PSE8  Black and White scanned pics need editing

Any suggestions how to retouch an older black & white photo?  I scanned it into PSE8 and it needs some major adjustments.  My last photo editing program had tools for just black and white edits.  Help!

Thanks Bob for your timely response.  I found my problem was due to choosing
the "black and white" option for scanning.  Apparently, that is for text.
The correct option was "grey tones" for scanning black and white photos.

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