County leaders back planning staff and MH MR fixes
Charles and Thomas A Shumaker back a full time county planner to secure HUD funds and state grants. They also vote to untangle the Mental Health Mental Retardation program as required by the state, noting Butler County's use of a planner as a model and urging taxpayer value.
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Charles
Thomas A. Shumaker
Lawrence County Planning Commission
HUD
Shumaker
West Park
Dlugokowski
Butler County
Drugokewski
Vietnam War Aces Honored and Reflective Writings
Navy Lieutenant Randy Cunningham and Lieutenant William Driscoll were celebrated in Washington by Navy Secretary John W. Warner and Admiral Elmo Zumwalt after becoming Vietnam War aces. The piece contrasts wartime pride with warnings about public support for service and examines military recruitment, morale, and national resolve through quotes and analysis.
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NAVY
Randy Cunningham
J.g
William Driscoll
Washington
John W. Warner
Elmo Zumwalt
White Flag Brigade
John Paul Vann
Vietnam
Rabin
George McGovern
Chandigarh: Planned City Hindered by Western Styles
Smithsonian argues Chandigarh's post independence design by Le Corbusier aimed to be unfettered by tradition. Nehru praised it as modern planning but critics note clashes with Indian lifestyle, cramped kitchens, private spaces, and underused parks. Density may fix cityness over time.
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Chandigarh
Smithsonian
India
le Corbusier
Nehru
Chaplin Defeat Sparks Debate on Morality and World Citizenry
In a reader letter sequence the editor recalls Charlie Chaplin's right to a global identity amid the U.S. moral panic over alleged depravity. The piece argues Chaplin’s paternity questions and trial outcomes reflect broader questions of justice and humanity, urging understanding of a world citizen approach. It also includes local notes on currency value and inflation with a housewife’s practical example.
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Chaplin
United States
Scott
Charlie Chaplin
George H. Dunne
Tabor
Iowa
Beacon Enterprise
Your Ulcer Is Your Problem
A terse note argues that a persistent stomach issue is self inflicted through stress or diet. It urges readers to seek medical care and monitor symptoms rather than blame others or assume systemic failure. Readers are advised to consult professionals for diagnosis and treatment.
Nations curb supersonic flights over land
A Swedish Academy of Sciences survey for the UN Conference on the Human Environment notes sulphur pollution crosses borders, raising questions about sovereignty in the upper atmosphere as Canada and Switzerland ban supersonic flights above their territories.
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Canada
Switzerland
Swedish Academy of Sciences
Menace to spaceship Earth prompts call for global action
Sydney J. Harris critiques national sovereignty and power politics as scientists warn that unchecked ocean pollution and atmospheric fallout could irreversibly damage ecosystems worldwide. He argues only unified action can curb risks from atomic weapons and environmental degradation.
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Earth
Sydney J. Harris
Industrial illiteracy and the call for tech literacy
A Chicago conference hearing Professor Donald Lux argues that educated people are industrially illiterate. He notes the modern man-made environment is largely unknown, fueling fear. The remedy is enlightenment and integrating technological literacy into liberal education.
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Chicago
Donald Lux
Lux
Prof
Why assassins editor asks about motive and environment
Elvera Mooney of New Castle discusses what makes an assassin from biblical roots to modern times. She questions if heredity, upbringing, or societal factors drive violence, considering population, pollution, food additives, and troubled minds.
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the News
Elvera Mooney
New Castle
Legislative salary hike faces premature doubts and gaps
The State Compensation Commission proposes raise from 7200 salary and 8400 expenses to 19200 salary and 6000 accountable expenses, totaling a 9600 increase. Critics cite inaction risk, full-time requirements, unequal travel costs, and need for legislative size and process reforms before any raise. John K. Manna.
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State Compensation Commission
House
Senate
General Assembly
Commission
Pennsylvania
Thomas J. Fee
New Castle
Donald W. Fox
Enon Valley
Donald O. Oesterling
Butler
Harrisburg
Lawrence County
Lancaster
York
Erie
Capitol
John K. Manna
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France
NEW Castle News
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Sverker Astrom
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