State sells auto owner list. readers urged to protest
In Our Opinion the State Highways Department sells the names and addresses of six million auto owners. Junk mail floods recipients, many from out of state, benefiting junk mailers. A bill to bar the traffic is pending in the House, and readers are urged to contact Harrisburg lawmakers to advance it.
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Commonwealth
Shafer
House of Representatives
Harrisburg
Uiett
Morrisburg
Johnson
Kosygin
Vietnam
University of Michigan
Hotel Edison
Editorial Thought For Today Encourages Public Servants
A brief editorial urges encouragement for the good public servant who raises the general level of decency in American public life.
Bill 1385 Threatens Public Grounds Board
Harrisburg report on Senate Bill 1385, backed by Republicans, would abolish the Board of Commissioners of Public Grounds and Buildings and shift lease oversight to the Department of Property and Supplies. Critics warn of risks to transparency and potential misuse of leases while supporters say it speeds decision making and improves efficiency. The bill lingers on the Senate Calendar as lawmakers weigh taxpayer impact and governance.
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Board of Commissioners of Public Grounds and Buildings
Commonwealth
State Department of Property and Supplies
Aoment
Department of Property and Supplies
Stroup
Treas
Johnson’s Drive Toward U S Soviet Disarmament Breakthrough
Drew Pearson outlines Lyndon Johnson’s persistent effort to open disarmament talks with the Soviet Union. A two year push, begun with a key Gromyko talk, involved letters and high level diplomacy that may hasten a future U S USSR agreement. Johnson’s focus remained on world peace despite Vietnam and domestic criticism. The piece notes favorable Moscow signals and continued diplomatic risk at home.
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Soviet Union
Johnson
Texas
Senate
Moscow
USA
Ussr
Gromyko
White House
Storm relief sewer bond floated without vote in Corry
Twenty years ago talk of a $100000 bond issue for a storm relief sewer surfaced after City Solicitor Walter Scott outlined legal steps. Corry residents recall 1928 holiday quiet as Edinboro State Teachers College board appoints F A Loveland to trusteeship.
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Walter Scott
Corry
F. A. Loveland
Edinboro State Teachers’ College
Red Scare Sermon Warns Against New Isms in 1960s Era
The piece argues against both communism and anti communist excess urging readers to evaluate candidates by their positive positions not merely their stance toward communism. It cites Oswald Sirhan and Hoover while warning against broad government power and new superstates.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Mail Disgorges Some Beauties and Oddities
Hal Boyle chronicles reader mail and quirky facts from 1950s America. The piece cites rising amateur musicians, sex-changing oysters, Moroccan women’s long hours, and a note on space for cars, with quotes from notable figures and musings on knowledge growth and practical missteps.
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Hal Boyle
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