Reagan Wins Vote on Nonlethal Aid for Contras
President Reagan secured congressional votes allowing nonlethal aid to the Contras with CIA involvement, as House members backed a $27 million package and the Senate approved $38 million. The House defeated a Democratic ban on CIA help to groups seeking to overthrow Nicaragua's Sandinista government, signaling a shift after months of tense policy battles and Ortega's recent Moscow visit.
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Auctions expand at city plant due to Park Corp use
The former Mesta plant on Moravia Street is slated for frequent auctions as Park Corporation uses the site as a corporate warehouse. A two day sale of about 2 million dollars of machinery by Stanley M Friedman Inc. initiated the process, with roughly 150 newer machines to follow. Buyers range from local farmers to major firms such as United States Steel and Bethlehem Steel, and even international interest from Shanghai shipbuilders. Local auctioneer Dale Cunningham assisted Friedman during the sale.
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Mesta
Park Corporation
Moravia Street
Stanley M. Friedman
Castle
Park
Dale Cunningham
Slippery Rock Township
Friedman
Cunningham
AHSA proposed to take over job training in two counties
Allied Human Services Association Inc of New Castle would run Lawrence and Mercer county job training under a two level administration within the seven county Northwest Pennsylvania Training Partnership Consortium. If approved, AHSA would begin Oct 1 to administer July 1 1985 through June 30 1986, with petition to Thornburgh possible by next June to withdraw from the SDA.
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Nancy Lowry
Mercer — Allied Human Services Association Inc
New Castle
Lawrence
Mercer Counties
Northwest Pennsylvania Training Partnership Consortium Inc
Paul L. Tanner
Lawrence County
Harold E. Bell
Mercer County
Richard H. Miller
Richard H
SDA
Mercer
Crawford
Clarion
Warren
Forest
Venango
AHSA
Dick Thornburgh
Bell
Pennsylvania
Miller
Tanner
Allied
United pilots eye return as settlement nears with back-to-work pact
United Airlines pilots may resume flying within three to 10 days if a tentative settlement is approved and flight attendants reach a back-to-work agreement. The Master Executive Council studied the contract wording after mediation, with a possible ratification and hearings by U.S. District Judge Nicholas Bua shaping key issues.
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UPS
United Airlines
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Air Line Pilots Association
Chicago Tribune
U.S
Nicholas Bua
United
James Hartigan
Council
Roger Hall
Don Skiados
Hall
Death notices for six individuals dated June 13 1985
The record lists six deaths including Mrs Clara Marino 76 of 309 Hazelcroft Ave Louis Burrelli Sr 55 of 41 Lattavo Drive Mrs Louise O Shea 73 of Prospect Road Oliver D Engle 75 of Scott Depot West Virginia and Andrew R Smiley 72 of RD1. Each entry provides the deceaseds name age and address on file.
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Clara Marino
Hazelcroft
Louis Burrelli Sr
Lattavo Drive
Louise O’shea
Prospect
Oliver D. Engle
Scott Depot
W.va
Andrew R. Smiley
Weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania with cooler nights
Tonight decreases in cloudiness and cold with a low in the mid 40s and 5 to 15 mph west to southwest winds. Friday mostly sunny and warmer with a high near 70. Extended outlook shows cloudy Saturday with possible showers and thunderstorms and partly sunny Sunday and Monday with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s.
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Pennsylvania
City to hire four apprentice firemen this summer
New Castle will recruit four apprentice firemen by July 1 from a three year old civil service list. They will be hired at 12000 dollars yearly on temporary status while training, with hopes to become permanent as current firefighters retire. The 36 member force has been reduced to 10 active due to illness and injury, and the city seeks relief to curb costs over time. The council also plans to sell a library lot to Mister Donut for 20000 dollars and approve a five acre East North streets site sale to Monroeville Marketing for a five million downtown motel. the motel site is expected to sell for 80000 dollars.
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New Castle
Civil Service
H. Vern Brown
Firefighters Union
Brown
Council
Donut
Monroeville
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