Our Presidents Take Ridicule And Praise From Nixon Critics
In Our Opinion notes the era’s barbs on President Nixon including fashion, inflation, and Vietnam policies. It defends the space call to Armstrong and Aldrin as a historic TV moment that projected U S leadership to a vast audience and offers mild rebuke to critics.
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Edward Wilygerald
Sultan Mahmud
Sultan
Richard Nixon
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Johnson
Neil Armstrong
Edwin Aldrin
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Hawaii Idyll by Jim Bishop Vacation Diary
Jim Bishop chronicles a Honolulu hotel stay with his daughters Karen and Kathi amid Waikiki beaches and Diamond Head. He notes diverse island cultures, tropical scenery, and the family’s playful discoveries, contrasting adult leisure with the children’s wonder and shared memories.
Democrats Pass Fuge Budget In House With Narrow Margin
The fuge budget advanced by Democrats cleared the House by a 3 vote margin, while Republicans opposed the plan as excessive. Lawmakers discuss proposed taxes aimed at raising about 400 million, including car trade-in levies, cigarette surcharges, and corporate taxes, with Governor Shafer praised for aiding Erie County farmers.
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House
Ways and Means
CarTax
T's
Shafer
Liquor Control Board
Erie County
Highway Commission
State Line
Artful Advice on Avoiding Trouble in Everyday Life
A columnist muses on staying out of trouble as an art not a science. He promotes saying no to risky invitations and highlights humorous examples of temptations that tempt fate and lead to "sudden woe."
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New York
Mars
United States
Washington
Congress
John Quincy Adams
House of Representatives
Massachusetts
Mike Maresfield
Hubert Humphrey
Senate of the
Public Demands Reform Faces Oil Depletion Fight
Congress faces unprecedented pressure for tax reform targeting the 27 percent oil depletion allowance costing about $2 billion yearly. Public anger rises as opponents demand repeal or a 15 percent cap. Industry pushback includes price hikes and PR efforts to sway voters.
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Washington
Congress
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Corry Evening Journal History Column July 23 1969
On this date in 1914 Austria issued an ultimatum to Serbia after Archduke Francis Ferdinand's assassination. Ten years ago Nixon visited Moscow to open an American exhibition. Five years ago De Gaulle urged an international Laos and Vietnam ceasefire. One year ago Soviet maneuvers pressured Prague over liberalization.
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Austria
Serbia
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Sarajevo
Richard M. Nixon
Moscow
Charles de Gaulle
Laos
South Vietnam
Czech
Prague
Corry Plant Opens For Ready Mix Cement and Gravel
Corry’s Zalzneck brothers launched a new ready mix plant near the north city line, putting it in operation in April to supply cement sand and gravel. Harbor Half Ladies' Aid to host ice cream social July 26 at Harbor Half Community House with 9:30 program featuring Shiloh Baptist Church Erie music. Frisina moved from shortstop to third base for Superior Wisconsin in the Northern League and has raised his batting average above .300. Sound pictures debut at Hex Theatre drew large crowds and favorable response. Corry High School football prospects look bright with Coach Sedric McCall supported by ample material for a diverse squad.
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North City Line
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Philip and
Morton
Harbor Half Ladies’ Aid
Harbor Half Community House
Shiloh Baptist Church of
Erie
Joe. Frisina
Superior
Wis
Corry High
Orange and Black
Sedric McCall
Farm Changes New York Bank Uses Agronomy in Farming
A Chicago based Northern Trust Bank manages over 90000 acres of farm land applying agronomy and business methods to pigs cows corn and soybeans. The piece notes farming has grown into a bigger business with loans taxes and technology shaping profits and lists asset and net worth data from the 1969 Outstanding Young Farmer program.
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LaSalle Street
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Northern Trust Bank
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