Rail crossings in Corry spur constant trains and damage
In Corry the Penn Central and Erie Lackawanna crossways produce constant delays and damaged cars as they prioritize freight profit over safe, lasting repairs. The two railroads plead poverty yet move many freights, leaving residents enduring spine jarring crossings and frequent stoppages. Washington- GAO reports growing obstruction by agencies in probing fraud and mismanagement, with State, Defense, and Treasury the worst offenders. The Treasury IRS and other agencies withhold access, hampering investigations. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting also faces similar pushback.
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Penn Central
Erie Lackawanna
Corry
Staats
GAO
State, Defense and
Treasury Departments
Open records fight taints CPB and milk bill debates
The GAO clashed with CPB over access to records with CPB circulating a memo urging officers to refuse cooperation. Nixon invoked executive privilege to block GAO access to internal military and aid documents. Footnotes note Congress may pursue legal authority to sue uncooperative agencies and possibly cut funding. The milk price measure, drafted by two large dairy co operations accused of antitrust activity, would empower cooperatives to raise prices and threaten independent farmers, prompting concerns on antitrust suits and imports.
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GAO
CPB
Nixon
Bond firm to handle sale for city sewage plant
Corry 20 years ago June 6 1953 a bond firm may be chosen at a Monday Authority meeting to underwrite a half million dollar issue for financing the proposed city sewage treatment plant. Three Blatt Brothers theatres near Youngsville Youngwood and Berlin are closing with a fourth in East Brady darkened last year. Erie County 1953 Cancer Crusade totals 35912 59 with Corry contributing 1505 through the Community Chest.
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Blatt Brothers
John Blatt
Youngsville
Youngwood
Berlin
East Brady
The Irish Quest for Kinship and a Numbers Runner
A narrator recalls tracing family roots through Ireland and the United States. In Ennescorthy and Upper Scoby a Bishop elder guides him, describing poverty, labor, and emigration. The tale blends humor and longing as he seeks a lineage to kings or priests, while learning of place, people, and a writer’s life.
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New York
Battery
Wall Street
Ennescorthy
Upper
Scoby
John Bishop
Lower Scoby
Foreign buyers pour into US stocks amid market apathy
Foreign investors bought U S stocks in the first quarter, with net purchases likely exceeding 1 billion dollars, more than double the year-ago pace. They favor high quality growth names like Eastman Kodak Polaroid Xerox and IBM, citing value and the dollar’s depreciation against major currencies as reasons. Chase Manhattan notes continued foreign interest supported by positive factors, despite domestic boredom with stocks and tax concerns.
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New York
Actu
Wall Street
Chase Manhattan Bank
International Finance
Germany
Switzerland
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Italy
Sweden
Canada
Britain
Japan
Chase
Europe
Eastman Kodak
Polaroid
Xerox
IBM
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General Accounting Office
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Elmer Staats
Joseph Spear
Agency For International Development
Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Spear
The
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
ENJAY
INE
IRN
Frendly Company
the Clam-Up Club
Consumer Protection
Senate Agriculture Committee
Justice Department
Associated Milk Producers, Inc
Dairymen, Inc
America
Senate
Richard Clark
D-Iown
Carl Curtis
R-Neb
Robert Dole
R-Kans
James Eastland
D-Miss
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Walter Huddleston
Oky
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Erie County
Arthur C. Sheriff
House of David
Everett Bannister
Corry Merchants
Athletic Field
James P. Sullivan
Knights of Columbus
Barlow Block
C. Lyle Belding
Order
United States Senate
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Washington, D.C
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
Harrisburg
R. Budd Dwyer
United. States
Joseph F Vigorito
Forés
Hopkins
Cannon House
Jim Bishop
Adam and Eve
Moses
Jenny Tier
County Wexford
Ireland
Pop
Police
U.S
Australia
Brian Boru
Jim
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