Size of Pennsylvania Legislature: a 40 Senate and 121 House plan
A proposed constitutional amendment would cut the Senate from 50 to 40 and the House from 203 to 121, needing two consecutive General Assembly approvals and a statewide referendum. debate centers on efficiency versus minority representation, with Michener arguing for rapid reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania General Assembly
Senate
House
General Assembly
James A. Michener
Sajid
Michener
Pennsylvania
Citizens Conference On State Legislatures
TV clash as FBI vs Klan on CBS versus Lily Tomlin special
Families face a tough choice between CBS dramatic vérité about the FBI and the Ku Klux Klan and Lily Tomlin's ABC comedy special. The CBS two part feature chronicles the pursuit and trial of Klansmen in Mississippi’s 1964 murders, with strong performances and sharp scripting. Tomlin’s first ABC special features pranks and sketches including Ernestine and a dating premise, offering light relief amid heavy headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
CBS
FBI
Lily Tomlin
ABC
Miss Tomlin & Co
Lyndon B. Johnson
Quinn Martin
Calvin Clements
Wayne
M-A-S-H
Rogers
L.Q. Jones
Miss T
Ernestine
Bigfoot
America
Lily
Frank Blair
Beverly Hills
Gravel debt plan and oil influence probe details
Senator Gravel faced heavy personal debt after a costly home purchase and campaign deficits. A confidential memo from assistant Jerry Udell outlined steps to raise funds from oil interests, including Leon Hess and George Mitchell, plus potential favors in exchange for favors. The memo also discussed using honorariums to repay debt and suggested Rita Gravel seek work to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Udell
Leon
Leon Hess
Hess Oil
Houston Energy
George Mitchell
Houston
J.R. Parten
Gravel
Rita
Alaska
Congressional Record
How They Could Fly by Jim Bishop
A reflective reminiscence on aviation legends and early flight dangers. The narrator recalls first flights from Newark and Roosevelt Field, profiles pilots Bert Acosta, Charles Lindbergh, Wiley Post, and Dick Merrill, and notes how modern airline crews operate under strict radar and ground control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt Field No. 2
Bert Acosta
Dick Merrill
Charles A. Lindbergh
Wiley Post
Coast Guard
Acosta
Lindbergh
Funding crisis shadows U.S. growth says NYSE study
New York Stock Exchange and corporate leaders urge reform of capital formation to avert a looming funding gap. They project annual equity needs of 25 to 40 billion dollars through 1985, far above the prior peak of 20 billion, blaming tax laws for siphoning funds abroad and forcing reliance on debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Stock Exchange
U.S
Exchange
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Georgia
Ohio
Texas
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
Sen
Washington
Maurice ‘Mike’ Gravel
Tantallon
Potomac
Maryland
Anchorage
Jerry Udell
Dallas
By Jack Anderson
Humble Oil
Iit
Alaskan Pipeline Consortium
South Straet
Corry
Gerave R. Sample
William S. Eaton
John McLaughlin
Associated Press
AP News
Europe
Frankfurt
Manfred Schoelch
Bundeskriminalarites
Schoelch
John Murphy
D-N
BEA
Rhein-Main
RIKA
Lufthansa Company
BKA
Federal Aviation Administration
Jim Bishop
Newark Airport
Midway
Aviation
Merrill
Stearmans
Toby Wing
Miami
Eastern Airlines
Los Angeles
Clark Gable
Bert
Alost
Sherry
Denver
Long Island
Paris
Lindy
Will Rogers
Post
John Cunniff
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!