23 Jan 1980
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1980
Page
1
After two weeks in office Fire Chief Antonio has reduced arson crises, improved scheduling, and boosted morale. Arson arrests followed police stakeouts with Mayor Sands aiding the schedule shift. The city plans more inspections and fire prevention efforts as manpower changes and grievances are addressed.
Cloudy and very cold with light snow flurries tonight, temps near 10, and partly cloudy with more flurries Thursday, highs around 20. Snow chance 60 percent tonight, 30 percent Thursday. Weather statistics show high 34, low 30, trace precipitation. Shenango River reads 8.53 feet. Morain Park temp 23 at 10:30 am with west winds 9 mph and 552 visitors Tuesday.
Lawrence County commissioners vow to forgo a $6,000 raise and keep salaries at $15,000 for four years if county employees also accept a four year wage freeze. Commissioner Chairman Frank Vitril cites tight finances amid ongoing contract talks with Local 964 and AFSCME Local 2092 while noting he hasn’t drawn a raise since 1972.
Five Ohio and Pennsylvania utilities scrap four nuclear plants due to political and regulatory uncertainty after Three Mile Island. CAPCO terminates two 906 MW reactors at Davis-Besse Oak Harbor and two 1,260 MW reactors near Berlin Heights, Ohio, $7.3 billion project. Existing units at North Perry and Shippingport face schedule shifts. one North Perry unit moves to May 1984, the other to May 1988, and Shippingport to May 1986.
The city will apply to the state for 100000 dollars to help fund Ray Street work including sewers and curbs. A public hearing by City Council at 6 30 p m tomorrow will discuss the application. Budget shows 566860 for Bay Street and Bell Avenue. Officials expect to raise mileage pay to 18 cents a mile at the 7 30 p m meeting. Solicitor Piccione to present opinion on recent mayoral hirings.
The City Parking Authority cuts roof parking to 12 dollars monthly from 16 while 52 roof spaces remain available. Below roof levels 24 dollars apply for monthly rates. five deck garage on North Mercer Street mainly serves short term parkers.
The New Castle News presents the first of two letters by critics of trapping, featuring Dr. Joseph R. Raught from New Wilmington, who argues against trapping practices. The earlier series on trapping by Irvin Eubanks prompted the counterpoints published on page 19.
Reports from Afghan refugees described chemical bombs used by Soviet invasion forces near Faizabad Jalalabad Bamian and Takhar. Soman vapors allegedly cause sickness blindness and death with delivery by air artillery or ground spray. Carter weighing NATO like Gulf security plan amid mounting U.S. concern and Saudi Kuwait Oman stability.
President Carter will frame a new doctrine to protect the Middle East and Persian Gulf calling the Soviet Union to keep its military out. The Carter Doctrine links regional security to vital U S interests as Congress weighs a buildup in conventional forces alongside nuclear deterrence.
Ellwood City resident Michael Atkinson 28 known as Michael Bell was jailed in Lawrence County after state police arrested him in Darlington Township on a bench warrant tied to rape and deviate sexual behavior. Ellwood City police plan to question him once crime lab results on fire evidence come back.
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