Clergyman defies tax law over Vietnam War policy
The Rev. David M. Gracie of the Philadelphia area Episcopal Diocese refuses to pay half his income tax for two years citing opposition to the Vietnam War. The IRS levied 545 for 1970 taxes. the diocese will deduct the amount from his pay. The piece argues that breaking the law, even for a moral stance, risks fiscal chaos and sets a dangerous precedent.
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David M. Gracie
Philadelphia-area
Episcopal
Father Gracie
Internal Revenue Service
Southeast Asia
Washington
Gracie
Eagle Times
Grass roots opinion in WARR ACRES on economic growth
In Putnam City Northwest News the piece cites 12 year data showing U S total gross national output up 80 percent totaling $400 billion. Personal incomes rose $300 billion and employment up by ten million as the author asserts that the free enterprise system works.
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Warr Acres
Okla
Putnam City-Northwest News
U.S
Paradise Lost on Cheju Island Memoir of War Time Reflections
A Vietnam era memoir fragment recalls 1953 Cheju island in Korea where 3,000 Chinese POWs were held for reeducation. The author describes the island’s beauty, pristine beaches, and desire for isolation, while mulling potential resort value and jokes about buying land with Korean won.
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South Korea
Korea Strait
South China Sea
Sea of Japan
Cheju-do
United Nations
Koje-do
Korea
Cheju
Mt. Haltu
Paradise
Japan Airlines
Jal
Tokyo
War heroes targeted by graveyard sales schemes exposed
A six month investigation by five George Washington University law students, code named Dead Giveaway, reveals nationwide graveyard sales targeting veterans. The study cites coercive offers, inflated charges, and threats to VA benefits, with cases in Virginia, Michigan, North Carolina, and more, plus industry pushback and a VA note on burial aid. It names Olympus Service Corp, Service Corporation International, and Woodlawn Memorial Gardens among affected chains.
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Washington
America
George Washington University Law
John Banzhai III
Service Corporation International
Houston
Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Inc
Norfolk
Turf club memories at Gulfstream Park and a famous past
A sunny Gulfstream Park afternoon yields betting chatter among a group including Mrs B and Hackmeister, a former White House operator. They recount bets, losses, and stories, recalling Louise Hackmeister’s 1945 Secret Service phone call about President Roosevelt, while speculating on favorites and jocks.
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Gulfstream Park
Mrs. B
Hacky
White House
Warm Springs
Georgia
Secret Service
James Beary
Bruenn
Florida
Corry Italian American Club cited on eight liquor violations
The Erie Liquor Control Board office cited the Italian American Association club rooms on West Main Street in Corry on eight charges. Engineers inspected Corry Memorial Hospital twice to address an uneven heat problem without a final solution. A fire destroyed a large barn behind F Lowe Edwards home near Columbus at 9 30 this morning. This week marks 20 years since February 21, 1932.
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West Main Street
Erie Enforcement
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Corry Memorial Hospital
Board of Directors
F. Lowe
Gus) Edwards
Columbus
Contacting Your Legislators and Partners in Pennsylvania
A blended excerpt lists U S Senate and Pennsylvania state official addresses for lawmakers including Schweiker Shapp Scott Dwyer Hopkins and Vigorita. It merges with memoir-esque reminiscence about Monmouth Park, a trickster horse tale, and reflections on a father figure Hacky. The prose shifts between political contact info and personal anecdotes about horses and gambling.
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Caz
Grass Roots Opinion
By Bill Eaton
Sen
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Service Veterans Committee
Rosewood Memorial Park
Virginia Beach
Pinelawn
N.Y.) Memorial Cemetery
United States
The
Veterans Administration
Winged Victory
Crestwood Cemetery
Grand Blanc
Mich
Pisgah View
N.C.) Memorial Park
Carolina Biblical Gardens
Guilford, N.C
Olympus Service Corp.i
Dallas
Maryland
Michigan
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Minent National Association of Cemeteries
Association
Arlington, Va
Ices
Army
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Tower
John Tower
Rtex
Senate
Texas
Humble Oil
Mike Wright
GOP National
Anne Armstrong
Tobin
Harris County
Wright
U.S. Postal Service
Interior Department
Office of
Congress
House Interior Committee
Kelly
Louise Hackmeister
Miss Hackmeister
Corry
United States Senate
Richard S. Schweiker
Milton Shapp
Capitol
Harrisburg
Washington, D.C
United States Representative Assembly
Joséph P. Vigorita
Cannon House
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
R. Budd Dwyer
Monmouth Park
Tommy
Mr. Bishop
Gulfstream
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