Shapp criticizes liquor board PR hire in Pennsylvania
In-our-opinion piece denounces the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board for hiring an Allegheny County Democrat as a part-time public relations consultant at 18 thousand dollars annually. The columnist notes the hire under Gov. Milton Shapp’s spending stance and ties it to political patronage. Massie Murphy, known as a Duquesne University basketball cheerleader, is named as the appointee and linked to Sheriff Eugene Coon. The piece argues this is wasteful state spending by a board under Shapp’s influence.
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Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Milton Shapp
Liquor Control Board
Allegheny County
Maurice
Massie) Murphy
Pittsburgh
Duquesne University
Eugene Coon
Shapp
Welfare costs threaten Pennsylvania budget amid rising aid
Governor Shapp faces looming budget strain as welfare applications surge and warnings of tax increases loom. The piece cites aides noting unexpected welfare demand, critiques expediency, and calls for SWEEP cuts and job report scrutiny, alongside an essay on school decentralization referencing Alvin Toffler and mid-1960s Pennsylvania consolidation debates.
Regimentation changes in education spark future reform debate
The piece critiques mass education as an obsolete machine and warns it handicaps future work. It cites Toffler on backward schools, urges decentralization and community schools, and notes bills seeking district withdrawal. It highlights studies showing many students lag national norms and argues consolidation compromises educational quality.
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Toffler
Marylin Gittell
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
U.S. Office of Education
Center For Urban Education
Iowa
John Lindsey
New York City
New York State
Lindsey
Rockefeller
McCue, Byerly and Smith
Pennsylvania bill would empower refunds for consumer fraud victims
A Pittsburgh legislator proposes a General Assembly measure to let the state seek restitution for consumer fraud through the Bureau of Consumer Protection. It would authorize court action and allow out of court settlements, pressuring firms to refund cheated customers and boosting protections in the 32 states with consumer laws. The plan aims to curb improper practices and increase accountability.
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Pittsburgh
State General Assembly
van Itkin
Pennsylvania
Itkin
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Nixon's Turbulent Mind and Watch on Waste Findings
The article portrays Nixon as deeply troubled and inwardly focused, with friends noting his memory for slights and a tendency to keep issues in. It details Richard Royce's triple roles as consultant in Washington and Miami, funded travel expenses, and taxpayer costs. It also covers Air Force retirement flyovers being restricted to avoid waste, with a Panama Canal Zone ceremony canceled.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Air Force
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Terry Dellmuth
Meadville Tribune
Martie Nadolny
Spartansburg
Edinboro State College
Alvin Toffler
Cornell
New School For Social Research
Corry
Associated Press
Jaca
AP News
Somerset Daily American
Canton
Auaross
Nixon
Walter Annenberg
Palm Springs
Calif
White House
Baruch Korff
Richard Royce
Senate Public Works Committee
Miami
House Public Works Committee
Texpayers
Royce
Donald
Florida
J.C. Meyer
Strategic Air Common
Nebraska
California
Michigan
New York
David Jones
Panama Canal Zone
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