Pennsylvania Story Testing The Mood By Mason Denison
Harrisburg reports that Pennsylvania lawmakers study a graduated income tax as a constitutional issue requiring two legislatures and statewide voter approval. Democrats push the plan, led by the governor, aiming to replace the 2 percent flat tax with a graduated levy while balancing concerns about sales tax and spending. A Cumberland County poll showed 51 percent support and 38 percent opposition among constituents.
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Across the River
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Jim Bishop Rants on Things That Irritate Me
The column catalogs a wide, satirical list of irritations from politics to everyday annoyances. Jim Bishop piles diverse targets from politicians and budgets to trivial daily frictions, delivering a biting, humorous panorama of modern life.
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County to take over Hauxhurst farm near Indiana
December 12 1925 Grand Jury recommends the county acquire the B M Clark acreage known as the Hauxhurst farm, a 29 acre tract with 25 tillable acres, for about 4750 dollars and merge it with the County Home farm. Snow blanketed the county, 7 to 8 inches, over the weekend prompting extensive highway snow removal operations.
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Hauxhurst Farm
Indiana
County Home Farm
Washington CIA assassination probes must continue
Washington Merry-Go-Round argues for a full inquiry into CIA assassination plots, rebuking claims that secrecy protects security. It recalls how the public learned of Castro plots, the Johnson and Kennedy eras, and the need to expose abuse of covert power to prevent government gangsterism.
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CBS Tests Oswald Theory in Dallas Assassination Debates
A CBS News poll shows 9 percent believe Oswald acted alone, while 45 percent want the inquiry reopened. The network’s 1967 rifle tests on Oswald's type aimed to measure if a lone gunman could fire the three shots within the Warren Commission timeline, reaffirming the Commission’s conclusions amid lingering puzzles about Oswald’s ties and foreign links.
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Reagan welfare critique mirrors big gains for the wealthy
The column cites Ronald Reagan’s campaign rhetoric on welfare while arguing the federal system funds large subsidies for corporations farmers and homeowners. It notes tax loopholes and benefits totaling hundreds of billions, including $3 billion to farmers and $7 billion in tax credits for capital gains, plus aid to defense contractors and other groups, contrasting with Reagan’s call to end welfare for the poor. It also mentions rising female‑headed households, from 13 million to an expected 19 million by 1980, per the Conference Board.
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