Shapp Bypasses Senate for 1000 State Appointments
Harrisburg AP reports Gov. Shapp used a 1873 constitutional clause to bypass the Senate on nearly 1,000 state board and agency appointments this month. Officials say interim commissions, once rare, have become routine, filling 1,851 positions requiring Senate consent. Critics call for reforms to Senate confirmation rules and the appointment process.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
Senate
John Pittenger
Carl Dellmuth
Philadelphia
Navy Rescues Dying Firm For $1.7 Million
The Navy bought all shares of Gap Instrument Corp. preferred stock for 1.7 million to keep the Long Island defense contractor in business. Gap, with a 1 million contract to build 31 fire control consoles for Navy destroyers, had four years without profit and faced cost overruns. The Defense Department becomes Gap’s largest stockholder, with redemption starting in 1976 only from after tax profits and no dividends on nonvoting shares.
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Navy
Gap Instrument Corp
Long Island
New York Times
Times
Department of Defense
Department Gap
the Times
Haifa plumber seeks wages after women’s tickling incident
An Israeli plumber in Haifa filed for compensation for wages lost, claiming a work accident occurred when a housewife tickled him and he banged his head against a kitchen sink. Newspapers reported the event on Monday. The unidentified woman said she thought the torso sticking out from under the sink was her husband.
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R Montgomery
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Fortaleza
Brazil
Ceara
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Seving As Loan’ Association
Bels
Hammond Builders Supply, Inc
Columbus Packing Company
Kundracik’s
Tonnard Manufacturing Corp
Meerhoff’s Spaghetti
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