Legend of The Fox Bridenbaugh celebrated in New Castle event
Phillip H. Bridenbaugh, 81, legendary New Castle High School coach, will be honored tomorrow at The Castle Arms Motor Hotel. From 1922 to 1956 he built undefeated football runs, dual WPIAL titles in basketball, and numerous track championships. His stern methods defined a era and inspired many players who recall his tough discipline with gratitude.
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Phillip H. Bridenbaugh
Castle Arms Motor Hotel
Bridenbaugh
New Castle
Pennsylvania
Neca-Hi
the Fox
Anti-drug crusade and Nixon plan urged to curb addiction
The piece critiques narcotics use as a sign of a disordered age and endorses President Nixon's four point strategy: cut off sources, crack down on pushers, expand rehabilitation, and launch a widespread public education effort. It argues marijuana is not harmless and warns against legalization push. It cites Dr. Harold Kolansky on marijuana risks and notes medical authorities report deterioration among users.
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Nixon
Harold Kolansky
Philadelphia
Time and motion list from factory shift in East Siders tale
A colleague shares a comically candid employee time study from a factory shift. The item lists 7:00 punch, 7:10 gum machine check, 7:40 theft of pliers, 8:35 political arguing, 9:00 milk and lunch, and 9:20 a botched drilling job, framed as a column anecdote.
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East
Employe
Foreman
Zip
Hazardous Day in the Factory Log and Local Snapshots
A long handwritten workplace itinerary recalls a chain of tasks and mischief during a shift, including pranks, a laxative gum incident, a stairwell argument, and cables of daily routines. It is interwoven with local notices about Antila, the Pulaski flea market manager Elia Skinner, and regional chatter about fishing, borders, and community life.
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Elia Skinner
Pulaski
Jim Cox
Volant
East
Victor Litterini
Crowe St
Shenango Township
Blair Strip Steel
Philadelphia tax plan eyed to fund city schools
Mason Denison argues in a Philadelphia oriented column that state pending bills would remove exemptions on securities and allow eight mills in total, hitting seniors, widows, and pensioners statewide while bailing out Philadelphia. He warns the measure would burden upstate residents and noncity investors.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Supstate
Upstate
Mason Denison
Optimizing economy over chasing the maximum
The essay cites Stirling Moss saying victory comes by the smallest margin, not the full speed. It argues for balancing maximum production with optimum quality, urging a shift from endless growth to sustainable outcomes, even if that lowers private living standards to meet public needs and environment.
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Stirling Moss
Moss
On the Boat Jesus Teaches the People
Gospel scene recounts Jesus sitting in a boat teaching the crowd along the shore as he shares parables and insights with those gathered by the sea. The moment emphasizes His message reaching listeners from a vessel.
Sacred Five hold NYC to ransom in pension dispute
John Chamberlain argues New York City, unable to pay bills, would still be controlled by five union leaders if it became a city state. He names the Sacred Five—Gotbaum Guinan Kiernan DeLury Maye—and condemns their actions from bridge openings to sewage discharges, urging citizens to push Albany for pension reform. He critiques a planning commission tome as wasteful.
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Philadelphia
Quaker City
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New York City
John Lindsay
William Randolph Hearst Sr
Norman Mailer
Lindsay
Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
U.S
John DeLury
Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association
Victor Gotbaum
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Matthew Guinan
Mike Quill
Transport Workers Union
Edward Kiernan
Policemen’s Benevolent Association
Michael J. Maye
Uniformed Fire Fighters Association
New York
New York Times
District 37
Manhattan
Albany
Adirondacks
Hudson River
Peekskill
Long Island
Gotbaum
Washington
City Planning Commission
Beverly Moss Spott
John Chamberlain
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Fred Ren Fleanor
Treadwell Payson
Teonard T. Kolasinski
Jack W. Farthahie
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Private
Neasstan
Lawrence Cousts
Soaths
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Antila
Antilla
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Bond
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