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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1975
Page
2
Gov. Shapp starts his second term by approving large salary hikes for cabinet members, boosting pay from about 25 000 to 40 000 yearly and lifting the governor from 45 000 to 60 000 dollars. Lt. Gov. Kline also increases to 45 000. One official, Kassab, considers leaving after being courted by a six figure offer. The moves draw taxpayer criticism.
Former CIA chief Richard Helms testified that Presidents Johnson and Nixon pressured him to investigate antiwar protesters for possible foreign links. The Secret Service tracked groups like Nonviolent Direction Action, while the CIA faced domestic surveillance overreach. The piece notes CIA entanglement, budget motives, and limited accountability amid Watergate era tensions.
New York AP reports Franz Pick warns 1974 hit world currencies hard through devaluations and abundant issue. Monetary value fell, driving investors to art and collectibles. Despite turmoil, antiques and design pieces led gains with antique furniture up 215 percent, Chippendale chairs selling for high prices, vintage photography up over 200 percent, snuff boxes up 95 percent, and Tiffany lamps rising 180 percent.
Jim Bishop extols building a home library with a lifetime of reading. He recommends a Bible, Encyclopaedia Britannica, dictionaries, National Geographic, The Harper Encyclopedia of Science, The History of Psychiatry, The Almanac of American Politics, Life Nature Library, Scarne's Encyclopedia of Games, Abraham Lincoln War Years, The Complete Works of Shakespeare, A Treasury of Great Reporting, and Durant’s Story of Civilization, plus daily news and a magazine.
Hartford Gunn Jr says PBS faces three hurdles before any satellite plan. A $140000 feasibility study and up to $800000 for ground receiver siting research. If adopted, it could take two years to operate, driven by rising landline costs and the need to finance up to $30 million in equipment for stations.
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