Our Opinion Tackling trash takes more than recycling rules
The piece argues that mandatory recycling is part of a broader solution to Pennsylvania’s solid waste crisis. Governor Casey proposes plans requiring communities over 5,000 people or 300-plus per square mile to create recycling plans for glass and aluminum. It stresses that markets for recycled goods must exist and suggests rewards or punishments to entice businesses to accept recycled materials.
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Robert Casey
Pennsylvania
Casey
Should Motorcyclists Pay CAT Fund For Ride
A newspaper letter argues the CAT fund, created in 1984 to cover catastrophic medical costs for injured motorists, costs auto operators eight dollars yearly while motorcyclists are exempt. The author says motorcycles pose greater risk, calls the exemption unfair, and urges a separate CAT fund or universal coverage.
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Harrisburg
Partners in Progress names Wahl executive director
ANOTHER SOLDIER has enlisted in Lawrence County's drive for economic recovery. David Wahl becomes the first executive director of Partners in Progress, a public private group aimed at county development. The program relies on broad cooperation to attract new industry and revitalize the area.
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Lawrence County
David Wahl
Partners In Progress
PIP
Wahl
Partners
Catcher in the Rye sparks local censorship debate
A New Castle News letters page discusses censorship sparked by The Catcher in the Rye. Villa Maria High School teacher and students weigh banning the novel, with readers from Youngstown and Austintown offering support and critique. The discussion centers on the book’s language, morals, and its themes of growing up and protecting innocence.
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The
New Castle News
Encour
David Antognoli
Villa Maria High School
J.D. Salinger
Holden Caulfield
Holden
Christin Bucci
Youngstown
Andrea Tekac
Cherie Hayek
Austintown
Salinger
Capitol Plaza Battle Sparks Parking Lot Turf War
The east front plaza of the Capitol becomes a battleground as the Senate and House spar over half of its parking and a proposed grassy mall. The Senate evacuates about 100 cars while the House resists, creating a split scene for visitors. The broader dispute over the west front’s restoration persists, delaying Inauguration Day 1989.
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Congress
Senate
House
Capitol
District of Columbia
Alan Simpson
Alan Cranston
Steve Gerstel
United Press International
The People Write The history of Iran Editor
Iran remains in the news amid tensions resembling Vietnam in the past. The piece cites Tragedy and Hope on the Anglo Iranian Oil Company and its role, Shah Reza Palavi reforms, Mossadegh's rise, CIA involvement, and a 1979 Washington Post note on the Shah's abdication under U.S. influence. It outlines oil profits tactics, strikes, and political shifts shaping Iran through mid-20th century.
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Carol Quigley
Anglo Iranian Oil Company
William Knox D’arcy
Seven Sisters
Walter C. Teagler
Sir Henry Detering
Standard Oil
Royal Dutch Shell
AIOC
Iran
Shah Rheza Palavi
Washington Post
Henry Kissinger
United States
America must explore oil options amid Gulf risk
The author warns that placing the American flag on Kuwaiti tankers could provoke long, costly conflicts with Iran. He argues against bombing Iran, notes risks to Strait of Hormuz, and questions support from allies. The piece urges expanding domestic energy, referencing Arctic Refuge and California offshore resources as alternatives to Persian Gulf dependence.
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United States
Iran
Strait of Hormuz
Hormuz
Saudi Arabia
Arabian Sea
Japan
Middle East
Congress
Reagan
Persian Gulf
Hodel
America
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Alaska
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J. Fred Rentz
Jessie Treadwell Anderson
Richard E. Rentz, Jr
Leonard T. Kolasinsk
David C. Jones
Ertising Manager
U.S.A
News Co
P.O
EWS Uri Topicy News Service
Volcker
Paradise
Washington
Vietnam
Shah
Riviera
Muhammad Mossadegh
Alan Dulles
CIA
Mossadegh
Canada
Sweden
Don Hodel
Prudhoe Bay
Wildlife Refuge
California
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