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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1981
Page
3
In Fort Lauderdale 14 deputies restrained Joshua Thomas after the 326 pound Miami man lunged at Circuit Judge Thomas Coker Jr who fled to his chambers and returned with a pistol. The incident left the judge wary and considering a stun device for future safety.
President-elect Ronald Reagan remains optimistic about his economic recovery plan and will brief top aides in a strategy session to cover the full blueprint. Meese said several more briefings will follow as aides push for national economic emergency language while critics and Republicans question early viability.
John Lennon killer Mark David Chapman pleads innocent by reason of insanity in Manhattan Supreme Court. Attorney Jonathan Marks receives police protection after death threats, with trial likely in May and a Feb 25 court date. Chapman has prior mental health history and was held at Rikers Island for psychiatric evaluation.
Detroit based report shows General Motors down 16 percent for 1980 with 4.12 million U.S. built cars sold, and December sales down 29.5 percent. Ford raised sticker prices by about 1 percent while Chrysler cautions on future increases. Volkswagen posted a 0.5 percent rise to 293,595 U.S. sales, BMW and Japanese makers await year-end figures as the yen strengthens. Buick led GM divisions with 720,368 units vs 714,508 in 1979.
Multiple death notices from January 6 1981 span New Castle Mercer Enon Valley and surrounding areas. Frank E Pollio 54 of 206 S First St died at St Francis Hospital after short illness. Edward R Hiler 50 of 416 Epworth St died at home after short illness. Ellsworth W Palmer 64 of Indian Shores Florida died January 4 1981. Frank Wardle 87 of Mercer died January 7 1981. Paul J Savers 67 of Enon Valley died in a Unity Ohio automobile accident. Funeral arrangements and survivors are listed for each obituary.
Gary Lansdowne, 29, of 1130 Booker Drive, was arrested at home on a warrant for terroristic threats and criminal mischief. Earlier, he allegedly used a club to break windows of a car carrying Brian Gibbs, 16, and Douglas Gibbs, 20, on Harbor Road. The brothers suffered facial cuts. Douglas was treated at Jameson Memorial Hospital. Police say the incident is tied to a multi day dispute. private prosecution will be sought.
In Warsaw a Solidarity led policy meeting discussed threats of labor trouble as workers along the Soviet frontier staged a one hour protest with potential for full strikes if union minister Stanislaw Ciosek faces corruption probes. Farmers and students joined sit ins and demands for talks by Thursday.
Three suspects in the December 1 armed robbery of the state liquor store at Plaza South were freed yesterday due to lack of evidence. Terry Nixon, 21, Fred Eugene Fears, 26, and Milton Asbury, 21, had been charged with robbery and conspiracy after allegedly holding up the store, handcuffing the manager to a dolly, then fleeing.
Paul J. Sauers, 67, of Enon Valley, died after a head-on collision on Ohio Route 170 in Unity. He was pronounced dead at Northern Columbiana County Community Hospital after efforts to revive him. Ralph Bigley Jr., 49, of East Palestine, sustained minor injuries and was charged with drunken driving.
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