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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1967
Page
3
Public Relations Dept announces weekly contest for New Castle area youths. Send entry with photo and negative to 27 N. Mercer St New Castle Pennsylvania 16101 before midnight Friday each week. Include name age and zip code on entry.
The News-Optimist invites entries for the weekly junior photographer contest with a June 23 midnight deadline. Open to boys and girls aged 6 to 14, eligible photos may be pets people or still life made after April 1 1967. Prizes range 7 5 and 3 dollars with grand trophies for top overall shooters.
The Lawrence County treasurer reports 11,046 dog licenses sold to date, up from 10,800 a year earlier. Treasurer Ralph R. White credits dog catchers efforts and predicts year end sales near 13,000 versus 12,005 last year.
County commissioners approved the New Castle Area transportation study and named John E. Blackson and Peter Spedding to represent the county on the LCRPC technical committee. Houk and Bailey named to the coordinating committee. Liquid fuel payments were approved for engineering on the Lower Neshannock Creek bridge and for Wilmington Township road work. A long list of real estate transfers and estates followed from Ellwood City to New Wilmington and beyond.
Two New Castle men will receive degrees from Pennsylvania State University tomorrow. James Conner will earn an associate degree in business and join Lincoln Rochester Trust in Rochester New York. Gerald Lee Woodward earns an associate degree in electrical and electronics technology, is Tau Beta Pi inducted, and will work as an electronic systems laboratory technician for McDonnell Aircraft in St Louis Missouri. He is a New Castle High School graduate and Navy veteran.
Sidney G. Daymer relocation officer for the Redevelopment Authority of New Castle spoke to the Council of Community Services at the Fountain Inn Hotel. He outlined problems and projects, urged agency cooperation, and said relocated families must be housed to legal standards, with options including purchase, projects or rental housing. Officers elected included Stephen Burger president and Eugene Kingsley vice president.
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