Yoho proposes $8 million city budget with tax hike
Mayor Dale W Yoho introduced an $8 million city budget including a $2.22 increase for the average taxpayer raising the millage to 30.50 from 30.13 to fund the New Castle Public Library and city bonds. The plan keeps general expenses at 25 mills while outlining a $1.8 million bond for roads sewers buildings and equipment.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
City budget proposals add $8 million economic development plan
Yoho proposes an $8 million countywide economic development program to help local firms and recruit new businesses, with a winter presentation of the plan and budget. He urges continuing the demolition program, free and clear sale procedures for tax rolls, Home Rule study, charter commission, city cleanups, and replacing lost state and federal funds.
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Yoho
Pittsburgh
Reagan sketches world of peaceful competition before Geneva
President Reagan in a 17 minute national broadcast urged a durable bridge to the future with the Soviet Union. He warned against expecting immediate results at Geneva and framed the summit as a start for a dialogue for peace rather than a quick arms deal. He outlined aims to reduce war weapons, stop regional conflicts, expand educational and cultural exchanges, and keep human rights central while signaling firmness on abuses. Reagan praised openness and proposed cultural exchanges like Bolshoi Ballet tours and American plays for Soviet citizens as part of building trust.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
United Nations
Moscow
Gorbachev
United States
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Beach Boys
Deadly Nevado del Ruiz Eruption Ravages Colombian Towns
Rescue teams search for survivors after the Nevado del Ruiz eruption in western Colombia. Officials fear up to 25,000 dead in Armero and surrounding towns as mudslides and floods devastate the region. U.N. and local authorities mobilize relief, with U.S. helicopters and Venezuelan supplies aiding response efforts.
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Colombia
UPI
Panama Canal Zone
Bogota
Alberto Vasquez Restrepo
Antioquia
Armero
Guali
Nevado del Ruiz
U.N. Disaster Relief Organization
Osberto Hernandez
New Guinea
Mount Lamington
Western Hemisphere
Mount Arenas
Costa Rica
Mount St. Helens
Washington
Belisario Betancur
Gustavo Esguerra
Cundinamarca
U.S. Geological Survey
Derrell Herd
Chinchina
Langunilla
Cloro
Molino
Western Pennsylvania Weather Outlook
Cloudy with rain developing tonight and Saturday with possible heavy bursts. Low around 40 and highs near 45 to 50. Extended forecast shows chances of rain Sunday and fair Monday with cooler overnight lows in the 30s to 40s and daytime highs in the upper 40s to 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
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Pennsylvania
Obstetric Unit Keeps Open at Ellwood City Hospital
The Western Pennsylvania Regional Plan Development Committee reversed its plan to phase out Ellwood City Hospital's 12 bed obstetric unit by 1987 after testimony from the hospital president and supporters. Travel times to other hospitals influenced the revision, with 35 to 40 minutes cited in good weather, though HSA guidelines call for a 30 minute limit. The full HSA board will decide next on the committee's revised recommendation and other matters.
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Western Pennsylvania Regional Plan Development Committee
Health Systems Agency of Southwestern Pennsylvania
Herbert Skuba
Samuel Troese
HSA
Troese
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