First U.S. census forms delivered as govt urge to return grows
Census Bureau director Kenneth Prewitt warns of low form return rates amid new efforts to boost participation. A $167 million advertising push and Internet responses debut in 2000 with 90,000 community partners to spread the census message and address confidentiality concerns.
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Washington
America
Census Bureau
Kenneth Prewitt
Associated Press
Prewitt
Texas
Florida
Census spending soars as response to 2000 census dips
The Census Bureau spent 167 million on 2000 census advertising yet faces a record low response since 1970. Mayors Archer, Riordan, and Giuliani lead appeals to reassure the public. Officials warn of rising foreign born populations and more multiracial self-identification could alter minority counts.
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U.S. Census Bureau
Dennis Archer
Detroit
Richard Riordan
Los Angeles
Rudolph Giuliani
New York
Prewitt
New Castle Library Receives Juvenile Book Donations
The New Castle Public Library received multiple juvenile book donations from October 1999 to February 2000. Donors included Linda and family for Carolyn K Houk honors, the New Castle Rotary Club, Friends at West Side Primary Center, and numerous local families and groups in memory of loved ones. Titles cover fiction and non fiction across science, history, and education, reflecting community support for youth literacy.
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New Castle
Kaitlyn Abraham
David and
Karen Panella
Maxine Andrews
Humphrey
Edice E. Bartberger
Rosco Federal Credit Union
Willard Duffee
George Laines
Walter Emery
New Castle Area
George Saines
Emma Farone
Frank Frasso
House of Wisdom
Leonard Silhanek, longtime Stambaugh-Thompson retiree, dies
Leonard C. Silhanek 77 of 1009 E Poland Ave Bessemer died March 2 2000 in Jameson Hospital He was born March 12 1922 in McKees Rocks son of Charles and Helen Silhanek He married Mary Udovich March 9 1944 She survives He worked 29 years as head receiver at Stambaugh-Thompson warehouse and four years at Kaufmanns Pittsburgh An Army WWII veteran he belonged to Bessemer Senior Citizens and the Bessemer Croatian Club He enjoyed model railroads and woodworking He was a member of St Anthony Catholic Church Survivors include wife three sons Leonard Jr Randy and Doug a sister Dorothy Kasvinsky five grandchildren and one great granddaughter Calling hours 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today at Terry A Cunningham Funeral Home Burial 11 a.m. tomorrow at St Anthony Cemetery Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at St Anthony Catholic Church The Rev James Downs officiating
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Leonard C. Silhanek
Poland Ave
Bessemer
Jameson Hospital
McKees Rocks
Charles
Helen Stark Silhanek
Mary Udovich
Silhanek
Stambaugh-Thompson Warehouse
Kaufmann’s
Pittsburgh
Bessemer Senior Citizens
Bessemer Croatian Club
Leonard Silhanek
Oak St
St. Anthony Catholic Church
James Downs
St. Anthony Cemetery
Deborah A Bachelder dies at 45 in Mercer county
Deborah Ann Bachelder 45 of Falls Road died March 2 2000 at her home. Born August 1 1954 in Grove City she was daughter of the late Frank Como Sr and Myrlte Barnes Como Moore who survives. She married Douglas Lee Bachelder on April 13 1991 who also survives. She worked for Sony Corp at the Grove City outlet mall. She was a member of Leesburg Presbyterian Church. Survives include three daughters Cheryl Lynn Bish Teresa Diane Burdett and Katelyn Michele Bachelder five sisters Francisca Franny Baughman Brenda Snyder Sandy Malone Leslie Ann Como Joanie Lynn Como one brother Frank Como Jr and four grandchildren. Services 9 pm tomorrow at Smith Funeral Home Leesburg with a 2 pm Sunday service at the same funeral home officiated by Rev Thomas Gomola and Rev Terry Greenlee. Burial Crestview Memorial Park Pine Township.
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Deborah Ann Bachelder
Lawrence County
Grove City
Frank Como Sr
Myrtle Barnes Como Moore
Douglas Lee Bachelder
Bachelder
Falls Road
Sony Corp
Leesburg Presbyterian Church
Thomas Gomola
Terry Greenlee
Jackson Center Presbyterian Church
Crestview Memorial Park
Pine Township
Dayton Llewellyn Dayton 93 of Brooklyn dies March 1 2000
Llewellyn Dayton 93 of 2744 Bedford Ave Brooklyn died in his home on March 1 2000. Born April 15 1906 in New York he was son of Egbert and Lillian Dayton. He married Luella Fisher on November 29 1942 and is survived by two sons Robert and William and two grandchildren. A graveside service will be held 11 am Tuesday at Lloyd Union Cemetery Lloyd NY officiated by Rev. Robert D. Dayton with a memorial service planned later. Arrangements by Smith Funeral Home New Wilmington.
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Bedford Ave
Brooklyn
N.Y
Lawrence County
New York
Egbert
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Robert D. Dayton
Dayton
Pace University of New York City
Robert
Pulaski
William Llewellyn Dayton
Brookline
Lloyd Union Cemetery
Lloyd, N.Y
Judge orders video monitoring at adult business premises
District Judge Pratt refused to shut the business for a year and ordered corrective steps. The plan requires three interior video monitors placed to cover viewing booths and adjacent hallways, with at least five feet clearance, plus lighting at or above one foot candle. If any part fails, affected booths close until fixed and officials may inspect during hours of operation.
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Matthew T. Mangino
Pratt
Blaskic Jailed 45 Years by Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal
The Hague based Yugoslav war crimes tribunal sentenced Croat General Tihomir Blaskic to 45 years in prison, the longest verdict to date and the first against a senior officer in the Balkan wars. Judge Claude Jorda called the crimes extremely serious and condemned the acts as violations of humanitarian law. The ruling marks a landmark in the UN tribunal established in 1993 to punish post Yugoslav conflicts atrocities.
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Netherlands
Tihomir Blaskic
Claude Jorda
France
Blaskie
Jorda
U.N. Tribunal
Yugoslavia
New Hampshire teen linked to cybercrime investigation
FBI agents seize a 17 year old New Hampshire boy's computer amid probing last month's major Internet outages. Prosecutors weigh charges on unrelated hacking found on the seized device, with the screen name coolie among suspected aliases.
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Washington
FBI
New Hampshire
Coolie
Yahoo
eBay
Amazon.com
Californians Vote On Gay Marriage Ban Proposition 22
California voters weigh Proposition 22 to ban recognizing same sex marriages. the campaign has drawn more than 13 million in church and organizational funding with backing from Roman Catholic, Mormon, Southern Baptist groups and major Protestant churches. Field Poll shows a 13 point lead amid a 3 point margin of error.
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McCain and Bush clash over religion and finances
In New York AP reports John McCain urges to stop the squabbling while George W. Bush accuses him of smearing. Their debate centers on campaign finances and religion, seen as crucial for McCain to regain footing after recent setbacks. McCain defends calls blasting Bush for visiting Bob Jones University.
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New York
John McCain
George W. Bush
McCain
Bush
Bob Jones University
Israeli official warns Palestinian police over West Bank control
In Jerusalem, a Cabinet minister pledged Israel would prevail in any clash with Palestinian police amid threats to seize parts of the West Bank. The comments followed Palestinian calls to occupy territory if land transfer deals fall through, after Israeli forces destroyed a Hamas weapons cache in Taibeh and killed five militants in a day of clashes.
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Israel
Taibeh
Ex-Chilean dictator to arrive home today
Chilean flags and brass band music framed the homecoming of Gen. Augusto Pinochet in Santiago as jubilant supporters prepared a mass rally outside the military hospital. After 16 months detained in Britain, he left a free man following a judgment that he was unfit for extradition to Spain over human rights abuses.
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Chile
Augusto Pinochet
Britain
Pinochet
Jack Straw
Spain
Luis Cortes
Santiago Military Hospital
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