New Castle schools fight gifted cutback in budget vote
The New Castle Area school board adopted an 1980-81 budget of 11 019 352 with a four mill property tax increase as parents opposed cutting gifted program staff from five to two instructors. Administrators defended the plan, outlining independent study, field trips, counseling, and broader access to gifted-leaning classes for all students while preserving program goals and parental involvement. Next year enrollment is about 4 888 with one administrative position cut through attrition.
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New Castle Area School Board
New Castle
Marsha Shumaker
Shumaker
Eugene DeCaprio
DeCaprio
City seeks hotel developer as two firms in contention
The City Redevelopment Authority may tomorrow name a downtown hotel developer. Fairlane Development Corp. of Arlington was slated but Towne Development and Construction Co. of Wesex owner John E. Blackson remains interested. UDAG funding, tax relief, and a feasible plan are under review.
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The
City Redevelopment Authority
Fairlane Development Corp
Arlington
John E. Blackson
New Castle
D. John Razzano
Authority
Blackson
Towne Development and Construction Co
Fairlane
Edward A. Gamble
Razzano
Emil Koledin
Wesex
Koledin
UDAG
Daily number s News Digest June 24 1980
Local obituaries list residents Ina Cunningham Ellen Bechtel Mildred Kelsey Elva Ash Woody Stoddard Jack Richards Robert Walker Nancy Miller John Mahan and others aged 16 to 91. Weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania calls for partial cloudiness with possible thundershowers and temperatures from mid 50s to mid 80s. Shenango River stage 5.70 feet Moraine State Park 72 degrees at 11 a.m.
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Ina B. Cunningham
Ellwood City
Mark T. Shoaff
McClelland Ave
Michael A. Horney
Linden Ave
Ellen Bechtel
Pearson St
Lindsey N. Marchand
Terrace Drive
Maude E. Dick
New Wilmington
Elva V. Ash
Mildred A. Kelsey
Waverly
Ohio
Ellwood L
Shenango River
Roaches and Rats Plague City Public Housing Projects
Tenants in at least six of ten city housing projects report severe problems from vermin, garbage, overcrowding, and broken facilities. Karen and Cathy, residents of Grant Street, describe rats in walls, missing playgrounds, high grass, and unsafe conditions. They blame lax enforcement by managers and urge stricter rule enforcement to improve rent payments and upkeep. The projects include Neshannock Village Big Run Sciota Street Lincoln Terrace and Harbor Heights.
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Don Nakles
Daily Life
Grant Street
Neshannock Village
Big Run
Sciota Street
Lincoln Terrace
Harbor Heights
Karen
Cathy
Lawrence County Housing Authority
Housing Authority
Union youths killed in crash near Ambrosia Quarry
Two Union Township youths died when the convertible they rode in on a private road near Ambrosia Stone Quarry struck an embankment and flipped. Mark Twain Shoaff, 17, died at the scene from skull fractures. Michael Horney, 16, died at Jameson Memorial Hospital from a crushed chest. William McCandless, 17, was injured and in guarded condition at North Side Hospital. The crash occurred around 6 p.m. and the car was pinned beneath for about two hours before rescue.
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Union Township
Beaver Township
Mark Twain Sheaff
Lawrence County
Howard Reynolds
Reynolds
Shoaff
Michael Horney
William McCandless
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Horney
McCandless
North Side Hospital
Youngstown
Ambrosia Stone Quarry
Five Alarm Fire injures 125 in Manhattan building
Shattered glass and smoke filled Park Avenue as a five alarm blaze swept through the 42 story Bank of America offices at the Waldorf area. About 125 firefighters and office workers were injured, with eleven firefighters and one maintenance man hospitalized for smoke inhalation. Fire officials noted no sprinkler system and described orderly evacuations as workers hid behind doors and followed instructions during the three hour blaze.
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New York
UPI
Park Avenue
Waldorf-Astoria
Manhattan
Bellevue Hospital
Roosevelt Hospital
Bank of America
Marcus Strock
Consumer prices rise in May marking second month
Washington reports consumer prices climbed 0.9 percent in May matching April. The increase marks a second consecutive month of somewhat moderated inflation, according to the Labor Department.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
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John N. Gennock
Ben Franklin Junior High School
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New Castle Area
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Tanner
Pennsylvania
Moraine State Park
News Index
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Donald Wright
Mark Shoaff
Augustus Beekman
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