Surplus Revenues Spark Tax Debate in Pennsylvania
State revenue for the year ended June 30 exceeded budget estimates by 101 million, yielding a 134.5 million surplus per Budget Secretary Martin Blackbill. Federal receipts also rose, predicting a 2 to 3 billion deficit. Of the state surplus 34 million funds school districts and 9.7 million goes to University of Pittsburgh aid, leaving questions about the rest.
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Harrisburg
Washington
Scranton
Commonwealth
Martin Blackbill
Federal
Corry Memories Report Local Appointments and Events
Harrisburg announces Col. John Patton and Ralph S. Dewey named area coordinators for off campus college centers in Pittsburgh and Erie. PRR reports indicate Kinney will become Warren agent with McLean moving to Corry. Fourth Ward Alderman Cobbett officiates first marriage of Helen Kennedy and Franklin Hurd in Corry.
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Harrisburg
Col
John Patton
Pittsburgh
Ralph S. Dewey
Corry
Erie
Commonwealth
Robert M. Steele
Pennsylvania Railroad
Orrin B. Kinney
Pennsy
Warren
C. K. McLean
PRLR
Cor- Ty
Mr. Kinney
Fourth Ward
Melvin
Cobbett
J. Post
East Main Street
Helen R. Kennedy
Franklin E. Hurd
Dansville
N. Y
City Council Plans Talks on North Center Street Rail Removal
The city council met last evening to schedule an early conference with Oscar Fritz about removing street car rails on North Center street. The project could permit resurfacing the entire thoroughfare.
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Oscar Fritz
North Center Street
Today in History highlights milestones on August 3
On August 3, 1958 the Nautilus became the first atomic submarine to sail under the North Pole. Columbus began his expedition in 1492 that led to the discovery of America. Germany declared war in 1914, Coolidge took oath in 1923, and 1942 saw Moscow report Nazi battles near the Caucasus.
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North Pole
Christopher Columbus
America
Germany
France
Belgium
Calvin Coolidge
Plymouth
Vermont
Moscow
Caucasus
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Paris
Iceland
U.S
NATO
Surprising Return of an Old Classmate
Jim Bishop recounts a morning visit from a tall stranger named Ritchie, an old classmate now successful and polished. The two reminisce about their school days, Lydia, and Ritchie's varied ventures including Wall Street work and a dubious oil painting scheme.
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Ritchie
Wall Street
Stock market woes amid wage clashes and tax fears
New York AP reports stock prices at low levels as investors avoid buying, seeking yields in bonds amid tight money. Labor disputes and rising living costs threaten profits, with war taxes and auto and housing slowdowns tempering sentiment, while the broader economy trends up and bears await winter.
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New York
Viet Nam
Underrated pleasures and ironies from a candid talk
New York columnist recalls a friend’s list of undervalued joys such as walking to work and horseshoe pitching. The conversation touches work, aging, cynicism, and personal ties, ending with a quiet, revealing moment about friendship and honesty.
Hal Boyle's Americana and Oddities of Modern Life
A humorous collage of everyday foibles and pleasures from Hal Boyle. It riffs on bubbles of children, poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, breakfast quirks, short skirts, merry go rounds, carbon paper, rock and roll, TV ads, laundries, and the value of wives.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Corry Journal Ad Mix Reflects Historical Local Notices
Fragmented OCR shows a collage of names and addresses including McLaughlin and Savare, with references to buildings in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The garbled text mentions commerce, a daily newspaper, and advertisement rates, indicating a historic local notices page.
Drew Pearson Reports on Sen. Dodd Ethics Case and Absences
The column outlines Sen. Tom Dodd's libel suit against Drew Pearson, secret deposition fights, and repeated absences from key Senate hearings. It notes a judge’s ex parte subpoenas, pressure from press access, and Dodd's bid to testify near the Senate.
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Washington
Tom Dodd
D-Conn
Senate Ethics Committee
Senate
Dodd
Sen. Dodd
John Sennett
Wall Street
Alexander Holtzoff
Sennett
District of Columbia
Speaking of Your Health: Sinuses Summer Infections And Altitude
Regular readers ask if sinuses can become infected in summer or at high altitude. Inflammation and allergy make sinuses more prone to infection, with fluid buildup causing breathing difficulty and pressure. High altitude may trigger pain if sinus openings are blocked. without infection or allergy, altitude alone should not cause flare ups.
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Val Cencarik
New York Giants
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Joseph M. Frisina
Consietti Frisina
West Main Street
Cencarik
Frisina
Corry Merchants
Sam Jacobson and Company
Brown Block
Russell Merritt
Wheelock
Frank Lillie
East Pleasant Street
Methodist Church
Jim Bishop
Lydia
Maine
Doe
Field Artillery
Puerto Rico
Powers
Business Mirror
Hal Boyle
Corry Journal
George R
William Eston
Hasbrouck, Roverdaing
McLaughlin
Lehlgan ‘Savare
Sart
Ber of Commerce
Weightman
Philsdelphia
Port Ouest Corry
Drew Pearson
Jen. Dodd
Preferaby
District of Coumbia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Dirksen
Connecticut
Congress
Adam Clayton Powell
Lester L. Cole
Coleman
Dr. Goleman
Dr. Coleman
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