Taxpayers Eyed As Legislators Seek Higher Expense Pay
An Our Opinion column condemns 1969 Pennsylvania legislators for high pay and short sessions. It notes $12,000 yearly compensation per House member and asks why a $2,200 expense raise is proposed, arguing taxpayers face a breaking point. It also criticizes Senator George Murphy’s Technicolor income and political spending linked to Pat Frawley’s influence.
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Inside the Democrats’ National Committee Tug of War
The piece recounts a Washington clash over ethics questions surrounding Senator Murphy and Technicolor, the Cape Kennedy contract dispute, and a power struggle within the Democratic National Committee sparked by Harris’s resignation and the fraught pursuit of a new chairman. It details Humphrey, Connell, O’Brien, Welsh, Crangle, Hughes, and Arvey in a high stakes backroom contest.
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Nixon's Thirteen Months as President in 1973
A critical column reflecting on Richard Nixon after thirteen months in office. The author contends Nixon failed to reduce war, inflation, or racial tensions, notes Vietnam withdrawals as a grim statistic, and contrasts Nixon's promises with actions including Laos bombing and Supreme Court packing. The piece laments budget, economic woes, and a perceived lack of decisive leadership.
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Richard Nixon
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Bowdoin Drops SAT Requirement in Admission
Bowdoin College faculty votes to remove college boards as a requirement for admission while leaving SAT submission optional. The Maine school argues times and values have changed and seeks to better measure initiative and drive beyond traditional testing.
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The Meandering Card That Traveled With Betty Across Cities
A personal card once sent between Betty Nichols and Betty Wars across St. Paul Chicago New York San Francisco and Los Angeles carries decades of greetings. The extended note reflects family milestones and a war era joke while now sent by registered mail at 75 cents.
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Corry Civic Notes March 11 1950
Interior of the Municipal Building nears completion with one week left, contractor Ray Mather says. The Junior Class play The High School Mystery played to a full house at Corry Senior High auditorium. Corry High players Art Pitts and Roger Ottaway invited to Lions Club all star game in Titusville next Friday. S K Ratcliffe to lecture on America Russia Britain before Women’s Club on March 15. Board of Education defers fair grounds action. Dr James H Wright seeks payment of 14900 including 12000 principal and 2900 unpaid interest.
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Corry High
Art Pitts
Roger Ottaway
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Titusville
Board of Education
James H. Wright
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