Welfare work rule puts Pennsylvanians at risk
Estelle Carrington, West Philadelphia mother of four, faced a choice between dropping radiology studies and taking a bookkeeping job or losing family assistance. Critics say a 1996 rule will swell welfare rolls by forcing recipients into low wage work while neglecting education. Studies show one semester of education can boost earnings, yet many leave welfare without training. House Bill 1266 would count class time toward work requirements, but remains stalled as program participation declines from 12,000 in June 1998 to under 5,700 in January.
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Philadelphia
Estelle Carrington
West Philadelphia
Carrington
Pennsylvania
Susan Aspey
State Department of Public Welfare
Santo Gairo
Bucks County Housing Group
Nia
New Jersey
Senate
Public Health and Welfare Committee
Tour de Cure to pass Ellwood City with 500 riders
The American Diabetes Association event Tour de Cure will travel through Ellwood City on Sunday with more than 500 riders. Linda Pawlowski seeks volunteers for an Ellwood City Fire Department stop at 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., staffing tables giving sandwiches Gatorade and water. call 758-8533 to help. Riders choose 32 60 72 or 100 miles with rest stops at several towns and a paramedic at each. participation details at (800) 868-7888 or diabetes.org/tour.
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American Diabetes Association
Ellwood City
Linda Pawlowski
6Th Street
LaRoche College
North Park
Allegheny County
Cranberry Township
Zelienople
Enon Valley
Rochester
New Visions beautifies downtown area with trees and park path
The New Visions effort has cleaned parts of downtown and planted trees along Neshannock Creek. Riverwalk Park near the creek and Days Inn spans two and a half blocks between North Street bridge and East Washington Street. The 25 foot wide path aims to provide recreational access to the creek.
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Neshannock Creek
East Washington Street
Troutman’s Department
Riverwalk Park
Days Inn
North Street
Washington Street
Smith
Woman haunted by Beaver County shooting spree memory
In Monaca Beaver County Diane Wenzig 38 owner of a Center Township pizza shop recalls the April 28 rampage that left five dead and one wounded across Allegheny and Beaver counties. Baumhammers 35 is charged with five counts of homicide one count of attempted homicide and seven hate crime counts. Wenzig aided police by memorizing the license plate BF W-9916 aiding Ambridge police to identify the car and arrest Baumhammers. A judge ruled on May 18 that Baumhammers is incompetent to stand trial and he is in psychiatric treatment for up to 90 days.
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Monaca
Beaver County
Allegheny
Beaver Counties
Diane Wenzig
Center Township
Richard Scott Baumhammers
Wenzig
Ore
Baumhammers
Ambridge
Remains of Marine Killed in 1975 Return Home
Remains of Lynn Blessing a Lancaster County Marine killed when his helicopter was shot down off Cambodia in May 1975 are laid to rest in his homeland after 25 years. Identification by the Hawaii CID Lab confirmed his remains along with five other Marines.
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Lancaster (Ap
Lancaster County
Southeast Asia
Lynn Blessing
Cambodia
Thelma Schaeffer Blessing
Manheim
Anita Blessing
U.S
Mayaguez
Gulf of Thailand
Air Force
Blessing
U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory
Hawaii
Daughters Born To Local Families And Multiple Police Reports
In today’s notices, a Slippery Rock couple welcomed a daughter to be born May 29, 2000, joining another birth for Gladys Owens and Darrell Frazier of New Castle. Police reported a burglary at an outbuilding on Route 65 Wayne Township, a gas grill theft from Ver non Jones on Route 208 Pulaski Township, a retail theft at Last Minut Mart in Hickory Township, and harassment in Mahoning Township involving John Schultz. An accident on Miller Avenue Union Township occurred when a 13 year old moped rider collided with a car driven by an 18 year old New Castle resident.
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Ronald Hazen
Wayne Township
Vernon Jones
Pulaski Township
Hickory Township
Mahoning Township
John Schultz
New Castle
Miller Avenue
Union Township
Thomas Reed
Cherry Street
Holly Zarlingo
Westview bus route changed in Union Township
New Castle Transit Authority alters Union Township route in Westview Terrace area. Bus now travels State Street then Lowry Street, uses stop sign as stop, proceeds to North Street Sankey Street through Westview parking area and turns onto Falls Street bypass.
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New Castle
Pitt digitizing old textbooks at University of Pittsburgh
The Nietz Old Textbook Collection at Pitt holds 16 000 volumes on education history and enough to digitize 1 000 more with funding. The archive is among the nations largest, rivaling Harvard Columbia and the Library of Congress. Researchers use it to study 19th century American culture and social structure.
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Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Nietz
Pitt
Harvard University
Columbia University
Library of Congress
America
Charles Aston
Hillman Library
Correction Procedures Call Times For Editing Staff
If you have a correction or clarification and cannot reach the reporter, editor or department, please call Tim Kolodziej, managing editor, at 654 6651. Please make all calls between 10 30 a m and 3 p m.
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Tim Kolodziej
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Roger Smith
New Vision
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Westview
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Bridgeville
Fred Eddinger
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