Casey says teacher pay hikes strain taxpayers in Pennsylvania
Governor Robert P. Casey criticizes 8 to 10 percent raises as unions defend salaries averaging 5 to 6 percent. He urges school board layoffs and cost cuts, questions vouchers, and backs Act 195 with limits on strikes. The interview aired on WQEX and WQED with Pittsburgh editors.
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Pittsburgh
Robert P. Casey
Pennsylvania
Casey
Jor Education Unions
Albert Fondy
Pennsylvania Federation of Teachers
State Department of Education
Pennsylvania School Boards Association
Thomas
Gentzel
WQEX
WQED
Pittsburgh Post- Gazette
Plane slams into restaurant killing sixteen in Evansville
A Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashed into Jojo's restaurant and nearby Drury Inn in Evansville Indiana. The impact produced a 60 foot flame column and an aviation fuel fire that killed sixteen people including the five man crew two residents and others. Cook Michael Kelley survived and urged customers to evacuate as smoke and debris filled the area. The crash is described as catastrophic with debris and fire spreading through the building. Investigators began documenting the scene and assessing the wreckage.
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Evansville
Ind
Michael Kelley
Jojo
Kelley
Drury Inn
Pearl Harbor
Mark Whitehead
Steelworkers facing layoffs as cyclops plant to close
In Bridgeville near Pittsburgh about 250 workers at Cyclops Bridgeville Stainless and Alloy Products will lose their jobs as the plant closes by end of March. Bethlehem Steel plans to sell Bar Rod and Wire, threatening 1,900 more jobs as part of a restructuring. U.S. Steel’s South Works will also shut, with 690 more workers laid off. The article notes a broader steel recession and prior overhauls, detailing a year of plant closures and capital spending shifts.
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Pennsylvania
Rust Belt
Bridgeville
Pittsburgh
Cyclops Industries
Bethlehem
Chicago
U.S. Steel
South Works
U.S
Bridgeville Stainless
Johnstown
Rudy Enninger
Enninger
Montreal Canadians
Pittsburgh Penguins
Jobless rate stays above 7 percent in January
The U S unemployment rate held at 7.1 percent with 8.9 million unemployed. Pennsylvania also at 7.1 percent, while payrolls fell by 91,000 in January. The Labor Department notes a recession lingering despite housing gains and strong retail sales.
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Washington
Labor Department
Pennsylvania
Bruce Steinberg
Merrillynch
Amish Workmen Demolish Strauss Building
A notice notes Amish laborers involved in the demolition of the Strauss building over the past few days. The scene highlights a contrast between a simple lifestyle and a large scale decay or decay-related project observed in the area.
Weather Outlook With Snow and Rain Showers
The forecast calls for Monday highs from 20 to 25 with teens lows and a chance of snow showers. Tuesday turns warmer with lows in the teens to mid 20s and highs near 30s, with a chance of snow then rain showers.
James Michener honored with life book on 85th birthday
Newsmakers report James Michener, acclaimed author, received a 130 page life and career folio bound in green leather from the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown on his 85th birthday. The presentation at the Waldorf Astoria was attended by 29 friends and neighbors who signed the volume.
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New York
James Michener
Michener
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
James A. Michener
Doylestown
Bucks County
Bruce Katsiff
Police respond to bus fight at Harding High School
In Warren Ohio police rushed to a fight on a school bus after assemblies urged an end to violence. A student was robbed of 12 dollars on the bus at about 3 45 p m Wednesday. No injuries were reported and two juveniles will face charges.
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Warren
Ohio
Harding High School
Thomas Hutson
Hutson
Enon fire finances discussed
Borough officials and auditors wrapped up a debate over Enon Valley Volunteer Fire Department finances after a council member sought a fuller breakdown of funds. Fire Chief Timothy Stear defended receipts for all expenditures from fundraisers to equipment, stating the books are open to the public.
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Enon Valley
Fire Department
Veronica Dombrosky
Timothy Stear
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Margaret E. Fisher
Portersville
Alexander Hartzell
Edinburg
Francis L. Ritchey
Pineville
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Silver City
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