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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1979
Page
4
The piece argues that violence is not the answer to fuel shortages and price pressures. It calls for shared sacrifice across individuals, businesses, and government to relieve burdens from truckers, gasoline dealers, and consumers while warning against blaming single groups or resorting to crisis measures.
Editorial notes a federal judge ruling questions presidential power to deny federal contracts to noncompliers with voluntary guidelines. It calls the decision a loss for all and urges Congress to grant explicit power, while acknowledging the guidelines may still survive. Inflation worsens wages and jobs, making the guidelines the current remedy.
The Dallas Morning News argues that inflation will exceed official projections with a new 8.5 percent estimate from Treasury Secretary Blumenthal, noting the rate already around 13 percent and that White House optimism ignores policy impacts from 1979. It urges budgetary and monetary restraint to halt rising prices.
The New Castle News lists staff roles including Kurard b Rem President and Publisher Jared Ken Vice President General Manager deste Treadwell Andersen Viee President Treasurer Executive Editor Leonard Thetasunks and Advertising Manager Jack W Marthotic. It notes home delivery at 1.05 weekly and 20 cents per copy at stands, with mail and foreign rates available on request.
United Press International reports on the African Grove in New York, opened in 1820s, reputed as the first black theater in the United States. Handbills note white patrons are seated in back rows as they “do not know how to conduct themselves at entertainments for ladies and gentlemen of color.”
On U S 422 Moraine State Park provides extensive recreation including swimming picnicking boating and fishing A seven mile paved bike trail runs to the Marina Restaurant and unlicensed ATVs are allowed in designated areas Visitors can rent bikes at the north shore contact station and hike Glacier Ridge Trail seven miles from Jennings Blazing Star Nature Reserve to David Hollow Marina with future plans toward McConnell s Mill State Park in Lawrence County
Moraine Park offers hikes from McConnell's Mill to the Sunken Garden Trail near Pleasant Valley. The area hosts birding and wildlife with map guides and seasonally restricted hunting. Nearby Jenning Nature Reserve and Old Stone House museum add historical and botanical interest. Boating and fishing rules vary by area. camping is prohibited. enjoy watching people and wildlife, including geese and songbirds, around the lake.
The 25th anniversary of the Brown decision highlights ongoing racial disparities in schooling. Despite landmark rulings and praise for Thurgood Marshall and the Warren Court, Black students remain in racially isolated schools with higher dropout rates and fewer resources, while the Court shifts away from full desegregation.
The court now requires positive proof of a discriminatory intent rather than just showing segregated outcomes. This shifts the burden to victims of racial discrimination and complicates desegregation, especially cross district efforts. The piece notes Andrew Jackson High near a white Nassau County school and critiques the Brown decision's impact on desegregation and education quality.
The Lincoln Review edited by J A Parker debuts with Walter Williams arguing unions restrict minority entry and favor welfare programs. Thomas Sowell counters that minority urban adaptation mirrors immigrant groups. Williams and Lowell push for independent black leadership beyond Andy Youngs.
A public appeal argues that states may reuse leftover federally aided highway land for parks schools housing or urban renewal to curb unnecessary road-building. It condemns highway lobbying as fueling congestion pollution and rising costs while mass transit remains neglected, urging locals to repurpose land and curb auto dominance.
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