Corry mourns five Stanford Hose Company men on Easter tragedy
In Our Opinion laments the loss of five Corry volunteers from the Stanford Hose Company killed on Easter Sunday 1970. The city vows mourning, support for families, and continued duty by surviving firefighters as it reassesses communal impact and honors the fallen. It also notes Nixon's handling of the postal crisis, stressing measured action, recognition of grievances, and minimal use of force in seeking a settlement.
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Stanford Hose Company
Corry
Nixon Subsidy Controversy Involving Frick Family Exposed
Elite farmers press Nixon farm program claims in Washington while Kenneth Frick defends subsidies and a harsh remark about selling wives. The investigation reveals Linda Gail and David Frick as assets in subsidies, with Frick using family land and trusts to boost water and crop subsidies and steer profits from federal irrigation loans.
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Farmer Elected Committee
Washington
Kenneth Frick
Frick
Linda
Gail
David
California
Arvin- Edison
Forrest Frick
Bank of America Trust
Howard
Science Fiction A Fact and the 1980 Forecast
The piece argues science fiction becomes science fact within a decade, tracing aviation advances from Kitty Hawk to jetliners and supersonic flight. It notes writers predicted rocket planes and vertical takeoffs, while industry lag persisted, with 1980 imagined as a future of vertical flight urban hubs, yet much of the decade would be spent in stagnation.
Stans Proposes Teen Minimum Wage to Cut Unemployment
In Redwood Falls Minnesota Gazette opinion, Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans urges a joint administration and Congress plan a teen minimum wage set below the present 1.60 dollar level to address high youth joblessness.
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Redwood Falls, Minn
Gazette
Maurice Stans
Congress
Rev Paul Bauer elected pastor at Avalon church
In Corry on March 31 1950 Rev Paul F Bauer pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Avalon near Pittsburgh was unanimously chosen to fill the vacancy at First Presbyterian Church after a special meeting held in the chapel recreation room. Weather permitting the Spring skeet shoot opens Sunday at Corry Rod and Gun Club at 10 am with invites. About 75 Teen Town members travel to Titusville for a Y swim party tonight. John Jeffries opens Center Restaurant on North Center street adjoining Grand Theatre. PRR freight offices move downstairs improving staff quarters.
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Paul F. Bauer
Presbyterian Church of
Avalon
Pittsburgh
First Presbyterian Church
Corry Rod and Gun Club
John Jeffries
North Center Street
Grand Theatre
Myrtle
Inflation Battle Shifts To Recession as Policy Tool
New York AP reports that with elections near the Nixon administration abandons the all-out inflation fight and opts for a controlled slowdown via recession. Rising unemployment and stalled GNP complicate the approach while housing and corporate sectors show mixed signals. The key question remains whether inflation will fall or stay high as policy eases pressure.
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New York
Washington
Nixon
Lawful wage tax boosts local services for workers in city
The ruling supports wage or occupational privilege taxes on nonresidents who work within a municipality. State enabling acts justify the levy, as workers benefit from city services such as fire, police, water, sewage, and streets. Courts deem the tax fair, as residents and workers alike receive municipal protections and infrastructure. Inflation and economic policy context are noted alongside broader fiscal forecasts.
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New York City
Detroit
Chicago
Aides
Peppery Freeman Dean
The
Georgia Committee
Dean
U.S
Altegett
Charles Lindbergh
Louis
Henry Ford
Lindbergh
Yeager
Grover Loening
WTO
Grass Roots
Teen Town
Corry Junior High School
Titusville
PRR
First Avenue
John Cunniff
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