Slow pace sparks debate in Pennsylvania Assembly
Two Pennsylvania lawmakers William Shane and Robert Butera clash over how to address a slow legislature. Shane pushes suspending sessions until major measures emerge while Butera values patient study under the Open committee approach. Both seek timely action once bills clear committees.
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William Shane
House
Robert J. Butera
Shane
Harrisburg
Butera
McCord describes Hunt seeking White House contact over Watergate payments
In secret grand jury testimony James McCord recounted that Howard Hunt feared campaign chiefs would abandon them and wrote a three page letter urging contact in the White House. Money reportedly moved via Hunt’s attorney to fund salaries and legal fees while Hunt pressed for silence and leadership.
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Howard Hunt
White House
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William C. Bittman
Paign Committee
Kenneth W. Parkinson
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Democratic Party
CIA
Gordon Liddy
Watergate
Gift liquor scandal grips Harrisburg politics in quagmire
Philadelphia Inquirer reports the Capitol faces a widening gift liquor controversy. LCB counsel Alexander Jaffars accuses board members and staff of taking illegal, untaxed booze from distillers and distributing it to top officials for over a decade. DA Zimmerman defers investigation citing administrative matters, while Atty. Gen. Packel orders silence. The case highlights a long standing link between industry and the Liquor Control Board and raises questions about which officials benefited and what motives drove the practice.
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LCB
Alexander Daffurs
Harrisburg
Justice Department
DA Zimmerman
Israel Packel
Power shortage worries amid plant shutdowns and fuel limits
Illinois faced winter plant shutdowns with ten facilities idle for lack of fuel and thirty seven more cutting output. The piece notes national oil and gas concerns, hints at political and legal issues in Harrisburg, and critiques corporate influence while urging exploration of alternative fuels as gas and oil remain scarce.
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Illinois
Corry remembers Samuel Scott as longtime tailor of town
Corry mourns the death of Samuel Scott at 90 after a long illness. A well known resident for decades he ran a men’s tailoring business in Corry. He died this morning at Corry Memorial Hospital around 5 o’clock.
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Samuel Scott
Corry
Corry Memorial Hospital
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