In Our Opinion to Council For Housing Restart
A public appeal to four new mayors and three new council members urges action on housing. The piece blames the current council for halting a Mi housing plan and urges the incoming body to prioritize housing to meet industry needs and match regional peers Erie Meadville Titusville Franklin Bradford. It notes a lost sign once reading Nothing Is Impossible and offers to print a replacement.
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Erie
Meadville
Titusville
Franklin
Bradford
Council
Taxation cries from farmers and towns contrast voices
Grass Roots Opinion cites tax woes in Lake Worth Florida describing taxes as feather plucking from a goose with quacking. Newton Falls Ohio argues rich nation talk masks local failures such as sewers streets schools water and decaying cities amid budget strain.
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Lake Worth
Fla
Newton Falls
Ohio
Halloween Pranks and Modern Tech Prices Stir Conversation
A reader reflects on Halloween vandalism at Loblaw's and A & P, trends in TV buying from black and white to color sets, wig fashion for women, and a wary take on Nixon's Vietnam stance. The note muses on inflation, labor strikes, and concerns over cyclamates and food safety.
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Loblaw's
Nixon
Vietnam
General Electric
Reader letter on local road safety and civic pride
George Cooklis letters criticize a sugar lobby and aging movie stars while noting strong local art at the National Bank of Corry. He urges safer railroad crossings on North Center Street and comments on public signs and street widening. Corky Journal invites brief signature submissions.
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Ned
Washington
Yesteryear
National Bank of Corry
Center Street
Columbus Avenue
Probe of GI looting widens with Saigon villa tale
Senate investigators describe a sordid episode tied to the First Infantry Division in Vietnam. Staff Sergeant George Lumm, bookkeeper for a club system meant to aid soldiers, allegedly banked 200000 in a secret Swiss account while living in a rent-free Saigon villa with his Vietnamese wife Ha.
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Senate
Vietnam
Sen
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
First Infantry Division
George Lumm
Lumm
Saigon
Lamm
Hoang
Chapman
The Next Minority by Paul Harvey
The piece argues the next minority will be young people under 24, making youth the largest and most diverse generation. It discusses Gallup polls, trends in change, and the potential for a stable future if society guides youth through adolescence.
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George Gallup
George Walde
Supreme Court
United States
Too Much Education Paradox Sparks Job Struggles
In Charlotte, a college graduate faces widespread hiring bias as employers fear she will be bored or demand higher pay. The piece traces the clash between educational attainment and employment, plus a broader note on consumer protection rhetoric and government roles.
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Charlotte
N.C
National Chemical Company
South
Corry News Roundup Shows Coffee Rise and Community Plans
The November 8 1949 Corry item notes a 69 cent per pound price tag on nationally advertised coffee. Navy Mothers Club members plan to buy an American flag for Boy Scout Troop at St Pauls Church with leader William Durham as 11 women meet at ICCF Hall. Bob Fenton led the 200 Club with a 235 game. Cy Young posted 206 and 208. Lyle Durham among 35 Cornell hotel management students to operate Hotel Pennsylvania on Armistice Day. Pennsylvania acts to link state police with towns via telegraph printer system, Corry part of circuit to Butler barracks.
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Navy Mothers Club
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
William Durham
1.C.C.F. Hall
Lyle G. Durham
Cornell University
Pennsylvania
New York City
Corry
Butler Barracks
Law Q&A on home repairs and invalid marriages
A Q A explains that buyers usually bear repair costs after purchase unless the seller concealed defects or lied about condition. It also covers marital validity, noting an concealed prior marriage can render a second marriage invalid and the woman would not gain rights to the second spouse’s property.
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Pennsylvania
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New World
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Hal Boyle
Hoang Dan Hy
Ribicoff
Hoang Dac Hy
Army
Frederick Chapman
Perry
Sergeant Chapman
Jose Antonio Claderon-Pancheco
Calderon
Virginia Knauer
Kleig
Knauer
Bob Fenton
Cy Young
Corry Evening Journal
West South Street
George Ry
William Exton
City
John. McLaughlin
Associated Press
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