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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1971
Page
4
A Lawrence County service provides a sympathetic ear in crises. EARS stands for Emergency Assistance Referral Service, a joint effort of the county Mental Health Mental Retardation office and the New Castle Ministerial Association to offer support and avert tragedy.
An emergency assistance program operated by volunteers handles 1097 calls since July with 197 after hours. Clergymen propose funding from foundations, hospital center location, and a paid administrator to deepen community impact.
The pension issue in Pennsylvania is highlighted as former public employees or survivors gain windfall riches. The piece notes disbelief among Pennsylvanians at the fixed financial security granted by state pensions and references public attention to the topic.
The estate of a Delaware County judge receives 240 000 while others gain large annual pensions from long state service. Cases include Shafer at 54 with 10 000 plus, a PSU faculty son at 224 000, a 33 year ex- trooper at 15 642, and others. Critics say pension systems reward the few and burden the public.
A businessman turned governor Milton J. Shapp faces a stalled budget as Pennsylvania begins a new fiscal year without approved funding. He warned of temporary stopgap measures but may have to tolerate legislative control, risking government shutdown and lessons from prior tax policy.
The newspaper invites letters to The People Write on the editorial page and outlines subscription options. Home delivery costs 75 cents weekly with various mail rates for Lawrence County and other areas, including U.S. and foreign rates on request.
The piece argues that government dissimulation is inherent in statecraft and cites Eisenhower and Roosevelt to frame the Pentagon Papers as revealing not novelty but a pattern. It notes widespread public defeatism, a lack of comprehension by readers, and warns against cynicism toward democratic mechanisms while urging focus on concrete disclosures.
Lyndon Johnson’s brother Sam Houston Johnson has a history of accurate forecasts and bold advice. The narrator revisits Sam’s book My Brother Lyndon to interpret the Pentagon Papers episode and notes Sam is about to make a rare public appearance soon.
Former adviser reflects on Sam Houston Johnson book excerpts and memos about Lyndon B. Johnson, McNamara, Kennedy, and Nixon. He argues the 47 volume origins study biased against Johnson, with Kassirer critiques, and notes Kennedy loyalty, Kissinger and Elisberg revelations, and the Times installments.
Sydney J. Harris compares Charles Reichs The Greening of America with John Charles Coopers The New Mentality. He notes Cooper anticipated Reichs thesis from a Christian humanist base and criticizes Reich as naive while praising Coopers existential depth and religious implications. Harris suggests EKU merit over Yale in priority.
A devotional note praises Psalm 23:1 calling it a tested promise. It emphasizes faith in divine goodness and comfort through spiritual guidance and care.
United Press International notes that glass blowing, a pivotal advance in glass manufacture, originated around the first century B C. The technique transformed production of glass objects and set a lasting industrial standard.
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