Alpena High School to Close as Tax Proposals Fail
Alpena Michigan district with about 6800 students and 480 staff will close today as three tax levy votes have failed. An Oct 30 ballot asks 20.25 mills for general funds and 3.45 mills for library, athletics, cafeterias, and transportation. Community wary, officials predict layoffs without new funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpena
Mich
Cynthia Wenzel
Detroit
Michigan
Glenn McAdams
John Taylor
Lake Huron
Thunder Bay
Wes Nunneley
Nunneley
Frank LaBita
United Auto Workers Union
Presque Isle
Terry Osgerby
American Association of Retired Persons
Man convicted of four deaths at Oregon tavern shooting
Lawrence W. Moore, 25, of Scio, was convicted on four counts of aggravated murder for firing about two dozen shots into the Oregon Museum Tavern in Salem. He faced 20 counts of attempted murder and had claimed self defense, saying he believed patrons planned to poison his food and drinks. The six men and six women jury returned the verdict after midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene, Ore
Salem
Lawrence W. Moore
Scio
Lane County
Moore
Oregon
Philadelphia teachers' union hit with higher fines in strike
Common Pleas Court Judge Edward J. Bradley doubled the daily fine on the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers from 10 000 to 15 000 and imposed 250 daily fines on PFT President John Murray and the executive board for defying a back to work order. The union had faced 40 000 in penalties for injunction violations as the 22 000 member body continues a strike against layoffs and a pay hike reversal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Common Pleas Court
Edward J. Bradley
Philadelphia Federation of Teachers
Bradley
PFT
John P. Murray
Drug crackdown fills Army stockades by Peter J. Bernstein
U S Army stockades hold more prisoners than since 1973 with over 3 000 soldiers serving time mainly for drug offenses including 46 women. Most confinement at Fort Leavenworth amid rising crime yet rate lower than Vietnam era. Army officials link crime to recruiting and access to juvenile records while noting improved screening and stronger prevention programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter J. Bernstein
Newhouse
Washington
U.S. Army Stockades
U.S
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Defense Department
Pentagon
Guinea pigs studied as food in Latin America
BYU professor N Paul Johnston notes guinea pigs are a major food source in rural Latin America. He cites Peruvian tastes preferring guinea pig over chicken or rabbit and mentions a cathedral painting of Jesus eating a guinea pig. Johnston seeks ways to boost production and understand nutritional needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provo
Utah
Latin America
N. Paul Johnston
Brigham Young University
Jesus
Johnston
Peru
Bodies found under Mount St. Helens ash in Moses Lake case
Two Alaska teens Marsha Ann Weatter and Katherine Jean Allen, both 18 and 20, were found shot to death under ash from the Mount St. Helens eruption near Moses Lake Washington. Authorities formed a five member task force and released photos as they pursued a killer across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Lake
Wash
Mount St. Helens
Marsha Ann Weatter
Katherine Jean Allen
Larry Boyd
Grant County
Fairbanks
Alaska
Interstate 90
Boyd
Ken Kernan
Washington
Idaho
Yakima
Also Mentioned on This Page
Seer
Union
Pasinski
Kernan
Jater
Jean Weatter
Central Tractor Farm & Family Center, Inc
Central Tractor Ce
Flan Arts
Jinaugural
NEW Acquisitions
Buckley
SUN
Weet
WND
Listen
South Store
South
Buckley RO
Cicero Stone
Buckley Ri
Awina
Rawina
Urser
Ea Daffodils
Wigqupon
Avina’s
Ge Wicqupon
Florabundas
Ursgery
Cazus
Audubon Valley
Buckley RD
RT. 1
Mof
Cicero
Ami
Sn Northern
Lights Mall
Eeeee
Worthern Lights
Syracuse
Upstate Denture Services
DOXEY
Nettless Creek
By Bayles
Penncan
OPE Daily & Sat
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!