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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1992
Page
9
Marilyn Lawrence and Peter Darby finally meet in Miami after five decades of correspondence begun in 1942 as part of an eighth grade pen-pal project. Lawrence notes they are not strangers, claiming she has known Darby longer than her husband.
Marilyn Cadwallader, a Grade English teacher, picked a name from a bag marked BOYS. Peter Darby of New Zealand, a Year 8 student 8,051 miles away, was chosen. Three months later a letter arrived. He was 14, at a boarding school on a family dairy farm near Auckland, and wrote very well with neat handwriting.
iT Lawrence recalled that meeting seemed impossible yet she and Peter Darby remained diligent writers for over five decades. They endured wars, marriage, births, deaths, and 50 Christmases, 50 birthdays, and finally Darby planned to visit a daughter in London, then Miami to meet in person.
A wide ranging, caustic critique of Dan Quayle's remarks on the cultural elite sparked by his attacks on Newsrooms and sitcoms. The piece argues that journalists and academics are unfairly labeled elitists while blasting political figures and policies including misinformation about arms to Iran and the conduct of the Bush administration. It also questions family values notions and comments on single parent families as highlighted by Quayle.
The Pittsburgh regional cookbook features 450 plus hand-selected recipes donated by local residents, including favorites from Fred Rogers, with quick easy options, beverages soups breads entrees and desserts. Proceeds benefit the Child Health Association of Sewickley, a nonprofit promoting child welfare since 1923.
Nicole Miller designed a fireworks inspired tie and scarf for New Castle, featuring Zambelli and Vitale logos and the motto New Castle Fire works Capital of America. Klafter’s owner Judy Silverman led local efforts with Dennis Manocchio and the Fourth of July Americana and Fireworks Museum. About 2,000 ties sold. Miller’s line ships nationwide. Plans include a fireworks museum, theme park, and streetlights to boost Lawrence County promotion.
Finalists for the 1993 Young Woman of the Year program selected after preliminary judging. The Lawrence County Junior Miss Inc. sponsored event will be Sept. 19 at Westminster College Orr Auditorium. Finalists hail from Shenango Union Mohawk Wilmington New Castle Laurel Lincoln Kennedy Christian high schools with orientation set at Mohawk Jameson Community Center. Choreographers are Debbie Parou and Donna Roth.
New York AP reports a surge in bold playful neckwear as Father’s Day nears with about 15 million ties bought nationwide. Designers offer whimsical prints from Beatles motifs to Einstein, pirates, and arcade colors while firms donate portions of wholesale prices to conservation.
In Clinton Township Detroit, Gina Sabatasso and Stuart Scott wed at a 7-Eleven where they met, with 20 guests sipping Slurpees and Big Gulp coffees as the bride walked the snack-food aisle. The couple asked the store stay open for the ceremony, and exchanged vows before a judge amid teary-eyed guests and store-shelf rice.
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