma City
Comane
Terry Nichols
Ron Woods
Michael Tigar
Marine Corps
Tigar
Woods
Nichols
U.S
Richard Matsch
Military study urges sex separation in basic training
A Pentagon panel recommends segregating men and women in initial and advanced basic training, with separate living quarters at entry level and unit-level segregation by sex before integrating at the company level. The report calls tougher training, stronger fitness standards, more female instructors, and removal of sexist remarks.
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Washington
Pentagon
Army
Navy
Air Force
Fund-raising probe traces 1992 Clinton donations to fund-raisers
Congressional investigators found bank records showing more than $100,000 raised in Clinton and Democratic Party names in 1992 were transferred to the companies of two convicted fund-raisers. The California event organized by Nora and Gene Lum before Clinton’s victory had DNC blessing and attendees including Ron Brown and Rep. Bob Matsui. Contributions were made to the DNC and deposited in a DNC account but not reported to the FEC as required.
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Washington
Bill Clinton
Democratic Party
California
Nora
Gene Lum
Clinton
Democratic National Committee
Ron Brown
Bob Matsui
DNC
Federal Election Commission
Saddam’s palaces closed to inspector
In Baghdad the chief U.N. weapons inspector Richard Butler left Iraq after failing to gain Saddam Hussein’s agreement to open palaces for searches of weapons of mass destruction. Butler headed to Bahrain en route to New York to brief the U.N. Security Council on the two days of talks, which did not produce results.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.N
Saddam Hussein
Richard Butler
Bahrain
New York
U.N. Security Council
Saddam
United Nations
Alan Dacey
Security Council
Butler
Civil rights official Lee faces scrutiny on action against quotas
Washington AP. Bill Lann Lee, 48, sworn in as acting civil rights head, faces sharp criticism from foes who fear pursuit of racial quotas and affirmative action limits while supporters urge immediate enforcement of civil rights laws in housing and employment. Lee pledges fearless enforcement and calls his ascent a fulfillment of his parents’ dream.
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Washington
Bill Lann
Lee
U.S
Justice Department
Los Angeles
Senate
Orring Hatch
Utah
Clinton
Congress
Trent Lott
Miss
Janet Reno
Justice
Bert Brandenburg
Carolyn
Reno
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Wilmington Ave
Robert W. Rainey
American Express Financial Advisors
Castle Arms Hotel
Sharon
Neatine Lennox Cooms
KKK
Poinsettias
Weingartner Florist & Gifts
Wilmington Rd
Log Cabin Inn
Iron Bridge Inn
Rachel's Roadhouse
Springfield Grille
Springfields.com
Perry Highway
Mercer, PA
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S. Market St
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