City outlines $8.18 million in capital improvements
New Castle City Council reviewed the five year Capital Improvements Program totaling 8 180 091 with street projects for 1972. The plan ranks needs funded by state grants local funds and city authorities and divides items into operating budget funded smaller items and larger projects under capital improvement funds sewer funds liquid fuels and bond accounts. Street work includes street paving resurfacing tar and chip programs storm sewers and related maintenance with total project costs listed and administration authorized to file applications and issue specifications.
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City Council
Locust St
Cedar St
Winter Ave
North St
Lynn St
S. Mill St
Carl St
Court St
Audley Ave
Norwood Ave
Clen-Moore Blvd
Patterson Ave
Clen- Moore Blvd
Albert
Mercer
Sutton St
S. Jefferson
Moravia
Countyline St
Walnut
Mulberry
Gretchen St
Syling St
Emery St
Harbor St
Sampson St
Denver Ave
Pennsylvania Ave
Grimes St
Randolph St
Lathrop St
Harrison St
Warren Ave
Washington St
Hazel St
Huron Ave
Thorpe St
Lyndal St
Galbreath St
Blunston St
Pearson St
Beatty St
Cascade St
Fern St
Haus St
Loraine Ave
Woodland Ave
Neshannock Blvd
Laurel Blvd
Moody Ave
Carlisle St
Meyer Ave
Edgewood Ave
Mitchell St
Bell Ave
Glen Ave
Lee Ave
Calvert St
W. North St
Ballfield
County
Penndot
Clen Moore Blvd
Commissioners hear rising child welfare costs and caseloads
Lawrence County commissioners were told by acting Child Welfare director Mrs. Bette Waddington that expenses rose due to a steady ten month rise in caseloads and a sharp jump since January. She noted higher demand for caseworkers and increases in protective services and placements. The board approved remodeling funds for the Agricultural Extension Office and set actions on food stamp program costs and a June meeting in Philadelphia, with budget discussions for Mental Health program pending.
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Bette Waddington
Lawrence County
Joseph Shick
Lawrence County Agricultural Extension Office
Frank A. Vitril
Thomas A. Shumaker
Robert E. Foht
Earl Hammond
Philadelphia
EEP
U.S. Department of Labor
Slippery Rock Township
City firemen seek collective bargaining and bids reviewed
The International Association of Fire Fighters Local 160 urged collective bargaining for a new contract as preliminary talks proceed. Council reviewed bids for hose, booster hose, and a hose washer and dryer, with low bids from Tri-State Safety and Arthur C. Page accepted, while ordinances and a Cascade Park Dance Pavilion lease were also discussed. A mobile home permit was tabled and several codification actions were approved. Further study requested on bids and ordinances.
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International Association of Fire Fighters
Larry D. Worth
Council
Tri-State Safety
New Castle
Arthur C. Page
Dravesburg
J.S. Whelan
Irwin, Pa
George H. Davis
Murraysville
Patterson Equipment
Carnegie, Pa
O.A.R
Salemville
Ohio
A & H Equipment
Bridgeville
Naomi L. McCracken
Addis St
Civil Service Boards
David DeMonaco
Cascade Park Dance Pavillion
DeMonaco
Jameson Memorial Birth Announcements
To Mr and Mrs Thomas V Henderson of 108 Thornhill Drive a son June 8 Mrs Henderson is the former Kathleen Turrin To Mr and Mrs Howard Barnes of 1010 Ryan Ave a son June 8 Mrs Barnes is the former Esther Anderson To Mr and Mrs Charles R Holliday of 19 N Greenwood Ave a son June 8 Mrs Holliday is the former Ora L Stewart
Mayor aids arrest of youth after window break incident
Police said Doc Mahone Jr. 18 of 212 W. Grant St. was injured when he fell through a window at the P S Blue Stamp Redemption Store 206 E Washington St. He was taken to St Francis Hospital for a cut thumb and is in satisfactory condition. Mayor Francis J Rogan witnessed the break, pursued the youth with police, and helped locate him at Croton Ave and S Mill St.
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P.S. Blue Stamp Redemption
Washington St
Doc Mahone Jr
W. Grant St
St. Francis Hospital
Francis J. Rogan
E. Washington St
Croton Ave
S. Mill St
Scioto St
Long Ave
WESAC finalizes bazaar plans forWest Side School grounds
The West Side Community Action Center finalized plans for a bazaar at the West Side School grounds tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. WESAC officials also discussed federal funds with a representative of the state Department of Welfare.
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West Side Community Action Center
WESAC
West Side
State Department of Welfare
Miss Vandivort Honored by Greater New Castle Association
Miss Vandivort, longtime director and secretary for the association, was honored at a regular board meeting at Troggio's. She joined in 1941 and served in multiple roles including miscellaneous professional division director and citizens division director, resigning from the board in April 1961.
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Robert Houk
Greater New Castle Association
Victor J. Andrew
Mary Vandivort
GNCA
New Castle News
Greater New
Citizens Division
Miss Vandivort
Burglar slaps woman and flees with money
A youth inside a home ransacked a kitchen and pocketed about 140 dollars from a cupboard after slapping Rose Ann Richie who confronted him at 11 a.m. Neighbors say the attacker may be known to the victim. The article also notes alleged city crew item removals and a stolen mower later recovered during searches.
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Rose Ann Richie
Halco Drive
Albert Casciato
Francis Place
Lawrence County Misses State MHMR Funding Boost
Lawrence County is excluded from a 1.9 million state allocation for mental health and retardation community facilities. County MHMR administrator Dominick J. Lynch says a local program is being developed for state submission, funded entirely by the state and separate from the regular outline.
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Lawrence County
Mh-Ma
Dominick J. Lynch
MHMR
Man Held After Assault on Officer in Beaver County
Zelienople police arrest Clifford W. Fair 57 of New Sewickley Township after he kicked a officer who tried to wake him from a stopped pickup on Pa. 68. He fled driving wrecked truck. A nearby fire at Stop N Go storage building was extinguished. Fair was found hiding in the store restroom.
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Zelienople
Clifford W. Fair
New Sewickley Township
Beaver County
Pa. 68
Hartzell School Road
Robert Collins
Collins
Fair
Lark Workshop for the Handicapped Postponed
The Lark Workshop for the Handicapped was to meet last night but is rescheduled for next Thursday. The change affects participants and staff planning.
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Lark Workshop
Obituaries and funerals across several towns
Obituaries report Esther Groce 82 of 206 W Poland Ave died at Jack Rees Nursing Home. Frank J Cooper 83 of Slippery Rock died in Grove City Hospital. Mildred J Riff 71 of 10th St West Pittsburg died at Jameson Memorial Hospital. Bert Coxson 67 of Brookfield died in Sharon General Hospital. Funeral services and home visit times listed. memorials to American Cancer Fund suggested.
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Amy Jean Meadon
Burlington
N.C
M.W. Cunningham
Oak St
Rodger Buzard
Hillsville United Methodist Church
Graceland Cemetery
The
American Cancer Fund
Slippery Rock
Frank J. Cooper
RD 2
Grove City Hospital
Worth Township
Butler County
James M
Annie Davis Cooper
Jesse G
State College
Frank M
Edward
Joan) Wilver
Harry W. and
Homer
Ralph
Howard
St. Cloud
Fla
Joseph W. Ligo
Zion Baptist Church
Arthur Wolfgarth
N.Y
William F
Hazel) Burse
Akron
Ohio
George E. Wyant
Pittsburgh
John D. Marshall
Main St
A. J. Musselman
West Pittsburg United
Brookfield
Bert Coxson
Sharon General Hospital
George
Bertha Langrape Coxson
Coxson
Covenant United Presbyterian Church of
Sharon
Gertrude Krause
Delbert
New Wilmington
Ernest
Joseph
Beverly) Campbell
New Castle
Bonita Bika
Dolores Piper
Wells
Minn
Elsie Roote
New Bedford
Martha Wasilko
Sharpsville
David
Hubbard
Roy
Aliquippa
Madasz
Funeral
Corner House
Alberico divorce granted after long marriage
Nellie Alberico of 2006 Stanton Ave. and Joseph Alberico of 1418 Butler Ave. were granted a divorce on grounds of indignities. The couple wed November 22, 1948, in New Castle.
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Nellie Alberico
Stanton Ave
Joseph Alberico
Butler Ave
New Castle
City of New Castle Reports Stable Finances
A financial report shows the city in a fairly stable position after 41 percent of the year. General Fund expenditures total 1,879,666.70 dollars or 37.70 percent of the budget, with revenues at 1,879,666.70 dollars or 62.39 percent.
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New Castle
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Richard
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Joseph Busin
Harbor Road
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Bere Rosy
Peoples Bank
FDIC
Zenith
Enith
Scotts
Wilmington Rd
John A. Groce
Mildred J. Riff
Warner Photo Shop
City Stable Financially
American Gem Society
Diamond
Jesse N. Kerr
N. Mill St
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