Pay scale hike for 616 state offices eyed
In four weeks a new pay scale may lift salaries 31 to 167 percent for 616 officials across Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth Compensation Commission recommends the raises, auto-implemented August 21 if not blocked, costing $6.1 million yearly paid by taxpayers. With lawmakers in recess, public pressure is urged to contact area legislators to oppose or modify the plan and push for a smaller legislature.
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Odds and political headlines mix in Nixon McGovern preview
The piece surveys Jimmy the Greek Snyder's political odds with Nixon favored 4 to 1 to win over McGovern, detailing calculations across support, issues, and image. It also recounts Chou En Lai recalling Dulles's handslap in Geneva 1954 and notes Russian behavior in Egypt and Sadat's response, with Brezhnev links.
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Jimmy
McGovern
Nixon
Chou En-lai
John Foster Dulles
End the draft and improve the soldier’s standing
The piece notes both parties pushing to end conscription next year while upgrading the professional military, citing enlistment incentives and increased pay as drives to meet manpower goals. It contrasts Vietnam era stigma with a shift toward a modern, attractive uniform and better benefits for recruits.
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Army
Navy
Marines
New Directors Rally Against Indifference of Institutions
The new directors whether labeled as consumers shareholders or employees react to institutional indifference and throw bricks of legal action. Shareholders face the illusion of corporate democracy as mere ownership fails to grant real power outside court. The growing number of shareholders underscores the tension.
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Fortune Magazine
Stewart, Smith Mid America, Inc
Heat ends in Corry as cool air returns
Corry residents welcomed relief from a 13 day heat wave with cooler air yesterday. Patricia Thompson celebrated her eighth birthday with friends and relatives from Columbus Corry Panama and Lottsville. Indian week climaxed at the Senior High playground with a parade and program crowning Jimmy Miller chief and Elsie Hunt maid.
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Lyle Thompson
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Panama
Lottsville
Jimmy Miller
Nationalization Repugnant to Many in the Nation
Grassroots opinion from Pawtucket Times argues nationalization would not guarantee improvement. The writer asserts it would be better for labor and management to collaborate on efficiency measures to prove free enterprise can work if people truly believe in it.
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Pawtucket
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