Dam and lake proposal meets strong local opposition
Army Corps of Engineers held a four hour North Hills meeting to gauge reaction to a 25 million dam and 150 acre lake on Girtys Run. About 24 of roughly 400 attendees spoke against the project citing cost, traffic, pollution concerns, and impact on Millvale and nearby developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Frances Wiley
Army Corps of Engineers
Girtys
North Hills High
Keith "Bee Donater
Tet Heinz
Leo Vreek
Col
N. G. Delbridge
Corps of Engineers
Millvale
Allegheny River
Col Delbridge
Holly-Hill Land
Rosecliff
Heinz
Babcock Boulevard
Etna Sues Ross and Shaler Over Sewer System
Etna Borough files suit in Common Pleas court charging Ross and Shaler with agreement dating to 1967. Etna seeks an injunction against LeDonne Brothers Inc to stop new tap ins to the Bridge Street sewer serving 60 Shaler residents. Ross and Shaler officials say they were surprised and will meet to address the problem as raw sewage spills from overloaded lines affect areas in both towns and across Pine Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
Shaler
Etna Borough
Common Pleas
Etna
LeDonne Brothers, Inc
Babcock Blvd
McCandless
Bridge Street
Donald E. Williams
Shater
Shaler Ross
Pine Creek
Sheridan
Martha
Dewey
Wilson
LeDonne Bros., Inc
Etna Council
Varied Reaction to New Busing Law Across Area
North Allegheny Superintendent Dr Carl A Newman pledges full cooperation while Northgate’s Leslie H Marietta says his district will not bus out of Bellevue and Avalon. Avonworth mailed forms to 31 families to reimburse costs if Act 372 fails, with state attorney general Packel and Rep Early urging parents not to sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Allegheny
Carl A Newman
Northgate
Leslie H Marietta
Bellevue
Avalon
Avonworth
Edward M Early
Israel Packel
Packel
Early
Pittsburgh
Mount Alvernie High School
Millvale
Catherine
City School Board
Shi Area
North Hills
Fors Chapel
Milton J Shapp
Marietta
Manetta
Ecumenical move affects Bellevue school attendance
The Northgate district plans an ecumenical shift with seventh and eighth graders attending Assumption School in Bellevue. An influx of public school pupils will use six Assumption classrooms, with eighth graders split between Assumption in the morning and Bellevue in the afternoon and seventh graders on the reverse schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue
Assumption School
Northgate
Assumption
Mary Caroline
State moving to end Pine Creek pollution plan announced
The state will award a contract in September to build two lagoons on B&O Railroad and Winchester property at the old Wildwood Mine to stop Pine Creek pollution near Hampton. Completion is set for January 1, with sealing of a recent breakout near Wildwood Pool to begin in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Creek
Hampton
The
State
B&o Railroad
Winchester
Old Wildwood
Clifford H. McConnell
State Department of Environmental Resources
Wildwood Swimming Pool
Wildwood
North Hills approves three year contract for staff
Maintenance and custodial personnel in the North Hills School District approved a new three year contract on Thursday. The contract calls for increases of 2776 cents an hour in the first year, 30 cents in the second year and 25 cents in the third year. Including fringe benefits, the school board is expected to ratify the contract at its next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Academy
Hampton
Col J J Sustar
James Zahren
North Catholic High School
24Th Ward
North
Pittsburgh
Zahren
North Hills
Shaler
Reserve Township
Vincentiany High School
McCandless
Theresita
St. Benedict Academy
Ross
Therese Clare
Index News Record Parcel at McCandless Address
A brief listing from the Index News Record reference page notes the McCandless location at 385 Perry Highway with box 11134, Pittsburgh PA 15277. It provides home delivery and editorial contact numbers 386-0845, 9314441, and 925-4189 for reader services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Highway
McCandless
Pittsburgh
Richland supervisors study four subdivision requests
At a steamy Richland township meeting planning commission reports dominated two hours as plans for four subdivisions moved forward. Discussions covered classification of acres for development, road costs, interim sewage plant charging, and a public hearing date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Planning Commission
Tan M.E.B. Reed
Grove
R. E. Morrow
Turner Road
Donald F. Becker
Gibsonia Road
John C. Danner Jr
Becker
Joseph B. Quirin
Grubbs Road
Richard Wright
Max Rosarius
Keystone Gas Station
Route 8
Cook Road
Orchard Park
Rosarius
State approves Bronx Field upgrade in West View
State grant of 13500 dollars through Project 500 will fund Phase I improvements at Bronx Field including drainage, landscaping and walkways in West View. Borough to match funds. bids sought after formal approval. Project aims to have field playable for next summer with potential further work next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronx Field
West View
Daniel M. Daugherty Jr
Daugherty
Babcock School District secretaries vote to strike
Eleven Babcock School District secretaries, members of the Pennsylvania School Service Personnel Association, voted unanimously to strike if contract talks do not resume. James H. Fabian of the state association confirmed the vote after a halted session when school board negotiator Michael Reilly had to leave for another meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babcock
Pennsylvania School Service Personnel Association
James H. Fabian
Pennsylvania State Association
Michael Reilly
Tre Schoo
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Harry G. Menhorn Jr
Ronald P. Goebel
Merlin “Bremax
Chamber of Commerce
Menhorn
Mendore
McKnight
William L. Crawford
Rawford
Pittsburgh Pipe Co
Sutter Road
White Oak Heights
Lagdons
Harry R. Barnett
Allegheny County
Soil and Water Conservation District
Trevineees
Osee
Western Pennsylvania Disposal Co
Pubes Utility Commission
Danner
State—Board—of Health
Bronx
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