Pennsylvania supersquires seek big raises for 580 magistrates
State lawmakers weigh boosting salaries for the 580 Pennsylvania supersquires. Current annual pay ranges from 3800 to 14000 dollars by district size, with bills proposing raises of 2500 to 3700 dollars. Budget experts estimate a state wide cost of 1.62 million dollars yearly. Discussion centers on inflation context, cost, caseloads, and whether all 580 must remain in office.
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House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
U.S
Cost of Living Council
Squires
Administration of Justice
Nixon family hospital intrigue at Walter Reed
Nixon personally arranged Mrs. Maurice Stans admission to Walter Reed Army Medical Center for extended treatment after her husband resigned as secretary of commerce. She occupied a VIP wing for multiple stays in late 1972 and 1973, charged at a daily rate, drawing attention from officials and visitors including the First Lady. The piece notes broader concerns on graft vs. free access and comments on Nixon’s openness and Watergate fallout.
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Washington
Nixon
Maurice Stans
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Secretary of Commerce
Walter Reed
Sleep on It Not Worth Dying When Fatigued
A health note warns fatigue can push vulnerable people toward self harm and urges delaying decisions in times of weariness. It cites statistics on suicide and aligns with medical views that rest reduces risk, recommending not acting while tired and highlighting fatigue as a factor in irreversible choices.
Shapps reforms face enforcement and incumbent bias
Gov. Shapp proposes campaign finance reforms in Pennsylvania that critics say lack enforcement tooth and favor incumbents. An independent commission with subpoena power is urged, as is adjusting spending ceilings to let challengers compete. Despite faults, the plan is seen as a major improvement over current unenforced reporting laws. Watergate context and public financing ideas are noted as broader implications.
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Shapp
Department of State
Pennsylvania
Food prices rise as policy goals clash in new york
AP reports the rising cost of food stems not only from soaring prices but from failed anticipation and disjointed national aims. Soybeans have more than tripled, farm prices up 38 percent, retail food prices projected 12 percent higher this year. Consumers kept buying despite record meat costs, undermining calls to switch to cheaper options.
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New York
U.S
South America
Earl Butz
Corry Crossing Closure and Local Unemployment Turmoil
Corry region notes a temporary road closure on Center street near Erie Railroad tracks to rebuild the crossing as a periodic maintenance effort. Unemployment affects office staff after a plant strike at Aero Supply. 115 workers receive layoff notices while engineers and managers keep working.
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Center Street
Erie Railroad
Aero Supply Manufacturing Co., Inc
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Corry
George R. Sample
Wiliam S. Eaton
John Mckauohiin
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Loyola Green
Hollywood
Fla
Frank Green
Blum Tool Co
Richard Dumond
Bates College
Lewiston
Utah State University
National Institute of Mental Health
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Gov. Shapp
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Democratic State Committee
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