Inflation pinch widens as taxpaying middle faces burden
In Our Opinion contrasts Javits remark on Viet Nam war spending with Congressman Schweiker who says Americans feel inflation and protest mail rising. He argues take home pay buys less despite higher earnings, as new programs like national teachers corps and rent supplement loom. The piece backs Schweiker, noting the middle income taxpayer bears the brunt of taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Schweiker
13Th District
Pennsylvania
Schweiker
Congress
National Teachers Corps
Lee Cobb on survival and compromise in acting
Hal Boyle profiles Lee J Cobb, detailing his philosophy of two lives, survival first and purpose second, and his belief that actors improve with experience not production, noting his upcoming TV role as Willy Loman. He cautions reliance on luck and the value of compromise in work and life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lee J. Cobb
Lee
Cobb
Willy Loman
Arthur Miller
CBS
Corry Post Office News and Public Notices
The Corry area reports on postal matters and related notices. Details reference service changes, rates, and local entities involved in the latest announcements, with emphasis on public information and community infrastructure updates.
Snooky Lawson Sails On With Drive And Voice At KTAL Show
Singer Snooky Lawson, 50, defies age as he opens a daily KTAL Shreveport show. The Memphis-born entertainer, famed on the Lucky Strike Hit Parade, remains driven, pouring Old Piano Roll Blues to a small Red Carpet crowd after a long career with Perry Como and the Weems band. Lawson’s early life, family, and war service are noted, highlighting a career built on persistence over publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snooky Lawson
Dorothy Collins
Gisele MacKenzie
KTAL
Shreveport
Louisiana
Lawson
Arthur Godfrey
Henry Youngman
Ed Sullivan
Jimmy Durante
Drive
Red Carpet
Snooky
Memphis
Tenn
Robert Landman
Stella Martinelli
Roy
Ted Weems
Perry ‘Como
Colt
Langon
United States
WLWA
Atlanta
Florence
Boca Raton
Florida
Millionaire Congressmen and Cold War Intrigue Revealed
The piece traces Vic tor Wickersham's rise from a self professed poor man to a land and life insurance magnate with 1.6 million in net worth and 3 million in sales. It recounts staff payrolls, real estate deals, and a conflict of interest case linked to 5300 acres outside Washington. It also notes Ken Galbraith’s speech to ADA and Rostow’s call with the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Victor Wickerham
Congress
House of Representatives
Mangum
Okla
Air Force Road
Colorado Springs
KREK
Geological Survey Center
Wickersham
Frank Boykin
Mobile
Ala
Air Force
House Armed Service
Henee
White House
Galbraith
Walt Rostow
Milt
Cambridge
Rostow
Dulles-Acheson
Today in History highlights Coxey’s 1894 march on Washington
On April 29 1966 the column notes Today in History with a cue to the 16th day. It recalls Jacob Coxey leading an unemployed army to Washington in 1894, marking a notable event in American protest history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Coxey
Washington
Corry News 1946 Highlights Chiang Talks and Local Accidents
News from yesterday recalls Chiang Kai Shek and Chow En Lai failing to reach a Manchuria truce with Marshall as talks move to Nanking. A two-vehicle crash on East Columbus Avenue at 5 10 left six people with minor injuries and two cars destroyed. David A Hillstrom heads to Atlantic City for a Chamber of Commerce convention. Emma Dodge and Caroline Baeder, noted Corry figures, died in Erie and Corry after illness and a short visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Chungking
Chiang Kai- Shek
Chow En Lai
U. S
George Marshall
Manchuria
Nanking
East Columbus Avenue
Russell
Wawrejka Brothers
John
Steve
Ted
David A. Hillstrom
The
Corry Jamestown Mig. Corp
Atlantic City
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Caroline Baeder
Hamot Hospital
Erie
Miss Baeder
What Is The Law and Local News Sketches
A 1928 item notes the sale of property at East Frederick and North Center streets to Atlantic Refining, and a party at East South Street honoring Mr and Mrs Clinton Hildum of Warren. It also mentions Phoenix Hotel cafeteria management change and a fire injury to Mrs L A Carey. The column includes Q and A on defamation and proof of payment by cancelled checks, and reports a tragic murder suicide at a Fifth Avenue home and a newborn found mutilated in the west end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Frederick and
North Center Streets
G. D. Heath
Alantic Refining Company
Frank Schrader
Wallace Cogswell
East South Street
Clinton Hildum
Warren
Fifth Avenue
West End
Deciding truth to tell in terminal illness family dilemma
Spang of Your Health column discusses a letter about whether to tell a dying father the full truth. Dr Coleman notes no universal rule exists, urges family consultation with physician and spiritual advisor, and emphasizes balancing honesty with compassion to ease burden. Readers invited to send questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Abd
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Jacob Javits
Viet Nam
Javits
Hal Boyle
the Corry Evening Journal
Tarren
Commeron Bulag
Amsoeinied Press
M. Bergast
Jim Bishop
Sophie Tucker
Sinatra
Crosby
Rudy Vallee
Frankie Laine
St. Patrick's School
Mass
Immaculate Conception School
WHBQ
WMC
WREC
Francis Craig
Nashville
Florence Appleby
Dawson
Ernest
Beth
Dan
Old Leather Face
Drew Pearson
Uncle Sam
Library of Congress
Capitol Hill
Congressional
James W. Taylor
Taylor
Herd Equipment Company
Oklahoma
Lloyd Matthews
Matthews
Aubrey Witt
Victor
Lensons
Dad
Young Dan
Ken Galbraith
Harvard
Kennedy
India
Americans For Democratic Action
Johnson
ADA
National Security Council
LBJ
Eimma Dodge
Essex Street
W. H. Fisk
Phoenix Hotel
L. A. Carey
Steve Flaherty
Helen Taylor
Lester L. Coleman
Dr. Coleman
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