Back to the stable and a foreign policy exodus
In a sweeping piece, the author imagines Paul Revere urging a return to stability as 190 million Americans confront social ills. The Washington forecast predicts a rare January exodus of U S foreign policy veterans from the State Department, detailing departures of Bohlen Thompson Bruce Harriman Bowles Wagner Burgess and other senior diplomats.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Dean Husk
Charles Bohlen
Llewelyn Thompson
Soviet Union
David K. E. Bruce
London
Robert Wagner
New York
Spain
Carter Burgess
Defense Department
Eisenhower
Argentina
Diplomats resign in mass shift under Nixon era
A wave of ambassadorial and top diplomat resignations hits Washington as veteran envoys and regional assistants depart. Howard Samuels leads a push to expand Negro entrepreneurship via Project Own, aiming to boost ghetto business with private bank financing and managerial expertise alongside community pride initiatives.
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Samuels
H. Gardner Ackley
Rome
Harlem
Watts
Hayes
Switzerland
William Heath
Editorial Thought For Today In Government Service
Being trained for government service will not of itself guarantee good government. It is far more necessary to be spurred on by a sense of purpose which aims at leaving the world a bit better for being in it.
Shafer Faces Split Legislature in Pennsylvania Pattern
Mason Denison notes that Raymond Shafer, the third Republican governor since 1900 to lead with a split legislature, follows a history of confrontational or cautious stances seen with Arthur James and William Scranton. The piece compares past administrations, House-Senate dynamics, and the likelihood of ongoing battles as Shafer negotiates with an opposition-led lower chamber while his own party controls the Senate.
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Arthur H. James
Wiliam W. Scranton
Shafer
George H. Earle
Capitol Hill
House of Representatives
Senate
James
Republic
Raymond Philip Shafer
Exeqi- Witt
David Lea Lawrence
Pickle
Corry Evening Journal announces publication terms
The notice states reprint rights for the local paper, with rates and terms for second class publication, display ads, and single-copy pricing. It lists the general manager and editor, outlines advertising rates, and specifies publication and circulation details.
Family of Joe Valachi and Vito Genovese mafia saga explodes
The account traces Joe Valachi’s defection from the Cosa Nostra and the Vito Genovese clan violence. It recounts hit orders, betrayals, torture by associates Ferdy the Shadow Boccia and Mike Miranda, a botched Gallo hit, and Genovese's flight to Italy as Valachi reveals the mafia's inner code and killings.
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Joe Valachi
United States
Valachi
Cosa Nostra
Mafiosa
Ferdy
Shadow Boccia
Vito
Mike Miranda
Genovese
William Galfo
Ernie the
Hawk Rupolo
Gallo
Hawk
Ernie
Katzenjammer
Italy
Valachi the
Canary
Corry boy saves eight siblings in 1948 fire
In Corry on December 9 1948 twelve year old Joe Lank Jr is credited with saving eight younger siblings when a frame tar paper home at 318 East Church Street caught fire. The Alapella Choir announces its seventh annual Christmas concert at 9 15 p m December 17 directed by H Lynn Rice. St Edwards High School basketball heads to Erie for a game with Kanty Prep at 8 15 p m.
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Joe Lank Jr
East Church Street
Alapella Choir
H. Lynn Rice
St. Edward's
Erie
Kanty Prep
This Day In History December 8 Highlights
A fragmentary, OCR style history note lists events on December 8 across years: 1941 Japanese air attacks, 1904 crossings in Africa, 1944 Allied breakthrough near Akachen, and earlier notes on Milton, Webster, and Zanzibar. Mentions Noah Webster's New York paper, Lynda Johnson Robb’s wedding, and 1940 British troop actions. Context is unclear and dates are inconsistent.
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Akachen
Germany
John
Milton
London
John Birch Society
Noah Webster
Indianapolis
Ind
New York
Zanzibar
Lynda Bird Johnson
Charles Robb
White House
Readers urged to send brief letters with signature
The Corry Journal invites readers to submit brief legible letters on a single subject, include the author’s signature and address for publication, and notes that all letters may be condensed with no responsibility assumed for the statements they contain.
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Trinidad and Tobago
Richard Nixon
Howard Samuels
Small Business Administration
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