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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1949
Page
6
The article discusses the Waitkus shooting by a woman described as a murderess and explores psychiatric explanations such as split personality and loneliness. It critiques social protection against such violence while noting potential sympathy due to upbringing and hero worship.
Washington reports the British approve radar stations in the Bahamas to track guided missiles. A Florida research center is set to coordinate flights toward the southeast over Bahama banks, risking disruption to local life while easing U S missile testing.
The piece notes the WPA tree planting drive from 1935 to 1943 yielding 220 million trees with 85 percent survival and benefits against erosion, moisture retention, wind, drought, and cattle shelter. It cites Nebraska's 2.25 million trees and urges roadside planting for drivers.
A satirical account of the Big Four United States Great Britain France and Russia at a Paris conference. The dialogue portrays mutual distrust mockingly debating peace, vetoes, and possible détente with jokes on capitalism and war.
View Of News Of The World notes a major diplomatic win for Dean Acheson in the Big Four foreign ministers council on Germany and Austria. The accord is provisional with no final peace treaty for Austria yet and minutes may never be published.
In addressing older children's jealousy toward younger siblings, the piece stresses that preparation alone is insufficient. It argues for ensuring the older child has independence, recognition, and a sense of security through parental actions, inclusion in family decisions, and age-appropriate privileges to reduce later resentment.
New Haven report surveys postwar job outlook for graduates. Fields facing oversupply include engineering law accounting and journalism with teaching and health occupations slated for shortages. Optimism exists for adaptable roles in administration and technical sales as employers adjust to peacetime economy.
John Lewis faces opposition as coal operators appoint a Moses to negotiate a new contract and a Solomon is sought. A cultural warehouse proposed in Independence would honor President Truman with mementoes in a seven story, block long building costing 5 million dollars.
The New Castle community celebrates reaching a 595000 dollar goal for the hospital building fund with expectations of more than 675000. Workers in 44 stores and plants are urged to contribute while industrial plants are praised for record efforts. A humor break ends the note with a classic medicine joke.
A poem reflecting on rumor and gossip. It notes that people often believe the worst and doubt the good, asking why evil is deemed truer than virtue. The verse laments how deeds are judged before understanding and emphasizes cautious judgment across generations.
A quotation from Louis Brumfield argues that government economy and personal responsibility advance civilization. It warns against extravagance and imitation of deprivation and asserts that nothing is free, with payment in cash costing freedom and self-respect as a higher price.
Henry McLemore laments city din in midtown Manhattan where thousands are employed just to create noise. He jokes about racket-raisers, Wagner on garbage pails, and manhole covers clattering as suburbs sleep eludes New York’s dawn chorus.
Brief sketches recall Paul Cezanne born 1839 in Aix en Provence as a radical modern painter and Empress Queen Marie of Romania born 1875 in Kent. Marie wed a Romanian prince, bore six children, served as a Red Cross nurse, visited the United States in 1926, and died July 18 1938 at Sinaia.
A collection of quotes from G Bromley Oxnam in Wellesley Ciudad Trujillo Rome and Colorado Springs shows leaders warning that fear-driven methods erode democracy, topple unity, and hinder aid, with Trujillo asserting regime endurance and Pius XII noting moral anemia in some Christian sectors.
A column correction praises Helen Keller as a symbol of courage for the disabled. The author recalls a New York trip with Mrs Claire Emory and Polly Thompson, Helen Keller’s long-time alter ego, visiting Keller’s home grounds to view a place of quiet dignity.
A brief religious reflection cites I Peter chapter five urging believers to humble themselves under God's mighty hand and cast their cares upon Him, promising He will exalt in due time. The passage emphasizes divine care and submission as paths to spiritual assurance.
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