State-of-the-art toxic waste landfill risks warned
In New Castle News June 25 1986 Our Opinion warns SolidTek’s proposed Edinburg toxic waste facility may be state of the art yet poses groundwater and Mahoning River contamination risks. The piece argues hazardous waste dumps belong in uninhabited areas and urges developer reconsideration amid local outcry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
SolidTek
Edinburg
United States
Mahoning River
Susan Sherman
Environmental Protection Agency
Science Magazine
Chernobyl
Senate TV Cameras Arrive on Trial Basis in New Castle
C SPAN 2 will televise live Senate proceedings as the chamber tests cameras on a trial basis. Supporters say broadcasts inform the public while critics fear reduced legislative work. Expansion to New Castle could occur later this year or early 1987 as cable operator expands access.
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Robert Packwood
Ronald Reagan
U.S
Cspan 2
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
New Castle
House
Cabl Entertainment
Computer Mapping Takes Center Stage in Mass Market
Computer mapping awaits wider adoption as affordable micro-based software first serves presentations. Users will discover geographic information aids decision making, then shift to more powerful systems. Martha Farnsworth Riche discusses the trajectory of mapping in American Demographics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Farnsworth
Riche
Waldheim case tests youth defense against Nazi past
A chronicling critique argues that Kurt Waldheim’s wartime record and postwar conduct expose flaws in the “youthful indiscretion” defense. It alleges that media and Jewish groups influence opinion, and contends Waldheim’s autobiography details were censored by a publisher. The piece questions the ADL and WJC’s role and condemns labeling Austrian voters as anti Semitic. It ends by challenging claims of rising anti Semitism in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurt Waldheim
Austria
United Nations
Waldheim
Soviet Union
World Jewish Congress
Nathan Perlymutter
B’nai Brith
Anti-Defamation League
ADL
National Commission
New York
Perlmutter
WJC
Know
Perlmutter-Adl
U.S
Dr. Waldheim
Nathan Perlmutter
United States
New York Speak Strange Tongue In Springtime Talk
A dialogue captures New York style banter about daily life and rumors. Residents debate weather, relationships, and a quick jab at Rudy. The mood shifts from casual chatter to a bold Mets sports remark comparing them to a football trophy scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudy
Mets
Uncertain small talk and weather chatter prompts
A casual street scene unfolds with Edwin Newman in a chat about politics and travel plans. The conversation touches on Marcos and Cortisone Aquino, weather heat after rain, a friend Lou with antidotes, and vague vacation hopes. The tone mimics a dated newspaper column fragment.
Oddball Facts and Awards Across History
A compilation of curious claims spans Nobel economics not being a true Nobel, rural versus urban trends in mood and substance abuse, Civil War brevet ranks, Norden vs Scandinavia naming, large dog bite statistics, ancient Egyptian funeral rites, soft drink versus water consumption, Burns’s Cutty Stool, Medal of Honor origins, and a note from Sydney J. Harris of News America Syndicate.
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Nobel Foundation
Nobel Trust
Alfred Nobel
Swedish National Bank
eThat
Scandinavia
Norden
Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
Robert Burns
Mauchline
U.S. Congress
Sydney J. Harris News
America Syndicate
BREZHNEV AND CARTER SIGN SALT II IN VIENNA PALACE
The 1979 SALT II pact limited nuclear arms and set parity, but U.S. ratification stalled after Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Reagan later renounced the treaty, provoking allies and lawmakers while pursuing new arms plans. The era of restraint appeared ending as ABM talks and long range cuts surfaced amid a renewed missile buildup.
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Leonid Brezhnev
Jimmy Carter
Vienna
United States
Soviet Union
Capitol Hill
Reagan
Afghanistan
Senate
Kremlin
U.S
George Shultz
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Edward Rowny
White House
Larry Speakes
Helen Thomas
United Press International
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New Castle TV
NEW Castle News
News Company, A Corporati
North Mercer Street
P.O. Box
New Castle PA
Richard E. Rentzman
J. Fred Rentz
Jessie Treadwell Anderson
Richard E. Rentz, Jr
Rhe
Coward T. Kolasinsh
David C. Jones
Bell Telephone
Advertising Credit Manue Exchange
Lawrence County
U.S.A
News Co
P.O
Ralph de Toledano
Agucc AG Lady
Edwin Newman
Cortisone Aquino
Marcos
Joe
Lou
King Features Syndicate
Washington
Joseph Biden
D-Del
Larry
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