Power and environment at the Pennsylvania Power Conference
Franklin News-Herald reports the Pennsylvania Power Conference became a arena for rate increase rhetoric and environmental critique. George J. Bloom and Howard M. Swartz warned of shortages and urged upholding standards while utility needs justify higher rates. The piece argues for real standards, avoids panic, and cautions against dismissing critics as sensationalists.
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Pennsylvania Power Conference
George J. Bloom
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
PUC
Pennsylvania Electric Association
PEA
Howard M. Swartz
Bloom
Swartz
Harrisburg Seven trial ends in acquittal and fallout
Justice Department pursued Father Philip Berrigan, Sister Elizabeth McAlister, and five others on conspiracy charges to kidnap Kissinger and blow up Washington steam tunnels. The jury cleared them, and FBI documents later questioned the case, suggesting political motive and wasted taxpayer money. The report notes the prosecution failed to disclose documents and the case was eventually dropped.
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Washington
Justice Department
Philip Berrigan
Father Berrigan
Elizabeth McAlister
Henry Kissinger
FBI
Harrisburg Seven
Boyd Douglas
Steam Lines
Geneal Ramsey Clark
Joe Spear
Cambodia’s Guerrilla War Teaches a Safer Lesson for US
In Indochina the capital Phnom Penh is not the real prize as communists hold two thirds of Cambodia. The aim is infiltration and sabotage rather than seizing cities, and America’s air power alone cannot stop the spread. Lessons echo MacArthur’s warning that land war in Asia is not for the United States.
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Douglas MacArthur
Asia
Indochina
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Those western females by Hal Boyle
A column by Robert E. Ford discusses notable western women from Flora Quick to Maggie Tobin later known as the Unsinkable Molly Brown. It profiles Belle Starr and others, contrasts outlaw or social-climbing figures, and notes Maggie’s Titanic heroine status and witty claim of being unsinkable.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Dallas
Flora Quick
Ann Bassett Willis
Belle Starr
Dana Tules
Calamity Lane
Poker Alice Tubbs
Molly Brown
Jesse James
Belle
Maggie Tobin
Johnny Brown
Denver
Mangie
Paris
Newport
Astors
Whitneys
Vanderbilts
Maggie
New York
Economy runs a script as election nears
The economy shows rising production retail sales and employment with pay growth signaling a boom, yet voters fear higher prices and jobless rates. The political impact hinges on perceptions of inflation and unemployment, while the script promised by administration spokesmen previously aims to cut joblessness and inflation but faces reality.
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New York
Corry Potato Festival Set for September Dates
Corry Chamber of Commerce directors at a luncheon announced the third annual Potato Festival will be held September 5 and 6 at an as yet undecided location. The meeting also covered Mead Park field dedication and Little League planning. Hazel Merker’s birthday was celebrated at a East Frederick Street gathering hosted by Mrs. A V Cochran with a gift presented to the honoree.
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Corry Chamber of Commerce
A.V. Cochran
East Frederick Street
Hazel Merker
VFW
40 Years Ago June 20 1932 Local store openings and plans
Will J Wilcox of Washington Market and Spencer's Place, linked to Nation Wide Stores, announce a successful Saturday opening under the new plan. Will Dingfelder will own a new home beyond the Sears farm west of the Fish Hatchery amid ongoing forecasts of joblessness at 4.5 percent or less and inflation under 4 percent annually. Economists doubt those targets are achievable in a balanced economy given current social and political factors.
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Will J. Wilcox
Washington Market
Spencer's Place
Will Dingfelder
Sears
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