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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1971
Page
1
Ellwood City High shortstop Ed Prence ends a tense day by striking out as Highlands wins the WPIAL baseball title 5 to 4 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. The defeat marks a bitter finish for Ellwood in the championship game.
Brief item notes vandalism on North Hill and ongoing riots in Albuquerque. Mentions related unrest and public safety concerns affecting communities.
Fog and variable clouds with a chance of showers in Western Pennsylvania. Highs in the 70s near 80, lows in the 50s. Lake Erie winds northeast 5 to 10 knots with patches of fog. Weather data shows high 76, low 60, no rain. Shenango River at 5.10 feet and Moraine State Park attendance 5,028. Obituaries list Genevieve Houston 77 New Wilmington Gabriel DiLorenzo 75 Ellwood City Bruce Roberts 63 Rose Point Paul Christoff 38 Ellwood City.
Justice Department seeks injunction to halt New York Times publication of the secret Pentagon Vietnam War study. The Times refuses, stating the material informs the public. the series began with McNamara ordered 1967 work and continues despite Espionage Act penalties.
A Wayne Township man, Paul Christoff, 38, of Bridge Street Extension, died after his car crossed the centerline on Route 488 in Wurtemburg Perry Township and collided with Leo Reid 55, of 706 Portersville Road, at 5 45 p.m. Christoff died at Ellwood City General Hospital after being unconscious since arrival. Reid and his wife were treated and released. Christoff, an inspector for Babcock and Wilcox Beaver Falls Tubular Products, veteran of the Korean War, is survived by his wife Harriet Jamison three daughters, a son, parents Nancho and Ethel Christoff, a brother and two sisters. Funeral services are at the Kenneth C Turner Funeral Home with burial at Locust Grove Cemetery.
Motorists in New Castle and across Pennsylvania report dangerous crossings as the PUC assigns railroad rights of way and railroads must pave areas near crossings. Penn Central schedules fixes in three to four weeks, but officials fear ongoing neglect and call for firmer action to prevent impassable tracks.
Deliberate arson is listed as the cause of a fire at the West Side School that damaged a basement storage room by about $800. Seven to eight feet of fence access and broken glass bricks tied to prior incidents were noted as factors. Fire crews fought the blaze for nearly two hours and cleared smoke with ejectors. A false alarm and an earlier truck fire are also reported in the vicinity.
The Times reports a Pentagon study showing Lyndon Johnson ordered grounding the troop move in South Vietnam to avoid signaling a policy shift. About 18,000 to 20,000 US ground troops were planned, with moves kept secret to prevent Chinese or public backlash and the bombing option viewed as insufficient to save South Vietnam.
Sen Donald Oesterling faulted the news media over pay raises for lawmakers approving a 3600 expense allowance increase, while Gov Shapp has yet to sign. The same session saw debates on voting rights for 18 to 21 year olds and proposals to shift penalties costs to state funding. The Senate advanced a constitutional amendment shrinking the Senate and House, and the House sent a bill allowing the Historical and Museum Commission to acquire Chester’s old courthouse as a gift.
The Bessemer Borough Council voted to drop a $10 occupational privilege tax planned for July. A council spokesman said the cost of forms and collection outweighed the revenue, with the levy expected to raise about $4,000 this year.
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