Road priorities debated in Pennsylvania forum
A forum discussion blasts PennDOT for slow road resurfacing and questions highway funding. A Franklin office engineer cites a two percent yearly resurfacing rate, implying every road would be repaved every 50 years, with a former roads superintendent suggesting about 65 years. The piece contrasts Pinchot era road policy with current practices and urges shifting priorities to maintain daily-use roads.
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Highway Department
Franklin
Journal's Forum
Pennsylvania
Mailbag Nuggets and Odd Facts From A 1950s Column
A quirky New York AP column shares odds and ends from mailbag humor and science tidbits. It notes a candy shop sales quirk, how gorilla nose prints resemble human fingerprints, icebergs as a hypothetical California water fix, and a mix of nods to deodorants body facts, Christmas tree trends, and a Goethe quote.
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New York
California
South Pole
America
Norman Vincent Peale
HUD agencies and Boeing cited in Agnes relief chaos
In Wilkes-Barre after Hurricane Agnes, profiteers looted disaster funds and bureaucrats bungled emergency programs. Boeing admitted costs near 5.1 million while HUD overspent on mobile home parks, including Moon Lake. millions wasted on unneeded sites. Private contractors rushed work, causing shoddy repairs.
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Wilkes-Barre
Lawful Classroom Authority and CHAOS in Relief Offices
The Public School Code allows teachers to strike unruly students, equating school authority to parental control during attendance and transit. Separately, internal HUD/FEMA memos reveal chaotic relief operations, with bans on alcohol, demands for professional conduct, and sweeping centralized approvals amid furniture misappropriation and staff concerns.
Blacks Return South Move Up North Reversed
The Wall Street Journal notes a reverse migration of Black Americans from the North to the South. Individuals such as Joe Arrington and Harold Jones relocate to Georgia and Memphis citing cheaper living and rising opportunities. Census data shows gains in education and income in the South, but migrants report mixed experiences and nostalgia for Northern cities.
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Joe Arrington
Syracuse
N.Y
Georgia
Reedom
Harold Jones
Chicago
Memphis
South
Christmas Credit Boom Could Boost 1972 Spending
The article notes a strong Christmas buying surge as households rely more on credit and speculate that peace in Vietnam may influence spending. It highlights likely record levels in various categories and worries about paying off the bills. It reports IRS refunds for 1972 withholding and questions how recipients will use the money, suggesting bonds as a savings alternative.
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Vietnam
Internal Revenue Service
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Ellteen
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Jack McGraw
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