Shapp and Casey in another budgeting clash in Harrisburg
Auditor General Robert Casey accuses Governor Milton Shapp of delaying school district payments across the Commonwealth to pressure districts into borrowing. Casey says funds were available and payments, due February 3, were sent February 20, delaying interest-free use of money. He argues the delay was intentional to discredit his borrowing advice and cites a 17 day gap with funds already budgeted. Harrisburg faces ongoing problems amid the dispute.
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Commonwealth
Casey
Harrisburg
Robert Packwood
R-Ore
White House
Ford
Jack Anderson
Food terms and truths from the Shopper's Guide
A readable explainer on organic and natural foods from the 1974 Shopper's Guide in agriculture. It defines organically grown and processed foods, explains humus, contrasts natural with organic, and notes cost and storage limits. The piece includes political contacts for Pennsylvania and federal offices.
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Yearbook of Agriculture
Consumer Information Center
Dept
Pueblo
Colo
The 1972 Fed policy and Nixon era inflation
Washington commentary traces how Nixon aimed to boost the 1972 economy by pressuring the Fed to expand the money supply. Staff warned against overstimulation, yet growth surged into late 1972 before the Fed tightened, triggering higher interest and a credit squeeze. Analysts differ on White House influence, with Ford advisers criticizing the Fed’s restraint as harmful to re election prospects and inflation.
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Richard Nixon
White House
Federal Reserve Board
Nixon
Fed
Burns
George Shultz
Hidden cost of living by Paul Harvey and others
A compilation of views on crime’s true price, noting robberies, burglaries, car thefts, and shoplifting raise overall costs through insurance, higher prices, and lost work. It cites figures on annual crimes and adds commentary on narcotics misuse and absenteeism, then shifts to a New York AP dispatch about optimism among small businesses and a Solzhenitsyn quote.
Small firms seek workers with skills to fill openings
More jobs are available or from smaller firms actively seeking new workers, yet most openings require skills. The explanation points to a trend: many small, privately held firms are hiring but prioritize candidates with trained abilities and proven competencies.
What is the Law and Foster Care Ages
A legal Q and A explains that an eighteen year old, if mentally and physically competent and not dependent on parents, can choose to live with foster parents. Guardians generally have no grounds to block the choice. The broader excerpt discusses economic concerns and perceptions of a recession impacting small independents and big chains.
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Heard
Detroit
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Shapp Fiddles
Casey Burns
Robert Casey
Milton J. Shapp
Corry Journal
Milwaukee Journal
By Dan McEldowney
United States Senate
Pennsylvania
Richard's Schweiker
Milton Shapp
Senate
Capitol
Washington, D.C
Hugh Scott
R.pa
United States Representative Assembly
Joseph P. Vigorito
Cannon House
R Budd Dwyer
Washington
Arthur Burns
William Seidman
Paul McCracken
McCracken
Seidman
Antther
Action
Mike Balzano
Peace Corps
Vista
Consumers Union
Scott Maynes
Northwest Airlines
Maynes
Federal Communications Commission
Tom Railsback
R-Ill
Paul Harvey
United States
IME Corry Evening Journal
Sauth Street
Corry
Todd Geroge R. Sample
William Eeton
John McLaughlin
Associated Press
AP News
New York
National Federation of Independent Business
San Mateo
Calif
Niel Heard
Federation
Faculty Associates
University of California
Stanford University
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Stockholm
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