Snowmobile licensing shifts to Department of Environmental Resources
Monday effort to corossponsor Act 75 amendments grows as DER agrees to license and administer the act. Rep Roy Wilt shows interest, Dr Maurice Goddard’s stance aids momentum, and Gov. Shapp approval hoped for. House bills on age for lottery, driving reduced-rate licenses for seniors, and licensing engineers face mixed votes amid other political notes. A medical update ends the week as a wife’s blood clot test leads to surgery.
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Department of Environmental Resources
Roy Wilt
Maurice Goddard
Shapp
Dave Hayes
Department of Motor Vehicles
Pennsylvania
Nader’s car critique sparkles, but people dodge blame
Opinion notes Ralph Nader’s Unsafe at Any Speed spotlighted faulty cars like the Chevrolet Corvair. It argues drivers shoulder fault too, urging recalls of unsafe drivers and critiquing law enforcement and Pennsylvania rules that let violators stay on the road, while warning that both man and machine endanger 50,000 lives annually.
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Ralph Nader
Mr. Nader
General Motors
Nader
Pennsylvania
Insurance Information Institute
Lobbyists in Harrisburg Pressure for Open Access and Reform
The piece argues for regulating lobbyists rather than closing committees, noting open meetings invite many lobbyists alongside newsmen. It chronicles past attempts at disclosure, recent gallery bans, and ongoing bills by lawmakers in Philadelphia and Bucks County, insisting the public has a right to know money sources and expenditures while lobbyists retain access.
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House
Robert J. Butera
Montgomery
Herbert Fineman
Bucks County
Benjamin H. Wilson
Milton Berkes
Edward L. Howard
Senate
Howard
Harrisburg
Public Opinion Swings on Government Spending and Taxes
The piece notes a paradox in polls showing Americans oppose welfare cuts and higher taxes while favoring reduced government spending. It cites Farmer Brown anecdotes and surveys from Harris and Christian Science Monitor, argues voters resist tax increases yet back aid for hospitals and education, and suggests rephrasing questions to reveal true costs to individuals.
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Christian Science Monitor
Mailbag Gems and the Brown Lounge Tale
A humor piece notes complaints from employees about an air conditioned blue and gray lounge felt too cold. Management reportedly eased discontent by repainting the lounge brown and orange. The column muses on rising government costs as an example of things that don’t come back down.
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Mississippi River
America
Corry Hoses Elect William Halfast President
In Corry 20 years ago 35 Stan ford Hose Company members voted for officers for the coming year. William Halfast was elected president. Also noted are prom and banquet details, Treon Society meeting hosts, and local financials on the skating rink fund.
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Stanford Hose Company
William Halfast
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