Do Discount Stores Discount According to Marrud Story
In a Senate speech Senator William Proxmire cites the Marrud Story to challenge discount stores especially drug chains. He notes high markups average 33.4 percent versus 36 percent in normal pharmacies, loss leader items, no prescription departments, and price maintenance rhetoric. He argues such bargains are illusory and aim to stabilize prices rather than save shoppers.
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U.S. Senate
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Te Marrud
Marrud
Discount Store
Hal Boyle Americana on double talk and social wit
A humorous column by Hal Boyle explores double-talk as a social art and gives examples of praise and veiled critique. The piece mocks polite phrases that imply the opposite, illustrating how language can signal insincerity in business and society.
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New York
Greece's King Constantine Talks of Stability and Peace
Drew Pearson interviews 24 year old King Constantine of Greece after multiple changes in government, Cyprus tensions, and strained ties with Turkey. He stresses the role of a constitutional monarch in moderating extremism, guiding public opinion toward understanding, and maintaining democracy while noting relations with Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and the United States remain positive. He cites squash as his preferred exercise when not sailing or riding.
King and Irene Cause Fire Truck Incident in Athens Meeting
The King recounts a mishap with a fire truck caused by his sister Princess Irene while returning from the Athens Meeting. He cites speeches by notable professors from Germany Harvard and Japan and notes the royal attendance at sessions and a palace lunch stressing love thy neighbor as tech progress accelerates.
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Irene
Athens
Heisenberg
Germany
Professor Finley
Harvard
Lord Ordian
Professor Yukawa
Japan
Josearee
Palace
Billy Graham's Path From Trinity to World Radio
A 1940 valedictorian at Trinity College Florida Vera Regine speaks of God using ordinary instruments to spread light. The essay recalls Billy Graham’s early years from dishwashing and caddying to his revival conversion, his first radio broadcast, and Trinity's influence on his biblical grounding. The piece links his mother’s choice of Trinity to the broader impact of editors and writers on his calling.
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Billy
WSUN
St. Petersburg
Florida
Allegany man charged in teen babysitter rape slaying
Stephen Foster of Allegany was charged with first degree murder in the rape slaying of 15 year old Mary Chapin in Cattaraugus County. He admitted the attack in the home of her sister, several hours after the girl's battered body was found. The victim had been beaten on the head with a sharp instrument and taped.
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Alligana
X. Lar
Cattaraugus
Stephen Foster
Allegany
Mary Chapin
Robert J. Foster
Foster
Craday Family Picnic Highlights Local Socials
Mr and Mrs Bill Craday hosted a family picnic at their home with many attendees from nearby towns. Guests included Mr and Mrs Robert De Shazer and daughters from Kansas City Missouri, and numerous neighbors and relatives from North Clymer, Clymer, Harmonsburg and surrounding communities. The gathering featured visits, greetings, and a missionary talk at Hatch Hollow Baptist Church followed by refreshments.
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Bill Craday
Bernice Marsh
Robert DeShazer
Kansas City, Mo
Walter DeShazer
Douglass
Philip Gravink
Clymer
Ronald Rhodes
North Clymer
Lawrence
Gladys Bennink
John Hamilton
Fred Wallace
Karen Nellis
North East
Charles Pettengil
Harry Hickle
Kay
Donny
Carl A. Marsh
Lee Hopkins
Pearl Bemis
Marion Nellis
Karen
Linda
Earl Wright
Fredonia
Mercer
Linda Albright
Corry
Shelvy Albright
Myron Wallace
Forestville
Charles Knowlton
Myra Chetty
Dunkirk
Frances Stafford
Grace Beekerink
Clyde
Courtright
Salvadore Elis
Jamestown
Helen Wright
James Carpenter
Townville
Sibley Wright
George Benedict
Donna
Alice Camp
Benedicts
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Kansas City
Bred
Wallace
Robert Spoon
Ripley
Gordon
Max Bemis
Hatch Hollow Baptist Church
Kelly
Haiti
James Gibbons
Erie
Umaiss Bote Mather
Kathryn Perry
Roy Benedict
Judith Reagie
Lottsville Methodist Church
Helen Shinko
Hateh Hollow
Witsville
Gus Kissel
Sangamon
Funeral rites held for Maurice B. Goodrich
The funeral service for Maurice B. Goodrich was conducted yesterday at the Bracken Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry McCauley officiating. Interment followed at Spring Creek Cemetery. Attending mourners from several towns included Mrs. Arthur Goodrich, Mrs. Mary Desmond, George Myers of Fredonia New York, Mrs. Ray Goodrich of Roulette Pennsylvania, Mrs. Lee Plyler, Mrs. Beatrice Collins of Bradford, Mr. and Mrs. John Huff and son of San Diego California, Mr. and Mrs. B A Palmer of Clymer, Mrs. William Robinson of Tucson Arizona, Mrs. C. A. Baker of Spartansburg, Mrs. Mazel Ayers of Brie, and many from West Spring Creek.
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Maurice B. Goodrich
Bracken Funeral Home
Jerry McCauley
Cobbs J Comers
Spring Creek
Arthur Goodrich
Mary Desmond
George Myers
Fredonia
N.Y
Ray Goodrich
Roulette
Lee Plyler
Beatrice Collins
Bradford
John Huff
San Diego
Calif
B.A. Palmer
Clymer
William Robinson
Tucson
Ariz
C. A. Baker
Spartarsburg
Mazel Ayers
Brie
West Spring Creek
Teenager Drowns Near Oxford in Farm Pond
Fifteen year old James R. Bare of Glen Roy near Oxford drowned yesterday while swimming with his brother Frank thirteen in a pond on Glenn McClure's farm. Police investigated the incident and noted both boys were local residents. James was a student at the nearby school and the family requested privacy.
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Oxford
Pat
James R. Bare
Glen Roy
Frank
Glenn McClure
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