In Our Opinion Two Sided Coin on Freedom and Responsibility
The piece cites Robert C. Guinness urging balance between personal freedom and neighbor’s rights. It argues college students should respect institutions built over time and pursue protest through responsible avenues. It links American productivity to debates on universal education political freedom urban reform and global challenges.
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U.S
Robert C. Guinness
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Tulsa
Gunness
Editorial Thought For Today on Democracy and Vote
Citizens will die for democracy and pay taxes for it and give blood for its soldiers. But vote or work at democracy? It takes a revolution or a miracle to rouse them. You preserve the fundamental principles on which this country builds.
Grass Roots Opinion on Secret Ballot and Civil Service
Grass Roots Opinion from Port Gibson Mississippi and Lovington New Mexico stresses the secret ballot as essential to democracy. It contrasts civic privacy with criticism of the Civil Service Commission, citing political neutrality and protections for workers, while calling it a haven for inefficiency.
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Port Gibson
Miss
Reveille
Lovington
N.M
Civil Service Commission
Epitome of Bureaucracy and Elm Disease in Harrisburg
Mason Denison reports from Harrisburg on bureaucratic inefficiencies and a dying landscape of American Elms due to Dutch Elm Disease. The piece notes the absence of an official Capitol Hill tree, describes elm losses, and details shifting plantings including hemlocks, with references to the state House vacancy counts and historical "history" pages.
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Roaring
Capitol Hill
Pennsylvania
Capitol Hills
Department of Supplies
McGovern and Humphrey Reunite as 1968 Run Looms
The piece traces Hubert Humphrey mentoring future rivals George McGovern and Eugene McCarthy from shared South Dakota roots to Senate campaigns. It notes McGovern’s shift toward a presidential bid, Kennedy forces’ push, and Salinger’s Cal lies caucus talk. It hints at auto industry backing for 1969 car price hikes.
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South Dakota
Senate
Humphrey
Frank Lindley
Francis Case
Hubert
McGovern
California
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Sen. McGovern
Eugene McCarthy
Bobby Kennedy
McCarthy
Salinger
Jesse Unruh
Hubert Humphrey
White House
Auto safety costs spill into politics and Greek prophecy
The piece discusses expected auto price hikes despite safety head restraints, GOP nominee name confusion in Greece, and remarks by Papa Anagnostopoulos on Greek immigrant contributions. It notes Ribicoff hearings, Bureau of Labor Statistics secrecy, and Connecticut politics affecting Sen. Ribicoff.
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Sen
Abe Ribicoff
Ribicoff
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Highway Safety Bureau
Hello And Goodbye In Mary Foley’s Coma Room
Jim Bishop recalls Mary Foley’s life in a New York housing project as she lies in a coma in Medical Nine. The piece traces her upbringing, a string of small relationships, and the slow decline toward death. John Foley waits at home, thinking death will be a mercy, as nurses and neighbors provide aid and compassion.
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Don
John
Mary
Foleys
John Foley
Death
Foley
It Happened In Corry 20 Years Ago A VFW Event
A 1948 Corry VFW post parade and anniversary celebration drew crowds at Girard with the Drum and Bugle Corps earning the top local prize. An 80 person picnic for Strong Steam employees and families occurred at Mead Park. Corry Merchants lost to Irvine Forge in a 10 inning baseball game, 43, prompting a potential third game Friday.
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Archie W. Thompson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Girard
Corry
North Warren State Hospital
Irvine Forge Club
Klondike Gold Rush begins after Alaska discovery
On August 16 1896 gold was found on Bonanza Creek Alaska triggering the Klondike Gold Rush. The day also marks Bennington 1777 American victory over a Hessian force and Hull surrendering Detroit in 1812. Lincoln in 1861 ordered a trade halt with seceding states. Five years ago US and USSR agreed to cooperate on space weather and communications satellites.
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Department of Property and Supplies
Bonanza Creek
Alaska
Klondike
Bennington
William Hull Sur
Detroit
Abraham Lincoln
States of the Union
United States
Soviet Union
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Minneapolis
Democratic Farmer-Labor Party
St.Thomas College
St. Paul
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Congress
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George McGovern
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Mary Lasker
New York
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McGoverm
Chicago
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Evening JO Journal
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Punisher
George K. Sample
Ton
John McLaughlin
Associated Press
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Faves
General Motors
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Papa Agnew
GOP
Greece
Papal Anagnostopoulos
Spiro T. Agnew
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AHEPA
American Hellenic Organization
Papa Anagnostopoulos
Anagnostopoulos
Jim Bishop
Medical Nine
Indies
Mary Foley
Durkee
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Purgatory
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Strong Steam Specialties Mfg.Co
Mead Park
Ollock
Irvine
Columbus
Mather,Park
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