City Hall blamed for shrinking baseball program in New Castle
In a pointed editorial, Four argues baseball’s decline in New Castle stems from city neglect. He cites Gaston Park funding for rights moves, calls for Flaherty Field repairs, and criticizes misused donations while urging city action to maintain fields and support KIDS Incorporated which runs Little and Colt Leagues.
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Pirates cut kid admission price at Three Rivers
The Pittsburgh Pirates announce a new ticket plan starting June 18 drawing Montreal Expos. All youngsters 16 and under will be admitted to the general section for one dollar for the rest of the season. The move aims to boost early attendance and ease families’ budget concerns.
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Ascot bans hot pants during royal horse racing days
The Duke of Norfolk enforces a four day ban on short trousers at Ascot, allowing only long trousers for ladies. The ban is praised by the Daily Mirror as proper and stately, while Ascot’s long history in fashion and royal pageantry is noted alongside past relaxations and recent concessions for women to wear long trousers.
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Butler County
Alimony in Pennsylvania Divorces Explained
The PA alimony system includes alimony pendente lite, which supports the wife during the divorce action and ends with the final determination, and permanent alimony, usually after a divorce from bed and board. Permanent alimony is limited in absolute divorces, except in cases involving insanity or lack of separate means.
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Compassionate Warden Gudenburr Shapes Butler County Prison
Henry Gudenburr runs Butler County Prison with a focus on humane treatment and rehabilitation. He houses a chapel, a leathercraft shop, AA visits, and hosts inmates alongside caring for youth and staff, earning praise from inmates and guards alike.
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Demonstrators criticized by a New Castle reader
The letter denounces demonstrations as common and waning in impact. It accuses protestors of hostility, hypocrisy, and harmful tactics, contrasts peace with vandalism, and argues that leadership, including President Nixon, is scrutinized while urging rational limits to dissent. The author signs Carol A. Kardos of New Castle.
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Polk State Hospital praised by former resident Louella Stoner
Louella Stoner thanks the Polk State School and Hospital for lifelong care from age fourteen to forty three. She credits nurses doctors and the superintendent for improving her health and giving her a home and purpose. Since leaving Polk a year ago she has set her wedding date and plans to visit often.
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New Castle
Tradition or future life in God's hands here and now
A reflective poem urges living in the present rather than clinging to tradition or chasing a distant heaven. The speaker dismisses material hoarding and stresses kindness, joy in nature, and recognizing God in everyday life. Happiness arises from small acts, and God's work is found on earth today.
Identity Everyone puts pressure on you
A brief note describes pressure on Sam Malizia age 16 to excel and succeed. It urges ignoring money and fame and following personal choice, encouraging study and bold action while facing the world. The piece frames youth as navigating expectations and personal goals.
Boy Declines Return After First Bus Day
A mother recalls meeting her six year old son at the school bus stop at four o'clock after his first day. He tells her tear up my bus ticket because I ain't goin back no more confirming he will not ride the bus again. The recollection centers on his quiet demeanor and decision at the street corner.
Venture not socialism in aerospace funding says Holmes Alexander
Washington columnist Holmes Alexander argues that federal financing for Lockheed and Boeing is venture capital, not socialism. He recalls Kennedy’s New Frontier, frames government support as necessary for advancing technology, notes cost overruns are expected, and praises the 747 as progress while contrasting with Proxmire’s opposition.
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