State patronage clash in Harrisburg court ruling
A sequence of rulings over Gov. Shapp’s patronage plan triggered a constitutional fight. Commonwealth Court enjoined firings, then Supreme Court halted that order, with Bell upholding patronage and Barbieri staying the ruling, provoking dissents. The dispute centers on saving 12.1 million by removing Republican holdovers.
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Shapp
Department of Transportation
Bell
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Commonwealth Court
High Court
Alexander F. Barbieri
Gov. Shapp
Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
Diet and health notes mix of wit and wisdom
A lighthearted column clips offer a researcher arguing senility signs often reflect diet deficiencies and elderly diets of potatoes and bread. It adds quips on hay fever costs and a humorous take on civilization privacy. Martin Luther quote closes the piece.
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United States
Martin Luther
Burma Shave ecology and Old Posey tales on highway notes
A fragmented travel and culture column explores anti pollution poetry replacing Burma Shave ditties along highways, cites Old Posey and the Paiute war memory near Blanding Utah, and notes Powell Lake river trips by Hack Miller. It includes cryptic legal Q&A about judgments and a Navajo view on Lake Powell’s dam myth.
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Utah-Nevada
Wyoming
Deseret News
Hack Miller
Powell Lake
Lake Powell
Reflections on Education and Public Discourse
A concerned observer laments college students' vague career plans and the dullness of studies. He critiques modern schooling, recalls Dr Hoffmann on building knowledge, mocks political overviews and distrusts Washington, urging practical, grounded thinking.
Lockheed, Pentagon papers and education reform debate
A speaker jokes about Lockheed audits and the Pentagon Papers, then shifts to critique of the U S education system. He questions transparency and governance, cites Dan Ellsberg, and suggests educational reforms. He compares aging teachers to clocks, argues for hands on early field work for students, and calls for retired professors to lead boards.
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Lockheed
Pentagon
Congress
McGovern
New York Times
Dan Ellsberg
Russia
Boards of Education
Board of Education
Corry Area Joint Schools Adopt Budget for Next Year
The Corry area school board last night approved a budget of 189,423 dollars for the coming year, up slightly from 188,413 dollars. A highway change was approved to widen North Center street block by seven feet on the east side to add a third traffic lane for northbound traffic turning onto Smith street. Dorothy Ellen Patterson and Ralph Eugene Perkins announced their engagement and wedding date set for Sunday, August 19, at a family gathering at the East Frederick street home of the Patterson family.
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Corry Area
Highway Department
Center Street
Smith Street
Park Place
Corry
East Frederick Street
Harold Patterson
Dorothy Ellen
Ralph Eugene Perkins
R.E. Perkins
Findley Lake
Corry Journal Readers Asked for Brief Submissions
The Corry Journal invites letters from readers. Brief legible submissions on a single subject are requested, with signature and address for publication. The paper notes it may condense letters and assumes no responsibility for statements.
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Corry Journal
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