Important Election Features in Indiana County May 20
Gazette urges Indiana County voters to participate in the May 20 primary electing county officials judges district attorney and school boards. It notes cross filings for state superior court and a constitutional referendum on gubernatorial interim appointments, urging turnout amid declining registration.
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Indiana
State Superior Court
Senate
General Assembly
Indiana County
Indiana County Rail History and the 1904 BR&P Train Arrival
A historical account traces the Indiana Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad from Blairsville to Indiana, opened June 5, 1856, its half century of service, and the 1904 arrival of the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad passenger train. It notes crowd turnout, local ceremonies, civic figures, and questions whether PRR's monopoly slowed county growth. The piece urges continued investment in transportation and utilities to spur regional development.
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Frank B. Hood
Indiana
Pennsylvania Railroad
Indiana County
Blairsville
Torrance
PRR
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg
Normal School
Indiana Band
Harry White
John A. Scott
B. R & P Railroad
John P. Elkin
Judge Elkin
Cherryhill Township Board votes to discontinue Penn Run high school
Indiana County directors of Cherryhill Township School Board decide to close the three year high school at Penn Run. A long planned dream will be realized Saturday with an inspection ceremony where keys to the Presbyterian Home for the Aged will be handed to the Board of Managers.
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Cherryhill Township
Indiana County
Penn Run
Presbyterian Home For the
Board of Managers
Blairsville
Helen Repine
West Burrell St
Navy Blues and Booze Plague the Navy Study Says
Washington reports an official study finds 38 percent of enlisted sailors admit drinking problems rated serious to critical. One in four say alcohol affects performance. 44 percent have been drunk on duty six times. Alcoholics number about 30,000 with costs up to 45 million yearly. 4,000 treated annually with 70 percent returned to active duty. Navy officials acknowledge the issue, while some sailors fear seeking counseling. Footnotes compare civilian drinkers’ behavior.
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Washington
Navy
Bureau of Social Science Research
Labor Downing Scalpels By Victor Riesel
Victor Riesel analyzes a nationwide malpractice insurance crisis triggered by premiums rising from 22 000 to 45 000 per year. Doctors in major cities plan a June strike, with anesthetists, interns, and residents affected and hospitals potentially shutting doors. The piece flags potential national implications and calls for malpractice reform.
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Victor Riesel
New York
California
Blue Cross
Medicare
Mount Sinai Medical School
Mount Sinai
League of Voluntary Hospitals
Leon Davis
Militant
Martin Luther King, Jr
Registered Nurses Association
Michigan
Hugh Carey
New York City
Nelson Rocke Rockefeller
How To Succeed By Bribery In World Commerce
Liberal View critiques SEC stance on overseas bribery by multinationals. It argues bribery is widespread globally, urges creative accounting to satisfy disclosure rules, and cites examples from Gulf Oil Northrop ITT United Fruit. The piece juxtaposes lax U.S. tax deductions with hard line enforcement abroad. It also weaves in unrelated trivia about Java population, Sidney Greenstreet, a 10 inch snowfall, and Thanksgiving turkey.
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Art Buchwald
Washington
Securities Exchange Commission
SEC
Europe
South America
Far East
Gulf Oil Co
Maxim's
Sheik
Northrop Corp
United Fruit Co
Honduras
ITT
Chile
Santiago
United States
Marcos
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County Rail Service
Bina
Aden
Lamited
THE
Indiana Printing
Waa
Antenna
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Marlow Cook
Kentucky
Frank Moss
Utah
Consumer Product Safety Commis
Sion
Commission
Cook
Richard Simpson
Simpson
Synagogue
Hilton Head
S.C
Aaron Gold
Hilton Head Co
Sea Pines Co
Pop
Java
Indonesia
Sidney Greenstreet
Berry's
NEA Inc
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