Pennsylvania to vote on elected attorney general amendment
Voters will decide on May 16 whether to insert an amendment into the state constitution establishing an elected attorney general. If approved, the first election would occur in 1980, ending the current system where the AG is gubernatorially appointed and potentially raising concerns about independence from the governor.
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Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania General Assembly
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Political battle over attorney general qualification in Pennsylvania
Republicans push an amendment to make the attorney general subject to the same qualifications as governor and lieutenant governor. Proponents argue voters should select state officials. Democrats warn the move could nationalize the office as a stepping stone. The measure would require AG to be a licensed attorney and meet existing constitutional standards.
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Henry Hager Williamsport
Pennsylvania
John Sweeney
Hager
Henry Messinger
Walter Mondale
U.S
Thomas Eagleton
Robert P. Kane
GOP
Shapp
Kane
Women in Business FTC Workshop Promotes Networks
Elizabeth Dole, FTC commissioner, launches a workshop series for women in business to explain FTC workings and how to operate more effectively in the marketplace. About 500 women from Washington and New York attended, with participants from major firms and agencies debating access to information networks and the role of advertising in perceptions. The event highlighted informal networks, potential isolation of women in corporate structures, and the FTC’s push to improve relations with business and monitor ads for truthfulness.
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Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Federal Trade Commission
Chicago
Atlanta
Los Angeles
FTC
FNC
Washington
Greater Washington
New York
Bristol-Myers
Brooke ‘Shearer
Women’s Forum
Fillers in Newspapers Stir The Dusty Corner of Columns
A playful history of fillers in early newspapers explains why pages used short stems from vague sources to fill empty column space. It notes filler practice dates from printers struggling with layout, cites quirky examples from 1970s life, and ends with a pointer to Pennsylvania consumer protection offices in six cities and a complaint contact.
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Sfinters
Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer Protection
Bureau
Erie
State Street
Nursing home faces Medicare cut amid political pressure
A Miami Beach Four Freedoms Nursing Home faced termination from Medicare after HEW found 22 patients forced to pay advance deposits for Medicare funded services. VP Harry Stone mobilized allies including Rep Pepper and Sen Chiles to challenge HEW, with unions backing the home's corporate network and Pepper's aging committee advocacy.
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HEW
Four Freedoms Nursing Home
Harry Stone
Capitol Hill
Claude Pepper
Lawton Chiles
Edward Gurney
Pols shield nursing home by pressuring HEW over deposits
Author describes Jack Anderson Stone pressing HEW over Four Freedoms nursing home in Miami. The piece traces how Social Security Chief Cardwell and Senate ally Senator Magnuson became involved after Stone alleged illegal patient deposits and poor care. It notes magnified ties between Magnuson, unions, and Four Freedoms, and Stone’s frequent mentions to the senator about Medicare delays.
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Stone
Magnuson
Four Freedoms
Seattle
William Steinberg
Miami Nursing Home
Magnuton
Social Security
Cardwell
Marley Dirks
HEW
Miami
House
Ways and Means Committee
Howie Kurtz
Kurtz
The Old Reporter Passages From a Fading Newsman
A nostalgic portrait of aging reporters and editors, praising the Old Reporter while criticizing today’s newsroom culture. The piece recalls a time of loyalty, grit, and threaded memories, ending with a reflective shift as the author nears that age. It notes cynicism, lost beats, pension chatter, and the typewriter as a final muse.
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Calcutta
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IBM
Citibank
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