Petition on Muddy Streets Improvements Sparks Local Debate
A pressure builds as residents consider signing a petition to block city plans for pavement sidewalks gutters and drains. Some fear costs and hardship while others urge timely upgrades noting long term property value gains and the Bancroft Bonding Act to spread payments. City officials say local labor will be prioritized and the March 12 filing deadline looms.
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Heratte
City Council
of Commerce
Posse
Ben Nichols
Letters from Coos Bay World readers and China aid debate
The page runs letters from Forest W. Amsden and Ruth Mischelle, plus a long editorial letter to the editor by John C. Hayden arguing against U.S. food aid to Communist China. It cites wartime losses and captives to claim aid would aid an enemy.
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Elks
Coquille Valley Country Club
Coos County
Forest W. Amsden
Exec
Coos Bay World
America
Christian Science Monitor
United States
China
Tibet
Malaya
Korea
Laos
John C. Hayden
Thought for the Day and Future Dream Fragment
Thought for today asserts discipline via a strap to gain a child s attention. Thought for the future imagines standing on the moon and praising Earth s beauty on a clear night.
Myrtle Point hotel license row fuels state bias claim
A letter accuses Governor Hatfield and the State Liquor Commission of prejudice against Dan Wagner of the Myrtle Hotel and Coffee Shop Myrtle Point. It argues the license denial harms local business, noting nearby licenses granted in Coos Bay while Wagner’s request stalls after two years.
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The
Liquor Commission
Dan Wagner
Myrtle Hotel
State Liquor Commission
Myrtle Point
Bill Walsh
Wagner
Myrtle
E Point
Oregon
Russ Papineau
Coos Co. Fair
Papineau
Griffey & Laird
Rowork
Mark Hatfield
Coos Bay
Wagoner
Timber Inn
Sportsmen's Cafe
Hugh R. Kirkpatrick
Martin H. Buchanan
Russell C Bogart
Myrtle Point Herald Readers Salute 50 Years
The Myrtle Point Herald marks five decades of local coverage with thanks to readers and staff. A humorous column references the “daily dozen” routines and lampoons a letter from Forest W Amsden criticizing politics while praising editor George Congratulations on 122 years as editor and a note of nostalgia for past editorial gusto.
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Herald
Myrtle Point
Forest W Amsden
Coos Bay
Forest
George
Sears
Fwa
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Pearl M. Ireland
Goodie
M. Ireland
Oakchit
Ireland
Ruth Jay
Ruth Mischelle
Ruth
Georgel
Industrial News Review
Myrtle Crest Cafeteria
George Linn
Pearly Gates
Gates
Man of
Fate
Fold
St Peter
Tve
Soave
Elks Coquille Valley Golf & Country Club
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Ruth Benford
Eastside
Renton Tamiy
T Refrigerator
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V ‘Wolfle Iron
V Radio
Benford
Cons County
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Pacific Power
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