31 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1976
Page
1
Gazette editorial offers hopeful reflection as 1977 dawns with Carter administration and national renewal in view. It urges personal responsibility to improve life, confronts ongoing national challenges, and calls for steady progress toward a stronger America in its third century.
Reporter Jim Bishop recounts Jackie Gleason conquering air fear after decades of dodging flying. Gleason endures a Tulsa engine failure and a rough DC-4 landing, then borrows $200 to ride a train to New York before boarding a jet, embracing modern flight with humor and faith.
Public notices reveal old subscription pricing for carrier boy and motor route options, with mall delivery details across Indiana and nearby counties. Rates show weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual plans, reflecting historic pricing practices and regional distribution.
A celebration marking the 13th anniversary of Rossiter's founding took place in the town's new clubhouse, continuing into Thursday morning. Other notes report a 1951 search for a missing transport plane with 40 people aboard from Allegheny County airport. passengers included George Albert and his mother Lucy Albert, formerly of Josephine, now in Miami.
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports undisclosed Ford documents show fuel tanks behind rear axles in many American cars can cause fiery crashes. Tests in 1967 1970 relocated tanks on Rover Mustang reducing leakage. Ford European Fiesta already uses safer placement. Critics say cost cutting outweighs safety and federal testing lags.
Washington columnist Victor Riesel reviews the 1976 social welfare outlay totaling 440 billion dollars across private and public sectors. He highlights federal spending, state and local shares, growth versus GNP, and a reported 10 billion annual fraud, while praising anti-poverty efforts and calling for root fixes to curb losses.
The piece chronicles Governor Milton Shapp as he enters a second half of his term, a lame duck status looming yet likely active. It outlines a record breaking General Fund budget possibly surpassing five billion dollars, with emphasis on rising non mandated expenses and willful legislative resistance to expanses while Pennsylvania tightens belts.
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