Council and authority clash over appointing director
City and Redevelopment Authority dispute who appoints the community development director as vacancy looms. Navarra’s June 2 departure sparked questions of dual leadership and appointment powers. The chair and mayor vow to define roles, ensure HUD compliance, and pursue fair hiring with four applicants named from the authority team.
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John K. Manna
Nick P. Navarra
Greater New Castle Association
City Council
City Redevelopment Authority
City Hall
Council
Roger M. DeCarbo
Angelo J. Sands
Navarra
Redevelopment Authority
D. John Razzano
DeCarbo
Sands
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Affirmative Action
Patriotism Boosts Flag Sales Across Philadelphia Area
As Americans respond to crisis, flag sales surge this Flag Day with buyers increasing porch and building displays. Humphrys, oldest Philadelphia flag maker, reports 50 percent higher activity than 1976, while Collegeville Flag notes post–Memorial Day orders remain strong. National Flag and Banner and Dettra Flags also report double digit gains amid Iran hostage crisis.
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Iran
Philadelphia
Humphrys
Tim O'Connor
Collegeville Flag and Manufacturing Co
Montgomery County
David Cornish
Cornish
Morton Kolber
National Flag and Banner Co
William Spangler
Dettra Flags Co. Inc
Court to hear steel plant closing case arguments
In Cincinnati UPI reports Rutgers law professor Arthur Kinoy will join U S Chamber attorneys in the 6th Circuit to contest a trial court ruling over Youngstown area plant closures at McDonald and Ohio works. The panel will decide if the workers had an oral contract and if antitrust claims were properly dismissed. Thousands face job losses as Mahoning Valley steel plants shut down.
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S District Court
Thomas Lambros
Youngstown
U.S. Steel
McDonald and
Ohio
Mahoning Valley
Lambro S
Kinoy
Chamber
Steve Bokat
County school budgets show pay more get less trend
Lawrence County districts face budget deadlines with higher taxes and cuts to personnel and programs. Wilmington Area plans a 17 mill tax rise amid staff reductions and service cuts. Union Area plans increases with limited per mill revenue. New Castle and Ellwood City see smaller gains per mill due to population loss and rising costs. State aid lags, enrollment falls, and retirees note inflation impact.
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Lawrence County
Harrisburg
Wilmington
Union
New Castle
Ellwood City
Union Area
Russell Horchler
Economist urges tax cuts to ease recession
United Press International reports Courtenay Slater, a top Carter adviser, advocates a tax cut to spur recovery, predicting an $18 billion package may offset inflation, while others oppose cuts until spending is tightened. Mortgage lending in May sank to the lowest since 1975, with $3 billion in loans closed, down 32 percent from April and 71 percent from a year earlier.
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Carter
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Treasury
G. William Miller
Federal Reserve Board
Paul Volcker
Business America
Commerce Department
Courtenay Slater
U.S. League of Savings Associations
May
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