Embarrassment Factor drives fixes from Jamestown to Vulcan
In The Embarrassment Factor column Bill Eaton notes how public uproar spurred action on road resurfacing for the Kings trip from Jamestown Airport to a Swedish church. He cites Route 426, a sewer project in Vulcan, and a West Virginia bridge pledge as examples, arguing politics often accelerates infrastructure work.
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Bill Eaton
Sweden
Jamestown
Pennqot
Forest Hopkins
Corry
General Assembly
Vulcan
W. Va
West Virginia
Miller
Andronov
Kentucky
Big Sandy River
Red Face Brigade
Fuel aid at risk as heating costs rise nationwide
Amid hopes of milder winter, heating oil and coal prices soar. Congress approved 200 million SCIP aid for low income households, yet critics call it insufficient. New England markets face nearly 0.5 billion dollars in unpaid winter bills, with many seniors and fixed incomes hit hardest.
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Boston
Northeast
Congress
House
Janet Peters
Maine
Community Services Administration
New England Fuel Institute
Charles H. Burkhardt
New England
Joseph Wallace
Federal Community Services Administration
Chicago
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Robert Taylor
Community Economic Development Association
Cook County
Illinois
Ilingis
Department of Health
Edison Electric Institute
New York
Wisconsin
Victor Mayer
Wisconsin Utility Commission
SCIP
Wallace
Margaret Powers
Edward W Brooke
Massachusetts
Janet Powers
Christmas Tree Heist in a VW: A Witty One-Tree Expedition
A couple trek through knee high snow to Findley Lake for a Norway pine. They haul back a ten foot tree by wedging it between dash and rear window, after a comics of cussing and a wife squeezed into the VW rear compartment.
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Paul Bunyan
Findley Lake
Ick
Corry
Frank
Frann
A Holiday Tree Ordeal at the Stairwell
Rick Martin recalls a chaotic pre Christmas stretch as Frann hoists a heavy artificial tree through a tight stairwell while chairs topple onto the landing. He sacrifices help to protect the exit door and finally maneuvers the tree into the living room amid a mixed scene of chaos and cheer.
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Frann
Fraun
Frank
Corry Evening Journal Ad Offers Daily Publication Details
Fragmented OCR summary shows an old Corry PA newspaper with publisher William Seaton and Associated Press acknowledgment. It lists mail rates, delivery, and advertising terms in a period newspaper style. The text references West South Street and local printing details.
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Corry Evewing Journal
West South Street Curry
George R
Sa Dor Brronins
Warrier
Tammy Yack
Abos Aperica
Radio scanners open up police channels across the nation
In Brookline and Baltimore and New York City readers note scanners reveal police activity and even mayoral calls. The piece details how scanners work, the legality and debates over monitoring, and laws in states like Indiana. It highlights consumer interest and cases where listeners aided police while others worried about interference.
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Brookline
Mass
Secret Service
Queen Elizabeth
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York City
Abraham Beame
Regency Radio Corporation
Monitor Radio Company
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Kennedy Airport
Tennelec Electronics
CIA
Indiana
Nostalgia drives surge in antique toy market worldwide
A booming interest in old toys amid inflation and nostalgia fuels demand for 19th century mechanical banks and toy houses. Los Angeles auctions, led by a renowned British house, net over 31000 dollars with European and Japanese sales planned. Collectors prize history and wear, preferring well-loved items over mint condition.
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Washington
Bell
Los Angeles
Europe
United States
Japan
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Corry Journal
Iona Andronov
Moscow Literary Gazette
Jon Robinette
Soviet Union
Charles L
Henry Lee
Massachusetts Energy Policy Office
Evening Journal
Rick Martin
Arevous
Crooks
Taiwan
INAL
Mnee Ag Sav
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