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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1987
Page
4
Our Opinion argues Governor Casey’s November special session aims to study municipal taxation and a task force to draft recommendations. It doubts a clear goal exists and warns reform may simply shift burdens, urging focus on government spending rather than collection methods.
City parks suffer from maintenance woes amid poverty and complex laws. Officials cite legal liability and staffing shortages while volunteers fear lawsuits. Residents urge action as rules curb community efforts and kids miss park time.
The piece argues President Reagan did not know identities of Contra funders but questions whether knowledge would have made crimes. It highlights Ellen Garwood, daughter of Will Clayton, who funded the Contras, and contrasts private giving with Boland Amendment limits. It recalls historic aid to Europe and Marshall Plan origins through Clayton, Acheson, and Kennan, stressing U S containment policy and later Soviet challenges.
Canada faces a crossfire over foreign investment as Amoco Corp. offers 5.1 billion to buy Dome Petroleum, signaling a potential drop in domestic ownership from about 60 to 50 percent. The sale sparks political debate amid Mulroney’s openness to foreign capital and a looming U S free trade push. Dome’s debt fueled bid highlights Canada’s oil policy, Arctic drilling grants, and an NEB forecast that Canada may become an oil importer in the 1990s. TransCanada Pipelines also bid but was lower and rejected.
President Reagan at Tuskegee graduates emphasized the need for black Americans to become full participants in the technological economy. He cited education, college access, and public private programs as essential, urging schools and employers to support math and science training and to enable late entrants to qualify in engineering and computer fields. John E. Jacob COPLEY NEWS SERVICE
In a two part series on AIDS, President Reagan advocates routine testing at state and federal levels to identify infected individuals and curb spread, while CDC urges counseling over universal testing. The piece notes high infection rates among gay men, calls for prison testing, and critiques lack of broader contact tracing.
The News editor cautions against stopping prescribed medicines, stressing medical supervision for recovery. While noting faith and positive attitude as factors, the piece argues that patients should rely on physicians and avoid discontinuing medications without professional advise.
A reader criticizes a sensational article for giving unsafe medication guidance with a weak disclaimer at the end. The commenter calls the piece life threatening and accuses it of tabloids' sensationalism.
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