Campaign promises turn into reverse gear in Pa politics
The Journal notes apparent savings in a Harrisburg mail push and a welfare recruitment drive. It questions the cost and logic of promoting speeches and adding 250 welfare workers while welfare rolls and promised cuts loom. Helene Wohlgemuth backs the expansion to handle rising caseloads, challenging the political logic cited.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
Pennsylvania
Welfare
Jewell
Helene Wohlgemuth
Military commissaries scandal hits world stage and costs billions
Washington reports the worldwide military commissary system faces bribery and mismanagement with food brokers funding lavish trips for managers in Paris Cannes and Nice. Orders inflated prices deny GI families value while a Pentagon task force seeks reform. Cap hazards and Capitol Hill fire risks follow. Notable figures include Col. John Sutherland and Gen. Andy McNamara.
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Washington
Paris
Cannes
Nice
Outgrown Idiot Box Sees TV Fame and Flaws Across Years
A critical note on television, its growth from saloons to homes over 25 years, praising JFK coverage while condemning sensational ads. It laments telecast immaturity and profiteering by networks and stations, noting airwaves as government-regulated yet commercially exploited. The piece purports to weigh progress, critique, and the evolving medium.
Ironside saves elderly purse victim amid TV season buzz
The NBC drama Ironside stars Raymond Burr as a paralyzed detective in a wheelchair who traps a purse snatcher and a killer, boosting viewership toward a fourth season. The piece surveys rival pilots, including Longstreet and Cannon, and mocks current TV trends, noting humor worries and shifting tastes.
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New York
Robert Ironside
NBC
Ironside
Raymond Burr
Perry Mason
ABC
Longstreet
James Franciscus
Cannon
William. Conrad
CBS
O'Hara
U.S. Treasury
David Janssen
Grass roots opinion in Sullivan Illinois progress
A reader questions government budgeting and inflation tactics, asserting that departments will get automatic funding increases each January. The letter accuses Congress and leaders of seeking measures that would raise spending and inflation, criticizing officials for not faith in their anti inflation promises.
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Sullivan, Ill
Progress
Congress
Corry Officials Sworn In As City Treasurer Names New Council Member
Carlton W. Smith was sworn in as city treasurer in a 9:30 morning ceremony by the council. In the same session, Charles Hubertz’s name was submitted for a new council seat. The city marked the 50th anniversary of Corry Chapter 17 Order of the Eastern Star with a vesper service at First Presbyterian Church for 250 members, families, and friends. The article also notes a winter dance atop a cocktail party and regional lodge installation travel plans by Fred Mixer and Odd Fellows officers.
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Carlton W. Smith
Charles Hubertz
Corry City
Order of the Eastern Star
the Nations Organization
First Presbyterian Church
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