Teeners Good Soldiers But Lousy Drinkers
In Our Opinion, Pennsylvania and New Jersey face border jumpers to New York for alcohol as the drinking age stays 18 there. A Mullin bill to lower PA age to 18 is argued against, saying 18-year-olds can serve but cannot responsibly handle alcohol. The piece contends 18-year-olds are fit for service but poor with booze.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Ocea
William V. Mullin
Philadelphia
Fed raises discount rate. savers seek higher returns
New York AP report notes higher interest rates affect Mai savers and borrowers. The Fed lifted the discount rate to 4 percent, guiding bank loan trends while holding savings account rates steady at 4 percent to protect other savings institutions. Large denomination CDs rise to 5 percent as banks widen offerings beyond corporate buyers.
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New York
Federal Reserve Board
Feder
Fed
Cornea Lm
Yesterday's Memories of Corry Twenty Years Ago
A note from Corry for December 16 marks twenty years since the events of yesterday. A quiet Sunday with no newspaper published today.
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Corry
Urban renewal in Teotihuacan
Paul Harvey reports Teotihuacan’s urban renewal shows city planners using a central church dominated authority to reshape the downtown. A grid plan, new square blocks, modern apartments, and three freeways replaced crowded tenements. The piece compares this to American cities facing similar growth pains and warns against repeating past mistakes.
Letters for publication require name and address
Letters written to the Journal will not be published in the Letters column unless the writer's name and address are included. The opinions in such letters are not necessarily the newspaper's.
Wool quota fight in Virgin Islands sales pressure inland
Washington report on Virgin Islands quotas shows Gov Paiewonsky and Secretary Connor at odds over wool limits. Lobbyists, lawmakers, and big manufacturers push to raise imports of waterproof wool for outerwear, while the wool bloc resists any ruling that could threaten its power.
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John T. Connor
Genial Islands
Ralph Paiewonsky
United States
Caribbean
Helen Blumberg
Vitex
Paul McGown
Washington
McGowan
Virgin Islands
Sueshes John McCormack
Mike Kirwan
Ohio
John Kirwan
Interior Department
I Eiareteactor
Paiewonsky
Commerce Department
Arthur Tendler
Virgin Island
Secretary of Commerce
Connor
O.K
Tendler
Montgomery Ward
Four Star Sportswear Company
National Outwear and Sportwear Association
This Day in History for December 16
On this date in 1773 the Boston Tea Party occurred. In 1689 Parliament passed the Bill of Rights. Other listed events include Napoleon’s divorce joke and a New York fire in 1835. The notes mention Napoleon and Konoye with unclear details.
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Associated Press
Boston
Napoleon Bonaparte
New York City
Napoleon
United States
Japan
Prince Konoye
Corry Evening Journal publisher details and masthead
The Corry Evening Journal shows its masthead with publisher George R. and associates at 4th Avenue New York and Detriot addresses. It notes a Great replication of local news and AP pens, with subscription and carrier rates listed.
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Peprogs
South Street
George R. i
John Mepine Tong
Cig
Rosea Inter Nath Bottieelerimball, Inc
New
Mickieoe Doesena
Morlésze Avenee
Chamber of Commerse’ Building
Pi and Weightsnan Pe
Random Christmas cards to strangers to gain new friends
Hal Boyle suggests sending Christmas cards to 100 strangers listed in Who's Who in America to spark reciprocal correspondence. The plan aims to create flattery rich to boost social connections, promising enduring, if superficial, exchanges and a chance to meet socially through courtesy and nostalgia.
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New York
Sak
America
Joe
Jack
Pete
Algernon
Australia
Putea
Anne
Law and insanity in Pennsylvania trial procedures
The article explains that in Pennsylvania an insane person cannot be tried, sentenced, or executed. A commitment proceeding may determine if the defendant should be committed to a mental institution, informing the court of mental condition. The test assesses diminished capacity for self control and judgment, not the legal insanity standard at the crime time. It notes a separate mental health review. A crash near Pittsburgh involved Percy Riley, 96, who escaped injury after his light airplane landed in Reserve Township. investigators probe the cause.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Percy Riley
Reserve Township
Speaking of Your Heart and Twins Inquiries
A reader asks if sun exposure can harm an infant's eyes and is reassured the pupils protect the eye. another letter seeks twin probabilities. Dr Coleman advises discussing concerns with a physician and explains twins occur about once in 80-90 pregnancies, with triplets and quadruplets rarer, noting heredity in multiple births.
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D. L. Illinois
F. M
Miss M
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