PennsylvanIa Safe Boating Week urged to prevent tragedies
Gov. Milton J. Shapp proclaims July 17 as Pennsylvania Safe Boating Week to remind boaters of caution after 1972 saw 111 boating accidents and 53 deaths. The Fish Commission urges capsizing prevention, shoreward retreat at bad weather, proper loading, bow anchoring, lookout, and wearing flotation devices to reduce fatalities on Lake Arthur and beyond.
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Lake Arthur
Moraine State Park
Milton J. Shapp
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Fish Commission
Coast Guard
Northome and New Castle Crossfire of Taxes and Worries
A regional clipping discusses tax fears and financial concerns. It contrasts wealthy readers who fear government take and preserve wealth for offspring with those strained by monthly payments and education costs. The piece frames money worries as a universal burden and reflects editorials on fiscal behavior.
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Newry Company
North Mercer Street
Mew Castle
New Castle
Geneseo
Ill
Republic
Bouquet of slinkweed for state officials over welfare news
A Pennsylvani a reader criticizes Governor and state welfare officials for backtracking on mental health care. He cites Norristown State Hospital knives, prison stabbings, and alleged exploitation of mentally retarded individuals, accusing authorities of harsh public opinion tactics and humanism deception.
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Lawrence Cauntians
Pennsylvania
Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
MHMR
Commonwealth Iilwenry
Norristown State Hospital
Philadelphia
Pensylvania
Savivty
Civic Pride in Action Clean Streets with Simple Duty
Civic Pride shows in small acts like carrying a gum wrapper to a sidewalk waste receptacle. The note emphasizes personal responsibility and community care in maintaining tidy public spaces.
Teaching graduates split by level in Pennsylvania 1971 72
The State Department of Education reports 20 245 teachers graduated from Pennsylvania colleges in 1971 72. Elementary teachers numbered 8 279, secondary 10 249, and 1 749 were ungraded. The analysis questions whether these graduates stayed in teaching.
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State Department of Education
Pennsylvania Institutions of Higher Learning
Columnist notes teach field splits and a misprint slip
A columnist reports education data on teaching placements by state and field, highlighting social studies as popular yet high in non teaching share. The note also cites a governor speech slip, banking resource totals, and a July 5 deadline to petition for an audit of a past primary election expense account.
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Arline Lotman
Pennsylvania Commission On the Status of Women
Arline “Lotman
Pennsylvania
Carl K. Dellmuth
Court of Quarter Sessions
Ben Marden’s Riviera remembered in quiet obituary
The narrator recalls Ben Marden and the Riviera on the Pompton Turnpike in New Jersey. He fondly remembers radio introductions announcing Isham Jones and other bands, calling them among the most danceable in a romantically glamorous era.
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Ben Marden
Cadia
Marden
Riviera
Pompton Turnpike
New Jersey
Isham Jones
Gus Arnheim
Glen Gray
Casa Loma
Radio dreams and the disillusioned glamour of roadhouses
Sydney J. Harris recalls growing up with radio fantasies of glamorous night clubs and mob owned dens. He notes the real venues lacked romance, revealing bootleggers and deception behind the glitter. He mourns Ben Marion's death and prizes memory over the fleshly experience.
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Edward G. Robinson
Una Merkle
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Letter on retardation programs and public assistance controversy
Evelyn C. Marburger objects to a published letter accusing welfare and disability programs of failing to protect mentally retarded individuals while endorsing Denmark and Sweden models. The critique addresses alleged sexual, housing, and welfare policy flaws, cites a Carlisle facility and a canal proposal, and calls for scrutiny of government spending and aid practices.
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Sweden
Denmark
Van
Hoss
Helene Wohlgemuth
McCrea House
Carlisle
Welfare Department
Stub Canal Fight Against Ohio River Plan Sparks Rail Opposition
A railroad employee argues the proposed stub canal would require costly rights of way and utility relocations, misrepresenting prosperity while diverting traffic from railroads to taxpayer funded facilities. He warns jobs in Lawrence County would be at risk and vows to oppose the Youngstown scheme.
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Judictar
the News
Herman L. Feldman
Rom Faraoni
Jerry &. Cartwright
Ellwood City
Youngstown
Beaver Falls
New Castle
Pennsylvania
Lawrence
Reaver
Ohio
Mississippi
Free Enterprise Railroads
Lawrence County
Stub Canal Committee
Parents defend Humanizing Education at West Pitishiry Elementary
Grace Skoog’s letter praises a program called Humanizing Education arguing it improves student self worth discipline and engagement. The writer cites calmer mornings better homework completion broader friendships and believes the program fosters expression and respect for every child as an individual.
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the News
Grace 5Koog
West Pitishiry
Tonty
A Self-Interested Candidate Polls Lawrence County
A fiery candidate speech skewers personal gain and vacation perks, boasting plans for Congress or the city council while lampooning self-interest. He jokes about using tax payer money for trips, relies on friends in office, and outlines a blunt platform centered on loyalty over qualifications.
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New Castle
Congress
Bahamas
Hawaii
Luu
Europe
Far East
Tahiti
Erie
Poconos
Titusville
Philadelphia
Shenango
Beaver Valleys
Louie
Sammy
City Hall
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Lee
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Faber Crtising and Credit Santger Score Orl Or
OSHA
Lawrence Conny
U.S.A
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Shapp
Interstate Association of the Commissions On the Status of Women
Capitol Hill
Ben Marion
Sydney J. Harris
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Simpson
Evelyn C. Marburger
Stub Canal
Miss Toth
Grace Skoog
Ina Riot
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