New Era Dawns for Pennsylvania Utilities Oversight
In our opinion the Governor-elect Milton Shapp warns the Public Utility Commission to represent consumers. The PUC has leaned toward approving rate increases, rarely rejecting applications. Citizens groups faced red tape and legal barriers while utilities protected their interests. A new era may dawn where rate hike requests are not rubber-stamped and consumers gain a champion.
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Milton Shapp
Public Utility Commission
PUC
Pennsylvania
Looming steel strike eyed as cause of price hikes
A 1971 steel strike looms with hedging orders already filed by major buyers. If a shutdown occurs, unemployment rises and consumer prices likely climb. Industry leaders warn profits and wages may increase as supply tightens, while recalls restart in the auto and steel sectors.
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Gary W. Graham
Associated Press
Pittsburgh, Pa
John Q
United Steelworkers
Gast
Edwin Gott
U.S. Steel Corp
Gott
Aapetraencreat Eimearns Ee
USW
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
Steel Industry
Eastern Steel Company
Armco Steel
Middletown
Ohio
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Lyndon Johnson backs Nixon 72 bid in unlikely plan
Report outlines Johnson covertly advising Connally to join Nixon's cabinet as secretary of the treasury. If Nixon accepts Connally as running mate and a liberal loses the Democratic nomination, LBJ could push conservative Democrats to bolt and back Nixon.
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Washington
Houston Johnson
Lyndon
White House
Democratic Party
Johnson
Connally
LBJ
Nixon
Inky
Secretary of the Treasury
A Dog's Life and a High School Flashback
A playful 7 A.M. dog routine follows Charley Chan, a 90 pound German shepherd, as he greets the family, patrols rooms, guards the door, retrieves a toy, and endures morning chaos. The piece shifts to a memory of 1934 Erie Academy high school discipline, recalling a class day scandal and an unclearly authored three day expulsion for a playful chorus line while the football team drew lath names.
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Charley Chan
Academy. High
Erie
Mme
Sisternaban Assembly
Gypsy Rose Lee
Eve
Calcutta
Remembering Stricter School Days at Corry Area High
A Corry area reminiscence recalls stern teachers, two renowned English sisters whose rule shaped discipline. The piece contrasts past penalties with modern permitive norms, citing incidents of dress codes, classroom behavior, and swifter punishments under Principal McNary.
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Academy
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