Hill View sale disputed in Lawrence County court
Donna Robinson filed a complaint in the Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas seeking to void two county commissioners resolutions and related spending tied to the proposed sale of Hill View Manor. The suit claims the actions were arbitrary and an abuse of discretion, seeks a jury trial, notes Hill View resident Helen Catterson is her mother, and mentions prior commission votes and consultant bids without a contract award.
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Lawrence County
Hill View
Elizabeth M. Verterano
Frank A. Vitril
Wendell B. Wagner
Daniel Herman
Robinson
Delib
EPA releases nationwide toxic waste data base big reveal
The EPA unveiled a data base showing 22.5 billion pounds of toxic discharges in 1987 with California leading at 5.8 billion. Sodium sulfate inflated totals, a Kerr McGee plant in Trona contributed 5.2 billion pounds. The system allows home computer access for 25 dollars per hour and covers 320 chemicals from 19 278 plants.
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Washington
California
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kerr-McGee Chemical
Trona
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
William Reilly
Pennsylvania called manufacturing giant in Grant Thornton report
Washington Pennsylvania earns praise for job gains in the 1989 Manufacturing Climates Study while facing harsh critique for unemployment fund costs and union dominance. The firm notes 13,000 manufacturing jobs added in 1988, cites Pittsburgh diversification, and highlights Boeing and Ford developments amid western state challenges.
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Washington
Grant Thornton
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Boeing Helicopter
Delaware County
Ford Motor Co
Montgomery County
Pittsburgh
Jones & Laughlin
President Bush visits Cheltenham High in heat
President Bush visited Cheltenham High School in Wyncote Pa to congratulate 331 graduates and urge greater volunteerism. He announced a $50 million Youth in Service to America YES program aimed at fighting drug abuse illiteracy and homelessness. He noted the new Office of National Service and urged youth to care for others in a democracy spirit.
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Wyncote
UPI
Bush
Montgomery County High School
Cheltenham High School
America
YES
Office of National Service
United States
Soviet Union
Poland
China
New Castle Parking Authority approves cost cutting plan
The New Castle Parking Authority backs measures to meet obligations including a $2 raise to $3 in monthly rates, a $6,500 executive director salary cut, reduced part time hours, and using savings over 10 years to pay down a balloon bond. They may install meters or an electronic system to replace cashiers, saving about $19,000.
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New Castle
Parking Authority
Robert W. Rainey
Richard Christofer
City Coun
Cil
Rainey
Carbis Walker and Associates
Suszynski Severed Arm in West Pittston Plant Accident
Terry Suszynski, 28, of South Beaver Street, is in serious condition at Allegheny General Hospital after an industrial accident at the C C Vanport Limestone plant in West Pittsburg. He was cleaning a conveyor belt when his right arm was severed at the elbow. The Mine Safety and Health Administration will investigate.
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Terry Suszynski
South Beaver Street
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh
St. Francis Hospital
Suszynski
C&c Vanport Limestone
West Pittsburg
Leonard Chutz
Chutz
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Prosecutors urge prison term for Oliver North
North is to be sentenced Friday as prosecutors argue he is not a scapegoat. Independent prosecutor Lawrence Walsh urged Judge Gessell to impose a prison term after Iran Contra convictions, noting Walsh spent over 2.2 years and 15 million dollars investigating the scandal.
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North
Lawrence Walsh
Gesell
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Cascade Park
Boy Scouts of America
News Washington Bureau
Alexander Grant & Co
Susan McCartney
President Bush
Tony Barczyk
Beaver St
Michael Michelson
New Bedford
James G. Saines
Dewey Ave
Brewster G. Slater
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Enn
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