South Side land sale dispute looms at city meeting
Leslie Davis of 1314 Hamilton St claims the Redevelopment Authority ignored his bid on land in the Long Avenue Hamilton Street project and alleges a verbal agreement was made. Authority says Davis stayed silent for months. Landolfi was chosen as developer with council concurrence. Mayor Rogan notes area cleanup and council backs Ward to Redevelopment Authority and a separate pension plan for the business administrator.
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South Side
City Redevelopment Authority
Long Avenue
Hamilton Street
Leslie Davis
Hamilton St
Thomas Landolfi
Davis
Corneil
Redevelopment Authority
Landolfi
Council
Atty
Edward A. Gamble
Authority
Landalfi
Philomena Paiano
Ron Seungio
Francis J. Rogan
Paul Y. Ward
Rogan
Ward
Dominick L. Grant
International City Management Association Retirement Corp
CHARGE board president under fire from Pettigrew
CHARGE executive committee member Pauline Pettigrew accused Rev Vincent Bertoline of right wing radical views and said he should not lead the CHARGE board. Pettigrew, who is black, claimed Bertoline harms CHARGE policies and suggested change direction without him. Dailey spoke of limited remarks and noted a $15,000 overrun in a teenage auto body program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Pettigrew
Board of Charge, Inc
Vincent Bertoline
Charge Board
Dailey
Awlik
Parwlck
Fettigrew
Pawlik
Bertoline
Zarilla
Pawilk
Council reviews city spending figures and totals
The council examined departmental budgets with figures in parentheses and listed Administrative offices 299010, public safety 169294, public works 1005290, parks 196889, transportation 96000, among others. In a separate case, Mary MacBeth of Cooksburg, Forest County, pleaded no defense to federal income tax evasion, was fined 1000 dollars plus costs, and placed on three months probation for unreported income totaling over 34000 dollars for 1965 to 1967.
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Erie, Fa
UPI
Mary MavBett
Cooksburg
Forest County
U.S. District Court
Gerald Weber
MacBeth
Coverts Crossing Bridge repair approved by county
Lawrence County commissioners learned state preliminary approval of 20000 dollars for Coverts Crossing Bridge repairs. The bridge lies at the junction of North Beaver Mahoning and Union townships. Bids for extensive repairs were previously advertised and two members were named to the County Soil and Water Conservation Agency board Arthur Wilson and Russell Wilson with Frank A. Vitril as the county representative. Other actions include refined insurance cost increases to 2.96 per employee per month and petitions by Prothonotary John Greer regarding nominal bonds and unreturned bail funds totaling about 1800 dollars. County to receive 7187 dollars for day care services for handicapped children. A Pitney Bowes mailing machine in the clerk's office slated for repairs under 500 dollars after a visit from a manufacturer representative.
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Lawrence Couenty Commissioners
Coverts Crossing
North Beaver
Mahoning
Union Townships
County Soil and Water Conservation Agency Board
Arthur Wilson
Volant RD 3
Russell Wilson
New Castle St
New Wilmington
Frank A. Vitril
Neshannock Township
Aetna Insurance Co
John Greer
Greer
Keer
Stalin's death shocks USSR reporters in 1953 recalls
Henry Shapiro Morcow recounts how news of Stalin's fatal stroke on March 9 1953 sent fear through Moscow and spurred tense efforts by reporters to circulate the story ahead of official confirmation. He describes desk secrecy censorship and the public grief surrounding the funeral arrangements.
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Henry Shapiro Morcow
Pib
Josef Stalin
Central Telegraph Office
Prien
Stalin
London
New York
Tokyo
Molotov
Pirigan
Steubenville policemen acquitted in brutality case
Six Steubenville police officers were acquitted by a federal jury of beating prisoners at the police headquarters in 1971 and 1972. The verdict followed less than three hours of deliberation. The officers remained on active duty with full pay.
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Mavromatis
Steubenville
William Crate
Crabbe
James Gipson
Aliquippa
Kallay Jr
Weirton
W. Va
Dominic DeAngelis
Thaidelphia
FBI
Stinegon
McCartney
Gipson
DeAngelis
Four U.S. warplanes shot down over Hanoi Haiphong area
U.S. military officials report four more American aircraft lost in saturation bombing raids around Hanoi and Haiphong on Thursday, raising total air losses to 12 since Monday. Crew members aboard two B52 bombers, two A6 Intruders, are listed as missing.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Hanoi Hilton camp damaged by U S bombing report
United Press International reports Hanoi Radio said U S warplanes bombed and damaged a camp in North Vietnam holding American prisoners of war. Some prisoners were wounded, though numbers were not disclosed. The camp is known as the Hanoi Hilton and includes B52 crew members captured since resumed bombing.
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United Press International
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi Hilton
Washington
B52
Christmas cease-fire bid in Northern Ireland clashes with violence
IRA extremists announced a 71hour Christmas ceasefire starting at midnight but violence continued across Northern Ireland. A 25yearold Catholic man was killed by gunmen as he entered his car in Bangor near Belfast, wounding 11 others in separate attacks including two teenage girls.
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Belfast
UPI
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Bangor
Helfast
Airport chaos as faulty system and fog halt flights
An inoperative instrument landing system at International Airport, worsened by foggy weather and parking shortages, caused widespread flight cancellations and delays. Officials reverted to the old system to ease congestion while a private parking lot overflow led to its closure by the owner.
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Maladelphia
API
International Airport
Federal Aviation Administration
Former Philadelphia Mayors Allege Rizzo Taps Phones
Two former Philadelphia mayors accuse current mayor Frank Rizzo of tapping their phones. James H. Tate appeared before a special grand jury on city government charges and said he was ordered not to discuss his testimony. Tate said he told his wife Anne not to testify but she insisted on it.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Valice
Frank Rizzo
James H. J.tate
Sperial Grand
Tate
Anne
Lion Attacked by 380-Pound Lion at Safari Park
In Laguna Hills California a 380 pound male lion leaped 14 feet to a building roof at Lion Country Safari and attacked ranger Steve Craig 28 of Costa Mesa causing serious facial and head injuries. Craig was taken to Mission Viejo Hospital for surgery after the attack by two year old lion Benjie Honess. Workmen used shovels to separate the animal from the ranger.
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Laguna Hills
Calif
UPI
Lion Country Safari
Steve Craig
Costa Mesa
Mission Viejo Hospital
Craig
Honess
Benjie
Centers aid seen coming in New Castle joint plan
City and county officials expect a joint revenue sharing proposal for New Castle's three community action centers ready by Wednesday. Larry Worth said he will assemble the plan after a noon meeting with Mayor Rogan county commissioners Dlugokowski Shumaker Vitril and CHARGE Inc executive director Pawlik. Assurances were given that the centers will stay open after year start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Larry D. Worth
Worth
Francis J. Rogan
Charles Dlugokowski
Thomas A. Shumaker
Frank A. Vitril
Andrew Pawlik
Charge, Inc
Plane missing over Adirondacks with two Pennsylvanians aboard
State forest rangers used snowmobiles to search for a single engine Bonanza missing since Tuesday in the Adirondack Mountains. Passengers were Charles L. Anstey of Norristown president of Lancer Electronics and David Aiken of Plymouth. They were flying from Montreal to Albany when Anstey reported icing and fading. The plane vanished around 4500 feet about 15 to 20 miles north of Saranac Lake. A witness at Friends Lake heard a tremendous impact, prompting search efforts centered near Saranac Lake and Friends Lake in Warren County. The Civil Air Patrol joined the search.
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Chestertown
N.Y
UPD
State Forest Rangers
Adirondack Mountains
Pennsylvania
Charles L. Anstey
Norristown
Lancer Electronics
David Aiken
Plymouth
Friends Lake
Warren County
Saranac Lake
Civil Air Patrol
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UPL
Paul Robst
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Nixon
Key Biscayne
Joan Robst
Phillip
Shawn
Paul
Rabst
Stephanie
State Department of Public Welfare
Hat
Lawrence County Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
Joseph Book
Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes Co
Kothisontil ¢Young Communist League
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Moses
Continien
Swarthmore
Sindlinger
Pittsburgh
Sandra Schooley
Chatham West
South Hills
Lancaster
Ohio
Magee-Womien
Rizzo
Lion
James R. Schlesinger
Richard Nixon
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Patrick Gray Iit
Schlesinger
ARC
Richard Welms
Tran
Thomas McGlynn
New York City
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Montreal
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