New Castle Police Introduce 9mm Pistols to Force
Lt Frank Gagliardo and peers attended a classroom orientation on the department s new 9mm pistols. Police Chief Lou Piscitelli practices handling the weapon as Wayne Edwards leads instruction. The stainless steel Smith and Wesson guns were funded by Lodge 21 Fraternal Order of Police and the City of New Castle with local officials. Each pistol holds 14 rounds and officers received new holsters and double magazine carriers.
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New Castle
Frank Gagliardo
Gagliardo
Lou Piscitelli
Wayne Edwards
Lodge 21 Fraternal Order of Police
City of
Thomas Sansone
Richard Presnar
Richard Christofer
Utilities to pass on clean air bill costs
Harrisburg AP report shows Pennsylvania Power and Light customers may face up to 10 percent rate hikes amid a Senate approved plan to levy 140 dollar per ton pollution charges. Utilities statewide could see 1 to 15 percent increases as coal burning plants face costly pollution controls under the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Power and Light Co
Senate
Nators
Ooe
Ahmed Kaloko
Public Utility Commission
West Penn Power
Kaloko
Emily Dickinson letter hints at reclusive nature
A newly found Emily Dickinson letter to sister-in-law Susie hints the poet became a recluse due to discomfort in refined society. Dated around 1858, the note describes preferring fields over drawing rooms and avoiding social gatherings, reflecting withdrawal during her Amherst years.
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Amherst
Mass
Emily Dickinson
Pennsylvania
Dickinson
Amherst College
Doug Wilson
Emily
Polly Longsworth
Williamsburg
Susan Dickinson
Susie
Donald Porter
University of Massachusetts
Porter
Whey treatment halts soil erosion on fields
Scientists from the USDA ARS in Kimberly Idaho report that pumping cottage cheese whey onto sloped furrow irrigation can cut soil erosion losses by 65 to 75 percent. Melvin J. Brown and Charles R. Robbins describe field tests where whey floods furrows at about 50 gallons per minute, yielding substantial erosion reductions.
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Washington
Melvin J. Brown
Charles R. Robbins
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
Kimberly
Idaho
Brown
Agriculture Department
United States
Robbins
Reunion plans for ex Mesta workers in Gaston Park
Reunion set for August 9 at 1 p.m. in Gaston Park for former Mesta employees. Send a $5 check to Mesta Reunion c/o Joe DiMuccio in New Castle. For info, call DiMuccio 658-4383 or Perrone 652-0581.
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Mesta
Gaston Park
Joe DiMuccio
New Castle
DiMuccio
Ralph Perrone
Perrone
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Agricultural Committee
Francis McChesney
Paul McCullough
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City Rescue Mission
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