Youth favors volunteer army in Scholastic poll across 2000 schools
Survey of over 42,000 pupils finds 27 percent would join a volunteer military for 18 to 24 months, with 32 percent of boys and 21 percent of girls. Nine percent of boys and five percent of girls seek a career in service. Top motives include travel, pay, country service, and training. Separate item notes Robert Choate urging TV bans on ads for certain over the counter drugs on shows with large youth audiences citing risks to children.
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Scholastic Magazines
Washington
Robert Choate
TV ads warn kids miss warnings on labels
Discussion notes dangers of aerosol propellants and drug labels in TV ads for children. Urges networks to air public service reminders about reading warnings, citing 309 to 400 aerosol accidents monthly needing emergency care and calls for tighter oversight. Also mentions rural development cuts and political shifts impacting public programs.
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Choate
Ethics and conflict of interest among Pennsylvania legislator lawyers
The piece argues that lawmakers who practice law face ethical conflicts when serving before state and federal bodies. It notes that many legislators are lawyers, including top leaders, and cites examples such as Caputo defending liquor licensees and Irvis defending a strip mining firm. The article questions whether part time legislators truly represent a cross section when a large portion are lawyers with private clients.
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Charles N. Caputo
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Liquer Centre Board
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Westmoreland
Pittsburgh
House
E. Leroy Irvis
General Assembly
Rising grocery costs and farm price pressures fuel 1970s inflation
The piece notes wholesale price spikes driven by weather and crop losses, forecasting higher grocery bills. It highlights farm price increases, grain and egg surges, and steps by government to boost production. It contrasts soaring living costs with farm margins, urging perspective on farmer realities.
Greetings to 62s by Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle reflects on turning 62 with a humorous tone noting endurance of age and differing energy levels. The piece questions how life changes at 62, whether age brings dramatic shifts or new reluctance to act, and how a person feels as they reach this milestone.
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Hal Boyle
Earth Co
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Eve
Fife
Uncle Sam
Rand Thes
Pension
Corry YMCA negotiates Wright Street site for future building
Advisory board of the Corry YMCA is negotiating to buy a Wright street property for a modern YMCA building planned in a few years. New Corry Chamber of Commerce directors elected include B G Bennett Bernard Burns Harold Plowers and Lloyd Meerdink. Card winners Mrs Robert Tunnell and Mrs Hugh O Hare. Mrs Percy Corbin took the specialty prize. Corry Medical Association endorses municipal financial aid for Corry Hospital amid its present plight. Springlike weather brings marble players to street corners.
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Wrigit Street
Robert Tunnell
Hugh O'Hare
Percy Corbin
Corry Medical Association
Corry Hospital
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