Utility status at stake in Supreme Court case
The Supreme Court weighs whether utilities are privately owned firms or state arms, impacting due process in billing and service termination. Metropolitan Edison case prompts consumer groups and utilities to argue and fear broad financial and rights implications amid rising costs and protests.
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Supreme Court
Utility Commission
Metropolitan Edison Incorporated
Lancaster
U.S. Court of Appeals
Consolidated Edison
New York
Con Edison
Contact Details for U S Legislators and Officials
United States Senate offices for Schweiker and Scott in Washington along with Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp and Assembly figures Vigorito Dwyer Hopkins listed for contact. North Sea submarine collision report details USS Madison and a Soviet sub describe near sinking but no blame assigned. Navy declined comment. Economic survey notes reporters surveying the human side of the economy.
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Madison
North Sea
Fashionable East Side pet shops amid luxury crowds
Reporter Randy Fitzgerald observed fur clad shoppers at Prestige Pets and Animal Gourmet as limousines idled nearby. A Park Avenue woman defended pampered pets with premium foods, while Harlem residents faced poverty, distrust, and stray animals in crowded tenements. The piece also notes IRS spending on furniture in Detroit and the administrator challenging waste.
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New York
East Side
Randy Fitzgerald
Prestige Pets
Animal Gourmet
Patience, Mr. Black and the white gaze in America
A reflective column contrasts white readers habits with Black culture and politics. It notes white discomfort with black leaders and imagery, while praising Black figures like Hank Aaron and Sammy Davis Jr. It underscores racial stereotypes, media influence, and welfare taxes, set within a 1960s era press text.
New Year Eve Reflections and Family Moments
Dan McEldowney recalls a nostalgic New Year’s Eve ritual with family. The night blends supper, chips and dip, and pop, then Guy Lombardo on TV as the ball descends in Times Square. He dozes on the couch, wakes to kisses, and watches his sons grow while the year ends with fond memories.
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Guy Lombardo
New York City
Times
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R-Pa
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Joseph P. Vigorito
Cannon House
R. Budd Dwyer
Washington
Holy Lacy
Scotland
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Fitzgerald
Park Avenue
Adarpe Sli
Harlem
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Detroit
IRS
John Moftat
Patience, Mr. Black
Paul Harvey
Black Enterprise
Hank Aaron
Flip Wilson
Bill Cosby
Sammy Davis
Mr. White
Corry
Oate
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Mr. Black
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