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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1973
Page
11
Cricket farmer Mr. and Mrs. Roy Payne manage a unique operation with a barn and setting crickets. They began with a box of crickets in their Fort Worth home and now sell about a million crickets annually to zoos universities and fishermen.
Saturday night will bring showers and thunderstorms to the northern and mid Rockies Gulf Coast states and the upper Mississippi Valley with clear to partly cloudy elsewhere. Lower 48 temperatures range from the 40s in Duluth to the 90s in Phoenix and Dallas with many cities in the 60s to 80s. Shenango River level 8.08 feet. Moraine State Park temperature 74 and attendance 6 315 at the weekend event.
The June 9, 1973 obituary snippet lists residents including Mrs. James Chapman aged 70 of Ellwood City, Mrs. Albert Greenink 72 of 1507 Pennsylvania Ave, Mrs. Helen Gramsky 73 of rear 1910 Pennsylvania Ave, Mrs. Vital Livermore 85 of 814 W. Washington St, John J. Robertson 76 of Ellwood City, and Frank J. Iwanejko 24 of 1208 44 Hamilton Rt.
Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit seeking release of 380.4 million dollars in impounded education funds. It targets Title I and other programs under ESEA and vocational and adult education acts, naming Budget Director Roy L. Ash and Caspar Weinberger. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia districts join, seeking 18.3 million already appropriated plus the rest. The suit warns of severe shortages in compensatory, migrant, handicapped, and neglected student programs if funds remain blocked.
Washington special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox will also probe the antitrust settlement with ITT as Attorney General Richardson says the ITT inquiry overlaps with Watergate. ITT says neither it nor its personnel are connected to Watergate. The case follows ITT’s 1971 settlement to retain Hartford Fire and divest other assets.
Frank J. Iwanejko, 24, of 170872 Hamilton Street, was killed in a robbery at Covert's Crossing in Mahoning Township about 1:30 a.m. He and an 18 year old female companion were ordered from their car by two men who demanded his wallet. One shooter fired with a small caliber rifle, striking him once in the abdomen. The attackers fled in a car. the girl, after wandering three hours through woods, sought help. Autopsy pending.
Preliminary estimates place storm cleanup and damage costs for the city at over $15,000. Public works expenses run around $8,000 for equipment and labor, with police overtime and building damage to come. State reimbursement plans may apply, while private insurers report hundreds of new claims amid ongoing storm damage assessments.
A small crowd gathered near Kennedy Square at 10 a.m. as officials welcomed Mrs. Audie Murphy and her party to New Castle. Mayor Rogan led ceremonies with Mrs. Murphy recalling last year’s air show and thanking contributors. Army Brig. Gen. Edson lauded Murphy, two copies of To Hell and Back presented to the local library, and a National Anthem salute followed by a USAF flyover. The air show honors Murphy and service members, running 7:30 p.m. today and tomorrow.
Congressional sources say Claiborne M. Kelley has a good chance to win Senate confirmation as FBI director nominee. Hearings set to begin June 19 before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Kelley, 61, Kansas City police chief and 21-year FBI veteran, would succeed J. Edgar Hoover who died a year ago.
Skylab astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weilz map earth resources from Washington state to Utah on a full day mission. They study river confluence effects, Kentucky mining, and high resolution photos for Interior maps while addressing cooling and power issues. Kerwin conducts space blood analysis with a microscope.
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