Fineman resigns as Pennsylvania House speaker after seven years
In reflection on Herb Fineman stepping down from Pennsylvania House speakership, the editorial laments the loss of strong leadership in Harrisburg and critiques both parties for letting politics trump governance amid a Watergate era pall, urging accountability for officials in Harrisburg.
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Harrisburg
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State Senate
Pennsylvania House
Fineman
Harrisburg subcommittee probes organized crime and corruption
A backbench House Judiciary subcommittee in Harrisburg quietly opened a probe into organized crime and political corruption, defying leadership and the Shapp administration. Led by Rep. Joseph Rhodes and Rep. Anthony Scirica, the group pursued findings across party lines, with hearings in mid May and growing support from Rep. K Leroy Irvin.
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House
Joseph Rhodes
Fittsburgh
Anthony Scirica
Norristown
Rhodes
Scirica
Norman §. Berson
Philadelphia
Judiciary Committee
Herbert Fineman
Fineman
Rhodes-Scirica
Shapp
General Assembly
Rep
K. Leroy Irvin
Pittsburgh
Consumer bankruptcy reform pitched to shield deposits
Sylvia Porter highlights a wave of small business failures from furniture stores to health spas and builders that leave consumers with lost deposits. A proposed federal bankruptcy amendment by Rep Millicent Fenwick aims to give depositors preference in insolvency, mirroring wage protections, with backing from major bar associations.
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U.S.N
Millicent Fenwick
Rna
Committee On Business Law
New York State Bar Assa
Committee On Bankruptcy and
Consumer deposits in bankrupt firms threaten shoppers rights
The article explains how bankrupt retailers pass to factors or secured creditors, risking consumer deposits. It discusses proposed protections like escrow, liens, or deposit insurance, and cites cases such as the Grant chain bankruptcy and the U S N sinking as urging action. It notes church schools and public education debates as broader context for consumer protection.
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Christian schools surge as public system wanes
Paul Harvey notes two new Christian schools daily as private education expands. In Sacramento area 25 public schools are vacant amid broader erosion of public schooling. Western Association of Christian Schools grew from 102 to 617 in ten years with students outperforming national norms by 6 to 19 months. Public schools show broad declines in reading writing and math, with graduation outcomes lagging national averages.
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Western Association of Christian Schools
Stanford
Red church invades U S by Jack Anderson
A Serbian Orthodox Church tied to Yugoslav secret police is alleged to be guiding the church in the United States with aims to subvert its anti communist faction. FBI memos claim the UDB sought to discredit Bishop Dionisije and install its own patriarch.
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Supreme Court
United States
Belgrade
FBI
UDB
Makarije
Bishop German
Olonisiie
Dionisije
U.S
Church Council
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