Bail reform urged as bail system faces critique and scandal
A historical critique of bail in Pennsylvania highlights how third party bail bondsmen distort the concept from medieval guarantees to modern money promises. The piece cites backlogs, abuses, and high costs, noting reforms proposed to abolish intermediaries or restore person guarantees amid federal indictments and state debates.
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England
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Crime Commission
Delaware County
Pittsburgh
Frank Mazzel
Pennsylvania General Assembly
Mazzel
Cost of borrowing shoots skyward
The cost of borrowing money has jumped sharply, signaling higher interest rates ahead. Experts note prime rates rose back to 6 percent, bond yields firmed, and Treasury bill rates climbed toward 4.7 percent as loan demand and inflation fears push up borrowing costs for businesses and home buyers.
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U.S. Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Edward Rooth
First National Bank of Chicago
Federal Reserve
Carter
Treasury
James J. O'Leary
United Elaine Trust Company of
New York
Cor Sarambia Wig
Ote Sur Cowite Eos
Maurice Mann
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
O'Leary
OECD survey ranks US tax load near top among nations
A Paris based OECD study shows the United States taxing burden at 29 percent of GNP in 1974, higher than many European economies but behind Denmark at 47 percent. The report compares per capita tax loads, noting the U.S. rose from 587 to 1050 dollars between 1965 and 1974, with Sweden and several others surpassing the U.S. by the mid 1970s.
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U.S
Switzerland
Australia
Japan
Organization For Economic Co-operation and Development
OECD
Paris
Europe
Denmark
Norway
Netherlands
Sweden
Luxembourg
Austria
Belgium
Germany
France
Finland
Britain
Canada
West Germany
Blue Laws Debate Roils Pennsylvania Legislature
The piece surveys the long evolving blue laws in Pennsylvania from their 1794 roots to current challenges. It notes exemptions for movies, restaurants, and venues, while Sunday openings remain restricted for large retailers. Court rulings up to 1974 upheld the laws, two chains challenge them as discriminatory, and three legislative paths are weighed including repeal, referendum, or local options.
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R. Budd Dwyer Corry
General Assembly
Pennsylvania
State Supreme Court
Louis L. Manderino
Supreme Court
Chester County
Exton Square
King of Prussia
Plymouth Meeting
Siates
Lawrenceville
Who funds Pennsylvania state legislative campaigns in 1976
An analysis of 1976 general election reports shows principal donors to legislative candidates include teachers hospital administrators labor unions doctors bankers insurers retailers and others. A new major funder Pennsylvanians for Effective Government headed by Clifford L. Jones gave about 100000.
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Pennsylvania General Assembly
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvanians For Effective Government
PEG
Clifford L. Jones
Raymond P. Shater
Jones
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Pennsylvanians
Pennsylvania Afl-Cio Council
Pennsylvania Medical Society
Pennsylvania Automotive Associaton
Car Dealers
Pennsylvania Association of Realtors
Pennsylvania Savings and Loan League
Pennsylvania Dental Association
Hospital Association of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Builders Association
Pennsylvania Optometric Association
Service Station Dealers
Washington's new free magazines spark debate on readership
Monthly free issues delivered to 175000 Washington households press advertisers for a targeted audience of high earners. Washington Calendar Magazine and Washington Dossier expand the free circulation model, trading subscriber payoffs for advertising reach, while publishers defend rising ad impact and reader engagement amid questions about reception and response to ads.
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United States
Canada
Allen Dunphy
Washington Calendar Magazine
Washington
President Ford
Chapin Carpenter
Magazine Publishers Association
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McLaughile
Corry
Nymel
Alex Maa Keown
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