Congress backing IMF aid and eight percent value drop
The Wall Street Journal notes Congress weighs a 525 million IMF appropriation to offset an eight percent dollar decline. The World Bank seeks seven billion to cover the loss, with ripple effects to HEW and other agencies. The piece proposes letting middle income taxpayers bear the eight percent cost through increased spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Wall Street Journal
Congress
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
NSSM 1 warns Vietnam not winnable without US aid
Secret NSSM 1 study warned Nixon that South Vietnam could not counter North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces in the foreseeable future without US air, artillery, logistics and ground support. It noted high desertion, leadership issues, and limited pacification gains, while predicting continued VC pressure and a fragile Saigon hold on rural areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
South Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
Big John and the buck bonus overlooked by readers
A compact item notes a person nicknamed Big John tied to a financial bonus described as a windfall or extra payment. The brief frames the bonus as something valuable yet overlooked, urging preservation rather than dismissal.
Unfettered bachelor’s life with gate leaks and debts
The piece narrates a Dallas bachelor pad at 2450 Lakeshore with a fragile fence built by SAES and a boat that floods when the drain plug isn t in. Joshua the dog dodges the improvised barrier as the narrator recalls his father Big John Bishop a strict money manager and local police lieutenant involved in tax tricks and family tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hotard
Associated Press
Dallas, Tex
2450
Lakeshore
Joshua
Engineering Society
SAES
Josh
Corry to Host 1952 Corry Days Sale and City Projects
In Corry on April 26 1952 merchants join a three day Corry Days sale with 34 leading shops. Taxpayers must pay 1952 levies by April 30 to receive a two percent rebate. The J N Wilson Co of Erie will start the last phase of a sidewalk supervision project as a cottage is moved to a new foundation near Raymond Avenue and Wayne Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Ward
J.N. Wilson Co
Erie
Walter
Ross
Wright Street
Raymond Avenue
Wayne Street
Surprise Birthday Party For Mrs Cragg In Corry
A group of ladies gathered at Mrs Harold Cragg’s West Smith Street home to honor her birthday with a surprise party and chop suey supper. Heavy showers and a severe electrical storm struck Corry late yesterday afternoon and persisted into the evening, delivering a deluge that refreshed local vegetation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Cragg
West Smith Street
Rex Theatre
Corry
Law on transfer of deceased physician records
There is no statute or case law sealing records of a deceased doctor. Records are the doctor’s property, becoming part of the estate managed by the executor. If urgent, patients may request records be forwarded to a new doctor or to the physician they choose.
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Balderdash
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Sagan
United States
Demilitarized Zone
White House
Henry Kissinger
Vietnam
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense Secretariat
Central Intelligence Agency
State Department
Defense Secretary
Joint Chiefs
C/A
CIA
Big John and
the Buck
United States Senate
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Senate
Washington, D.C
Hugh Scott
Washington, DC
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
Harrisburg
United States Representatives
Joseph P. Vigorito
Cannon House
R. Budd Dwyer
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Big John
Numbers
John M. Bishop
Frank Hague
Big Joehn
Dad
Hague
Greenvillo
Sam
IRS
State Prison
Tom Murphy
the Elks
Grandma Bishop
Grandma
John
Police
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