Laird Chosen for Defense Secretary Reflects Congress Link
Defense Secretary pick Melvin Laird, a Capitol Hill insider, is praised for intellect and blunt honesty. The piece notes his long unaffiliated influence, cross river talks with McNamara, and the logic of selecting a House veteran over industrialist or military brass.
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Defense
Robert McNamara
Pentagon
House
Melvin Laird
Mel Laird
McNamara
Nixon
Laird
Defense Department
Capitol Hill
Congress
Jackson
Waste, air pollution and tax fronts loom in 1969 outlook
An editorial synthesis warns that trash disposal and air pollution plague cities from New Castle to New York. It notes rising costs, incineration challenges, and shifting policies while tying waste management to broader national tax debates under Nixon and Shafer.
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America
Charles C. Johnson Jr
Consumer Protection and Environmental Health Service
Warrenton
New Castle
Belgium
London
Garbage Department
NEW York Times
New York
Tom Alexander
Fortune
U.S
Sanitary District
Greater
Chicago
George R. Stewart
Tax end near for Pennsylvania sales levy under Shafer
Governor Shafer faces a June 30 deadline on the one percent of Pennsylvania sales tax that expires unless reenacted by the 1969 legislature. With Democrats controlling the House, the vote to extend rests in a volatile political balance. Nixon and Shafer share the deadline issue as both seek tax stability versus repeal dynamics.
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Mason Denison
Raymond Philip Shafer
Richard Milhous Nixon
Nixon
Congress
Shafer
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
George M. Leader
Leader
Messrs. Shafer
Always Person the Way to Surmount Generational Traps
The essay argues against the New and Then generations and promotes an always mindset. It urges selecting from both eras what is valuable, discarding harm, and cultivating timeless values. True authenticity transcends age, embracing orderly, graceful change.
New Castle News Staff and Officials List
Richard E. Rentz serves as President and General Manager with Jessie Treadwell Anderson as Vice President and Treasurer. J. Fred Rentz is Secretary and Assistant Treasurer. Beane and Treadwell Payson as Assistant Secretary. Leonard T. Kelasinski as Manager. James W. Trevitt is Editor. Bell Telephone private exchange and Want Ads numbers listed.
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Richard E. Rentz
Jessie Treadwell Anderson
J. Fred Rentz
Beane
Treadwell Payson
Leonard T. Kelasinski
James W. Trevitt
Bell Telephone
Private Exchange
Cape Cod shop card on Have and Have-Nots note
A weekend display in a Cape Cod shop shows a small card commenting that social disparity can be traced to the Dids and the Did-Nots. The sign reflects a local take on class divides and casual remark in Rockland context.
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Rockland
Courier - Gazette
Cape Cod
Rights of state auditors and rent, wills in PA
State agencies may inspect business records to enforce tax and reporting laws. The Auditor General can compel production via court if refused. Landlords cannot raise rent during a lease unless the lease allows it. renewals require a new lease. Joint wills are risky. modify using codicil or new will to alter beneficiaries.
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Pennsylvania
Auditor General
Glow in the dark stamps speed up mail sorting
Postal engineers reveal a 30 000 letters per hour automatic sorter that reads fluorescent stamps under UV light. The system improves accuracy over color contrast eyes but warns that fluorescent envelopes could fool it. The piece ends with a note on timely, meaningful communication and a Bible verse urging love and truth.
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America
Nixon Cabinet Cronies Or Pragmatic Team?
A discussion of Nixon's cabinet selections argues they reflect serious, loyal advisers rather than "cronies." It notes Rogers Finch and Mitchell as trusted aides, Moynihan and Romney shaping urban policy, Laird as Defense chief, and remarks on the ethnic makeup and strategic aims of the administration.
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Nixon
White House
William P. Rogers
John N. Mitchell
Robert H. Finch
Warren Harding
Harry Truman
California
Rogers
Finch
Mitchell
Bob Finch
Health, Education and Welfare
George Romney
Dick Carmuelle
Watts
Dick Cormuelle
Romney
Lansing
Mich
Moynihan
Americans For Democratic Action
Washington
Vietnam
Melvin Laird
Secretary of Defense
Harumph
Robert McNamara
Pentagon
Laird
Potomac
Capital Hill
McNamara
Ford Motor Co
Department of Defense
Brooke
Jackson
First Republican National Convention Nominates Fremont
The first national convention of the Republican party met in Philadelphia on June 17, 1856 and nominated John C. Fremont for president. He lost to Democrat James Buchanan.
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Republican Party
Philadelphia
John C. Fremont
James Buchanan
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Walter Lippmann
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