Sad statistics show national crime rise and city rankings
The FBI crime index for the first nine months of the year shows violent offenses up eight percent, overall crime up one percent. Top cities include New York and Chicago, with Pittsburgh and Youngstown noted. family killings account for about a quarter of murders. The report urges community cooperation with law enforcement to address crime.
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New Castle
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States
Robert TH. Bork
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Detroit
Houston
Philadelphia
Dallas
Baltimore
Phoenix
San Francisco
Washington, D.C
Pittsburgh
FBI
Youngstown
Enforce the law equally across all raffles and lotteries
The Washington Observer Reporter argues for consistent enforcement of Pennsylvania lottery laws. It cites a volunteer fire company closing a monthly lottery amid state lottery profits and notes a fundraising dinner with prize chances attended by county officials. The piece urges equal standards for nonprofits, political groups, police fundraisers, and state entities.
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Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Washington County Democratic Organization
Washington Observer
Phase IV price rules clarified in 165 page booklet
The Paintsville Herald notes a 165 page Q and A booklet clarifies price freeze rules. It quotes a dense paragraph about charging above base price only when fully justified under specific regulations, signaling a resolution yet prompting calls for further clarification. The Iowa Courier contemplates a need for new regulations to supervise regulators and a dedicated group of checkers.
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Paintsville
Reinbeck
Iowa
Checkers
Entropy and the end of energy in a Penn State dorm chat
A casual reflection on entropy ties a Penn State dorm discussion to the energy crisis and the fate of matter and energy. The writer muses about black holes, the universe, and humanity’s use of sun power as year’s end nears.
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Penn State
Marilyn Monroe
Nixon energy critique and lampoon by Walter B. Work
Walter B. Work of New Castle ridicules President Nixon and aides over the energy crisis. He mocks the 18 minute blank in the famous tape, questions the White House treatment of wheat, and jokes about Santa Claus, truckers, and legal salaries to suggest waste and pretense in national policy.
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the News
Nixon
Santa Claus
North Pole
Santa
Rudolph
Washington
Russia
White House
Walter B
New Castle
County Home Improvements Laud Edits and Upgrades
Remarks praise the county editor and answer commissioner Shumaker on county home items. New lights prompted green paint to ease residents’ eye strain. Commissioners Bolinger Gilmore Bailey and Travers receive credit for upgrades. Water came from wells. water pumps were replaced. Contracts awarded for county farm and home water from Princeton Road. Septic tanks caused odor in summer. Trunk line sewer to East New Castle and connections to New Castle sanitary sewers. Coal fired boilers replaced with new gas boilers and lines from Ellwood Road. Cash balance kept to operate county without new tax revenue. no borrowing occurred.
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the News
Shumaker
Bolinger
Gilmore
Bailey
Travers
City Water
Princeton Road
County Farm
County Home
New Castle
Ellwood Road
Chemists and wartime science in the late 1930s
In the late 1930s a number of articles discuss chemurge movement and synthetic materials that could alter usage forms. Charles Borth, a worker with Liles publications, wrote a book later reviewed in Harper's and other outlets, highlighting modern chemists and their work amid World War II pressures under George Ranney at the Autometer Council for War Production.
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George Ranney
The
Autometer Council For War Production
Christy Urges Power Alcohol for Cars Recalled from 1940 Talk
Christy Borth recalls a 1940 proposal for power alcohol as a superior motor fuel made from agricultural waste. He cites Dr Lay Christiansen’s pilot plant in Richison Kansas and notes postwar energy worries, urging Detroit to revisit chemurgy and nonArab oil options. Refers to GK Kettering and prewar Indy experiments with alcohol blends and castor oil lubrication.
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Christy
Charles Franklin Kettering
Genral Motors
Ket
Nixon
Venezuela
Lay Christiansen
Richison
Kan
Indianapolis Speedway
Christy Borth
John Masefield
Webster
Charles Taquey
Thirty-first Street
Washington, NW
D.C
Christiansen
Atchison
Borth
Detroit
Parshallville Road
Fenton
Mich
Luce
Destiny and Nixon in Taft era reshuffle saga
Washington weighs Nixon fate and Taft's near miss in James T. Patterson's Mr. Republican. The biography argues a pivotal 1952 Chicago Convention moment could have altered Nixon's rise, with Taft considering the Vice Presidency and Ike vetoing a second ballot. Destiny or providence shaped Nixon's path to power.
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Richard Nixon
America
James T. Patterson
Robert A. Taft
Republican
Houghton- Mifflin
Nixon
Eisenhower
Tke
GOP
Caracas
Harold Stassen
Barry Goldwater
Nelson Rockefeller
Hobson
Chicago
Patterson
Taft
California
Alger Hiss
White House
Ike
Christian Herter
Moonlighter Contractors Law Sparks City Tax Debate
A New Castle reader argues for licensing of contractors mirroring California rules to curb unlicensed moonlighters. He cites state and local license requirements, bonds, proof of experience, insurance, and fines, claiming protections for legitimate operators and the elderly taxpayer via licensing and wage tax alignment.
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the News
New Castle
California
Clyde S. Shire
The Pine Tree’s Christmas Day Ride to a City Dump
A talking pine tree recounts its journey from the woods to be chopped by a woodsman. Carried into a house, trimmed with bulbs, and loved by children, it enjoys a festive welcome before ending up at a city dump. The tale ends with the tree celebrating its role as a Christmas tree.
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Sean
A New Year’s Prayer for My Journey
Dorothy M. Johnson offers a devotional prayer seeking guidance for the year. She asks for daily footing, restraint to avoid hurting others, and a compassionate, understanding heart in all actions.
New Castle News Public Notices and Ad Rates
Fragmented OCR shows public notices and subscription details for The New Castle News. Mentions readers urged to comment on cable page, with names like Richard K Benis and various managers. Advertising rates listed for domestic and foreign deliveries and locations in Pennsylvania and Lawrence County.
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Knowland
Jahnston
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Sen
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New Jersey
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Lodge
Brownell
Summerfield
Dorothy M. Johnson
NEW Castle News
Cempa
Kurry Tivening
Wes
Newwevle
Newcatle News
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