Groundbreaking held at Jameson Hospital
Groundbreaking ceremonies marked the start of Jameson Memorial Hospital's 17.5 million construction and renovation program. Hospital president Thomas White, Dr Eugene Isidro, and board chairman John W. Sant turned over the first shovelsful. The event drew about 300 officials, staff, students, and St. Francis Hospital representatives including Joseph Noviello and Sister Germaine Walter. The plan follows a joint health care strategy with St. Francis and aims to avoid duplication while serving the community. final state health department approval was received in December. White presided. see HOSPITAL, page 5.
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Germaine Walter
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New Castle News
Weather Outlook and Local Notices May 21 1980
Western Pennsylvania forecast shows a fair night with patchy fog and cool lows in the low 50s. Thursday will be partly sunny and warmer with highs in the mid to upper 70s and minimal precipitation. The weather stats cover May 19 to May 20 with a high of 76 and a low of 48, rainfall .25 inch, Shenango River at 6.97 feet. Moraine State Park temperature 62, NE winds 2 mph, rainfall .13 inch, attendance 1,845.
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Shenango River
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Lottery The illusion that times that were are better than those that are
The quote reflects nostalgia for the past and suggests that the belief in better days can affect present choices. It contrasts memory with current times and invites readers to question sentimental judgments about eras gone by. The line frames a broader meditation on progress and happiness.
Record 23.7 percent rise in basic necessities inflation
The Basic Necessities Inflation Index shows energy housing food and medical care costs rising 23.7 percent from January to March, a record gain and well above the 11.5 percent CPI for non essentials. Gas heating oil and housing lead the surge while food up 3.8 percent offers limited relief.
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Andrew M. Nibley
Washington
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National Center For Economic Alternatives
Labor Department
Mud dam collapse threat near Mount St Helens floods warned
LIDIA WASOWICZ reports that 50,000 residents in Castle Rock Kelso and Longview face evacuation if a 20 story mud dam from Mount St Helens fails. Officials warned of possible mudflows worse than Sunday eruption while Spirit Lake levels fall 50 feet below the dam. Emergency shelters house 6,000 plus evacuees as authorities seek a major disaster declaration.
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Horchler Plans Sabbatical and Retirement from New Castle School
New Castle School Superintendent Russell L. Horchler expects to request a sabbatical leave of absence for 1980-81 with retirement to follow. His 14-year tenure would end June 30, pending formal board action at Friday's budget meeting. Board President George Gregg noted Horchler discussed the move but did not cite budget issues as a factor.
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Russell L. Horchler
Horchler
George Gregg
Judge drops charges against PUC employees in payoff case
An Allegheny County judge dismissed bribery conspiracy theft by extortion and tampering with public records charges against James Rainey and two other Western Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission employees accused of taking protection payoffs from trucking firms at a hearing yesterday Judge Robert Dauer presided over the case in New Castle Rainey resided at 1610 Delaware Ave.
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Commissioners consider suit over federal aid discrimination
Lawrence County commissioners plan to file a federal lawsuit alleging the government favors economically disadvantaged families in aid programs. They accuse income-based rules of discriminating against middle class and urge testing of equal opportunity in court. They voted to pursue the case and consult county solicitor Richard Harper.
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Library program to upgrade reading skills for adults
The New Castle Public Library launches the Adult Literacy Project funded under the Library Services and Construction Act. Volunteers tutor struggling readers one to one, meeting weekly for about 90 minutes or more. Block, a Peace Corps veteran from Pittsburgh, coordinates. The goal is 25 students and 25 tutors in three months with a stretch target of seventh grade reading level.
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