First Steps Forward for PennDOT Under Sherlock
The piece praises Transportation Secretary William H. Sherlock for tackling a crisis in road conditions and a bloated patronage driven PennDOT. It notes his reforms, including new employment changes, work rules, and maintenance funding priorities, as yielding improved performance and credibility, while urging recognition of early progress.
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Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
William H. Sherlock
Penndot
Ok Oo
Pab
Newstoad Construction
Sherlock
Rumblings Over Pay Raises Across Agencies and State
A critical look at a pattern of automatic pay hikes across federal and state bodies. The piece notes the Compensation Commission’s recent 13 000 pay raise for officials who were away from work, and similar increases in Pennsylvania for lawmakers judges cabinet officers and the lieutenant governor. It questions the ease of reducing government by consolidation while highlighting the implicit self‑serving nature of automatic raises and the public’s limited ability to attend hearings like the March 1 Pittsburgh session.
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Carter
Georgia
Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Compensation Commission
Congress
Pennsylvania
State Commission
Harrisburg
State Compensation Commission
Commission
Pittsburgh
Auto Safety Checklist for Driving Emergencies
Sylvia Porter warns drivers about serious car malfunctions that can occur on busy highways and proposes preemptive steps. Regular checks of belts hoses exhaust brakes steering and alignment help prevent breakdowns. Carry a fire extinguisher jack spare tire flares and warning devices for safety.
Hazardous Driving Safety Tips and Emergency Checks
This guide outlines urgent vehicle dangers and safe responses including driveshaft universal joints failure throttle sticking overheated engine and driving through deep water. It stresses slowing down pulling over calmly turning off the engine cooling measures and careful brake and steering control to prevent loss of control on highways.
The Pride of the Santa Fe Super Chief Ride West
In La Junta Colorado and beyond the Super Chief travels 2 224 miles in 39 hours with engineers Martinson and Smedley guiding eight firemen and engines. Passengers enjoy lunch as the train crests mountains, tunnels, and grades toward Raton with block signals and precise timing.
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la Junta
Colorado
Emil Martinson
Martinson
Santa Fe
Chicago
Los Angeles
Charles Smedley
Raton
New Mexico
Super Chief
Albow Bar
Smedley
de Bey
Gary Gilmore Drama Told As Folk Hero Immortalized
A Utah death row execution that ended in Gilmore’s dramatic self destruction is reframed by a prison doctor as stage managed. The analysis portrays him as craving attention, a skilled manipulator, and driven by thrill seeking across a life of crime and volatile relationships.
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Gilmore
Gary Gilmore
Utah State Prison
Nicole
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Cosmsima Raseom
Mtoe
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New York
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King Pastures Syndicate, Inc
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Newsweek
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