Smiling through a life of horror Helga Hooper’s journey from a 1942 Kassel trauma
Helga Hooper recalls a 1942 Kassel incident that forced her into a concentration camp at age five. She describes brutal beatings and the loss of her first husband to a heart attack, plus discovery of her Jewish father’s fate as storm troopers took him away. Now 65, she lives in Clifford Pennsylvania with her husband John.
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Helga Hooper
Kassel
Papa
Clifford
Pennsylvania
John
Hooper
Accused county minister not guilty
Beaver AP The pastor of a Lawrence County church was found innocent of solicitation and criminal attempt to patronize prostitutes in a Beaver County jury ruling. Rev David Sutton 66 pastor at Bible Presbyterian Church Enon Valley reacted after verdict and addressed parishioners. Deputy Kristen Chapel undercover last June stated Sutton denied soliciting and said he approached her seeking to help.
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Beaver
Lawrence County
Beaver County
David Sutton
Bible Presbyterian Church
Enon Valley
Sutton
Kristen Chapel
Chapel
Bush frames war on Iraq as disarmament and regime change
President Bush, in a prime time address, calls Saddam Hussein a cancer and outlines a mission to disarm Iraq. He warns Saddam directly and pressures the UN Security Council as diplomacy moves toward possible military action.
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Washington
Bush
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Saddam
U.N. Security Council
Daily record of entertainment horoscopes and weather notes
A compact page item lists daily entertainment notes, horoscopes, lottery results, money items, obituaries, sports, and weather forecasts. It summarizes ongoing odds, finances, and public notices with concise entries and bolded headings for quick reading.
Obituaries for eight residents listed with ages and homes
Julia M. DiThomas 88 Haven Convalescent Home Mildred E. Doherty 91 Wampum Sharleen Hazen 56 Charlotte NC Clarence J. Higgs 89 65 Avalon Drive Fred Nocera 73 114 Ashberry Lane Amelia M. Perkins 92 Hill View Manor Carolyn Sartoris 82 Bear 311 Sutton St Felicia Scopio 86 Philadelphia
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Julia M. DiThomas
Haven Convalescent Home
Mildred E. Doherty
Wampum
Sharleen Hazen
Charlotte
N.C
Clarence J. Higgs
Avalon Drive
Fred Nocera
Ashberry Lane
Amelia M. Perkins
Hill View Manor
Carolyn Sartoris
Bear
Sutton St
Felicia Scopio
Philadelphia
Westminster Sigma Nu Fraternity Closed After Smoke Bomb Incident
Three Westminster College students face charges after a January 23 smoker party at the Snake House led to a smoke bomb being thrown at a neighboring fraternity. New Wilmington police, college officials, and the national headquarters conducted a month long investigation. The Sigma Nu chapter at 745 S. Market St. has been temporarily closed and its charter suspended.
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Westminster College
Sigma Nu
S. Market St
New Wilmington
Conti switches parties to seek New Castle mayor
Philip Conti, a 71 year old Euclid Avenue resident and longtime Republican, enters the New Castle mayoral race after switching to the Democratic Party. He notes potential changes to city council and school board, vows to return the mayor’s salary to residents, and aims for a single term with broad benefits for all residents.
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Philip Conti
New Castle
Conti
Euclid Avenue
New Castle Area
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