Pennsylvania residents oppose 10 cent federal gas tax
The PHIA warns that a 10 cent federal gas tax to curb consumption would cut highway revenue for Pennsylvania by about 22 million dollars yearly if demand drops five percent. The group urges Congress to reject the idea, arguing it harms roads, raises prices, and burdens motorists most.
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CID
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Highway Information Association
PHIA
Commonwealth
Reform Watch Peak Foes Fight Bolling Plan on House Reform
Washington reports on Congress motion to reorganize the House with Rep. Bolling's reform bill. It would cut outdated committees and end seniority blocks, enabling faster handling of health energy inflation and tax issues, while old guards resist and maneuver to kill the plan. The piece highlights Perkins Mills Hays Thompson Dingell Brooks Burton O'Hara and Hebert as key players in the reform struggle.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol Hill
House
Richard Bolling
D-Mo
Carl Perkins
D-Ky
Education and Labor Committee
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Thomas O'Neill
D-Mass
Perkins’ Posse
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Wayne Hays
D-Ohio
Lenore Sullivan
Dmo
Harley Staggers
D-W.va
David Henderson
Dn.c
Mills
Ways and Means
Rep
Julia Hansen
D-Wash
Mission Impossible rescue service saves 519 lives yearly
Paul Harvey recalls Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service, known in Pentagonese, based at Scott Air Force Base. Paramedics quickly reach climbers or sailors in distress, lowering by rope to provide medical aid and hoist to helicopters. The unit, with 3 660 personnel and 200 aircraft, operates nationwide and overseas, ready for urgent missions.
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Pentagonese
Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service
Scott Air Force Base
Illinois
United States
Europe
Pacific
Ford GM both win in inflation battle and tax winds
Ford and General Motors earned public relations gains by pressing for price rollbacks on 1975 models while signaling continued price flexibility. The report notes the rollback may be temporary and questions whether the public truly wins amid an overall 9 percent rise.
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Ford
General Motors
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Dmich
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Jim Moorhead
Dingell
Jack Brooks
D-Tex
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D-Cal
Jim O'Hara
D-Mich
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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Mission: Impossible
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