Gorbachev pushes reform as purge shapes Kremlin plenum
In Moscow the Kremlin summit of the Communist leadership intensifies as Mikhail Gorbachev calls for a smaller Central Committee and reform to compete in pluralist elections. Vitali Vorotnikov criticizes the plan as flawed while Boris Yeltsin argues for direct secret elections to renew leadership.
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Nonunion Labor Protest at Ladbroke OT Betting Center
About 200 Lawrence County laborers picketed Westgate Plaza in Union Township over nonunion out of town workers for Ladbroke Group PLC. Jeffco Contractors began rehab mid January with a June opening target. Local unions claim locals may be underrepresented and wage stakes debated as police monitored the scene.
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Casey presents a lean Pennsylvania budget for 1990-91
Governor Robert P. Casey unveiled a 1990-91 PA budget of 12.26 billion general fund spending plus 1.6 billion motor license, 3.9 billion fees and special funds, and 4.6 billion federal funds totaling 22.4 billion. He projects a 1.9 million surplus but orders spending controls to offset lagging tax receipts.
Budget highlights from Gov. Casey's 1990-91 proposal
Gov. Robert P. Casey unveils a $12.26 billion fiscal year 1990-91 budget with targeted increases across social services. Increases include $16 million for Healthy Beginnings to cut infant deaths and aid 73,000 more children, $8.3 million for domestic violence and rape crisis programs, $2 million for women’s services to offer alternatives to abortion for 25,000 low income women, and $14 million to assist the homeless. The plan also raises community based services for the mentally retarded to $104 million, expands aging home care, expands prison drug and alcohol treatments, funds new security positions, and supports education, environmental protection, and urban redevelopment initiatives.
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Reagan Faces Diary Rulings In Poindexter Trial
UPI reports a federal judge ordered Ronald Reagan to surrender portions of his diaries and testify on videotape in the Iran Contra case against John Poindexter. Greene’s rulings challenge Reagan’s bid to avoid sworn testimony or diary disclosure amid executive privilege debates. Harvard’s Laurence Tribe says no absolute former president privilege exists, signaling a broader legal contest ahead.
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Mission plans to relocate City Rescue Mission in New Castle
City Rescue Mission officials negotiate to buy the Dean Block on South Croton Avenue to move services from Produce Street. The project includes relocating multiple units and a 25 car lot, with 19,960 square feet for sale, as Double R Enterprises expands its Shadyside Development area.
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Deaths: Victoria E. Kelley and Carol Van Dyke
Death notices for Victoria E. Kelley 87 of McGrath Manor and Carol Van Dyke 92 of 706 Cumberland Ave dated February 6 1990. Victims are mourned by families and community. obituaries record ages and residences.
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McGrath Manor
Archie Carol van Dyke
Cumberland Ave
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