Editorial: Agencies Not Stepchildren Deserve Support
An editorial argues that Civil Air Patrol Civil Defense Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania National Guard are not stepchildren of government. It urges higher funding and policy backing from federal and state levels to maintain their dignity and effectiveness.
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Civil Defense
Pennsylvania State Police
Pennsylvania National Guard
Corry
Civil Defense Unit
Defense Department
Politicians Scramble Over $5 Billion TF Aircraft Award
Washington buzzed last week as Pentagon alerted multiple offices about the TF aircraft contract. In Fort Worth General Dynamics will build the TF X, a $5 billion government outlay, with Rep. James Wright touting the timing before wires posted official word. Michigan Governor John Swainson announced Army spending for a Detroit plant on election eve, prompting ethics questions. Northwestern Pennsylvania coverage showed Kearns Van Zenit and Sen. Clark jockeying over Erie City Hall, a Union City dam, and an ARA loan to Standard Chair Co. plant. Constituents wonder if promises match reality.
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Fort Worth
General Dynamics
James Wright
John Swainson
Michigan
Detroit
Swainson
George Romney
Pennsylvania
Carroll D. Kearns
James van Zenit
Joseph Clark
Erie
Union City
Standard Chair Co
Sokolsky Maps Political Shifts From Lincoln to Roosevelt
George Sokolsky traces evolving Republican strands from Lincoln to Roosevelt, noting Conservatives, Liberals and Progressives. He cites Harriman era roots, McKinley assassination, Taft, Wilson, Hoover and the New Deal lineage, then Roosevelts mixed leadership, McCarthy era anti communism, and modern Progressive framing led by Jacob Riis Savile.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
New York
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Tuskezee
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New Dealer
Senate
Joe McCarthy
Taft
Truman
Eisen ‘Ower
Joe McCarthy jokes book by Jim Bishop highlights in One Ear
Reporter Jim Bishop recalls Joe McCarthy from Cambridge Massachusetts and jokes from his new Doubleday collection In One Ear. The humor assortment features quick quips about everyday life including a nervous needle threader a thin Ray Bolger a preacher and a boy who questions God.
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Cambridge
Massachusetts
Trish
Joe
Doubleday
McCarthy
Ray Bolger
Ireland
Navy Secretary Knox reports stronger U S Navy and higher Japanese casualties
Twenty years ago today December 3 1942 Allied reports from Australia say General MacArthur’s air forces support ground troops near Buna Gona in New Guinea repelling Japanese reinforcement attempts in a 12 hour clash. Navy Secretary Knox claims U S Navy is larger and more powerful than the day before Pearl Harbor and Japanese casualties are believed five times greater than American. Corry bond sales for November total 991000 with preparations for a combined War Bonds and Victory Bond drive. Winter blizzard hits Cory area causing snow drifts hindering travel. A minor accident on South Center street leaves Nelle Crowe hospitalized with fatal condition. Four more measles cases prompt quarantine. St Edward’s cagers edge St Agatha’s 23-22.
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Pearl Harbor
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Buna-Gona
New Guinea
Hal Boyle Americana quirks and quips from 1910 era notes
New York column collects humorous anecdotes and historical asides from Hal Boyle. Jokes mix Julius Caesar traffic bans, Oscar Wilde quips, Irish forebears, and casual trivia about Americans, travelers, and everyday life with a playful bite and dated tone.
Drunk Tries In Vain To Exit Saloon In Disputed Time
A drunken patron confronts a saloon keeper who refuses to reveal opening hours. The exchange ends with the drunk claiming he is attempting to leave, highlighting a tense moment over access and pride.
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Patent
Penn State Ranked 12th in Full-Time Enrollment Nationwide
Pennsylvania State University ranks 12th nationally in full-time enrollment and 16th in total enrollment in the annual Society Enrollment Survey. The survey, begun in 1919, is conducted by Dr. Garland G. Parker, registrar and central admissions officer at the University of Cincinnati.
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Penn State
University Park
School and
Pennsylvania State University
Garland G. Parker
University of Cincinpati
Snow throwers seek status shift for homeowners
New York AP reports snow throwers aim to become a homeowner status symbol as makers forecast stronger sales before winter. Industry forecasts show a long run of growth with 11 million suburban families by 1970 and three million homes with snow removers, driven by weather and market trends.
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New York
Midwest
Jacobsen Manufacturing Company
Ratine
Wis
Presque Isle Weekend Sees 12 861 Visitors
Erie reports heavy weekend traffic at Presque Isle with 12 961 visitors on Saturday and 12 861 for the weekend total. By nightfall 2175 cars carried 9 787 people in pleasant weather, while police note no incidents unlike a fatal crash on Friday and prior fatalities in park history.
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Erie
Presque Isle
Red Cross
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