Movement to Move FHA Office from Corry Stalled
In Corry residents complain that a push to relocate the Farm Home Administration office to Waterford risks higher costs as a federal building complex will house FHA the Soil Conservation Service and the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. Local leaders and the Chamber of Commerce sought Congresss aid to keep offices centralized in Corry amid conflicting reports from Harrisburg and federal sources. The editorial urges a cheaper, simpler solution and notes Congressman Joseph Vigoritos involvement.
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Soil Conservation Service
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
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Denmark
Warren County
Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Vigorito
Vigorito
al Department
Harrisburg
Witnesses in Fearful Flight from Mafia after Testimony
A reformed Mafia lieutenant lives under an assumed identity in a distant city, fearing mob reprisals and welfare. The piece recounts Joe Valachi and Eugene B. Ayotte, detailing broken prosecutions, ruined health, shattered marriages, and government indifference toward informers who risk their lives to testify.
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Mafs
Justice Dept
Valachi
Eugene B. Ayotte
Detroit
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Law expands alimony claims to husbands in Pennsylvania
The General Assembly enacted Act No. 139 effective June 27, 1974 allowing courts to grant a husband alimony pending a final divorce decree upon petition. The piece weaves in a Detroit FBI informant tale and Mafia testimony, ending with a note that Ayotte was offered a new life and a future column will continue his story.
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Pennsylvania
General Assembly
Ayotte
Money market funds draw big investor inflows
In six months from March to August investors poured over 400 million more into short term money market funds than they took out, led by early gains from new products. The group, led by nine funded members, notes total assets rising even as broader funds multiply.
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New York
Investment Company Institute
Harry J. Guinivan
Institute
Reserve Fund
Guinivan
Treasury
Public payroll strains raise rural Pennsylvanian ire
The piece notes rising state employee costs after union contracts cover about 100000 of 120000 workers, with 50 percent growth in three and a half years. It cites a $1.7 million arbitration rebate for prison guards and questions deterrents to management in state bargaining while highlighting AFSCME influence and a $5000 campaign donation to Governor Shapp from AFSCME head Gerald McEntee.
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Gerald McEntee
Afscme
Shapp
McEntee
Kissinger of the Cow Country Earl Butz Advocate and Arbiter
A column praises Earl Butz as a strong, independent defender of farmers against urban and consumer pressures. It credits him with moderating agribusiness excesses, supporting farmers in Congress, and balancing environmental and trade concerns. The piece ends with a tongue in cheek prediction that Butz may fade as inflation and recession loom.
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Earl Butz
America
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