State report cites jail failures and calls for overhaul
A state Corrections study of the Lawrence County Jail found overcrowding and missing housing options, demanding a complete shakedown with cell searches, daily inspections, and staff training. It cites an escape, assaults, contraband discoveries, and inadequate supervision, urging a new jail and formal procedures.
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State Department of Corrections
Lawrence County
County Prison Board
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City and authority clash over plan to sell parking facilities
New Castle Parking Authority questions the legality of selling the Mercer Street Parking garage and three lots after Mayor Christofer announced a lease purchase proposal to Tri-State Realty. Authority solicitor S. Sanford Kantz notes two lots and the garage are authority property and not owned by the city. The authority plans to meet next week to discuss the issue while no formal city-to-authority talks have occurred since the mayor’s announcement.
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New Castle Parking Authority
Mercer Street
Richard Christofer
Authority
S. Sanford Kantz
Robert Rainey
Christofer
Tri-State Realty Co
Monroeville
Canton
Ohio
Peeing
South Mercer
East Washington Streets
Hudson Lunch
McEntire & Clark
Capitol Grill
Parking Authority
Tri-State Realty
North Jefferson and
Beaver Streets
St. Mary Church
New Castle Public Library
Tri- State Realty
Beijing province under martial law as army divides
Confusion rose in southern Beijing amid apparent splits within Chinese army units while martial law enforcement and troop deployments stretched across the capital in the wake of student protests crushed earlier. Protesters clashed with forces. foreigners faced warnings against photography as battles and looting echoed in several cities.
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Beijing
UPI
Democracy Movement
Mourners Halt Khomeini Burial in Tehran
Iran mourners swarmed the helicopter carry route to Beheshte Zahra Cemetery near Tehran and ripped Khomeini’s shroud from the coffin causing the body to fall. IRNA said the burial was postponed as officials urged calm while crowds filled the cemetery and crowded streets. Ahmad Khomeini rode with his father’s coffin as the scene unfolded amid nationwide grief.
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Athens
Greece
UPI
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Khomeini
Imam Khomeini
Islamic Republic
IRNA
Beheshte Zahra
Tehran
Jamaran
Ahmad Khomeini
Iran
Housing Authority seeks demolition of 51 Neshannock units
The Lawrence County Housing Authority seeks HUD approval to demolish 51 of 120 Neshannock Village apartments to ease congestion. Executive director Robert J. Evanick said HUD's Pittsburgh office has approved the application, with Philadelphia and Washington still to decide. The plan envisions 51 Section 8 certificates staying with landlords, keeping rents at 30 percent of income. Only 333 certificates are available nationwide. The authority earlier won approval to renovate 69 remaining units.
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Lawrence County Housing Authority
Neshannock Village
Robert J. Evanick
Pittsburgh
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Philadelphia
Washington
HUD
Evanick
Sciota Street
Big Run
Brinton Hill
Professional Service Industries Inc
Richard Audino
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
Ellwood City
New Castle
Notable Obituary Snippet From Detroit and Hillsville
Mrs. Casimier Kurtz, 72, of Detroit Michigan, and Mrs. Carmen Veltre, 69, of Hillsville, are listed in a June 6, 1989 public notice. The brief entry records their ages and residing cities.
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Casimier Kurtz
Detroit, Mich
Carmen Veltre
Hillsville
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City Police Detective Bureau
Nancy Lowry
NEW Castle News
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