Why the Dem growth in Pennsylvania
A reader argues that the Democratic Party in Pennsylvania continues to grow despite multiple high profile corruption cases inside the party. The piece notes a 766,253 vote edge for Democrats since Milton Shapp's 1967 election and critiques grand jury probes and political pressures. It contends voters should seek change at the next election.
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Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Milton Shapp
Shapp
Max Homer
Frank Mazzei
Frank Hilton
Property and Supplies
William Casper
Revenue Department
Leonard Sweeney
GOP
A Spring Memory Lane and Consumer Help Line
The piece reflects on nostalgic spring childhoods with barefoot fishing kites and improvised toys, contrasting past outdoor play with modern overstructured youth sports. It ends by promoting the Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer Protection with contact details for Erie and other offices.
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Crick
Furniture Store
Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer, Protection
Bureau
Erie
State Street
Coffee price shock fueled by frost and turmoil charts
In a dense survey of 1974 75 headlines and later outlooks analysts note Brazil suffered a killer frost destroying about 70 percent of its coffee crop with recovery two years away while Paraguay and Colombia faced rust and other disruptions. The piece cites ITT style corporate power and warns prices may rise through 1978 before potential falls as crops rebound.
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Londrina
Brazil
Flo de Janeiro
Agricultural Department
Asuncio
Paraguay
Aranbay
Bogota
Colombia
Nature
Ian
Angola
Ethiopia
Uganda
New York City
Ing
Cartagens
Inter American Press Assn
Arturo Gomez
Coffee Federation of Colombia
Gomez
ITT links to Nixon era Chile plot and stockholder action
ITT built a cozy tie with the Nixon administration and helped block Salvador Allende from taking office. Harold Gensen later admitted possible $350,000 in support to opponents. Interfaith groups push for full disclosure of political contributions, with the SEC ordering ITT to publish the Chilean resolution. Senators push for solar heating funding, while Carter faces scrutiny over prior drug enforcement shifts.
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Nixon
Chile
Selvadore Allende
ITT
I TT
Harold Gensen
Allende
Interfaith Center For Corporate Responsibility
Quotable Bits and a Nixon Quote from 1977
A collection of aphorisms and quips culled from editor Howard Cady with a final line attributed to Richard M. Nixon. The note includes the claim that the Kremlin would favor a second-rate U S president and cites 1977 King Features Syndicate as the source.
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Kremlin
Richard M. Nixon
King Features Syndicate
Ine
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Sylvia Porter
U.S
South America
Brooklyn
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Man In
Carrion
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Gomex
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White House
Congressional Liaison
Congressional
Dow Ones
Securities and Exchange Commission
Carter
Gerald Ford
Interna We
Donald Alex
Internal Revenue
Ford
Senate
Robert Byrd
O-W. Va
Page Jackson
Energy Research and Development Administration
Michel de Montaigne
Howard Cady
William Morrow & Co
Peter
Laprrence J. Peter
Mr. Peter
Canada
Hollywood
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