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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 2000
Page
4
President Clinton proposes a nationwide system of protected marine areas to shield specific ocean zones and beaches from fishing, drilling, and other human activities. He stresses oceans are powerful yet fragile, urging strong safeguards.
Airline spokesman Bill Mishk announced a tentative agreement between Trans States Airlines and its pilots. The accord restores about half of the airline’s flights that had been cancelled as the holiday weekend began.
Jim Cullinan, a spokesman for Microsoft, criticized the federal government's revised proposal to split the software giant in two. He argued the plan fails to alter the aim of breaking up one of the country’s most successful companies and confiscating billions of dollars of intellectual property.
In New Castle, Mayor Tim Fulkerson urges preservationists to act as North Hill earns historic designation amid a school board plan to demolish the current high school and 15 nearby homes. A citizen group protests, while the mayor promotes moving some houses and hosting a city hall meeting to discuss the concept. He calls on residents to organize and fund relocation efforts to safeguard heritage.
The letter critiques City Councilman Mark Elisco for pushing resignation calls against Councilwoman Patricia May while revealing Elisco’s own contentious stance on governance. It argues May’s approach restores accountability, contrasts with Elisco’s hardball tactics, and suggests Elisco might be the one to consider stepping down.
The author urges swift government rules to regulate the Internet era and warns of the risks of viral attacks. He cites the I love you virus as evidence of potential havoc beyond Narrow tech firms and calls for protections akin to traffic, drug, and utility regulations. The piece references Gates and Microsoft and ends with a personal reflection on security and prudence.
The piece surveys Sierra Leone’s collapse into war, detailing brutal amputations and ethnic tensions alongside the RUF’s rise led by Foday Sankoh. It links colonial legacies, educated Creole elites, and paradoxical diamond smuggling to ongoing conflict, while noting regional implications for Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea, Togo, Burkina Faso, and Liberia amid Ecomog and UN peacekeeping efforts.
The area around New Castle High School is the most intact historic neighborhood in New Castle. The Lawrence County Historic Society and others run walking tours of Lincoln Avenue East Street and Highland Avenue. The original 1910 three story school blends with the neighborhood, but the school board plans demolition to build a primarily one story facility with more land use and less space.
Rosemary B. Henderson of New Castle urges readers to protest a school district plan that would replace historic buildings with vast parking. She notes the state will not fund demolition costs and calls for taxpayer opposition to preserve the neighborhood’s character.
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