Gettysburg tower fight ties to historic site
In Our Opinion endorses Gov Shapp against a promoter’s plan to build a 307 foot tower over Gettysburg National Park. The piece warns commercialism would desecrate the battlefield shrine while praising tasteful attractions and upholding Lincoln’s stature over any tower. It also recounts Rep. Thomas Ashley’s financial and personal troubles including repossessed furniture and disputed child support.
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Abraham Lincoln
Bartender Jokes Echo Pre-Election Critique
AP reports on barroom gibes and a broader note by Publisher Gene Pulliam urging newsmen to curb constant criticism. The piece links weary shop talk to a rising pre election political climate and debates over national scrutiny and anti American sentiment.
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Gene Pulliam
Solon family hardship amid FBI Snooping report
The article notes Ashley's $42,500 congressional salary, remarriage, and new child while Lud Ashley owns a private plane used for vacations to Cape Cod. It cites his daughter sleeping on a box spring on the floor and a stomach disorder from nerves, with FBI snooping into the speaker's private life.
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Lud Ashley
Cape Cod
FBI
Law on Dependents and Tax Rules Explored
The column explains who can be claimed as a dependent for tax purposes including citizenship and residency rules. It notes adoptive parents can claim a noncitizen child if the child’s home and residence are with them, and that foreign students generally cannot be claimed. It also touches on FBI rumors about Carl Albert and Nixon’s auto rollback policy and regulatory actions.
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Murphy
Health Department
Canada
Mexico
Panama Canal Zone
United States
International Education Exchange Service
TV survey idea to curb campaign criticisms
Media analysis warns that Nixon and the White House may face intensified coverage as networks push a liberal Eastern bias. A citizen’s TV log of prime time could curb carping, tracking which party gets more attention, with a $10 stopwatch and careful notes.
Pax World Fund Sets Social Screen For Defense Exclusions
A new mutual fund aims to blend investor returns with social criteria. The fund will avoid defense tied industries and seeks firms with fair labor practices, excluding liquor tobacco and gambling. Formed by United Methodist Board of Social Concerns and private managers, it pledges security regular income and potential growth while steering clear of weapon-related products.
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Pax World Fund
United Methodist Bees Board
City to push sidewalk program on demand
Corry City Council last night served notice on local property owners that the city is ready to push a sidewalk building program wherever there is demand and resident interest. The article also notes social events and a Mayor England injury during a Kiwanis playoff game, plus a band visit and reader note policy for The Corry Journal.
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Frank T. England
United Brethren
Fair Grounds
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