In Our Opinion on minibikes and Nixon age vote
A compilation of views condemns minibikes on public spaces and outlines legal limits for underage operators in Pennsylvania. It then shifts to a Washington analysis of environmental veto power over power facilities, pitting Dave Freeman against John Nassikas, with Nixon backing Freeman. The piece notes Nixon’s waning popularity among youths and the surge of new voters while hinting at Vietnam as a dominant issue.
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Corry Plaza
Route 6
Eckerd
Pennsylvania
Freeman
John Nassikas
Federal Power
Nassikas
Louisiana
Power clashes shape White House energy policy debate
Nassikas and Freeman confront Interior Secretary Morton over a White House energy bill. A confidential memo from James Smith favors watering down the bill. The Edison Electric Institute leads opposition while Morton weighs utility interests against environmental goals.
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Nassikas
White House
Freeman
Rogers Morton
Morton
Edison Electric Institute
James Smith
Smith
Jim Watt
Nixon image and unemployment myth in 1970s debate
The piece critiques President Nixon reflecting on his public image and integrity while noting youth unemployment tied to demobilization and crime data. It cites Connally calling the 4 percent unemployment goal a myth, with 5.6 to 6.2 percent joblessness then, as administrations ignore the target amid inflation concerns and public skepticism.
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JFK
Nixon
Coer
Daniel
Congressional
New York
Treasury
John B. Connally
Conally
Economic goals of 1971: inflated forecasts fade
The 1971 Economic Report set hopeful targets such as 4.5 percent growth and 2.6 million housing starts yearly, but private economists warned they were unrealistic. Paul W. McCracken later said pushing for the GNP target would spur inflation, and housing goals drift as slow growth makes the aims painful to pursue.
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Paul W. McCracken
Council of Economic Advisers
Lyndon B. Johnson
al Fe
Life as a cliché prompt asks when we start living
New York remarks on life as a cliché with a string of idioms and expressions. The speaker notes countless sayings he has tested and questions when people will truly embrace living rather than rest in common phrases. The piece ends with a call to action to live fully.
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New York
Corry items span births golf demo and political bids
A Rathbun couple welcomed a son at Corry Memorial Hospital. Lorm Kelly demoed 400 yard golf shots at Corry Country Club. Wes Bracken hosted a bridge gathering at North Center Street. Three candidates join the city race: Stanley Nichols Charles Lesle and Ray Laurie. Thirty five families face loss of water gas and electricity without emergency funds from the Community Chest. Shop Your Corry Stores.
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Lorm Kelly
Acushnet Golf Ball Company
Corry Country Club
Eeee Graft
Hubert Seer
Ant
FM. Lébelandi
Wes
W.W. Bracken
Bridge Club
North Center Street
Stanley H. Nichols
Charles M. Lesle
Ray Laurie
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Four Corners
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Southwest
Dave Freeman
Environmental Quality Council
Atomic Energy Commission
Harris
Sweetheart
Richard Nixon
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Milwaukee
Miami
John Edmunds
Atlanta
George Romney
Edmunds
The
Corry Journal
Bayh
Health, Education and Welfare Department
HEW
Richard
Paul Harvey
FBI Academy
United States
Detroit
John Cunniff
Hal Boyle
Corry
Albert Rathbun
Mead Avenue
Corry Memorial Hospital
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