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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1971
Page
25
Former New Castle High School football coach Phillip H. Bridenbaugh was honored by many of his former players. A large plaque recalling his championship teams will be placed permanently in the high school field house.
Partly cloudy warm and humid with a chance of thundershowers today tonight and Saturday. Highs today upper 70s to mid 80s north and 80s south, lows tonight in 60s. Saturday high in 80s. Two sections give 24 hour stats with 85 max and 63 min, precipitation none, Shenango River 5.0 feet, Moraine State Park 74 degrees and 7 mph south wind with 14,720 attendance Thursday.
The roster includes Ottavio Jim DiPaolo 78 of 35 High St Ruth E Kelly 52 of 507 S Ray St Elizabeth Schuetz 95 of 2801 Ellwood Rd Richard L McConahy 42 of 122 N Crawford Ave Samuel C Walker 70 of 702 Oak St and Tony Crisci 73 of Chicago.
The Pennsylvania 3.5 percent income tax was declared invalid by the state Supreme Court for violating the constitutional requirement of uniform taxation. The ruling vacates the tax retroactive to Jan 1, prompting Shapp to seek stopgap funding while lawmakers consider new measures and potential rearguing.
Rescue crews pulled the remaining victims from a smoke filled water tunnel near Sylmar after a blast and fire killed 17 miners. Only one worker survived as officials blamed earthquake fault lines for methane seepage and a hazardous zero visibility environment. The sole survivor, Ralph Brisset, described the frantic hours underground.
The City Council approved a capital improvements program for the next six years with an estimated cost over 9 million. The plan coordinates sewer, transportation and urban renewal projects funded by bonds, federal and state aid, and city funds. Major items include sewer plant upgrades 1.75 million in 1972 and Falls St bridge project 2.5 million in 1973.
South Vietnamese infantry with elite Black Panther units recaptured Fire Base Fuller less than 24 hours after its fall. Over 3,000 troops reinforced the hilltop outpost amid ruins from allied bombing. Four Americans were killed in nearby clashes, while three missing advisers were found safe. The base lies five miles south of the DMZ as B52 raids continued nearby.
Local businesses and individuals ordered banks to stop payment on state income tax checks amid uncertainty over the tax's constitutionality. Banks noted many checks had already been cashed for the June 15 due date. Officials in Harrisburg and Philadelphia planned meetings to decide whether withholding would continue and how the $135 million collected to date would be handled. Experts offered mixed views on a replacement tax, while some urged continued withholding pending future legislation. A separate report from Obama City, Japan, noted six family members buried in a landslide.
The New Castle Schools face a contract dispute as a state fact-finder proposes an across the board $100 starting raise and $300 per step, expanding bachelor and master salary maxima. The school board rejected the recommendations while teachers voted to accept, with 32 topics in dispute including seniority, staffing committees, summer school, sick leave, and benefits.
The Pennsylvania Department of Education sent quarterly subsidies totaling 202 million dollars yesterday to state school districts. The payments cover the 1970-71 year bringing total subsidies to 666 million dollars. Prior quarters went out in September and December with 15 percent of the third already paid in February. the remaining 85 percent was issued in May.
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