Backfire feared as public employee strike law debates rise
The piece criticizes the Public Employee Relations Act after nine months, noting widespread teacher strikes in Western Pennsylvania. It cites Peter E Perry’s opposition, describes PSEA and AFT mediation roles, and highlights Erie’s 1000 teachers and 20,000 students impact while warning seniors may miss graduation. The editorial laments the law’s unintended strike empowerment and asserts relief that the situation did not occur locally.
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Peter E. Perry
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Perry
Pennsylvania State Education Association
PSEA
American Federation of Teachers
AFT
Afl-Cio
Erie
Public conduct vs. rights in Jefferson opinion
Grassroots column urges restraint in religious and political wrangles, stressing that constitutional rights do not trump others. It argues for higher public and private conduct standards while acknowledging the need to hold firm convictions and respect neighbors.
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Jefferson, Ohio
CIA cash cache leads to staged hunt and vanished bills
A long report details a claimed CIA cash cache in the Florida Keys tied to exiles and Cuban training operations. Investigators recovered two stray counterfeit like bills, traced to a 1966 1968 print window, while noting no proof of original CIA ownership amidst broader political notes on drafting and a posthumous Silver Star case and tuition inequities.
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Treasury
CIA
James Palmer
U.S
Pentagon
Sen
Mac Mathias
Welfare clash over city finances and federal aid
In a high stakes divergence, Nixon calls for two billion dollars in federal revenue sharing to bail out bankrupt cities while Reagan pushes reduced city spending and work requirements for welfare recipients. The piece argues cities fostered fiscal folly through welfare promises, urging private initiative and work to restore solvency.
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Nixon
Congress
Corry Updates on Work Weeks and Local Growth Plans
In Corry on April 27 1951 Aero Supply Mfg Co will move to a six day week for about 650 production employees starting next week notices posted at the plant. The Chamber of Commerce and local plants discuss boosting residential home construction. Church fellowship groups held a main no 6 square dance at the Y rooms with 56 dancers.
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Aero Supply Mfg. Co., Inc
Chamber of Commerce
First Presbyterian Church
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Y Rooms
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Housing starts near 2 million as mortgage funds rise
New York AP reports housing starts are nearing 2 million annually as mortgage money resumes, with private starts at 1,918,000 in March. Lewis Eaton notes financing is better than pre inflation years but caution grows as construction pace must hit 2.6 million to reduce shortages and prices outpace incomes.
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New York
Lewis Eaton
U.S. Savings & Loan League
Rising costs threaten American home ownership says Levitt president
Louis E. Fischer of Levitt & Sons warns housing remains unaffordable for many as costs climb. He recalls past affordability and predicts even $15,000 incomes struggle to afford three bedroom homes, with prices rising from 24,000 in 1963 to potentially over 52,000 by 1980 and beyond.
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Louis E. Fischer
Levitt & Sons, Inc
Fischer
Conference Board
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