Negotiations End Projection Turns to Military Action
Hostages show deteriorating mental and physical condition as negotiations fail. A second bid via Moluccan intermediaries yielded little progress, while a Justice Ministry spokesman warned the siege could trigger an assault. The Free South Moluccan Youth of Assen and Moluccan Liberation Front urged continued negotiations.
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Hague
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Man Held for Slaying in Hickory Township
Joseph Roth 58 of 1531 Harlansburg Road is jailed for the murder of his former son in law Raymond H. Conrad 37 of 1502 E. Washington St. at Roth’s Hickory Township home. Roth allegedly shot Conrad twice in the chest with a .32 caliber rifle around 9 45 p m during a remodeling dispute. Roth was arrested by state police, arraigned before District Justice Ruth French and committed to Lawrence County Jail in default of 100000 bond.
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Hickory Township
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Washington St
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Lawrence County
PennDOT raps bridge criticism and delays spark talks
County officials spar with PennDOT over Reese Road Bridge delays amid claims of red tape and lack of information. District engineers and commissioners plan a joint meeting to resolve the dispute while touching on bridge weight limits and local funding needs.
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Penndot
John Zabetakis
Thomas A. Shumaker
R. T. Fox
Fox
Reese Road
Plain Grove Township
Zabetakis
Shumaker
Hillsville trio escape burning home on Johnson Road
A Hillsville couple, Dorothy and Fred Schmidt, and their uncle John Cavander woke to smoke and escaped from their burning Johnson Road home early this morning. Fire officials say a defective furnace sparked the blaze, which spread to the front of the residence before Mahoning Township volunteers arrived around 12:30 a.m.
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Fred Schmidt
Hillsville
John Cavander
Cavander
Dorothy
Johnson Road
Schmidt
Mahoning Township
Francis
City approves free paint program for New Castle homes
City Council approved guidelines for a free paint program to brighten New Castle neighborhoods. About 200 to 300 houses may receive paint funded by $15,000 from the community development program with residents applying and painting their own homes. Eligibility depends on residence in target areas, ownership, and income limits with two-phase thresholds.
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New Castle
Nick P. Navarra
Navarra
Towne Mall parking lots taxed after years of dispute
The Common Pleas Court taxability case for Towne Mall parking lots returns before county commissioners. Chairman John A. Meehan Jr. and Commissioner Frank A. Vitril reaffirm the county’s stance that the lots are taxable, a position set in 1973 amid a suit by the City Parking Authority against the county city school district and others.
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Zabetakis
Cook's Crossing
Little Beaver Township
Vitril
Mohawk
Frank G. Verterano
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Department of Purchasing and Personnel
Maurice DeNuccio
John F. Henderson
Commonwealth Court
Common Pleas Court
Towne Mall
John A. Meehan Jr
Charles Dlugokowski
City Parking Authority
New Castle Area
Four baby deaths found in Harrison Township attic
Allegheny County police probe four decomposed infant remains found in an attic crawl space of a Harrison Township house. Coroner Cyril Wecht said there is no current evidence of criminality and autopsies will determine term and birth status, with details on sex and race pending. The house belonged to Officer Joseph Mangini, who discovered one body while preparing for his wedding.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Allegheny County
Harrison Township
Cyril Wecht
Joseph Mangini
Mangini
Monster eating road request for jail support
A digest item notes a legal action against a warden being dismissed and lists local names with ages and addresses. It also mentions weather forecasts for the nation and Western Pennsylvania plus local climate figures and park statistics. The entry includes names Raymond Howard Conrad Anna M Marshall Peden Thomas G Frazier Mabel Hover.
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Countyreport
Raymond Howard Conrad
E. Washington St
Anna M. Marshall Peden
W. North St
Thomas G. Frazier
Boston Ave
Mabel R. Hover
New Wilmington
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