Welfare reform under scrutiny in PA and GAO critique
The Shapp administration's Project SWEEP faces GAO findings of inadequacy and weak quality control, risking welfare funds and needy beneficiaries. In New York, a columnist argues balancing curiosity and common sense in life decisions, urging conscious restraint and the habit of saying no to risky impulses.
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Pennsylvania
Shapp
Federal
General Accounting Office
GAO
Accor
Ding
Edwin D. Eshelman
Chislers
New York
Say No to Disastrous Invitations and Quick Wins
A compact guide warns against risky ventures and social traps. It lists self serving pitches from investments to favors and urges decisive boundaries. It emphasizes recognizing red flags, guarding finances, and avoiding scheming peers.
Watergate tale and Liddy’s silence fuels intrigue
Washington reports the Watergate saga centers on G. Gordon Liddy who refuses to testify while Hunt and McCord implicate Mitchell Dean and Magruder. Prosecutors doubt Liddy will break, citing past contempt and a staged silence. White House aides hint at mental instability as a counterpoint.
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E. Howard Hunt
James McCord
John Mitchell
White House
John Dean
Jeb Magruder
Liddy
Hunt
McCord
Mitchell
Dean
Magruder
Liddy’s Lonely Motive Behind Watergate Break-In Revealed
A feature describes how Liddy acted alone in the Watergate break-in to pursue a romantic fixation. It notes his gun fascination, distributing large self-portraits with a police car, gun, and flashlight, threats to kill and a habit of striking fear in neighbors by leaping from a garage roof like Batman.
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Watergate
Batman
What is the Law in handling a decedent funeral expenses
Discussion outlines small estate settlement options for funeral costs under a $5000 threshold and the need for letters of administration to release funds from a checking account. It notes executor or administrator authority, and how a short certificate can enable fund release after administration is granted. It also mentions a separate unrelated vignette about Liddy and associated political scandal details.
Women in the workplace push for equal rights in 1970s era debates
The piece highlights how women, forming nearly one third of the workforce, face pay gaps and job barriers while arguing for the Equal Rights Amendment. It cites examples from skilled trades, police roles, and engineering to show women taking on demanding roles, and notes public figures predicting future expansion of women in the military, including WACs. It also links environmental and cost pressures to rising prices and workplace theft as broader economic factors.
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New York
Bob Curtis
U.S
First National City Bank
Office of Science and Technology
Inflation Fears Rise As Ecological Rules Push Prices Up
The piece cites Advance Mortgage Corp claiming ecological restrictions lift costs beyond fuels to housing in Washington DC Southern California New York suburbs and Atlanta and Chicago. It notes higher demand paradoxically from restrictions and cites lumber supply and motor vehicle rule costs.
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Mand
Advance Mortgage Corp
Washington, D.C
California
New York Suburbs
Atlanta
Chicago
28 cal Rep ommitl served afternoon was shot
A 28 caliber revolver incident occurred in the afternoon leaving an individual shot. Detailed context, identities, and location are not fully clear from the fragment.
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Cal
Ommitl
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Lansing, Mich
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Robert F. Froehlke
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