Canning supplies squeeze prompts demand for tin plate action
In a letter to Secretary Dent, Congressman Joseph Vigorito warns of a home canning shortage as exports of tin plate rise and imports fall. He urges policies to secure jars and lids for growing domestic gardens, noting rising food costs and the nation’s need to sustain home food production. He cites tin plate export trends and soda ash supply as key factors. The piece frames inflation and shortages as a test of government action.
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Joseph Vigorito
Corry
Frederick B. Dent
Vigorito
Dent
U.S
Department of Commerce
Inside McNeil Island exposes white collar bias in sentencing
A McNeil Island inmate Edward Browder presents a four inch thick study arguing white collar offenders including politicians and bankers face lighter penalties. Browder reports averages around two years in prison for such crimes, with many receiving no prison time. The piece notes exemptions for major figures and cites examples including DeCarlo and Dowdy.
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McNeil Island
Edward Browder
White House
Browder
John Dowdy
D-Tex
Irv Whalley
R-Pa
New York
Carmine DeSapio
Louis Wolfson
Carl Turner
Nixon
Herb Kalmbach
Richard Kleindienst
Use of Studded Tires Prohibited May to October in Pa
The law, Act 104 effective August 16 1974, bans studded tire use from May 1 to October 31 each year. Violators face fines from $10 to $155.55. Buyers are warned to ensure tires meet the act’s standards for winter use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
How To Contact Your Legislators United States Senate
A guide listing contact addresses for Pennsylvania leaders including Senator Richard S. Schweiker and Senator Hugh Scott, Governor Milton Shapp, and U.S. Representatives Joseph P. Vigorito and Forest Hopkins with their respective Capitol and Harrisburg offices.
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United States Senate
Pennsylvania
Richard S. Schweiker
Milton Shapp
Senate
Capitol
Harrisburg
Washington
D.C
United States Representative Assembly
Joseph P. Vigorito
Forest Hopkins
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Let there be peace by Paul Harvey
Essay laments political and moral decay in the United States, urging a return to traditional values and a focus on domestic stability. It cites disruptions in leadership, military disengagement, and a generation seeking fixed guiding standards. The piece appeals for renewed virtue and peacetime national cohesion.
New high priests of economics rise in U.S. politics
The Ford administration invited 21 economists to a White House conference launching economists into public policy roles. The trend, three decades old, saw figures like Heller Galbraith Shultz and Friedman move from academia to advisory or outspoken public voices, shaping policy amid inflation and political contention.
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New York
White House
Ford Administration
Walter Heller
John F. Kennedy
Council of Economic Advisers
Heller
John Kenneth Galbraith
Harvard
Kennedy
Washington
George P. Shultz
Herbert Stein
Nixon
Paul Samuelson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Milton Friedman
University of Chicago
Friedman
Samuelson
Road trouble prompts readers to contact lawmakers
Area readers unhappy with PennDOT weigh actions and plan to reach legislators and officials by phone or mail. The list includes Sen R- Buda Dwyer Harrisburg 17120, Meanville and additional PennDOT offices in Harrisburg, North East, and Erie with scattered addresses and phone numbers.
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Carry Area
Penndot
Sen R- Buda Dwyer
Harrisburg
Meanvile
Meanville Aodress
Center Street
Res Forest
Capital Builaing
North East
Adayess
West
Main Stree
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Corry Journal
United States
Mulwaliel
Ouanal
By Jack Anderson
McNeil Island Penitentiary
Spiro Agnew
Alty
Brosher
Angelo ‘Gyp’ DeCarlo
Billie Sol Estes
Tino de Angelis
Rockefeller
Millhouse
Nelson Rockefeller
Laurance
Laura
David Rockefeller
Abby
Peggy
Emile de Antonio
de Antonio
FBI
Hugh Scott
Bark
R. Budd Dwyer
Paul Harvey
Central Park
You
Ford
Charles Malik
America
John Cunniff
Jace Nassay
Builaing Harrsburg
Saupp
Liberty Street
Franklin
Hone
Vincent Xemners
Erie County
Lucerini
Erie
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