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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1974
Page
2
In a nationwide trend voters rejected proposals to pile greater burdens on taxpayers. From Erie County to California, ballots indicate a public demand to curb rising costs and opposition to further taxes amid ongoing national dilemmas.
Across the nation voters rebuffed Nixon-linked candidates and backed Democratic challengers. Erie County voters rejected a Union City Dam recreation plan worth about 150000 a year for 40 years. Los Angeles County voters rejected a 4.3 billion rapid transit plan. St. Louis voters blocked a 109 million package of civic improvements and a school tax hike. New Jersey voters defeated 590 million in rail, highway and housing bonds but approved a 200 million Green Acres bond. Nationwide, Republicans tied to the Nixon faction were unseated by Democrats. This could signal a broader political shift and renewed urgency among voters.
The article argues money management is poorly taught in the United States with only a few states mandating consumer education. It highlights efforts by Continental Illinois Bank and the New York Stock Exchange to provide classroom materials. James Needham of the NYSE advocates federal mandates to require personal finance instruction.
The article alleges ITT relied on bugging equipment and de bugging work in Chile involving Ragan, Tagliareni, and Chilean military contacts. It cites State Department licensing questions, criminal penalties, and prior ITT denials, while urging subpoenas for documentation and noting previous corporate misdeeds.
Jim Bishop recounts Bert Sheehan a longtime troubleshooter at a New York newspaper and Tess his wife or partner. The tale traces Bert's quiet devotion to a widowed mother and a deceased Mongoloid daughter while Tess remains aloof and the couple keeps to themselves. The narrator reflects on friendship, distance, and a life lived in private secrecy.
The article explains that under Pennsylvania law two persons who can identify the testator's signature under oath can probate a will even if witnesses to the will are dead. It cautions that if the will is old, an attorney should review it for possible updates due to changes in property interests. It also lists contact details for U.S. Senate members Schweiker and Scott, a Pennsylvania governor, and several state officials including Vigorito, Dwyer, and Hopkins.
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