Task force urges major road expansion in Pennsylvania
A GOP House member and Democratic senator back legislation for a 3.7 billion road program, extending 250 miles and upgrading 370 miles of interstates 70 and 80 plus work on the Turnpike. Gov Thornburgh backs the plan, envisioning toll-funded projects by 1990 creating about 34,000 jobs, with a revamped Turnpike Commission and broad legislative input.
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Harrisburg
UPI
George Pott
R-Allegheny
Barry Stout
D-Washington
Dick Thornburgh
Thornburgh
Pennsylvania
Pott
U.S
Congress
Transportation
Senate Democrats
Jack Greenblat
Peter Camiel
Winter weather snarls roads across Lawrence County and beyond
Winter conditions bring rain sleet and snow to Pennsylvania. At Buds Auto Body in Taylor Township five cars were damaged when a truck slid on ice and struck a utility pole and other cars. Damage estimated at 35000 dollars. No injuries reported in the day’s crashes.
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Lawrence County
Pennsylvania
Bud
Atlantic Avenue
Taylor Township
Watson Smith
Charles St
Portersville
West Berm
Lawrence Guiliano
Auto Body Shop
Guiliano
Helms Trucking Co
New Castle
Mercer Street
Winter Avenue
John Johnson
N. Mercer St
Susan Canfora
Highland Ave
Jane Eagan
W. Euclid Ave
Philadelphia
Adams County
Pittsburgh
Poconos
Butler
Indiana
Westmoreland
Jeff
Charles Moore
Leroy
Doris Columbus
Wilson Ave
St. Francis Hospital
Jerry Foster
Morton St
Foster
Homecoming Christmas for hospitalized boy and family
In Pennsylvania, Tommy John Weller, born premature with a lung disease, returned home for a rare Christmas visit from Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. His parents Anne and Tom (both locals) shared gifts with relatives as the boy, who weighs under 11 pounds, enjoyed a six hour home visit before returning to the hospital by helicopter. Doctors note progress may take months or years.
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David Singleton
Palo Alto
UPI
Anne
Tom Weller
Tommy John
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville
Wellers
Pennsylvania
Weller
Robert Spahr
Geisinger
Frackville
Santa Claus
Spahr
Noted cemetery owner faces foreclosure in Hillcrest case
Hillcrest Memorial Park owner Thomas M. Flynn says he is not worried about nearly 400000 in claims from First Federal of Western Pennsylvania and First Seneca Bank. The site, known for the Avenue of Flags during the Iran hostage crisis, has faced criticism over mausoleum site sales and related debts, with two foreclosures filed in June.
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Hermitage
UPI
Thomas M. Flynn
Hillcrest Memorial Park
Dick Thornburgh
Hillcrest
U.S
Flynn
Mercer County
Hillcrest Memorial Park Inc
First Federal of Western Pennsylvania
First Seneca Bank
Sharon
First Federal
Hussein Seen Key to Next Step in Middle East Peace
A senior State Department official says King Hussein of Jordan is pivotal to the next phase of Palestinian autonomy talks as Yasser Arafat and the PLO leave Lebanon. Egyptian Foreign Minister Kamal Hassan Ali urged a political approach and said Hussein, with Arafat backing, could broker a breakthrough.
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Washington
UPS
State Department
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organizaton
Lebanon
Jordan
Hussein
Middle East
U.S
United Press International
West Bank
Gaza
Kamal Hassan Ali
Reagan
United States
Arab Nations
Ali
Arafat
PLO
Israel
City workers vote to accept wage freeze
City clerical employees all 14 vote for a one year wage freeze in 1984 under a contract with Construction and General Laborers Local 964. The council will also approve selling the former New Castle Public Library for 70000 to three buyers and borrowing 179105.29 to cover a year end deficit.
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Construction
General Laborers Local 964
Nick DeRosa
New Castle
Peoples Bank of Western
Council
Christmas Sing open to public at New Castle News
The public is invited to join the New Castle News for the annual Christmas Sing tomorrow at noon in the business office on the ground floor of the News Co building. The paper will go to press an hour early on Saturday. the business office closes at 2 p.m. There will be no publication on December 26 or January 2 due to holidays.
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New Castle News Family
News Co
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Comics County Report
Marion A. Barnhart
Sebring Hills
Fla
Helen Ann Peterson
Youngstown
Bete
PIE i Isis
Yitzhak Shamir
White House
George Shultz
Tripoli
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