Shapp Committee Would Push Statewide Education Funding
The Corry Journal critiques Milton Shapp and his Democratic Study Committee for proposing state financing of all Pennsylvania education costs. The piece warns this would raise state taxes and erode local autonomy, arguing government money moves costlier with distance and amount. It questions benefits of sending tax dollars to Harrisburg only to reclaim them later.
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Milton Shapp
Democratic Study Committee
Pennsylvania
Washington
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Cabinet Standards Lowered by Senate Ethics Drift
Washington reports the Senate lowered ethical standards for Nixon’s Cabinet by not requiring asset disclosures. Senators, led by Dirksen, declined to list personal assets, easing constraints on cabinet members like McNamara, Wilson, and Packard who sold or retained stock before joining the administration. Walter Hickel and Ed Pauley are cited in the shift.
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Robert McNamara
Ford Motor Company
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Defense
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Walter J. Hickel
Hickel
Truman
Ed Pauley
Second Requiem by Jim Bishop and a Father’s Farewell
Jim Bishop recalls a father’s life and death with hard boiled detail and elegiac humor. The piece contrasts his writing craft with the ache of loss while noting the public display at the funeral and the mixed memories of family and friends.
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Readying for Busy Session
Harrisburg lawmakers return from recess to confront a single main date to begin work. The Shafer administration budget looms as a central issue and both parties face pressure on partisan cooperation. Committees have been named, and the session opens with questions about credit and control in a divided legislature.
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Corry Hospital Building Plans Approved After Three Hour Meeting
Directors of Corry Memorial Hospital and the building fund executive committee gave final approval to plans for the projected hospital. The meeting with architect Walter Pennsylvania Rifle League and attendees Mr and Mrs C S Monroe and Mrs Fern Lambert were present. The report notes the Board of Health action from years ago dated January 22, 1929.
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Are You Normal Hal Boyle Musing on conformity
New York AP column asks if readers meet a strict yardstick of normality. It lists self judgment questions about fault taking, family rights, quitting bad habits, honesty, generosity, and paying taxes, concluding that universal yes indicates a problem.
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