Council rejects Baron's service station over Grant Jefferson site
The New Castle City Council denies Baron’s plan to build a gas station at the Grant and Jefferson corner citing high accident rate, poor access, and residential impact. Officials note fluid ground, steep hillside, and future traffic decline with the U.S. 422 By-Pass reducing need for new stations.
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Richard H. Biddle
Boron Gil Co
New Castle
Baron
Grant and
N. Jefferson Streets
Council
Boron
Falls and
Falls St
City Hall
Grant-Jefferson
Grant St
Jefferson St
N. Jefferson St
Washington and
Grant Streets
U.S. 422
Old People's Lobby to Lead National Council Protest
The three million member National Council of Senior Citizens plans a Washington gathering Thursday to press the government. The group shows more effectiveness than the May antiwar protest, which failed to halt traffic.
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Washington
National Council of Senior Citizens
Old People Press for Policy Change in Nixon Era
Editorial research reports note that senior citizens lobby groups gained access to President Nixon on May 14 and pressed for stronger Social Security and Medicare. They credit protests for restoring funding to HEW and boosting welfare measures, while expanding calls for National Health Insurance and monitoring of aging programs.
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Yessir
Nixon
White House
Administration On Aging
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
House
Ways and Means
Nelson Cruikshank
Afl-Cio
Cruikshank
Council
Old People's Crusade
Ralph Nader
Nader
Retired People’s Liberation Movement
Future controls and visions of nirvana (Last of series)
The piece surveys hopes and fears about biotechnical advance, with experts like Delgado and Mayr warning against abuses of brain and genetic manipulation. It notes past and current laws on sterilization and body use, calls for guiding principles, and envisions a possible “golden age” or dystopian twist if humanity contiues pushing biology without limits.
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Delgado
Harvard
Ernst Mayr
Bernard Davis
Harvard Medical School
David W. Meyers
California
Washington
Angel Falls World’s Highest Waterfall Named
United Press International reports Angel Falls in Venezuela rises 3,212 feet, making it the world’s highest waterfall and a dramatic natural landmark in the jungle.
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United Press International
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Redevelopment debate in New Castle downtown plan
Judy Silverman writes to the News questioning downtown facelifts. She warns merchants face higher costs and disruption, urging investment to attract residents and shoppers rather than render the area less viable.
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Judy Silverman
New Castle
Not What You Know But Who You Know on Track
A column discusses famous maxims about luck, perseverance, and compatibility. It notes networking may aid early progress but lacks value in true running success. It contrasts perseverance tied to talent with self deception and ends with a thought on complementary partners like matching puzzle pieces.
Truths on the half shell puzzle collage
Sydney J Harris surveys familiar adages linking them with paradoxes and caveats. He argues that common sayings often fail to capture nuance, offering playful reinterpretations like a diamond from dirt and moral twists on familiar maxims.
Sponsors thanked Editor and community backers of youth event
The News thanks all sponsors of the youth A A program at the Junior Olympics held June 5 in Greenville. Winners advance to Oil City and then Baltimore. Names honored include Helen Keder Lillian Miller Linda Carbone Rita Biondi Robert Session Larry Perrotta Francis Rogan Joe Farris Ronald Frank Maggies Resturant and Ruth Hunter.
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the News
A.A
Greenville
Oil City
Baltimore
Helen Keder
Lillian Miller
Linda Carbone
Rita Biondi
Robert Session
Larry Perrotta
Francis Rogan
Joe Farris
Ronald Frank
Maggies Resturant
Big J
Ruth Hunter
New Castle
Pursuit of happiness and urban neglect in New Castle
A citizen letter from John K. Manas argues that South and West side residents and youth share frustration with redevelopment priorities and government inaction. He contrasts adult calls for neighborhood improvement with antiwar protest and union actions, urging immediate local action to fulfill the American dream.
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West Side
The
Redevelopment Authority
New Castle
Vietnam
West
America
New York City
Washington
New York
City and Redevelopment Authority
John K. Manas
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Stent
Earth
NEW Castle News
News Company
North Mercer Street
New Castle Sens
Materal
Fuchard
Rene Jessie Treadwell
J. Freed Rentz
Eleanor Treadwell Payson
Leorard T Kolastoski
Jock W. Barthotlc
Bell Telephone
Evant Atk
Ss sAssistant
Lawrence County
U.S.A
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Sydney J. Harris
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