Gardner Urges Steady Social Change Over Riots At Harvard
Former HEW secretary John W. Gardner warns against rapid street protests while urging organized social change aligned with technology. He advocates community participation, legal frameworks, and a balanced approach to avoid instant antiquity and patchwork reforms. In Washington, secrecy surrounds banking lobbying as bankers’ profits rise. Patman’s probe faces committee resistance while congressmen defend bank interests.
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Health, Education and Welfare
Urban Coalition
Harvard University
Harvard
Gardner
Bank Lobby Probe Ignites House Banking Clash
The House banking committee tore into chairman Patman over pursuing a probe into bankers influence. Rep. Brock pressed for substantiation as critics accused the panel of targeting banks while Patman cited bank assets and political power. Other members attacked and defended the inquiry amid charges of vindictiveness and lobbying strength.
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Wright Patan
D-Tex
Capitol Hill
Patman
Bill Brock
R-Tenn
Hamilton National Bank of
Chattanooga
Nashville
Tom Ashley
Ohio
Kathleen Lucey
Robert Stephens, Jr
D-Ga
First National Bank of
Athens
Seymour Halpern
R-N.y
New York
Florida
What makes a slum and how to fix it in Grove City
Grass Roots Opinion argues slums stem from broken windows, derelict doors, and neglected fixes. It urges overcoming public indifference as the first step to elimination, noting ongoing repair plans and the need for community action.
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Grove City
Ohio
Minstrel Show Set by Corry Rotary on Stage
It Happened In Corry section recalls the Corry Rotary Club presenting the second annual minstrel show with a cast of 40 at the Senior High auditorium next Monday and Tuesday night. Also notes Beta Sigma Phi meeting at Far West Park Place hosted by Mrs William Hoylen and a Valentine party hosted by Miss Adele McCray with love themed program.
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Corry Rotary Club
William Hoylen
Epsilon Phi
Beta Sigma Phi
Far West Park Place
Poetry Society
Adele McCray
Fourth Avenue
Corry
The Old Time Racketeer and His Scams Explained
A vivid, dated Ranter's reminiscence catalogs early 20th century swindles. It traces the evolution from public dances to modern frauds, detailing schemes like the money machine, punchboard, chain letters, help wanted fakes, and stock tips. Notable anecdotes include a truck scam, furrier ruse, and a humorous O. Henry reference.
Yesterday VS Today by Bill Eaton
Bill Eaton contrasts past youth with present teens, recalling simple freedoms of Lowville childhoods and barefoot days with today’s pressures. He notes modern pursuits like Little League, enforced TV, organized activity, and a harsh educational climate, ending with doubt about finding simple life abroad.
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Bill Eaton
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