Toll free service vote debated in New Castle area
General Telephone subscribers in New Wilmington and New Bedford face a third vote on extending toll free service to Bell Telephone customers in the New Castle area. If approved, base monthly charges would rise for private, party, and multi party lines to fund improved capacity and broader access, with results showing mixed past support and calls for voter turnout.
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General Telephone
New Wilmington
New Bedford
Bell Telephone
New Castte
State Public Utility Commission
Charles F. Bermosk
Mow Castle
New Castle
New Hedford
Jean Leprich
General ‘Telephone
Ralph D Pratt
PUC
Dermonsk
Bermosk
General
All in the family The Liberated Man article note
A National Review column titled The Liberated Man discusses personal attitudes toward family roles and social expectations. The piece reflects on gender norms and the speaker's stance on traditional domestic duties, asserting a critical view of constant entertaining demands at home.
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Man
National Review
New Castle News and Pres ent A Zephyr for Change
A fragmented dada of local notices and opinion pieces includes a price list, public sale details, and an editorial voice arguing societal restraints over liberation. The text mixes local notices for Lawrence County with a controversial political monologue by D Keith Mano, plus scattered remarks on marriage, employment, and gender roles.
Campaign finance reform risks constitutional rights and clashes
John P. Roche argues the new campaign finance law, effective 1975, overreaches by demanding broad disclosure and stiff contribution limits. He warns it could chill political participation, expose supporters to retaliation, and create bureaucratic enforcement chaos while noting past rulings on free association and privacy.
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Richard Nixon
Nixon
Supreme Court
Eugene McCarthy
James Buckley
New York
Willian Steiger
Wisconsin
New York Civil Liberties Union
Department of Justice
Alabama
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
The Peter Principle in Work Rises and Falls
Sydney J Harris argues the Peter Principle is a wall truth about promotions and incompetence. He notes it may apply to about half the cases he has known in journalism business and advertising, but also acknowledges mediocrity can still rise in some fields. He cites editors who never reach top posts and a conductor who never masters golf due to lacking rhythm.
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Peter Princpti
Peter
Gelting
Petey
Purgatory and the Bible view on forgiveness after death
The text argues evangelicals misinterpret purgatory and claims biblical language about the world to come does not imply postmortem forgiveness. It cites Jesus and Hebrews to state the present moment is decisive for spiritual destiny and that Christ’s atonement is complete.
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Jesus
Turkish Blackmail and NATO Morality Debate
James W. Kiriazis of Youngstown argues against arming Turkey, accusing Ankara of treachery in Cyprus, and urging readers to lobby Congress to halt arms to Turkey. He cites Greece as strategic key to the Eastern Mediterranean, cites past credible breaches, and warns against appeasement by U.S. leaders and media.
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the News
Turkey
United States
NATO
AIC Evening News
Hilary Browne
Tucks
Kissinger
White House
Janes van Fleet
Greece
Mediterranean
Treiman
U.S
Mnin
Glen and
Schweiker
Strangelove" Kissinger
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Austria
James W. Kiriazis
Youngstown
Moral questions in a 1975 letter to the editor
A reader questions Rev. John J. Menges and civil liberties, arguing if morals cannot be legislated then why have a legislature. The letter cites Washingtons quotes and asks what 1976 celebrations mean, signing Paw A. Tomen from Wampum RD 1.
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John J. Menges
Letter Lo
George Washington
Paw A. Tomen
Pennsylvanias idle funds question sparks big costs
Auditor General warns that $170 million in idle state funds held across 26 banks may have cost taxpayers about $4.25 million in earnings for April through June 1974. He estimates in today’s market such funds could earn $17 million annually if invested. State Treasurer Grace Sloan defended keeping funds liquid to transact Commonwealth business, while the auditor disputes the value of the banks services claimed.
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Pennsylvania
Hubert P. Casey
Treasury Department
Grace Sloan
Commonwealth
Sloan
Casey Pushes Custodial Investment Accounts for State Funds
The auditor general reports idle funds across 26 active depositories from January to March 1975 averaging 124.39 million dollars with no interest returned. The Board of Finance and Revenue expands custodial investment accounts to all banks, promising future interest returns for the Commonwealth, a shift Casey says should have happened years ago.
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Hadeen
Philadelphia National Bank
Casey
Commonwealth
Board of Finance and Revenue
Tcold
Sloan
Inheritance tax on bonds owned with sister’s name
A reader asks about Pennsylvania inheritance tax when a sister who holds bonds dies. The column explains joint ownership generally subjects property to tax at death in proportion to owners, with rates varying by beneficiary. It notes 6 percent for property to lineal descendants and 11 percent for property passing to a sister.
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Pennsylvania
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New Caste
Keith Mano
Korth
Robert Borle
Fara
Bourice
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
Saigon
John P. Roche
Br. Frederick Stock
Chicago Symphony
Dhylam
Sydney J. Harris
Purgatory
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