Public Health Service study slaps at LBJ budget
In a critique of the LBJ bare bones budget the writer ridicules a 249000 study on happiness done in Puerto Rico by Norman Matlin and a 25 member staff. The report found rich and healthy people are happier and notes how the data were gathered. The piece labels the study as another example of waste in the Johnson administration and promises more such items in future columns.
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Editorial Thought For Today On American Conditions
Conditions in America are much better than most Americans think they are. While all levels of government show some defects, these defects are not so serious that they cannot be cured.
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America
Notable Figures Weigh State Education and Politics
Harrisburg column cites Pennsylvania higher education enrollment totaling 349705 for the last school year with 245125 full time. It breaks down state colleges 57507 in four-year state schools and 37148 in state aided institutions, plus 19887 in community colleges. It also notes 1966 67 payrolls at 917761761, a jump from 206504380 five years earlier.
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Columnnist
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Community College
Miami Beach convention snapshot of youth and power
Drew Pearson surveys delegates at the Miami Beach Auditorium as a national political gathering debates youth and leadership. The piece notes Dewey and Lindsay, Harold Stassen, Dan Evans, Nixon, and the housing battle, highlighting open housing votes stalled by the real estate lobby and the shifting currents of convention oratory.
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Miami Beach
Jerry Ford
Michigan
House
Corry hotel remodeling toward occupancy in Sept
A former Imperial Hotel section, badly damaged by fire last Winter, is planned to be remodeled and ready for occupancy late in September. W. W. Waterhouse commented on the progress this morning. A separate note recalls a Corry Merchants baseball game, a 4 1 victory for one team, tying the season series with an 8 6 win earlier. Also noted is a birthday party for Misses Margaret and Marcella Miller, twin daughters of Rev and Mrs Richard Miller, hosted by their mother with Mrs Aden Burrows assisting.
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W. W. Waterhouse
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Marcella Miller
Richard Miller
Aden Burrows
Sheen Captures President's Cup in Corry Match
Howard Sheen won the President's Cup at Corry Country Club by defeating Al Miller after a brilliant 39 on the opening holes. The Board of Education rejected a lone bid and decided to re advertise for proposals to grade the rear plot of the Junior High School for a modern athletic field serving school and community athletics.
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Corry Country Club
al Miller
E. J. Donovan, Jr
Titusville
Board of Education
Jim Bishop on a Sea Voyage Aboard the Independence
Jim Bishop portrays a sea voyage aboard the 20,000 ton Independence with 750 passengers and 540 crew. He details long days at sea, aboard activities, dining, dancing, and shore visits in San Juan and Charlotte Amalie, noting luxurious indolence and the ship’s rhythmic motion. He recalls tour stops, shopping, and amusing incidents, while considering a future cruise and the ship’s Go Go venture.
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San Juan
Dorado Beach
Bayamon
el Convento
Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie
Key events tied to Aug 9 historical milestones
Friday, Aug 9 marks several events across years: Nagasaki’s 1945 atomic bombing aftermath, the first U.S. steam locomotive train run in 1831, Spain’s 1898 peace terms ending the Spanish-American War, Edward VII’s 1902 coronation, Gandhi’s 1942 arrest and internment, 1954 Morocco riots arrest totals, and notes on Formosa tensions, Kennedy family tragedy, and Colombia crime clash trends from nearby years.
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Nagasaki
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Albany
Schenectady
N.Y
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England
Queen Victoria
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Morocco
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Strait
John F. Kennedy
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
Boston
Colombia
Latin America
How to Contact Your Elected Officials in Pennsylvania
Directory of state and federal officials with contact routes. State Representative Forest Hopkins serves North East and can be reached at the State Capitol in Harrisburg. State Senator James Willard is in Mercer County and reachable via the State Capitol. U S Senators Hugh Scott and Joseph Clark, both from Philadelphia, via the Senate Office Building in Washington. U S Congressman Joseph Vigorito of Erie via the House Office Building in Washington D C.
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Assemblyman Forest
Fragmentary 1900s newspaper notice on pricing and delivery
A garbled OCR snippet mentions carrier delivery and copy prices in cents, with unclear dates and locations. It hints at an old periodical or newspaper pricing structure, noting per copy and per week costs and some misread terms. Strong entities are absent due to unreadable text.
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