Volunteers Patch Rural Roads Without State Help in Perry County
Residents of Buffalo Township in Perry County Pennsylvania organized a volunteer road crew after neglect left winter potholes. On May 15, about thirty volunteers fixed sections of two valleys over nine hours the first day with material donations from local businesses. They planned another patching effort the following week, emphasizing neighborly action over government dependence and urging broader civic involvement.
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Perry County
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West Point face of the cheating scandal hurts its honor
Officials faced a widening cheating scandal at West Point with slow response and growing accusations. The honor system is stained as cadets witness a breakdown in leadership, with both the honor court and administrators under pressure to uncover causes and administer corrective action.
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West Point
Getting used to New York City
Russell Baker humorously notes how a Manhattan block seems to explode at random, yet nothing is damaged. He describes the muffled city noise and the shift to a "New York ear" that ignores blaring alarms, gunfire, and dynamite as life goes on. The piece blends urban oddity with wry self observation about city life.
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Russell Baker
New York Times
NEW York
Manhattan
Edgar Allan Poe
Gene McCarthy Returns as Liberal Protest Candidate
Washington columnist William Safire notes Eugene McCarthy’s ongoing presidential bid as a liberal protest option. McCarthy pursues a broad ballot strategy, appealing to discontented voters across parties, with a plan dubbed the Sleet Belt to influence states like New Jersey Ohio Maryland Missouri Michigan and Kentucky.
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Intelligence feud drives shakeup talk in Washington
The Ford era intelligence clash fuels calls for a Taylor Plan to centralize resources under a single director, with Langley as HQ. CIA disputes the scope of reform, while Pentagon chiefs defend current programs as well-coordinated. A second interagency report offers options, but reform remains elusive amid security limits and internal politics.
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