Erie-Lackawanna to Deteriorate Chicago New York Passenger Run
The Erie-Lackawanna Railway plans to drop its Chicago to New York passenger service until January 4 unless the ICC rejects the application. Hearings were held with limited opposition as the pattern of abandoning unprofitable passenger service spreads nationwide.
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Erie-Lackawanna Railway Co
Cleveland
Chicago
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Corry
1CC
ICC
Canada
Switzerland
Japan
Mills Receives Luxury Jet Trip From Gas Firm
Washington House Ways and Means Chairman Wilbur Mills accepted a $6,000 luxury BAC-111 cross country flight plus a chauffeured limousine from Tenneco Inc. for a trip to Los Angeles and back, while speaking at a fundraiser for Rep. James Corman. The arrangement tied Mills to the gas firm amid tax reform debates as critics call for tighter ethics controls.
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Washington
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means
Arkansas
Wie
Tenneco Inc
Los Angeles
James C. Corman
D-Calif
Mills
Tenneco
Robert Miller
Houston
Century Plaza Hotel
Tenneca
Corman
Link Between U.S. Economic Strain and Social Unrest in Basel Report
The piece argues that a U.S. balance of payments deficit pressures world trade and a recession to curb imports. It notes racial unemployment disparities and fears slowing the economy could worsen unrest among nonwhite workers. Basel central bankers reportedly warned the payments problem may persist.
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New York
United States
U.S
Basel
Switzerland
Lawmaker Deliberations on Taxes and Adjournment Budget Fight
Erie County readers learn a lawmaker recounting a Pennsylvania House session. He criticizes taxes on clothing and professional fees while proposing a three percent sales tax with food and clothing exempt. He notes support for cuts and highlights a cooperation with the governor to curb the budget growth. He cites Rep John Pittenger leading a tax exemptions study and mentions railroad property taxes.
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John Pittenger
Lancaster
Erie County
Pennsylvania
R. Budd Dwyer
Meadville
Budd
Pew
Reunion With Tears and a Grandfather's Moment
An aging grandfather reunites with his eight year old granddaughter Elinor in Philadelphia airport. He recalls Gayle and Frank from twenty years ago, watches family tensions surface, and confronts the ache of broken marriages while accepting the fragile bond with his granddaughter.
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Gayle
Corry News Briefs From 1949
Five Corry auto agencies and a gas station were broken into with limited loot. The St John’s Day Banquet for Corry Masons is set for December 27 at 6 30 p.m. A Hospitality Club meeting is slated for Tuesday at 2 o’clock at the American Legion Home. A turkey dinner program and Rex Theatre turkey prize draw are noted for Thanksgiving week. A Buffalo check fleecer, linked to Western New York drug store thefts, is thought to have tried a Corry store last week.
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St. John's Day
Corry Masons
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Alan K. Dimmick
North Center Street
American Legion
Royal
Buffalo
New York State
Jamestown
Condra
Travel Broadens by Hal Boyle
Joy Stilley reports Hal Boyle on a South road trip full of big meals and big miles. The author describes eating at local diners and southern fare while lamenting weight gain and thinner wallets after crisscrossing ten states and sampling countless ice cream flavors.
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Joy Stilley
NEW York
Mason-Dixon Line
Rights of adopted children to estate under Pennsylvania law
An adopted child who leaves home at twenty one has the same legal rights to his adoptive parents estate as natural children. If parents die without a will the adopted child may inherit the entire estate if the child is the sole surviving heir. Parents may exclude the child by omitting him from the will or by explicit disinheritance, while a surviving spouse may claim a share if not mentioned.
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Pennsylvania
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Fourth District
Philadelphia
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Grandpa
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Merchantville
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Virginia Lee
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Fanny Gerace
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Rex Theatre
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