Reorganization of Wilmington Area schools debated at public meeting
Residents and officials spar over school budget and administration levels as Brueggemann defends a student centered reorganization. Critics warn of Sunshine law issues and suggest cutting administration rather than changing schools. The board plans another open meeting at Wilmington Area High School auditorium Thursday night.
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Wilmington Area
New Bedford
Pulaski
Powers That Be
New Wilmington
Pulaski River Rats
Wilmington Area High School
Pollution Probe Targets Sharon Steel Water Contamination
Routine tests show illegal discharges entering the Shenango River affecting New Castle drinking water. The state seeks up to 194 million dollars in fines as Sharon faces a court decree to meet NPDES standards by 1981 with best available technology including potential zero discharge. Local groups and anglers warn of ongoing damage to fish and water quality while Victor Posner faces large debt obligations tied to UV Industries and Sharon Steel.
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Shenango
New Castle
EPA
State Department of Environmental Resources
DER
Kenneth Young
DEA
Young
League of Women Voters
Janet Verone
Henry Nofsker
Lawrence County Council of Conservation Clubs
Nofsker
Stan Zeigler
Mahoning Sportsmen's Association
Waterways
Victor Posner
Sharon Steel
UV Industries Inc
Motorcycle crash kills teen and injures another in Canton Township
Washington state police report a motorcycle ran off Miller Road in Canton Township. Amy June Main, 15, of Washington RD 3, died at the scene. Operator Mark Phillips, 19, of Washington RD 5, was rushed to Washington Hospital in serious condition.
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Washington, Pa
UPI
Miller Road
Canton Township
Amy June Main
Washington RD 3
Mark Phillips
Washington RD 5
Washington Hospital
Slaying of crime boss Angelo Bruno tied to Lanciano grand jury tie
Retired South Philadelphia deli operator Joseph Lanciano 74 told Philadelphia grand jury no new details about Angelo Bruno's March 2 assassination. Daily News says Lanciano was ordered to testify after being seen with Bruno associate Philip Testa and John Simone at Simone's home, with further meetings in Yardley Bucks County.
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UPI
Angelo Bruno
Donald C. Marino
Joseph Lanciano
Grand Jury
Bruno
Philadelphia Daily News
Lanciano
John Simone
Simone
Marino
Philip Testa
Daily News
Don
Yardley
Bucks County
North Jersey
Antonio Caponigor
Alfred Salerno
New York
Lehigh tunnel to get brighter lights at entrance upgrade
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission spends 5.6 million to replace fluorescent lighting with low pressure sodium luminaires at the Lehigh tunnel entrance to improve daylight intensity for the first 810 feet. Work runs 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weeknights and should finish later this year.
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UPI
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Lehigh Tunnel
Jack I. Greenblat
Greenblat
Commission
Lehigh Mountain
Blue Mountain
Kittatinny
Tuscarora
Allegheny
Lehigh
Chiropractor Reports Spine Alignment Treats Shoulder Pain
A patient with years of shoulder pain numbness and morning backache showed limited shoulder motion and spinal muscle tension. X rays revealed nerve pressure from vertebral misalignments. After several visits, shoulder motion returned to normal and numbness and backache diminished, with overall spine improvement.
Jury selection opens in Westmoreland County police slaying trial
In Greensburg Westmoreland County jurors begin hearing the case of John C. Lesko 21 Pittsburgh and Michael J. Travaglia 21 Washington Township charged with killing Apollo Borough officer Leonard C. Miller 21 during a Jan 3 traffic stop. Prosecutors seek the death penalty. A juvenile suspect Richard Rutherford 15 Pittsburgh is to testify.
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Greensburg
UPI
Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court
Armstrong County
John C. Lesko
Pittsburgh
Michael J. Travaglia
Washington Township
Westmoreland County
Gilbert Mihalich
Lesko
Travaglia
Apollo Borough
Leonard C. Miller
Miller
Richard Rutherford
Rutherford
Mihalich
Accident Injuries Kill Man in Braddock Bus Crash
Anthony Murphy Jr., 44, of suburban Braddock died at Braddock General Hospital from injuries after his pickup struck a school bus on Braddock Avenue near U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Works. The bus carried 29 students. 25 aboard were treated for minor injuries and released.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Anthony Murphy Jr
Braddock
Braddock General Hospital
Braddock Avenue
Edgar Thomson Works
U.S. Steel Corp
Braddock Hospital
Ex-policeman fined for leaking grand jury info
Wilbur Craig a retired Philadelphia police lieutenant was fined 1500 and placed on one year probation by U S District Judge Daniel Heyett for revealing grand jury information to Francis Rossetti a friend and auto shop owner The case ties to an organized crime probe into Philadelphia residents using aliases to fleece Las Vegas casinos and prosecutors indicated charges could be dropped for those who testified leaving Corsettti?
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UPI
U.S
Daniel Heyett
Wilbur Craig
Francis Rossetti
Craig
Las Vegas
Rossetti
FBI
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