Suing the Commonwealth: Pennsylvania Sovereign Immunity Debate
In Pennsylvania the state clings to sovereign immunity, blocking lawsuits for negligence without consent. Proponents say it shields taxpayers from vast costs, while opponents argue it denies ordinary citizens their day in court. The Legislature, led by Rep. Herbert Fineman, has yet to act.
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District of Columbia
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
General Assembly
Herbert Fineman
Philadelphia
Fineman
House
Senate
Shapp
What is the Law A Q and A guide on legal questions
A reader asks if doctors must report gun wound injuries. The answer cites the Crimes Code making a doctor who treats wound injuries from a weapon commit a summary offense if they do not report immediately to police. The piece covers escrow increases by lenders, a vetoed bill about State Police suspensions, and includes a jumble of addresses and names.
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Pennsylvania
Pentagon deception in 1958 over Quemoy-Matsu war threat
A secret Rand study cited by Morton Halpern reveals Pentagon plans in 1958 to test tactical nuclear weapons against Communist China during the Quemoy Matsu crisis. The White House was misled into considering nukes to defend the islands, with Eisenhower and Dulles weighing a nuclear option while the public remained unaware.
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Washington
Daniel Ellsberg
Pentagon
Eisenhower
China
Quemoy
Matsu
White House
United States
Rand
Morton Halpern
Chiang Kai-shek
Pacific
John Foster Dulles
Christian Herter
Dulles
Quemoy- Matsu
America
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Inflation talk and Pennsylvania awards dominate editorials
The piece debates inflation causes and remedies, criticizing political and economic rhetoric while urging production growth and higher per worker pay. It also lists 1974 Pennsylvania state government awards, including the Compromise of the Year on studded tires, a Justice award on a union raffle, and several Scofflaws of the Year acknowledgments.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Rep Mullen fundraiser falls short of gubernatorial goal
A Philadelphia Inquirer style roundup notes Rep Martin P Mullen missed his campaign fundraising target by 950000 dollars while detailing a year of political fare including reforms and pensions. It cites inflation blame on politicians and labor leaders, with Kennedy and Johnson references and a Corry Evening Journal snippet.
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Martin P. Mullen
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Eaiytent
Pegutslens al Omnianons
Edi Corry Evinini Surat
United States Senate
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Washington, D.C
Hugh Scott
Milton Shapp
Harrisburg
United States Representative Assembly
Joseph P. Vigorita
Cannon House
R. Budd Dwyer
Honorable Forest Hopkins
Daniel Elsberg
Halpern
Congress
Ellsberg
Justice Department
Quemoy-Matsu
Air Force
Navy
Francis Matthews
Joint Chiefs
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Senate Armed Services
John Stennis
Dmiss
Thomas H. Moorer
Paul Harvey
Uncle Sam
F.D.R
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employes
Afscme
Wyatt Earp
Republican House Committee
By William Ecenbarger
Philadelphia Inquirer
Senate Democrats
Corry
Rogers Morton
John Kennedy
R.I.P
Robert D. Fleming
Allegheny
Fleming
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