Politicians Pay Pack Too Good for Many Elderly
In a plea from Huntington West Virginia readers describe federal lawmakers’ lavish pay and benefits. They list base salaries pensions travel allowances free services and perks for members of Congress arguing such fringe benefits worsen hardships for aging residents weighing the cost of living and services. The piece also muses on quirky West Virginia place names and a humorous road trip through local locales.
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House
Congress
Senate
Washington
Capitol
Peculiar West Virginia Place Names and Pa Political Addresses
A compact look at odd town names across counties and a note on Virginians love of strange placenames. The piece lists examples like Twilight Romance and Rosedale while contrasting Grants and Raleigh residents names and ends with addresses for Pennsylvania state and federal lawmakers including Schweiker Shapp Scott Dwyer Vigarito Hopkins both in Harrisburg and Washington.
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Six
McDowell County
Calhoun
West
Mines bureau faces ethics questions over free air travel
Washington Bureau of Mines officials Elbert Osborn and Donald Schlick took free flights and helicopter rides from coal firms and FMC, violating internal rules. Osborn accepted charters and rides to mine meetings and later toured Buffalo Creek area. Schlick and aides used hard to get tickets and flights while linked to FMC contracts. The report notes insiders view Schlick as a White House favorite and cites policy gaps and uninvestigated conflicts of interest.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Pittston
Buffalo Creek
W. Va
Donald Schlick
Los Angeles
Food Machinery Corporation
Wyoming
FMC Corporation
Schlick
White House
Names Change But Echoes Remain From Turbulent Era
A reflective piece recalls the 1960s through a collage of events and figures. Indictments involving a Lyndon Johnson protege, a White House confidant exposed as a sex deviate, and the nation’s endurance through school uprisings, draft resistance, campus violence, and media sensationalism. It notes the 1968 unidentified flying object fad, Hefner controversy of 1970, a 1962 stock market, and a 1961 Moscow embassy bugging.
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Lyndon Johnson
White House
Republic
Corry bids exceed estimate for new sewage plant in 1953
Corry Municipal Authority opened low bids totaling 550 526 for construction of the citys sewage treatment plant plus interest on a bond issue to finance. The amount is about 50 000 above Havens and Emersons estimate. Also noted were civil service actions and local school authority changes as of June 16 1953.
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Corry
Law and Citizenship and Water Main Lien Outline
Answers cover naturalization English requirements with exemptions for age and duration of residence, plus reading simple words. Also explains who bears water main costs and when a municipal lien can attach to the property, noting no personal liability for sellers if installation began after sale.
Reader letters to The Journal for the editor
The Journal invites reader letters for the Letters to the Editor column. Letters must be legible and signed with full name and address. Submissions should not exceed 300 words and may be edited by the editor for clarity.
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