Pennsylvania voters back reform to streamline state appointments
The electorate approved a constitutional amendment by nearly three to one to curb governor interim appointments and require nominations to the Senate within 90 days with a 25 legislative day clock for action. The change aims to curb delays that have left cabinet posts and state boards unconfirmed for years while holding nominees to timely Senate review.
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Shapp
Peter J. Camiel
Turnpike Commission
Washington military chiefs face rich benefits and lavish homes
An examination of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reveals salaries of 36000 dollars plus tax free benefits totaling 650 million dollars annually to military leaders. Personal allowances and mansion housing add to the pay, while reforms push to curb appointment powers and improve merit-based selection across state bodies.
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Inside the Joint Chiefs perks and a CIA assassination thread
A column outlines lavish benefits for the Joint Chiefs including limos, helicopters from Andrews, VIP flights, global resort stays, and subsidized meals. It notes retirees receive full benefits with no retirement fund contributions, totaling about 200000 dollars per chief annually. The piece also links CIA plots with former Cyprus events and mentions Makarios, Neff, and Sampson amid broader covert chatter.
Little Black Riding Hood wins in Young Filmmakers show
Charlesetta Turner, a young Richmond California writer, stars in the one hour public TV special Young Filmmakers Festival featuring nine prize winning student films from ages six to eighteen. Turner's Fresh take on Little Red Riding Hood blends humor and hip culture with a daring lead performance and narrator role.
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New York
Charlesetta Turner
Lincoln Elementary School
Richmond
Calif
Public TV Tonight
Young Filmmakers’ Festival
Miss Turner
Obsession With Nonsense In State Legislative Nonsense
The piece notes Pennsylvania and other states debate pay toilets and rail at the legislature for trivial measures. It cites 1975 76 sessions with bills to outlaw pay toilets and other marginal actions highlighting a pattern of legislative absurdity and routine measures consuming time and money.
Great day for drivers and the Johnson family tale
A vivid reminiscence centers on Big John, Aunt Margaret and Little John as they learn to drive in Jersey City and New London. The driving misadventures involve a rumbling Hupmobile, a Buick with a rosary on the wheel, a tense coast guard hitch, and a chaotic Ocean Avenue crossing ending with a hospital scene and a driving lesson promised for Aunt Margaret.
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Aunt Margaret
John Underwood
Johnny
Grand Street
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