Mayor asks transit members to resign in New Castle
Mayor Angelo J. Sands demanded four of five New Castle Area Transit Authority board members resign after a January special meeting approved a five year no cut contract for manager John Frasso. Sunshine Law violations were cited as the meeting was not advertised. Sands said he replaced one member and urged resignations to protect city funding and proper grant handling.
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Angelo J. Sands
New Castle Area Transit Authority
Transit Authority
Patrick
Cosgrove
Thomas Foley
Jack Shepp
Charles Masters
Masters
Foley
Shepp
Sands
John Frasso
Roger Perone
Walter Flamino
Authority
New Castle
Man faces grand jury for murder of woman in Ellwood City
Ellwood City Michael Atkinson, 28, held for grand jury action on arson murder burglary receiving stolen property and theft in the Jan 16 killing of 84 year old Mrs Paz. He allegedly burned her apartment after robbing it and fled with about 800 in goods. Witnesses described his movements across Southwestern Pennsylvania.
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Ellwood City
Rosie Paz
Michael Atkinson
Atkinson
Franklin Avenue
Parents spar with officials at school meeting
At a three hour session in New Wilmington about 500 district residents pressed Superintendent Louis Brueggemann and the Wilmington Area School District board over rising taxes and program cuts. Tax increases of 17 mills in Lawrence and nine in Mercer counties prompted questions about funding, with critics noting reductions in kindergarten, activity bus service, and classes. Brueggemann cited costs, declining aid ratios, and district size, and outlined changes from maintenance cuts to language course restructuring. A former student and other residents pressed for bus service to enable athletic participation and college opportunities, while debate over bus costs and potential contracting continued. End with note to see Wilmington page 7.
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Bill Haduck
New Wilmington
Louis Brueggemann
Wilmington Area
Brueggemann
Lawrence County
Mercer County
The
Green
Sburg Tribune-Review
Harrisburg
Wilmington
New Bedford
Pulaski
Plain Grove
John Anderson
Iran conference seeks compensation and shah return
An anti American conference in Tehran ended with a 12 point declaration demanding compensation for U S harms over 27 years and the return of the shah and his wealth The event did not mention the 53 American hostages Iran's Foreign Minister overruled efforts to add hostage references The plan by President Bani Sadr for hostage release was noted as being discussed in a private meeting with Clark by Leonard Weinglass and Pars news agency carried the report
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Tehran
Iran
UPI
U.S
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Ramsey Clark
Carter
Rudolf Hess
Hitler
Hess
Britain
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Los Angeles
Leonard Weinglass
Bani Sadr
Clark
Banisadr
Pars
Shah
Weather Digest Western Pennsylvania Warmer With Showers
Weather digest reports a warm humid period in western Pennsylvania with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Saturday. Breezy Saturday, lows in the upper 60s, highs in the upper 80s, and a 50 percent chance of rain. Weather statistics show a 24 hour period ending June 5 with a 74 high and 44 low, .25 inches precipitation, Shenango River at 5.80 feet.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
Fire destroys mobile home. Griffith family left homeless
A New Wilmington area fire yesterday afternoon gutted a mobile home owned by Mr. and Mrs. Sam Griffith, leaving three adults and a family of four homeless. Firemen said the blaze started in the living room, took three hours to control, and melted the sides. a neighbor reported losing phone service as lines burned.
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Wilmington RD 3
Sam
Lynn) Griffith
Griffith
New Wilmington Fire Department
Two men plead innocent in murder hearing
John Thomas aged 18 and Dennis Alexander aged 23 pleaded innocent as their preliminary hearing opened for the murder of 58 year old James W. Cook who was found shot four times near his home on February 17, 1979. Alexander of Jefferson Street and Thomas of Bell Avenue face murder charges. A motion sought to treat Thomas as a juvenile but the magistrate ruled he is an adult. Testimony included two city police officers and coroner Howard Reynolds.
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John Thomas
Dennis Alexander
Alexander
Jefferson St
Thomas
Bell Ave
James W. Cook
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