In Our Opinion no one hates taxes yet hates giveaways
The piece argues taxpayers resent rising costs and wasted public money from local to federal levels. It cites $40 million for Filipino noncombat troops in Vietnam, with only $4 million aiding troops and the rest lining pockets. It criticizes Agnew, spending studies, and campus unrest inquiries as examples of misused funds, urging restraint.
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Vietnam
Spiro Agnew
Washington Post
Defense Department
Treasury Department
Defense
Spiro
Commerce Department
President’s Commission Onnography and Obscenity
Dollar value decline since 1939 shown in figures
In Stacyville Iowa the Grass Roots Opinion notes a H R Gross newsletter excerpt. It presents official government figures tracing the dollar’s purchasing power every five years from 1939 as the base year. It shows 1944 at 79 cents, 1949 at 58, 1954 at 52, 1959 at 48, 1964 at 45, and 1969 at 37 cents.
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Stacyville
Iowa
Monitor
H.R. Gross
Market Shifts Put Public Interest at Risk Says Amex Chief
An Amex official warns the stock market is in a galloping transition driven by institutional funds creating a dealer market. Ralph Saul argues the small investor risks being sidelined and urges policy aligned with public market principles to ensure broad access. Meanwhile UPI reports Governor Arch Moore pressures a veteran West Virginia capitol reporter, leading to hiring and staffing changes in Charleston.
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New York
America
American Stock Exchange
Ralph Saul
Saul
Congress
Securities and Exchange Commission
Amex
Scandal Expose Costs Seiler Statehouse Beat Indefinitely
Reporter Fanny Seiler, long the West Virginia statehouse presence for United Press International, is removed from the beat after a five year run amid clashes with the Moore administration. Governor Arch Moore and aide statements cite her alleged anti administration stance and perceived poor fit, while Seiler resigns and Charleston Gazette hires her. Separately, cat health experts gather at Cornell to weigh dry cat foods linked to feline cystitis, with Ralston Purina defending its products and noting mixed study results.
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Washington
Arch Moore
West Virginia
United Press International
State Capitol
Corry Chamber Moves To Create Worker Clearing House
Corry Pennsylvania locals report the Chamber of Commerce launching a clearing house to find homes for about 400 pipeline workers and families tied to a regional project. A Democratic barnstorming tour also reached Corry with a street corner speech near City Park as campaign fund goals and local business drives continue.
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Pennsylvania
Corry
Richardson Dilworth
Standard Automatic Products Company
Aero Supply Company
Corry Evening Journal
West South Street
George R Sample
William Eaton
John McLaughlin
Associated Press
AP News
St Corry
Cartier
Rivers Reborn Folio: Mid America Ports and New Riverways
The piece argues rivers will revive central America through new ports and inland waterway links. Yazoo Mississippi and Fort Smith Arkansas emerge as hubs, with plans for navigable connections to Tulsa Dallas Fort Worth and beyond. It highlights industrial revival driven by water transport, new jobs and investment along river towns, and invites public notices from readers.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Arkansas River
Oklahoma
Tulsa
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