Air Force figure errors spark billions in hidden costs
A GAO draft reports Air Force accounting unreliable and understate the cost of major weapons programs by tens of billions. The agency says front line fighter and bomber fleets are undercounted by over 27 billion, with 18 billion in unneeded equipment purchases and billions more in adjustments.
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Washington
API
Air Force
Washington Post
Defense Department
Congress
U.S. Treasury
General Accounting Office
Post
GAO
Wilmington school cost hike explained
District superintendent Dr. C. Leon Ahlum said input from staff and the public led to a more expensive but improved Wil mington Area School District construction plan. He spoke at a public hearing in the high school auditorium, noting listening to the community increased the plan's quality but raised cost.
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Wilmington Area
C. Leon Ahlum
Ahlum
Tax boost eyed for district middle school project
Ahlum says Wilmington Area School District needs a six mill tax increase over three years to fund a six million six hundred sixty four thousand four hundred eighty dollar plan including a new middle school and high school renovations. The project totals six point six million, financed by a 15 year bond. Public hearings debated cost rises of about 670 thousand, about ten percent, with changes triggering Act 34 requirements.
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Wilmington Area
C. Leon Ahlum
Lawrence County
Mercer County
Ahlum
Federal judge overturns flag protection law in Seattle
UPI report says U.S. District Judge Barbara J. Rothstein dismissed charges against four Washington defendants who burned American flags, ruling the Flag Protection Act of 1989 violates First Amendment rights. The decision, citing political dissent as protected expression, will be appealed directly to the Supreme Court, with expectations of broader implications nationwide. The case follows a Supreme Court ruling earlier that flag burning is protected speech, and attorney William Kunstler calls Rothstein’s ruling a near-term shift in the law of the land.
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Seattle
UPI
U.S
Barbara J. Rothstein
Rothstein
U.S. Supreme Court
William Brennan
Supreme Court
Congress
Washington
High Court
William Kunstler
New York
Texas
Kunstler
Bush
City Drug Arrests Jump 312 Percent in ’89
The New Castle Police Department reports a 312 percent rise in drug related arrests in 1989, totaling 33 arrests including 30 adults and 3 juveniles, up from eight in 1988. City officials credit the narcotics unit and interagency cooperation, with three homicides investigated and one arrest in a 1989 case.
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New Castle
Victor Cubellis
Cubellis
State Attorney General’s Office
Pennsylvania
New Castle Area
Loretta Spielvogel
Frank Gagliardo
Gagliardo
Survivor testifies on domestic violence help in Monroe County
East Stroudsburg woman Jean Dillon described years of verbal and physical abuse ending in her escape with four children. She credited Women's Resources of Monroe County with transforming her life and urged stronger police training, more counselors, legal advocates, and funding for the system as Rep. Connie Maine noted PA sees over 800,000 families affected yearly and thousands seek state services.
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Harrisburg
East Stroudsburg
House
Monroe County
Jean Dillon
East Stroudsburg University
Ms. Dillon
Connie Maine
D-Crawford
Dillon
Township Planning Commission
Mer State
van D. Vetter
Maine
Pennsylvania
Death Notices Feb 22 1990 For Several Residents
Death notices list Fred N. Davis 73 of RD5 Helen E. Howard 84 of 21 Old Hickory Road Mrs eeane 80 Mrs eeanne Patton 75 of Golden Hill Home Viola E. Popp 89 Sharon Horace G. Smail 78 Coitsville. The notices reflect a mix of ages and residences with multiple local names recorded for the community obituary brief.
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Fred N. Davis
Helen E. Howard
Old Hickory Road
Eeane
Eee Patton
Golden Hill
Viola E. Popp
Sharon Horace G. Smail
Coitsville
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Thomas Foley
Wilmington
Rick Elia
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