Productivity push in New Castle city government merit system
The city council approved a merit system to curb partisan hiring and improve efficiency. It calls for a Personnel Board and rules, while linking productivity standards to services in police, fire, public works, and legal departments.
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City Council
New Castle
City Hall
Rogan
Department of Public Works
Business Week
Urban Institute
Harry Harry
Memphis
Baton Rouge
New York City
Capitol Hill antiwar riot blamed on professional agitators
Editor denounces a protest in Washington as staged by professional agitators and hoodlums. He claims vandals attacked police, caused fires, and injured officers including an FBI agent and Washington’s police chief. He cites Rennie Davis and Weatherman ties and denounces the violence as a betrayal of American ideals.
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Vietnam
Capitol Hill
FBI
Washington
Jerry Wilson
Rennie Davis
Weatherman
Pentagon
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United States
Newspaper Home Delivery and Mail Rates
Subscription rates for Lawrence County include 75 cents weekly and 15 cents per copy on sale at leading newsstands. Mail prices in Lawrence County are 2.75 dollars monthly 15.00 for six months and 29.00 annually. Other U S areas charge 3.25 dollars monthly 17.50 for six months and 33.00 annually. Foreign rates available on request.
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Lawrence County
U.S.A
Mexican President Echeverria urges aid to developing nations
Led by President Luis Echeverria Alvarez, Mexico's leader addressed a joint U.S. Congress session urging greater focus on underdeveloped nations. His remarks framed by Latin American interests and aimed to temper U.S. quotas and tariffs, aligning with Nixon's internationalist stance.
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Luis Echeverria Alvarez
Mexico
U.S Congress
Nixon
Mao Tse-tung
Leonid Brezhnev
Latin America
Echeverria
Mexico's Echeverria presses education for industrial growth
The Mexican president balances amnesty with reform by shifting from liberal arts to science and tech. He backs a national science council and industry linked schooling, aims to produce factory foremen, and promotes exchanges with Japan to speed westernized industry.
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Echeverria
David Siquieros
National Council of Science and Technology
Center
Japan
Tokyo
Mexico
U.S
Latin America
Hemisphere
Two Fallen Warriors Wallaces and Humphrey Honor in 1972
The piece reflects on George Wallace and Hubert Humphrey as admired figures after their campaigns. It notes Wallace’s enduring appeal despite controversy and his small-donor support, and Humphrey’s softened image following public battles and political missteps. It portrays national reverence and sentiment in a changing political climate.
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George Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
Yankee Stadium
Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Alabama
United States
Shirley Chisholm
George McGovern
Wallace
Humphrey
John Kennedy
Kennedy
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Literary terms quiz on famous word origins
Answers trace common words to fictional characters and plays from Susanna Centlivre to Gargantua. Highlights include Simon Pure, Pollyanna, Malaprop, Braggadocio, Lothario, robots, Mentor, Pickwick, Galahad, Serendipity, Yahoo, Grundy, Stentor, Gargantua and Pantagruel.
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Simon Pure
Eleanor Porter
Rowe
Kapek
R.U.R
Rossum
Universal Robots
Mentor
Ulysses
Dickens
Mr. Pickwick
Walter Map
San Graal
Outcry Over Diplomas Handshake Bias at New Castle HS
Rebecca Russo denounces Louis A. Bosco for denying female graduates handshake recognition during the New Castle High School 1972 commencement. She notes unequal treatment between male and female graduates and calls the bias unjust and outdated.
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the News
New Castle High School
Louis A. Bosco
New Castle School
Bosco
Mr. Bosco
Rebecca Russo
New Castle
Grammar and clarity in language and headlines
A discussion on the failure of clear language across groups from students to officials. It cites examples of foggy prose and notes the need for precise, plain wording in journalism and public communication. The piece references The News headline about Welcome Wagon and Neighborhood House and laments ornate phrasing.
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Sydney Harris
Welcome Wagon
Neshannock School
Cowper
Landlord Entry Rights in Rental Units
A lease may reserve the landlord right to enter for repairs showings and other limited purposes. If reserved, entry is legal for those purposes. Without a reservation the landlord may not enter and any entry constitutes illegal trespass.
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Maryland
Michigan
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Productivity Commission
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Office of Management & Budget
NEW Castle News
The
News Company
North Mercer Street
Leonard T. Kolasinski
Jack W. Bartholli
Bell Telephone
Private Exchange
Washington Comment
Goldwater
Spiro Agnew
Horace Walpole
Serendip
Swift
Gulliver
Tom Morton
Stentor
Winsor Stewart
Tars
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