Shapp's Presidential Ambitions and Senate Battles
The piece argues Gov. Shapp uses national exposure from the New Orleans conference to press a 1976 Democratic presidential bid while facing scrutiny at home over governance, policy outcomes, and political allies. It contrasts his limited recognition with questions about timing, strategy, and potential alternatives, and notes other political maneuvering in Pennsylvania. It also reports on Soviet press monitoring of American reporters and alleged KGB agents among Izvestia staff, detailing their access and methods on Capitol Hill.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
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Pennsylvania
Kline
Frank Mazzei
Dems
George Wallace
Strange Bedfellows and Spies on Capitol Hill
Moscow press spies and KGB journalists operate from Caitol Hill with access to off the record briefings and First Amendment protection. FBI surveillance lags behind due to budget limits while J Edgar Hoover’s successors push for more funds. Separately Libyan leader Muammar el Qaddafi and Ugandan President Idi Amin form a famed odd couple, trading threats, weapons, and rhetoric as insiders doubt Qaddafi’s promises and Amin’s brutal record.
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Muammar el- Qaddafi
Idi Amin
Freedom, dictatorships, and Britain’s looming budget crisis
Paul Harvey warnings on freedom and self-discipline cross nations as Britain faces looming economic collapse. Unemployment nears two million, taxes rise, the pound falls sharply, and a Labour turn prompts union restraint. In the U.S. budget scene, last minute actions and a Governor’s birthday mark a tense passage toward a rushed approval.
Senate budget boosts welfare and local aid proposals
The budget adds 100 million for welfare growth and 95 million for local governments with Erie County to receive a share. The governor may strike items, and observers expect cuts to aid for Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The State Council of Farm Organizations meeting urged targeted research funds, Farm Show Building rebuilding, broader mastitis testing, and various agricultural reforms.
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State Council of Farm Organizations
Milk Marketing Board
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Agriculture Labor Relations Board
OSHA
Television specials spark Fourth of July weekend choices
NBC offers a six hour live Fourth salute starting Friday at 1 a.m. with Tom Snyder hosting remote reports from Harvard Square Las Vegas Atlanta and Gloucester plus a 1814 Fort McHenry reenactment. ABC airs a What’s happened since Closeup look at safety and tax topics. NBC closes with a Tonight Show style Today cast segment on 200 years of American humor featuring Buchwald and Morath.
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David Bromberg
Arlo Guthrie
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Art Buchwald
Max Morath
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