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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1979
Page
4
The FAA weighs training gerbils to sniff out explosives, noting their sense of smell surpasses dogs in some tests. While juries of skeptics fear impracticality, the piece argues for measured research, highlighting historical animal helpers and potential future uses in aviation security.
Gerald D. Hill Jr. surveys The Great Whales in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Magazine. The piece traces whaling from small-boat harpoons to factory ships, notes population declines, and argues romance faded as the hunt shifted to a commercial enterprise with hunters often holding the advantage.
In a California visit dating from September 1976, a biologist recalls discovering that a typical gene may be split into several pieces. The past two years have seen a mini revolution in molecular genetics as split gene concepts gain prominence.
The New Castle News details subscriptions and staff while the Cold Spring Harbor Symposium of 1977 revealed unusual gene arrangements in several mammalian viruses. It notes chromosomal genes may contain interspersed base sequences and explains the evolving understanding beyond early chromatin studies.
Burt Webber plans a reef dive north of the Dominican Republic under Sea Quest International to recover treasure from the 1641 Spanish galleon Concepcion. The story contrasts modern oil discovery methods informed by geology with treasure hunting by hit or miss ancient methods, tracing from Wallace Pratt’s concept to today’s underwater exploration.
The article details Webber's hunt for Concepcion treasure using archivists and a magnetometer to locate shipwrecks on Silver Shoals. With a Warren Stearns led consortium, lawyers in salvage and tax law, and a 50 50 deal with Dominican authorities, the effort aims to map undersea remains and locate more Spanish treasure ships.
A fragment reflecting a satirical tone with references to Jimmy Hoffa Archibe Bunker and public figures. The speaker imagines political dialogue and media impact while invoking familiar TV characters and cultural figures. The text blends political critique with pop culture references to underscore public perception and commentary.
William F. Buckley Jr writes a blistering mock briefing urging a president to seize the moment, attack rivals, and spin lines to rally labor leaders bishops Zionists Boy Scouts and farmers while predicting sensational leaks. He mockingly suggests a Spanish toast and a inflation jibe as rallying rhetoric to sway delegates and audiences.
The passage argues future human progress rests on reconciling irreconcilable ideas, likening science and religion to earlier conflicts. It warns that people fear disruption of security and prefer comforting falsehoods, noting ideologies shift from liberty in creation to oppression in completion and urging reflection on why these shifts occur.
A reflective column discusses Judith Wax’s Starting in the Middle praising its humor and practical view of middle age relationships. It contrasts grim works, notes talkers mask depth, and includes quips on parenting, social enemies, Galgenhumor, repartee, and a self-made man’s past hardships.
A letter from a resident laments parking tickets in the Troutman’s lot and dwindling downtown shopping in New Castle. The writer recalls forgetting to meter up, leaving the car 10 minutes, and receiving a ticket, urging more tolerant enforcement to attract customers to Washington Street.
Billy Graham discusses how early believers gathered in homes, temples, synagogues, and open-air sites. He notes growth in fellowship matters more than building size, citing Paul’s mission patterns and varying meeting places, including hostile regimes and public halls.
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