Welfare critique and bill proposed in Harrisburg
The column argues about welfare expansion and taxpayer burden with broad criticism of welfarists. It notes Rep Forest Hopkins of North East proposes a bill to require able bodied recipients to work on public projects, facing resistance from urban districts and wary constituents. Hopkins contends reform is needed despite political hurdles.
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Time
Pennsylvania
United States
Forest Hopkins
North East
Harrisburg
Represen
Rene Thomas
Beavertown
Wharton State School
Department of Welfare
Tax law sprawling and cited as needing brevity
In Harlowton Montana the Grassroots opinion lampoons the income tax law as 930 pages plus 17 000 pages of court cases and IRS regulations. The speaker jokes taxers should study the Ten Commandments and Gettysburg Address to understand it.
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Harlowton
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Corry Martins elected Retail Merchants Bureau president
Corry Everett Johnson of Johnson Bros hardware firm on First Avenue was elected president of the Retail Merchants Bureau at last evening’s meeting at the Phoenix Hotel. Also named were B.G. Bennett as vice president and Mrs. Melvin Schramling as secretary. Miss Mary Clark, soon to wed Earl Bailey on February 17, was guest at a bridal shower for Miss Ruth Lanston at Park Street Wes. Robert Ott Jr. of Wayne Street hosted a stork shower in honor of Mrs. Charles Bracken. Four tables of contract bridge were in play, hosted by Mrs. Arthur Great of Union City and Mrs. Bracken. The item notes a 40-year-old edition of the Corry Evening Journal published February 9, 1931 with marketing and postal details.
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Everett Johnson
Johnson Bros. Hardware Firm
First Avenue
Retail Merchants Bureau
Phoenix Hotel
B.G. Bennett
Melvin Schramling
Mary Clark
Earl Bailey
Ruth Lanston
Park Street
Wes
Robert Ott Jr
Wayne Street
Charles Bracken
Arthur Great
Union City
VW lovebug seats raise crash risk in rear impacts
Investigations by Ralph Nader's Auto Safety Center and our team show rear seat failures in VW models that can detach and act as ejector seats in rear-end crashes. Documented fatalities and injuries across California, Indiana, Hawaii, and Pennsylvania are linked to loose seats, despite VW defenses and claims of safety superiority.
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Ralph Nader
Auto Safety Center
Volkswagen
California
Hawaii
Indiana
Nader Group
Nixon calls for Native self rule and end to BIA bias
Nixon urges a new era for Indian self determination with legislation to empower tribes to run benefit programs, denouncing BIA discrimination and decades of broken treaties. The piece also notes Gov. Milton Shapp’s blunt budget stance and bipartisan approach amid fiscal strain.
Governor Shafer's taxation plan faces long odds and heat
The piece reviews Governor Shafer’s plan to cut back school subsidies to cover interest and his proposal to dodge new programs aside from tackling drugs. It quotes critics on waste in the Department of Revenue and hints at the political debate over tax shifts, lottery, and elderly aid, while noting snowmobile bills and various legislative measures under review, including welfare reform and school funding adjustments.
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Shafer
Department of Revenue
Shapp
Heap Alexander
Clarion
Bill Lesler
R. Budd Dwyer
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