Gasoline Tax To Fund Waterways Move Amid House Debate
Harrisburg AP A proposal to divert gasoline tax revenue and motor license fees to Pennsylvania waterways awaits House floor action. The Shafer administration backed constitutional amendment was reported from State Government Committee chaired by Rep. George Haudenshield. A second Shafer amendment to grant tax relief for seniors over 65 with income under 3500 was stalled as leaders debated a fixed figure versus a general standard.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Shafer
State’ Government
George K. Haudenshield
Rallegheny
Lee A. Donaldson Jr
Allegheny
Donaldson
Ungrateful praise and tax quirks raise a question
A reader laments aid recipients and contrasts two workers Jerry single and Steve married. They earned equal gross pay but different tax rates due to marital status. The letter questions federal tax discrimination and whether marriage should affect government support or penalties.
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Jerry
Steve
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Emphysema Becomes Pennsylvania's Fastest Growing Death Cause
Philadelphia AP reports that em physema has surged as Pennsylvania's fastest growing killer. Health secretary Dr. Thomas W. Georges Jr. notes deaths rose 400 percent since 1955, from 232 to 1,201 in 1965, making the disease the state's tenth leading cause.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Thomas W. Georges Jr
Georges
Appeal to High Court on Pennsylvania School Bus Law
A Norristown lawyer says the case Rhoades vs Abington Township School Board will be appealed to the U S Supreme Court after a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling upholding the state school bus bill providing free transport for some private and parochial students. The move, praised by Americans United, seeks a formal clarification of public aid to religious schools.
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Norristown
U.S. Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Walton Coates
High, Swartz, Roberts and Seidel
Rhoades
Abington Township
Franklin C
Dirksen Opposes Senate Treaty Move on U S Soviet Pact
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen voices strong opposition to the U S Soviet consular treaty. He warns that ratification requires two thirds and could increase espionage risk by adding 10 to 15 more Soviet diplomats. Dirksen cites past immunity agreements and demands education and debate before backing the pact.
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Senate
Everett M Dirksen
Dirksen
Ilinois
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Voicea
Thruston B. Morton
R-Ky
Johnson
Morton
United States
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