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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1979
Page
4
The editorial complains that vandalism against shops downtown has escalated. It notes YDC youths cleaning debris on Mill Street and argues for stronger penalties, including $200 to $300 fines, and potential parental liability, to curb destructive acts.
The Beaver Valley Expressway Association asks the state to place a 16 mile unfinished section between Lawrence and Beaver counties under the Pennsylvania Turnpike system. Surveys show widespread support among residents and industry in Lawrence, Beaver and Mercer counties for a toll road feasibility study to complete the link to the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport. The Turnpike Commission will decide whether to study the toll road concept, pioneering a new approach to PA highway needs.
The article notes President Carter advocating a new cabinet level Department of Education, a 13th department with a budget over 14 billion dollars and about 22 000 staff, larger than several existing departments. It highlights swift Senate passage but tougher House prospects and frames the move as ironic given his campaign against bureaucracy.
The Greensboro Daily News argues a cabinet level education department would create a large bureaucracy and intrude on local and state control of schools. Centralized federal oversight could reshape curriculum and policy, reducing local decision making.
In New Castle the May 15 primary produced clear winners though the recount last week sealed the results. Incumbent city controller Claude L Humble and Fred Mancini face off, Humble switching to the Republican label after a Democrat loss, while Toscano and Verterano look secure for council. Costello vs Borrelli for the third council seat remains tight, and school board races feature Donati assured, with Calabrese and Flora vying for the remaining seats amid a continuing Democratic edge.
The piece notes barter increasingly shapes American business as a hidden underground economy. It cites 48 percent of purchase agents who engage in barter and spotlights Atwood Richards under Moreton Binn, a private firm thriving on unpaid inventories with no strict bottom line.
Moreton Binn builds an international network trading turntables and other goods for hotel rooms, advertising time, and meals. He uses barter to dodge cash, with items valued later for tax and profit, from radio gear to salad dressings and cruise credits, raising questions for customs and IRS about in kind payment.
A daily bridge column begins with the injunction about luck and recalls Alfred Sheinwald and his English birth. The piece notes differences in American and British phrases such as elevator and lift, while highlighting a distinctive British saying echoed by the author.
An anecdotal look at American and British English contrasts, highlighting terms that differ in meaning or acceptability. It touches on phrases like porridge versus oatmeal, Bob's your uncle, and other idioms such as blots on the copy book and six of one. It notes cultural gaps in slang origins and usage between the two nations.
Mrs K R writes to thank Dr Graham for his book on the Holy Spirit and asks why so much misunderstanding exists. He replies that he pursued serious study to reveal what the Bible teaches and to clarify the truth about the Holy Spirit.
A concise teaching outlines why the Holy Spirit is misunderstood as invisible and complex. It contrasts Jesus’s earthly life with the Spirit’s unseen work, notes balance between gifts and fruit, and urges faith yielding to the Spirit who dwells in believers per Romans eight nine.
Governor Thornburgh faces a defining stance on capital punishment as Pennsylvanians watch Rockview and state prisons. The death penalty, deterring crimes or flawed in practice, prompts dialogue about leadership, ethics, and fairness amid recent Graterford guard murder and calls from officials and groups.
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