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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1956
Page
4
Robert C. Ruark vents at length about ballplayers especially Duke Snider whose complaints target travel food managers fans and reporters. Ruark mocks Snider for loving money over fun and contrasts modern players with old fashioned ones while citing lingering affection for the mule as a humorous image.
At the American Medical Association convention in Chicago a simple new blood test for hidden heart attacks was described as the most important advance since the electrocardiograph. It may fix diagnostic gaps but does not by itself reveal how to prevent or cure heart disease.
Air General Earle C. Partridge notes scientists have drafted on paper an as yet undeveloped weapon to counter ICBMs though details remain secret. He warns against relying solely on missiles and envisions future defenses, possibly electronic devices that could deactivate weapons and avert war.
The article notes how American visitors in the Soviet Union find surprising ignorance about Western life paired with curiosity and warmth from ordinary Russians. It quotes a tourist who describes Russians reaching to touch visitors and offering gifts, despite propaganda. The piece frames this as a hopeful counterpoint to decades of vilification.
The season of drowning accidents has set in with a vengeance with deaths in unguarded waters reported from across the country. Despite warnings, many enter the water without proper precautions or swimming skill, showing drownings are largely avoidable due to needless risk.
A cryptic remark about slaughter is linked to a motor car driver who later claims he had only a couple of beers. The note frames a curious incident tying literature to a driver’s alleged intoxication claim.
A report says a dollar bill lasts about seven months yet few people risk its death by handling it. The piece notes the fragile life of currency and public concern over worn money.
The 51 year old French foreign minister, a Socialist who calls socialism a state of mind, visits Washington to press for less East trade restriction and broader Western policy toward the Near East. He discusses Algeria, the Soviet bloc, and hopes to ease Iron Curtain trade limits with the United States. He is a World War II resistance figure who endured prison and a Buchenwald stay, later authors, and is now mature in politics with six children and a son at Air France in Washington.
Senators Kefover and Jackson comment on name calling by Caldwell and Stevensons actions. Shepilov says progress in Egypt is going smoothly. The Mt Fuji sacred summit is revered by Buddhists and Shintoists.
Edgar A. Guest imagines a future dominated by machines that perform daily chores from cleaning to child care. He warns that endless automation could erode skill and craft as people end up idle while devices run lives. The closing line uses a playful image of a goldfish with a telescope eye.
Senator Sam Ervin argues the 48 states risk sovereignty loss to federal and Supreme Court power. He cites Hamiltonian errors, cites upcoming battles over Supreme Court tenure rules and federal overreach, and mocks the idea of equal justice under law as currently practiced.
A column discusses how routine governs daily life from morning to night and how even vacations fail to break habits. It notes resistance to change, the idea of conditioning thinking, and mentions New Castle banking hours and the city council push for cleaning up run down property.
A mix of quips on future car design rear engines and back-seat tinkering, plus social quips about success and manners. A vet cautions cats’ diet, a household hint warns against varnish below 70 degrees, and a spring-clean quip notes heat. A public contest sees boys outscoring girls, with a wry line about who has the last word after marriage.
Claude Gellee Lorrain born in Campagne France in 1600 became a renowned landscape painter. He trained in Freiburg Rome and Venice before returning to Nancy to paint the Carmelite church ceiling. He gained papal protection in 1627 and rose to fame from 1637. His works are in the National Gallery London the Louvre the Doria museum Rome and private collections. He died in Rome on November 21 1682 aged 82.
Frederick C. Othman reports St. Anne’s Episcopal Guild of Hot Springs has started selling uranium ore earrings made from carnotite. The piece mentions glow when worn, costs, and local interest as visitors tour Mount Rushmore and Black Hills attractions.
A suburban couple heads to a country auction on a Saturday morning. Mable gullibly chases bargains while Sam laments lost office hours and golf, buying quirky items like a bed and a Welsh dresser. Biblical quotes and Dutch dikes close the reader notes.
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