Taxes and OEO Critique in Nixon Era Opinion
The piece argues Americans spend two and a half hours of an eight hour day on taxes while one hour covers food and housing costs. It criticizes Nixon era policy and the Office of Economic Opportunity for inefficiency and graft, suggesting phasing out OEO could set a model for future reforms.
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Tax Foundation
Nixon
Congress
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Mortgage maze exposed as buyers face closing day
New York AP outlines how homebuyers aged 35 to 54 navigated confusing mortgage procedures, fees, and three common loan types FHA VA and conventional. The piece highlights the rise of consumer guidance and notes the role of points and closing costs in increasing the total price.
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New York
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
FHA
ABC
Witty Vignettes From Bierce To Aeternum
A collection of sharp aphorisms and satirical definitions on life, love, politics, wealth, and society. It blends Bierce style bites with brief anecdotes and ironic observations, ending with a punchy catalog of traits and absurdities.
Door off hinges to rescue babysitter in Eric tale
A man recounts breaking in by removing a door to reach a sleeping babysitter after a night out. He describes the tense moment, the improvised entry, and waking the sitter by shaking her. He notes a neighbor’s cleaner method in Eric and invites verification from others with babysitting experience.
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Eric
Lee Carson War Reporter and Beloved Frontline Presence
Memorial fondly recalls Lee Carson of the International News Service, a renowned WWII war correspondent famed for fearlessness and charm. From Normandy to the Elbe, her bold reporting and radiant humor left lasting impact on troops and colleagues who cherished her frontline visits and steadfast devotion to the story.
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Lee Carson
International News Service
Spondent
Miss Carson
Normandy
Elbe
Army
Corry Railway Post Office car to be removed after April 26
In Corry on April 16 1953 the Railway Post Office car used between Corry and southern communities will be retired April 26 as part of economy measures by the department. Also noted were a granddaughter's 11th birthday party hosted by Mrs E E Hawkins and a gathering of twenty children with helpers. A plan was announced to retry a well brought in by Beaverdam Petroleum Corp on the Frank Stutzman farm northwest of the city amid nitroglycerine activity at a gas well site.
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Corry
Oil City
Department
E.E. Hawkins
Wayne Street
Ann Fenstermacher
Ann’s
Beaverdam Petroleum Corp
Frank Stutzman
Medinn
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