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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1969
Page
2
An editorial letter recounts firsthand discrimination in New Castle and across America. It contrasts hostile practices in a white owned restaurant with warm acceptance among Black neighbors. The author urges compassion, memory of hardship, and a philosophy of living and letting live.
State Senator William G. Lester D Enie blasts the General Assembly for partisan evasions and high costs, comparing their work to Apollo 10 in eight days. He cites a bill to raise pay and expenses, notes 12 laws passed including See Pennsylvania Covered Bridges Week, and criticizes the many dormant bills amid 2,000 introduced.
Dr Edward Teller argues for an Anti-Ballistic Missile system as essential for protecting Minuteman forces, urging a pilot program after initial research. He cites Soviet P K O space defense tests and warns the USSR could launch a first strike within five years, urging renewed policy debate and funding.
A discussion contrasts a cash bill for liquor purchases with a philosophical treatise on personal identity. The piece weighs bodily change versus enduring self, arguing the mind or spirit remains despite seven year cellular renewal and brain changes. It questions the material basis of identity and posits a nonphysical essence.
A churchman recalls remarks at the United Presbyterian General Assembly misunderstood by press and condemns funding for groups tied to James Forman and the Black Manifesto. He opposes aiding IFCO while recognizing black poverty and urges a trustworthy, non confrontational agency to aid needy communities.
Margaret Matolka Poppy Chairman thanks Mohawk area for a safe successful Poppy Day. Emphasizes support from Bessemer Cement plant and local merchants for displaying posters and poppies. Notes poppies made by disabled veterans and recalls a child’s kind gesture.
The News thanks the Student Committee for Community Involvement for civic pride. On May 3, May 17, and May 24 they spent full days motivating residents to keep homes yards and streets clean. Their example shows young and old can work together for the city’s upkeep and goodwill.
Edwin Johnson argues listening is an active process essential for effective relations and understanding others. He says listening requires effort, sympathy, and attention, not mere absorption of information, and urges readers to seek to understand before judging.
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