Civil Service Plan Aims to End Patronage in State Work
Harrisburg report details a Senate favored bill extending civil service protection to about 14 000 Commonwealth employees affected by state police and liquor board operations. The measure would abolish political patronage, create a three member commission with six year terms, establish a personnel secretary, and introduce competitive examinations and unified qualification standards across state government.
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Retirement demands and political reform letter in 1881 journal
A reader letter from H C D urging support for the General Welfare Act of 1987 to fix retirement pensions, tie them to citizen benefits, and apply a 2 percent tax. The piece cites Crosby in Congress and Townsend Organization backing, framing democracy and shared burden in a national reform debate.
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Franklin hold up suspects arrested after Keystone hotel robbery
Franklin police detained Theo dors Shumbaush 24 Polk Haddor Smith 20 Millsville and his wife following a holdup at the Keystone hotel on Franklin Street. Victims Jess Clark and Robert O Leary were forced to wall at gunpoint while a slot machine was taken and a car fled. Police tracked a description to a Thirteenth Street car and arrested the trio after it parked behind a truck. The incident also notes a 14 year old showing early college entry at One College of the Ozarks in Clarkesville Arkansas.
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County Budget Crisis Hovers Over Thursday Decision
Erie county officials wrestle with a shortfall of at least 10 000 in predicted receipts versus expenditures as they seek to balance the budget by Thursday. Commissioners avoid pledging tax increases while Harvey Willis had drafted the original plan and indicates current taxes may exceed estimates.
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Pa Bar Association Considers Court Reform
Two sessions of Pennsylvania barristers will meet in Harrisburg to review President Roosevelt's plan to revamp the federal court system. Sterling G. McNees announces Friday and Saturday gatherings with Rich Beamish and other opposed to big business influence in the bench and bar. The meetings will also cover federal legislation affecting courts and the Supreme Court.
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Prices favor farmers first time since 1925
Harrisburg report notes that on February 17 the United States farmers receive more for their outputs than they pay for their purchases for the first time since 1925. Buying power reaches 102 percent of pre war levels. farm products in Pennsylvania show better prices than in December. Turkeys fell one cent per pound while butter prices held steady.
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Lawmakers Weigh State Commission Probe Of Legal Practices
A senate prompted proposal under Sen Hank W Ruth Berks would fund a legislative councilor to probe tactics and legal practices in the state. Gov George H Earle urged investigations into courts as he spoke at a meeting arranged by the National Law Guild seeking to organize chapters in central counties for its upcoming Washington session in February.
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Four numbers racketeers arrested in city sweep
Brisk police action yesterday netted four alleged numbers racketeers and confiscated thousands of policy slips. The sweep disrupted the West Side crime gang that had plagued the city for years. Two suspects were jailed, two released on bail, and police vow further prosecutions as investigations continue.
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