Highway robbery or traveler soak at interstate stops
An Our Opinion editorial discusses a Penn State backed study on how highways affect land values and community dynamics. It contrasts academic research with a traveling sales pitch radius, noting price variations at Route 80 and Turnpike stops as examples of perceived, inflationary atmosphere and profit from travelers.
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Pennsylvania State University At
University Park
Federal Highway Administration
Penn State
Institute For Research On Land and Water Resources
Land Resources Center
New Jersey
Turnpike
Milton
St. Marys Daily Press
Federal bawdy house still open in Nevada fields
Interior Secretary Morton faces criticism as the Cottontail Ranch bordello on 3.75 acres near Lida Junction remains active. Madam Beverly Harrell operates the facility with tacit county and federal landlord support, while Interior officials consider lease cancellation despite legal concerns and ongoing patronage by locals and travelers.
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Beverly Harrell
Lida Junction
Interior Department
Beverly
Cottontail Ranch
House of Joy
Esmeralda County
U.S. Route 95
Harrell
Nevada
Bureau
Country Stars Structure Wealth Beyond Stage Fame
A profile notes Vic Damone and other stars facing tax woes while many country musicians amass vast fortunes. It highlights Eddie Arnold Marty Robbins Loretta Lynn and Johnny Cash among financiers and properties, contrasts big and small traders, and spares no one from tax lessons and fiscal prudence.
Wall Street wrangle shows risks in Midwest investment clubs
O'Hara visited investment clubs across the Midwest and found members leveraging homes and insurance policies to invest at the market bottom. Despite danger signals some observers noted, clubs posted strong long term gains with average earnings about 14.7 percent annually across 990 of 13,000 clubs. Members invest monthly, reinvest earnings, and seek stocks of fast growing firms while avoiding high purchase prices.
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New York
Wall Street
Tom O’hara
National Association of Investment Clubs
NAIC
O'Hara
Midwest
Grass roots opinion from Stephen Minn Messenger
A Stephens Minn labor critique argues wage increases fail to outpace inflation, yielding only 94 cents per month real gain after inflation. The piece contends rising wages push prices higher, keeping workers' buying power effectively unchanged and benefits temporary.
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Stephen
Minn
Messenger
Department of Labor
Corry Zoning Board Approves Warren Service Station Site
Corry officials ruled Emblem Oil properties on Columbus avenue and North Center street may be used for a single purpose despite a city street division. The Warren oil company won approval to build a new service station on the southeast corner.
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Emblem Oil Co
Columbus Avenue
North Center Street
Corry
Warren Oil Concern
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