High school sports debate fuels calls to end interscholastic play
The newspaper surveys violence and poor sportsmanship in Pennsylvania high school basketball and the push to cut or replace interscholastic programs with intramural efforts. Secretary Pittenger vows to curb the system as critics demand reform. The piece also reports CIA insiders revealing Cold War torture stories from infiltrators and agents, including tales of peril and a famed case nicknamed Tough Andy.
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Budget Follies Highlight Shapp Plan and Local Events
The 15 month budget proposed by Governor Shapp faces scrutiny in the House with a 12 month deficit of 242 million despite tapping 143 million from surplus and the Parents Reimbursement Fund. A shaky 2 million surplus for the full period hinges on a 1976 school subsidy due October 1 1976. Maintenance road funding is cut due to lower revenues. Amid politics, Corry High School ninth graders toured the capitol met officials, while receptions with the Nursing Homes Association and a paper co sponsorships kept lawmakers busy. The Corry Evening Journal notes limited major bill releases and a busy committee schedule as unemployment concerns persist.
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CIA secrets and Cold War covert lists revealed
The article details CIA revival of ALREADY and OKWHIPPER missions, enlistment of servicemen for Russian language skills, hot training in infiltration, and diverse operatives including belly dancers and crop dusters. It notes massive RI records and the Green List as key files, Langley mysteries, and fleeting disclosures about Roosevelt, Booth lore, and other archival curiosities.
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Setting Rumor to Rest and JFK Conspiracy Reflections
A wide excerpt traces Cold War diplomacy at Yalta with Stalin’s satellite aims and Roosevelt's rejection of spheres of influence, then shifts to a Kennedy assassination account citing Oswald’s actions and expert opinions, and closes with NBC’s TV movie The Law receiving renewed chances for success. Names include Stalin Roosevelt Churchill Kennedy Oswald Lattimer NBC. A mix of political history and media critique.
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Public Defender Joins Firm After Case Of Homicide
The show follows a public defender who leaves the office to join a socially conscious firm defending felons. Judd Hirsch plays the lawyer hired by parents for 300 dollars. He fights to reduce charges as the stabbing case escalates from assault with a deadly weapon to assault with intent to kill and finally homicide after the victim dies.
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