Senate votes to weaken Pennsylvania governor appointment confirmations
Harrisburg AP The Pennsylvania Senate approved a three bill package to limit two thirds confirmation requirements to 175 top posts, shifting about 1,300 to majority vote and exempting 450 from confirmation. The plan seeks to curb interim appointments and compel timely action within 25 days, with possible enactment in spring next year.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Pennsylvania
Weather Advisory Board
House
Public Utility Commission
Liquor Control
Trial set for Creamer and Titler in June week
Crawford County DA seeks a consolidated trial for former Attorney General J Shane Creamer and State Police Maj Roy Titler on charges of obstruction of justice and conspiracy linked to 1969 gangland killings of Phillip Cownden of Youngstown Ohio. Wardrop faces separate pretrial hearing as immunity arguments loom. Cownden was found shot to death in French Creek.
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Meadville
Crawford County
Paul Shafer
Shane Creamer
Roy Titler
Creamer
Titler
Phillip Cownden
Youngstown
Ohio
Shaler
Shafer
F. Joseph Thomas
Cownden
James Wardrop
Ward
County Buys 290 New Vote Machines
Erie County commissioners awarded Automatic Voting Machine Co. of Jamestown N.Y. a contract for 290 voting machines at 6175200 financed through the county bond issue. The AVM bid defeated International Election Systems Corp. of Burlington N.Y. The machines feature a print-out record of votes, costing an extra 47560, deemed warranted by a voting machine committee.
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ERIE
Erie County
Automatic Voting Machine Co
Jamestown
N.Y
AVM Go
International Election Systems Corp
Burlington, N.Y
A.J
Jake Gehrlein
Donald Greishaber
Ted Kormos
John Wagner
Court Rules On Zebra Operation in San Francisco
In San Francisco a federal court weighs the city police stop and search policy for Operation Zebra seeking killers who have killed 12 whites. Two civil rights suits seek injunctions or rulings that the tactic is unconstitutional as a 30 man black plain clothes unit hunts for leads.
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San Francisco
Notice
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
U.S
Alfonso Zirpoli
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Pennsylvania witness immunity bill expands probing powers
Harrisburg AP The Republican led House backed a witness immunity bill to widen investigative authority of legislative committees. The measure passed 104 to 80 amid Democratic opposition arguing it erodes constitutional rights and weaponizes politics. It would let prosecutors seek limited immunity with county court approval and require legislature consent from Commonwealth Court. The Senate previously approved the original measure 46 to 0 and now must decide on House changes. The bill targets compelled testimony in many proceedings, redefining immunity beyond transactional protections from 1968.
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Harrisburg
House
GOP
Senate
Commonwealth Court
GenTel to Honor Local Employes at Erie awards banquet
Ninety three General Telephone employees will be honored at a Friday night service awards banquet in Erie at the Maennerchor Club. Winifred Utegg of Columbus will receive a twenty year award and Patricia Imhoff of Spring Creek a five year award. Northern Division staff in Erie County and parts of Crawford and Warren counties are among those cited.
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Erie
Maennercher Club
Winifred Utegg
Columbus
Patricia Imhoff
Spring Creek
Erie County
Crawford
Warren Counties
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Gleason
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