The Legislature as a Corporation in 1977
The Corry Journal argues that the 1977 Pennsylvania General Assembly will resemble a corporation with elected representatives serving as their own bosses. Board of directors are constituents, and partisan aims mirror profit motive, as lawmakers seek re election in two or four years amid taxes and programs.
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Pennsylvania General Assembly
House
Senate
Coffee ripoff or the ICO and Brazil’s brew dispute
The piece argues the International Coffee Organization and Brazilian policy distort coffee markets. It claims Brazil restricts exports to push prices higher, warns of layoffs in the Brazilian coffee sector, and notes U S and European buyers may face inflated prices while consumer demand shifts toward tea and cocoa. It ends by recalling historical tea criticism of Britain.
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Oil
OPEC
Coffee
CO — International Coffee Organization
Brazil
Africa
India
Indonesia
ICO
Colombia
Gold Coast
Mexico
Fathers in delivery rooms policy read in Corry paper
Letter from Marsha Marsh Corry praises a hospital policy allowing husbands in the delivery room. She shares how participation enhanced support and joy during birth, noting her husband Greg felt more involved and both valued the shared experience. The piece reflects reader response to the Jan 29 1977 CJ article.
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C.J
Jim
Greg
Marsha
Marsh Corry
Reform Bill Aims At Joint Social Security Consideration
A Minnesota Democrat plans to introduce a 95th Congress bill on February 7 to overhaul Social Security by treating a couple’s income jointly for benefit calculations. The measure seeks to value women’s earnings equally with their partners, addressing disparities from traditional views of women as dependents.
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Minnesota
Donald Fraser
Equity in Social Security Reform Aimed at Women
Fraser and his wife Arvonne propose a plan to grant Social Security credits to married couples based on the higher of the two earnings or half of the couple's combined covered earnings. Homemakers would receive independent SS records, divorced homemakers would carry their own records, and widowed women would receive protections. The bill includes a transition to mitigate adverse effects and aims to extend coverage and equality.
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U.S
Fraser
Arvonne
Congress
Nixon audit fraud tale spans tax dodges and backdated gift
An examination alleges Nixon used backdating to claim a 576000 tax deduction for deeding one third of vice presidential papers to taxpayers. A 1970 conference with Kalmbach and DeMarco reportedly shaped the fraud narrative, while Morgan pleaded guilty to the case. Nixon faced negligence charges and substantial back taxes, with continuing disputes over statute limits and potential political pressure on the IRS.
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Washington
White House
Richard Nixon
Internal Revenue Service
Nixon
Herbert Kalmbach
Frank DeMarco
Morgan
IRS
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