Governor Shapp halts sale of motor vehicle lists
In a rare commendation the editorial praises Gov. Milton Shapp for ordering PennDOT to stop selling motor vehicle registration lists for commercial use. The move curbs unsolicited mail and privacy invasions, though it may take time to purge existing files. the editorial offers thanks on behalf of Pennsylvanians and notes continued efforts are needed to remove names from junk mailers.
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Department of Transportation
Penndot
Corry Resolves Petition on Welfare Reforms in Harrisburg
A Corry group delivered a petition signed by over 2,000 residents to Governor Shapp protesting welfare program expansion. They pressed for faster action, met Shapp and his aide, and heard his justification for 1,166 new welfare staff, plus 100 more at Philipsburg General Hospital. The effort aims to curb program waste and push budget scrutiny while observers note potential trimming across government. Also covered: House action on a constitutional tax amendment, a divorce bill, hunting license fee debate, and honors for Mercyhurst basketball and wrestler Jim Bennett. A breakfast with the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children highlighted advocacy for free education or training for all retarded children.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
Julian
Forrie
Corry
Philipsburg State General Hospital
House
Senate
Armed Services
Lombardo's
William Lesler
Herb Packer
Home Builders
Bill
Oil City
Herb
Mercyhurst
Jim Bennett
John T. Walsh
McKeesport
Motor License Bureau
Holiday Inntown
Pennsylvania Association For Retarded Children
Pennsylvania
Frank O'Connell
Marty Majlin
Philadelphia
Pandora Brainwashing Claims Raise Cold War Microwaves
Washington profile of a CIA file titled Operation Pandora describes alleged Soviet microwave experiments against the Moscow embassy starting in 1945. The report cites Averell Harriman, a eavesdropping seal, and monkey and rabbit tests at Walter Reed and other sites, with debates on behavioral effects and White House concerns in 1967. The piece also notes EPA pressure on automakers to curb emissions and internal memos from John Middleton and Irwin Auerbach.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Moscow
Richard Cesaro
Cesaro
Herb Pollack
Joseph Sharp
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Mark Grove
Air Force
Central Park Murder Case Blurs Night of Romance and Crime
A nighttime park scene ends with a brutal murder. An autopsy shows manual strangulation and rape. Police face delays, while the husband Salvador Almodor is implicated in a deadly crime that shocks a city precinct near Central Park Arsenal. Detective work traces vaginal smear and throat bruises to a German pathologist.
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Central Park
Salvador
Arsenal
Salvador Almodor
West 68Th Street
Dr. Gettler
Memorial Day Plans Outlined In Corry May 1952
Veterans Council drafted plans for Corry's Memorial Day observance to be held May 30 with General Chairman Henry T. Wheeler. The May 10 meeting, led by Frank Schrader, set parade and exercises to follow in the city. Park and Butters attend Bedford Springs while Rotary hears about Modern Youth.
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Veterans Council
Frank Schrader
C.P. Keating
Henry T. Wheeler
Park
Price Commission Opens Talk On Medical Fees
Grass roots opinion from Punxsutawney notes debate over government limits on doctors fees and hospital charges. It argues price controls intrude into value of health care and urges return to unfettered economy after Phase period.
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Punxsutawney, PA
New Price Commission
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Advanced Research Project Agency
Sharp and Grove
Walter Reed
Milton Zaret
Zaret
White House
Glassboro
Lydon Johnson
Aleksei Kosygin
Johnson
Kosygin
Pollack
Sharp
Grove
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
William Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus
Ralph Nader
General Motors
John Middleton
Middleton
Irwin Auerbach
Jim Bishop
72Nd Street
Manhattan
Alma Almodor
Mrs. Almodor
Alma
Alexander O. Gettler
Gettler
J. Guy Butters
Bedford Springs
Medical Society
St. Thomas
G.L. Boyd
First Presbyterian Church
Rotary Club
Hotel Corry
State Highway Department
East Main Street
Mr. Almodor
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110Th Street
New York
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