Congressman Defends Canal Backed by Colleague's Pompous Rhetoric
In Our Opinion the House heatedly debated the Lake Erie Ohio River canal as readers' digest described it as a boondoggle. Rep. B F Sisk denounced the Digest calling publisher a pipsqueak while noting Rep Mike Kirwan of Youngstown chairs public works and dispenses campaign funds.
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California
Rep
B. F. Sisk
Dewitt Wallace
Digest
Pipsqueak
Pleasantville
N.Y
Mike Kirwan
Youngstown
Ohio
Sisk
Corry
Joseph Vigorito
Eight new bowling alleys planned for Corry fall
Pete Russell to operate a new bowling establishment in Corry Mead Park faces a serious funds shortfall with over $500 needed to preserve park activities after this year An electrical fire damaged one property on Elk Street The Corry American Legion junior baseball team won 3-1 behind Len Hixson’s pitching Possible race for city council seat.
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Mead Park
Board of Directors
Harry Silvis
Elk Street
Corry
Len Hixson
Corry Post Office Mall Matter Rates Noted
Public notice from the Corry Pennsylvania post office outlines mailing rates by mall and carrier. It lists annual in advance pricing and single copy prices with advertising deadlines for publication.
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Post Office
Corry
Voices and memories from a lifetime of listening
A veteran interviewer recalls 38 years of writing, noting that hidden in conversations are telling words, opinions, and memories from figures like Kennedy, Sinatra, Franco, Johnson, Eisenhower, and Kennedy era icons, revealing character through quotes and anecdotes.
Meat inspection fight pits reformer against powerful lobby
Washington reports a clash over a bill for federal meat inspection extending to intrastate sales. Rep. Neal Smith fronts the measure amid fierce lobbying by the meat industry and allied state groups, arguing current state inspections are weak and unsafe.
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Neal Smith
Dtowa
Rep
Smith
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
American Farm Bureau
Joe Resnick
D-N.y
Resnick
John Zwach
Walnut Grove
Minn
Wiley Mayne
Sioux City
Iowa
John Rarick
Louisiana
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
The
Meat Institute
Today in History July 17 highlights across years
Key events on this date include Spain ceding Florida to the United States in 1821, Punch magazine starting in 1841, Sinclair Lewis submitting Main Street in 1920, the start of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, Arco Idaho gaining fully atomic energy powered electricity in 1955, a failed Social Security health bill in 1962, and B 52 strikes in Vietnam in 1965.
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Punch
London
Sinclair Lewis
Arco
Idaho
U.S. Senate
John F. Kennedy
Guam
Vietnam
Harrisburg Open Switch Hinted As 1967 Session Near End
Our Man Harrisburg analyzes the 1967 Pennsylvania Legislature as it seeks a quick adjournment. Leaders push to close shop before gubernatorial veto risks, risking unalterable bills and unresolved fiscal ills.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvan
Pennsylvania
Echo viruses and chest pain and acne scar treatment
A reader asks if Echo viruses cause chest pain. the column explains Coxsackie viruses can mimic gallbladder or appendicitis pain and notes recovery in days. It also covers acne scar removal by dermabrasion, cautions about dangerous phenol methods, and mentions sun exposure advice from Dr. Coleman with reader letters.
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