Amtrak service likely to be dropped amid subsidy woes
Erie area readers report that Amtrak plans to terminate passenger runs to New York and Chicago as the five East states fail to provide required subsidies. Lawmakers debate the move with Rep. Joseph Vigorito criticizing states for funding gaps and Rep. Forest Hopkins countering that federal subsidies were not secured. Rail usage cited as meager, signaling public indifference to the route, raising questions about public versus private responsibilities.
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Amtrak
Erie
New York
Chicago
East
Penn Centrals
Lockheeds
Open schools as a path to adaptable education
Dr Vincent Rogers and others discuss open schooling as a solution to rigid education systems. Open schools remove desks bells and assigned tasks to let students choose work, fostering individuality creativity and adaptability. Trials exist in private schools like Summers hill and in Vermont state programs with reported successes. Corry leaders study these changes to shape future local education.
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Vincent Rogers
A.S. Neil's
Summerhill
England
Vermont
Corry
Ike Corry
Nixon policy aids Indian drift toward Soviet sway
Washington cables allege President Nixon favors Pakistan and India in a way that could cede Southwest Asia to Soviet influence. Kissinger and State officials argue over aid, UN positions, and arms shipments amid continuing Indo-Pak conflict and refugee strain. December sessions reveal internal tensions and policy ambiguity.
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Nixon
Pakistan
Yahya Khan
India
Kissinger
U.S
Situation Room
Kennedy campaign would be muddy and divisive if he wins
The piece argues Kennedy denies Presidential aims while courting a convention deadlock and portrays a bruising Nixon Kennedy race. It asserts his actions, travel, and memoirs aim to shape a campaign and warns Democrats fear a messy, polarizing contest with minority mobilization and old guard resistance.
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Sen
Edward Kennedy
Executives weigh productivity and power debates in retirement
In his final months as GM chairman James M. Roche cites US output per hour rising just 2.1 percent annually over five years, the slowest among 11 nations, while unit labor costs climb. He outlines ecologists versus power interests and notes rising power demand outpacing population growth.
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New York
James M. Roche
General Motors
National Association of Manufacturers
Roche
United States
West Germany
Sweden
Switzerland
Japan
Germany
Law on divorced husbands' child support across states
A husband remains legally obligated to support children from his first marriage until they are self supporting or reach an age deemed capable of self sufficiency by the court. If he moves to another state, enforcement may be harder but remains possible via the Domestic Relations Office. the mother’s county directs transfer of the order to the new state for enforcement unless the husband voluntarily pays.
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Ann Baressi
Corry Area
LeRoy Peck
Miss Baressi
Corry
Concord
Spartansburg
Neil Gross
Graduate School of Education
University of Pennsylvania
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