Budget debate mocks special pork as lawmakers push tax plan
The February 4 1978 column lampoons past unspent allocations totaling millions from defense to odd studies. It notes a proposed 39.95 billion budget and a one percent tax on unearned income as a potential local revenue tool. The piece covers Pennsylvania politics including Senate Bill 509 and the state Labor Relations Board ruling on arbitra tion in the dismissal of State College faculty.
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England
Mississippi
Ford Motor Co
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Poland
House
Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board
Shapp
State College
Long Struggle Over School Code Bill Faces Budget Clash
A 505 page bill to overhaul Pennsylvania's school code faces heavy resistance from school boards over cost and loss of local control. Proponents cite education funding levels while opponents warn of a $208 million annual impact and shifted authority to Harrisburg. The piece also touches on Medicaid nursing home funding and a separate Saudi Arabia U S secrecy backed highway patrol transfer amid oil security tensions.
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Harrisburg
Dave Rothrock
Count Basie
Saudi private contractor chosen for highway patrol system
The Saudis moved to Sanders Associates for a $180 million highway patrol and microwave link project after U.S. aid bans. The plan includes regional HQs, dozens of towers, and 300 vehicles, while alleged commissions to royal family members provoke Senate scrutiny led by Frank Church. Civil rights notes touch on Revenue Sharing enforcement issues, with Texas under-representation and a push to alter Navy staffing policies favoring Filipinos.
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Fahd
Sanders Associates
ABC Taps Personalities to Build New TV Powerhouse
ABC launches a major push to become a personality network by signing established stars for pilot series. Michael Eisner says TV is a personality medium and emphasizes star power over script alone. Current commitments include Nancy Walker Tony Randall James Arness Jimmie Walker Eva Marie Saint Rita Moreno and Harold Gould with others poised to join.
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Baretta
Nancy Walker
Rhoda
Opium War Looters Fire Summer Palace in 1860
A vivid account recounts the 1860 burning of Peking’s Summer Palace by British and French troops. Descriptions cover looting, brutal destruction of gardens and buildings, gold treasures found, and the moral feuding over spoils as Lord Elgin and generals debated concessions.
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