Debate over closing the Pennsylvania GSA hits economy, patronage
The piece argues the Pennsylvania General State Authority wastes about $12 million yearly through dual review and bloated patronage. It urges merging GSA into the State Department of Property and Supplies and reducing bonds, noting Shafer’s plan would leave only a letterhead. It contrasts with CIA briefing reality in Southeast Asia.
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Pennsylvania General State Authority
GSA
Shafer
State Department of Property and Supplies
Capital Construction Agency
Shapp
Philadelphia Bulletin
CIA Life and Missions in Asia Suburbs and Darker Details
A World War II era style profile describes CIA outposts in Asia with suburban life in Vientiane and Meo support flights in Laos as well as hazardous border missions to Red China. It notes piloting salaries, allowances, and recruiting offices in Washington. It also covers White House security guards after Nixon memo leaks and the Ash task force’s reform recommendations for federal field structure.
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CIA
Vientiane
Laos
Litton Industries
Roy Ash
Washington
The Fox crusades against pollution in Chicago area
A nameless activist nicknamed The Fox targets industrial polluters from U S Steel to Lake Michigan dumping. He slips into offices with a coffin of dead wildlife and a vial of polluted sludge to demand environmental action. Authorities know him as a Midwest figure near Aurora Illinois. The New York AP piece notes evolving ID methods with photos and signatures as proof of identity.
Forgeries and privacy fears in modern identification schemes
The article surveys forged photos and ID cards, noting plastic blending in, reseal failures, and potential substitutes. It discusses hotel security, crowd control, and a mother renting a hotel suite for her children, plus high student ID forgery and industry revenue. It also covers landlord tenant lease surrender and damages for breach of contract.
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Southern University
Roger Kuhns
Avant Inc
Kuhns
Grass roots opinion from Oblong Oracle on taxes and civilization
An Oblong Illinois opinion column recalls Oliver Wendell Holmes on taxes as civilization, noting many taxpayers lament payment and suggesting citizens should sometimes fund civilization themselves rather than asking taxes to cover everything.
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Oblong
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Great American Dream Machine pushes TV boundaries on NBC
AP reports the NBC educational network’s The Great American Dream Machine blends satire and drama in a 90 minute May show. It contrasts early slavery with modern poverty and features excerpts from Daniel Berrigan’s Trial of the Catonsville Nine.
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Educational Network
Daniel Berrigan
Catonsville
U.S
Lovise Day Hicks
Massachusetts
Chevalier
Lovise
Hicks
George Schlatter
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