Pennsylvania Eyes Repeal of Fair Trade Laws
In Pennsylvania the House Consumer Protection Committee has approved a three bill package to repeal four decade old fair trade statutes. Rep. Mark Cohen says repeal will save households about 504 yearly. critics call fair trade a failed consumer aid. National trend shows multiple states ending such laws and federal talk of full repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
General Assembly
House
Consumer Protection Committee
The
Wall Street Journal
Mark Cohen
Philadelphia
Cohen
Ford
California
U.S
Edward W. Brooke
Rmass
Scaremongers and fear merchants criticized in essay
A sharp critique targets professional scaremongers across the left and right, accusing them of fearmongering, propaganda, and profiteering. It singles out groups in Southern California and cites figures like Edward Hatfield who attack Ford and advocate to overthrow the government, urging readers to confront real threats rather than fictitious conspiracies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Rockefeller
Britain
U.S
London
Triangle
Waterford
Erie
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Erie County Year 222 A Bicentennial Backbone
A Journal Backgrounder recounts Erie County history from 1753 to 1776, tracing French Fort Presqu’ile and Le Boeuf, Iroquois, and Mound Builders influences, through Perry’s fleet era and Civil War jitters, highlighting local industry growth and Washington and Jefferson ties that shaped US independence. The piece frames Year 222 as pivotal to regional memory and national foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Swisher
Erie
Industria
Erie County
USA
Pennsylvania
Fort Presqualle
Lake Erie
St. Lawrence
Orient
Quebec
Midwest
Lake Ontario
LaSalle
Fort Presqu‘ile
Waterford
LeBoeuf
Britain
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Perry
Washington
Daniel Dobbins
England
London
Atlantic
Niagara
Union
Erjelles
Canada
Johnson's Island
Eric
Johnny Reb
Our Bay
Iron Horse
Prequ‘ile
le Boeuf
France
City Q and A on paving gravel streets and downtown demolition
Readers asked why taxes cover gravel street maintenance. The reply notes city maintains existing surfaces and suggests a neighborhood petition for paving if sewers exist. It explains no city dump, waste goes to a landfill near Erie, and transfer station options on Avenue A. Appraisals for downtown buildings are expected by July with demolition in two budgeting stages later this year. Cooperation and public support are valued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Redevelopment Authority
Constitution and the press in the Nixon era watchdog piece
Jack Anderson and Les Whitten warn that post Watergate pressures threaten press freedom. They cite jailed reporters, subpoenas, blacked out trials, and book censorship as signs of increasing government attempts to muzzle scrutiny and curb First Amendment rights. They frame efforts as Nixonism spreading through judges prosecutors and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Nixon
America
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Scaremongers
Paul Harvey
National Council of Churches
Citizens For American Society
United States
Edward Hatfield
Middlebrook
Lowville
Wattsburg
Constitution and the Press
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Potter Stewart
Supreme Court
Eisenhower
Indianapolis
Birmingham
Laconia
N.H
Port Chester
Tucson
Baltimore
Land of the Free
CIA
Victor Marchetti
John Marks
Phillip Agee
Great Britain
Ford Administration
Hawaii
Congress
Nixohites
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!