Pennsylvania Faces Mine Drainage Pollution Crisis
Pennsylvania has more miles of water polluted by mine drainage than any state. A proposed bill would remove an exemption allowing mine acid dumping into polluted streams, seeking to strengthen the Clean Streams Law. The measure awaits Senate action after House approval. Governors of Great Lakes states meet to address urban water pollution and federal role.
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Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Senate Aclion
Sanitary Water Board
Morrsburg
Great Lakes
Detroit
U.S. Health, Education and Welfare Department
Detroit River
Michigan
New York
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
North American
George Romney
Nelson. A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Hudson River
Foot in the door on medicare critique and eldercare
An opinion from a Portland Journal piece argues that criticisms of medicare arise from concerns about care standards and physician independence. It warns against government interference and favors voluntary eldercare options over compulsory socialistic models, noting who bears the costs and the impact on medical professionals.
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Portland
Oregon
Journal
Eldercare
New Castle News Owed and Published by The News Company
Owed and published by The News Company a corporation. Inside pages show secretary treasurer and general agent details while announcing rates and terms for subscription and advertising. Outside lines reference monthly pricing and related notices.
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Fog Rishon
Les Senmiles
Washing myth sparks hospital germs debate across centuries
The author recalls early columns criticizing the national obsession with bathing and sanitation. New British studies from St Bartholomew's and Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary suggest showering before sterile procedures may spread more bacteria, challenging the idea that washing equates to real cleanliness. Doctors warn sterile hospital air may be more septic than homes, noting home births on old newspapers have lower infant mortality than in sterile hospitals. The piece argues cleanliness is not a substitute for godliness.
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Besfore
Department of Bacteriology
St. Bartha Jomew's Hospital
London
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle
Hal
Williams and Veritas Roast Dems Over McCarthy Echoes
Senator Williams and Vernon J. Veritas defend Republicans while harshly attacking the Democratic establishment for alleged coverups in the Baker McCloskey era and in the Williams era. The exchange contrasts McCarthy era criticism with Williams defense, noting party loyalties and calls to accountability on Capitol Hill.
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Vernon J. Veritas
Senate
Jas McCarthy
John Williams
D.C
Bobby Baker
Matt McCloskey
Buck’ Reynolds
Reds
Yesteryear
Vern Clark
Pennsylvania
Rules Committee
Clark
Athers
Baker - McCloskey
Senator Williams
McCarthy
Williams
Mr. Veritas
Senator Clark
Jon McCarthy
Truman
Purbright
Joe McCarthy
Eisenhower
Flanders
Capitol Mill
Hepublicans
Hunter shoots after dog killed by hunter misfire
Enraged by the accidental death of a beagle on Long Island, a hunter wounded the owner who fired in anger after learning the truth. The owner was hospitalized but not seriously hurt. The incident follows a misfired shot in a wooded area and later moral reflections on restraint and mercy.
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Long Island
Ing
Tran
Practical idealists in Dominican Republic governance dilemma
A critical reflection on Dominican leaders in the post-Trujillo era. The piece argues that Donald Reid Cabral and General Wessin y Wessin epitomize practical idealism hampered by graft and civil-military conflict. It suggests returning to Cabral with Wessin as a possible but impractical solution amid regional pressure and Cold War politics.
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Dominican Republic
Donald Reid Cabral
Organization of American States
U. State Department
Reid Cabral
Wessin Y Wessin
Wessing Wessin
Paul Bethel
State Department
Rivera Cuesta
Isidro
Pan Bethel
Reid
Cabral
Luis Acosta
Santo Domingo
Juan Hosch
Fats
Lyndon Johnson
Joaquin Balaguer
Trujills
Llarred
Trujillista
Antonio Imbert
Trujillo
Bosch
Raft
I Am Your Flag tribute for Flag Day notes
A patriotic poem titled I Am Your Flag praises Old Glory and its symbolism. Authored by Mrs. Raymond M Heald and Mrs. Joseph Pertucci, it appears in a community column alongside concerns about state hiring practices and a biblical proverb quote.
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American Legion
Mapazla
Valley Forge
Korea
Pennsylvania Fire Law Curio Prompts License Myth
A long-winded note traces an 1751 act that supposedly requires a Governor’s license to fire guns or light firework in Pennsylvania. It cites the Pennsylvania Game Commission seeking amendments and recounts an upstate Venango County case where a gun discharge under that act led to a conviction on the claim of a Governor’s license.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Bastile
Keystone
Scranton
George the First
Pennsylvania
William Penn
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Game Commission
Upstate
Venango County
Moly
Justice of the Pages
Gait Ray “Rocketa
Ganrge
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Silveseter II
Encyclopasdis Britannica
Germany
Idealism
John Chamberlain
Alernnaltod
Stiletun
Govamar
Susie Allen
New Castle
Bible Thought
Natonal Automatic Merchandising Association
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