Sunset Law gains momentum and peril in state legislatures
The Sunset Law, once popular in Colorado, spreads to 11 states with bills in many more. proponents see it as pruning government while critics warn it risks oversell and disrepute. In Pennsylvania 15 bills push sunset to all agencies regulations forms and publications, with Common Cause/Pennsylvania seeking tight limits.
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Colorado
Pennsylvania
Common Cause
Fom
Advisory Commission In Intergovernmental Relations
ACIR
U.S. Congress
Legislative
Harrisburg
Mystery of Legionnaires disease solved by CDC probe
The article recounts how a Pennsylvania Legion adjutant alerted CDC to an outbreak among Legionnaires, later traced to the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. CDC teams investigated, interviewing survivors, inspecting facilities, and finding a contaminated water connection. Dr. Joseph McDade identified a new bacterium, enabling rapid diagnosis and antibiotics, while CDC officials urged continued vaccination and school immunization efforts.
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Pennsylvania American Legion
Edward Hoak
Hoak
Alite Corps of
U.S. Center For Disease Control
CDC
Scotland Yard of American Medicine
Atlanta
William H. Foege
West Africa
Michigan
New York City
Pontiac
Mich
Pennsylvania
Bellevue-Stratford
Bellevue
Joseph McDade
McDade
Philip S. Brachman
Brachman
On The Farm Haying Summers Work and Honest Grit
A reminiscence of a country boy’s summer haying job. He recalls hard labor, pay of 1.25 dollars per hour, and free meals, then the toll on hands and body from baling and sun. He notes Farmers later offered more money but required bringing lunch, ending with a sense of tired satisfaction.
I Lived Haying Summers And Found Character In Work
Rich memories describe endless haying days with two crops per summer and midnight work before storms. The author recalls pride loading a full wagon, the thrill of dominance atop the hay stack, the fear when bales shift, and meals that never left anyone hungry. He notes haying forged character and wonders how much has changed today.
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Russia
Haying
Mal
Robert Hall stores collapse after nationwide auction
New York reports the Robert Hall clothing chain, including the East Keansburg, New Jersey store, closed as United Merchants & Manufacturing faced bankruptcy. Auctions at Madison Square Garden sold inventories at low prices, with some items fetching just a few cents on the dollar to help pay debt and creditors.
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New York
Robert Hall Clothing
East Keansburg
New Jersey
Robert Hall
United Merchants & Merchandising
David Weisz
Madison Square Garden
Stanley M. Friedman
Michigan
Ding
Friedman
Detroit
Pennsylvania
United Merchants & Manufacturing
United Merchants
A.T. Kearny
Marvin Schiller
Kearny
United, Merchant
Rober Hall
Dr. Schiller
Robert Cramer
Lima
Ohio
Sterling
Ilinois
Insurance problem hits small manufacturers nationwide
A Cincinnati based attorney cites soaring product liability premiums driving firms to the edge of bankruptcy. He notes premiums rising from around 33,000 to 960,000 in a year, with liability shifts increasing costs. Commerce surveys show average product liability insurance doubling 1971 to 1975, with claims per firm rising sixfold, affecting trucks, tools, medical devices, and chemicals. Congress considers two bills and federal insurance growth via SBA proposals.
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Jiapiiyg
Cincinnati
Ohio
Congress
John Culver
Iowa
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Small Business Administration
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Rich Martin
Sarasin Gill
National Federation of Independent Business
National Association of Wholesaler Distributors
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