State awards honors contractors in Harrisburg praise
The General State Authority plans its first annual awards of excellence in Harrisburg to recognize contractors architects and engineers who exceeded expectations on GSA projects. The May 9 ceremony at the Holiday Inn Town Ballroom will honor firms for early completion and efficient design amid criticism of taxpayer-funded celebration and inclusivity of 400 invitees.
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General State Authority
Harrisburg
GSA
Holiday Inn Town Ballroom
State of
Pennsylvania
James D. Logan
Memory lamp of the past and wordy charm in The Lamp of Memory
New York AP piece reflects on memory as a guiding light shaping daily life and culture. It covers playful observations about domestic life, social habits, and nostalgic contrasts, highlighting how memory colors present choices and values.
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New York
Today In History April 22 highlights through the years
A concise archival snapshot lists key events on April 22 over centuries, including 1889 homesteaders in Oklahoma Territory, 1804 mint motto approval, 1015 gas use in WWI, 1944 Pacific invasion, and notes on public figures and historic milestones from 1959 to recent years.
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Oklahoma Territory
Paris
United States
France
Britain
U.S
Congress
U.S.S
Nashville
Key West
Fla
Ypres
Belgium
New Guinea
A House Diary of Bills and Boothill Humor in Harrisburg
The brief recounts House sessions with missing Democrats, self fines for aused absences, and a lean toward bipartisan support on a 40 bill co signing. It notes social events with 4H students, nursing home and canning industry visitors, and praise for lobbyists while urging filing rules. It mentions tax talks, harness racing term limits, fire training school debates, and real estate tax exemption hearings.
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House of Representatives
Lee Donaldson
Dem
House
Harb Fineman
Harrisburg
Capitol
Eugene Battersby
Penn Harris
Nursing Home Association
Jenny Edinger
Edinboro College
Dennis Wade
Corry
Dennis
Leland Bull
Adrian Sharpe
The
Dairymen's League
Get
Pennsylvania
Erie County
Wendell Good
David
Ways and ‘Means
Bureau of Corporation Taxes
John Britton
Marvin Miller
Lancaster Co
Pittsburgh
Girard
R. Budd Dwyer
Meat- Ville
Nancy
Neo Nazi Lobby Influences Awards in Washington
The Liberty Lobby led by Willis Carto is linked to Republican lawmakers through campaign contributions. Otto Otepka, a McCarthy era figure, is promoted to the Subversive Activities Control Board and Roger Robb is named to the U.S. Court of Appeals, amid broader right wing and anti Jewish club dynamics in Washington.
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Washington
Willis Carto
Liberty Lobby
Congress
Otto Otepka
Joe McCarthy
Subversive Activities Control Board
Otepka
Roger Robb
U.S. Court of Appeals
State Department
John Birch Society
D.C
Robb
Barristers Club
U.S
Charles Fahy
Club
Court of Appeals
Senate
Carto
Foundations drain tax money and fund overseas grants
The piece argues foundations dodge taxes and burden U S taxpayers. It questions multiymillionaire donors who set up overseas foundations to avoid home taxes and shift funds abroad. It cites a congressional tax reform push and notes Ford Foundation grants to Britain while neglecting domestic issues.
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William Bentons
Benton
Corry school board tax plan faces resistance from merchants
Retail Merchants Bureau passes a resolution to hire legal counsel to study Corry's proposed taxing resolutions as soon as drafted. In Jamestown, Chester Hajee wins third in biology at the School Science Fair hosted by Buhl Planetarium in Pittsburgh.
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Corry School Board
Retail Merchants Bureau
Chester Hajee
Corry
Buhl Planetarium
Pittsburgh
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