Prevailing Wage Suspension Creates Pennsylvania Legal Dilemma
President Nixon suspended the Davis Bacon Act wage provisions, triggering Pennsylvania to claim its own law requires prevailing union wages on construction, creating a potential clash with federal funding. State and federal officials debate interpretations as the Justice Department and Labor Department weigh possible outcomes and precedents.
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Pennsylvania
Paul Smith
Smith
Pennsylvania Justice Department
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Peter G. Nash
Solicitor of
Labor
U.S. Labor Department
High Court weighs reopening of police shooting case
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered reopening a case against Pittsburgh officer Richard Borghini for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of fellow patrolman John L. Scott. Prosecutor Duggan faced questions about grand jury handling as defense cited alleged bias and denied petitions for relief.
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Pittsburgh
State Supreme Court
Richard Borghini
Allegheny County
Allen Brunwasser
John L. Scott
High Court
Dist. Atty
Robert W. Duggan
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Brunwasser
Scott
Borghini
Brain pacemaker eyed to aid deaf and blind
Yale doctor Jose Delgado reports brain stimulator implants in monkeys and outlines future use to restore hearing and enable light perception for the blind. He cautions the device would not create shapes or colors and cannot turn people into robots, noting ongoing research and animal conditioning steps.
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Jose M.R. Delgado
Yale University Schools of Medicine
The
NeuroElectric Society
Delgado
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