Court reform urged by columnist in 1973 Harrisburg tour
In a column from the 2-CORRY JOURNAL dated April 4 1973 the author argues for majority jury decisions to speed justice citing deadlocks in Harrisburg and praising legislative discussions. The piece covers travel to the state capitol mentions Armco dinner with John Hope Anderson and notes bills on dormitories on state land silos land value fishing licenses and savings bank mortgage lending plus tax and fee changes.
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Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
K. LeRoy Irvis
Capitol
Ways and Means
Penn Harris Motor Inn
Armco
John Hope Anderson
Down State
John
Bob Bartlett
North East Eee
State College
Game Commission
Town Assembly Debates Bills and Visits Neighbors
A stream of political notes covers votes on license fee cuts for two horse trailers and beer keg deposits, plus a bill on annual fiscal reports. It mentions representatives Fred Noyes Bernard Dombrowski and local visits by Meg Fails Tom Sherry and Dick Post, with lighter chats about public life and a New York column note on science and Galileo.
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Fred Noyes
Department of Community Affairs
Congress
Meg
Tom Sherry
North East
Dick Post
Bernard Dombrowski
Bernie
Bankers' access fuels Sparkman Tower consumer plea
Mailbag gems reveal Senators Sparkman and Tower, longtime Banking Committee leaders, pressing Commerce Chair Magnuson to preserve and broaden bank exemptions from the FTC. They propose shifting regulation to the Federal Reserve and other financial agencies, bypassing consumer subcommittees and raising questions about effectiveness of the current regulators.
Proxmire blasts bank exemptions and Fed claims in letter
Proxmire erupts in strong language after learning his chair man’s actions. He fires off a letter to Magnuson denouncing a special exemption for banks. Sparkman and Tower are criticized as inaccurate and in error about the Federal Reserve enforcement of consumer laws like Truth in Lending.
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Proxmire
Magnuson
Sparkman and Tower
The
Federal Reserve
Tower
Sparkman
Wallace Bennett
Utah
Whistler
Auguste Bartholdi
Josh Billings
Social Security eligibility for a 50s widow and related benefits
The text states that an unmarried woman over 50 unable to work due to arthritis cannot obtain Social Security benefits based on her late father. It notes child benefits only for deceased fathers’ children, with exceptions for full-time students until age 22. Disability benefits may apply if disability occurs before 65 with insured status. otherwise contact the local Social Security Office for eligibility.
Room 306 Rehearsal of a Dream and Loss
In room 306 dignitaries gather as Martin Luther King Jr and Ralph Abernathy confront a split in leadership over the Poor People’s March to Washington. The scene shifts to departing King and companions at the Lorraine Motel amid a tense, somber mood five years after a pivotal moment.
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Martin Luther King
Ralph Abernathy
Washington
James Bevel
Jesse Jackson
Chicago
Hosea Williams
Andy Young
Room
King
Poor People’s March
Long
AME
New Orleans
Ralph
West Hunter Street Baptist Church
Abernathy
David
Billy Kyles
Lorraine Motel
Ben Branch
Dr. King
A.D. King
Martin
Lord
Corry Sees New Sewer Authority Amid Growth and Orders
The 1952 Pennsylvania survey shows Corry built 80 structures costing 387 810 dollars last year with an average home cost around 10 000. Mayor Kinley will propose five citizens for the new Corry Municipal Sewer Authority as Harrisburg directs disposal plant work. A birthday party for Terry Danner was held at East South Street. City Council signaled no beer regulation. A rifle squad won a small bore title led by Ronald Shank. The King assassination scene in a boarding house courtyard is recalled with many figures present.
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Corry
Pennsylvania
J. Fred Kinley
New Corry
Terry Danner
Lester Danner
East Pleasant Street
H. B. Reed
East South Street
Terry
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Corry Journal
United States Supreme Court
New York
Washington Monument
National Geographic Society
Galileo
Capitol Hill
Alabama
Texas
John Sparkman
Dala
John Tower
R-Tex
Senate Banking Committee
Senate Commerce Committee
Federal Trade Commission
Commerce
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
Savings and Loans
Instea
Stern Ftc
Federal Reserve Board
Sparkman-Tower
Whale Committee
Sen
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Sparkman- Tower
Savings and Loan
Washington Whirl
Army
Air Force
Antipoverty
Phillip Sanchez
Ogden Reid
Democrats
Justice Department
Rickie Harris
New England Patriots
Arthur, Morgan
Jim Bishop
Jesse
God
Ronald Shank
Pennsylvania National Guard
112Th Regiment
Bernard Lee
Ben
Branch
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Mike
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