City may rehire six police and firefighters
An ordinance to rehire three police and three firemen was introduced by Councilman Angelo J. Sands. The plan seeks up to 42,000 for six months starting July 1, while the contingency fund shows 39,264 after a recent street light expense. Debate centers on deficit risks and funding sources.
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Angelo J. Sands
Sands
Edward R. Stiff
Eugene DeCaprio
Richard E. Flannery
Reynold DiLullo
Vine Street
William McCallion
DiLullo
DeCarbo
James P. Beshero
Beshero
Stiff
City Faces $705 623 Cost If Police and Fire Demands Met
Edward R. Stiff reports that meeting the police and fire wage and benefit demands would raise city costs to 705 623.60, needing 9.41 mills in property tax. Firemen seek 2600 wage boost and 40 hour weeks, with staffing impacts dependent on station closures. Continued on page 3.
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DeCaprio
Third Ward
Frank Banfield
Third Ward Citizens Committee
Banfield
Edward R. Stiff
Stiff
City Council
Sixth Ward
City hovers over funding as state repayment issue looms
City may withhold liquid fuel funds if PennDOT collects 84,500 tied to U.S. 422 Bypass work. City plans to reopen talks after treasury concerns. New contracts include North Street repaving and storm sewers. housing rehab staff hired. city engineer named. audits sought.
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Francis J. Rogan
State Department of Transportation
Penndot
Mahoningtown
Cedar Street
Richard E. Flannery
Eugene DeCaprio
New Castle Area
A. Graziani and Sons, Inc
Cascade Street
Countyline Street
Butler Avenue
Bruce & Merrilees Electric Co
N. Mill
North Streets
Anthony Cugini
Theresa Gillest
Council Vu
Alphonse Rozzi
Arwood T. Eckles Jr
Paine, Webber, Jackson and Curtis, Inc
Carter urges New Deal programs for cities at mayor conference
Jimmy Carter told UPI that American cities face an urban crisis and need New Deal style programs with strong local control. He urged job creation, warned federal funds must avoid waste, and compared his plan to Roosevelt’s 1930s approach with a focus on urban projects.
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Milwaukee
UPI
Jimmy Carter
U.S. Conference of Mayors
America
Franklin Roosevelt
Carter
CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps
WPA
Work Projects Administration
Georgia
Shapp vetoes fund control bill as standoff persists
Governor Milton Shapp vetoed a bill granting the legislature control over all federal funds to Pennsylvania. Leaders plan an override. lawmakers amended the bill to remove prosecutor office funding while adding a review grant. Shapp warns the move would hamper using federal money and invite court battles.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Shapp
General Assembly
Seven-Foot Neighbor Highlighted in County Report
The calendar marks the Bicentennial Five stages of marriage in a county report while Marine findings note innocence. Oliver comments on the discussion as neighborly chatter.
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Oliver
Thoughtful quotes and varied weather notes fill a dated page
A 1976 column combines a Franklin quote and obituaries for Mrs. Linda Blanton, Mrs. Caroline Watt, and Mrs. John Soloman with a broad national weather forecast. It includes UPI-credited regional forecasts for the north Pacific and Atlantic states and Tennessee Valley, plus Western Pennsylvania conditions and local Morain State Park weather data.
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Linda M. Blanton
Ridgewood Drive
Caroline Watt
Torrance
Calif
John Soloman
Detroit, Mich
Nation
North Pacific States
North Atlantic States
West Gulf Coast
Tennessee Valley
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Duluth
Houston
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Miami
New Orleans
New York
Phoenix
San Francisco
Seattle
St. Louis
Washington
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court Rules Against Two in Pollution Challenge
The Supreme Court ruled against Duquesne Light Co and Pennsylvania Power Co challenging state air pollution controls. It sent the case back to the 3rd U.S. Circuit to reexamine in light of the Missouri decision, stating EPA and federal courts lack authority to review state plan feasibility. The case involves Allegheny and Washington counties plants and a Beaver County Shippingport facility.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
High Court
U.S. 3Rd Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Circuit
Missouri
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal
EPA
Duquesne Light Co
Allegheny
Washington Counties
Pennsylvania Power Co
New Castle
Shippingport
Beaver County
Ohio Edison Co
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City
John Allen
Lawrence County Area Vocational-Technical School
Richard
Vo-Tech
Victor Kendrick
John Meehan
Thomas Shumaker
Verrazano Bridge
NEW York News
Council
Zarlengo Bros
North Street
Greenwood Avenue
Sankey Street
Certified Public Accountants
McEntire and Clarke
Transit Authority
Aaco Office Products
Authority
Brandt, Inc
Peoples Bank of Western Pennsylvania
South Side
Shapp Downs Fund
News Digest
News Index
Franklin
Shenango River
Moraine State Park
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