Our Opinion 1969 Ends On Positive Corry Note
The piece reflects a favorable view of Corry's year with a $25 million city payroll, stable taxes, low crime, new maintenance and police headquarters, and planned construction including a middle school. It notes growth from two shopping plazas and the Corry Foam Products plant, forecasting continued economic health into 1970 despite national recession concerns and a war outlook.
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Corry Foam Products
Shady Avenue
Vietnam
Kent Shelhamer
Kent
David Hayes
David
Pennsylvania Society
New York City
Bill Sennett
Scranton
Broderick
Scott
Shafer
al Kahle
Emlenton
Cigars For Women
New York AP report notes marketers target women with slimmer cigars, menthol flavors, and plastic tips. About 100000 women smoke cigars. Judy Lynn Prince named assistant director of the Cigar Institute of America to promote the trend and etiquette rules for female smokers are issued.
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New York
America
Judy Lynn Prince
Cigar Institute of America
George Sand
Amy Lowell
Greta Garbo
Abe Fortas
Elizabeth Taylor
Lauren Recallene Dietrich
Rudyard Kipling
Inflation in The Great Dollar Robbery aired findings and calls to action
ABCs The Great Dollar Robbery analyzed inflation effects on prices like porterhouse steak at 1.39 per pound and hospital care near 100 daily. Louis Rukeyser guided interviews, a poll of opinions, and a warning that Washington started the deficit, urging viewers to contact congress. CBS reran Children Hour and Christmas specials with strong Nielsen ratings.
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ABC
Louis Rukeyser
Rukeyser
Vietnam
Washington
CBS
NBC
Corry News Recaps 1949 Social Security: Wage Tax Starts
In 1949 Corry employers will deduct social security tax from wages beginning January 1. Women’s Relief Corps and GAR auxiliary hosted holiday activities at JOOF Hall with guests. Hilltop Club held a holiday party at Mrs Mere Triscult’s RD 1 home.
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Corry Eeployers
Women's Relief Corps
Hilltop Club
Nixon Foreign Aid Budget Criticized Over Tunisia Oil Deal
A Washington column attacks a $2.2 billion AID request, citing a Tunisia oil barter contract where the Agriculture Department paid $2.65 per barrel despite lower bids, overpaying for oil Tunisia could largely supply itself, while reference to Kissinger’s social life rounds out the critique.
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Tunisia
Nixon
Congress
Agency For International Development
AID
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
U.S
We Need a Real Foreign Policy Review from Congress
The column argues the Senate Foreign Relations Committee should pause Vietnam focus and reassess U S foreign policy. It critiques brinkmanship and hypocrisy while urging a flexible, principled approach and avoiding endless entanglements.
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J.W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vietnam
Secret ballot marks GOP caucus on tax proposal in Corry
In Corry Pennsylvania a Republican caucus held a secret ballot to decide votes on a new tax plan. The vote tally reached ten indicating weakness in unity while officials and lawmakers discussed exemptions and potential revenue.
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Donald McCurdy
Springfield
GOP
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