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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1979
Page
4
A reflective piece outlines a profile of callers to Contact EARS a 24 hour telephone suporta service. It notes lonely individuals couples and those in personal crisis reach out seeking a listening voice amid emotional domestic stress and divorce related challenges.
Lawrence County volunteers run Contact EARS a 9 year old counseling service with 400 calls monthly. Volunteers counsel and advise on drugs abuse social pressures and personal problems while seeking more funding and training. They plan to join United Way and expand with PEACE parenting group and domestic violence shelter efforts.
The piece discusses Paul Theroux and cross cultural ties between Americans and British. It reflects on who counts as English and argues that English identity is cultural rather than bloodline. It notes that many famed English figures are of diverse ancestry.
The New Castle News prints a compressed local notices feature with advertising and reader view points. It includes editorial notes on material published and reader encouragement to heed community announcements, with various rates and delivery details.
A Forties era style column weaves personal reflections and global concerns from Amherst College tragedies to oil price shifts and coffee shortages. The author links acts of prejudice to broader economic maneuvers, noting staged fears and real market effects on Brazilian and Colombian coffee, with Carter era policy cited.
The piece argues that minimum wage and federal regulation harm low skilled workers and slow innovation. It cites Murray Weidenbaum estimating regulatory compliance costs at 116 billion dollars this year, twenty times direct tax costs, and warns that more government raises the risk of disease and suppresses discovery. It notes a push for voluntary action but fears McCloskey's proposed national military registration including women would knot the nation more.
John Chamberlain questions Congressman McCloskey's four option civilian service proposal arguing it redefines voluntary enlistment. He warns of unintended costs to youth like artists and dancers and warns that involuntary servitude risks eroding the 13th Amendment.
The notes cover Einstein’s 1905 paper rejection by Bern during his PhD bid, higher female pyelitis rates, origins of the term diaper from rich fabrics, Fritz Haber’s role in ammonia synthesis and WWI, the long span of the Oxford English Dictionary publication, and a surge in Britain’s mental hospital admissions for alcoholism.
A compendium notes Einstein stamps in 12 countries, world’s earliest dental college opening in 1840 Baltimore, Pope Gregory X election after 34 months, the brain’s natural painkilling peptide, gold fillings in 857, Haroun al Rashid’s link to Arabian Nights, and a former NYFD firefighter later found on a disability pension after winning the Empire State Building race.
A reader asks Dr. Graham if a born again Christian who shoplifted should seek restitution. The reply notes the new sensitivity to sin, urges restitution, and cites biblical verses from Exodus and Leviticus to support returning stolen goods.
Billy Graham cites Zacchaeus and Luke 19 as examples of repayment and forgiveness after turning to Christ. He urges Christians to restore what was stolen, share with the needy, and live a daily walk with Christ, guided by forgiveness and gratitude.
A parent recounts a three year old being bitten by a stray cat and a delayed police response. The cat was killed by a neighbor after advice from officers and the family faced poor communication and unanswered letters to the mayor and police chief. Concerns about child safety and local authorities’ guidance are raised.
Letter to the editor challenges a Friday June 22 1979 New Castle News story on Hickory View Terrace sewage. The writers argue isolated septic issues exist and the article misled readers by implying a widespread problem. Names include John O Rourke Jay Roac Michael Logan Sr Ronald Houston and others.
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