Sunshine Bill Open Meetings or Masked Secrecy?
The piece blasts Pennsylvania lawmakers and press as supporting the Sunshine Bill 124 claiming it opens public agency meetings while exposing the law as a farce that preserves secrecy. It cites exemptions for legislators and the judicial department and expands executive session use, urging full openness and noting Nixon tax deduction probes and White House evasions. The call is for comprehensive public access to all government meetings with limited exception only for official investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
State House
Senate
Judicial Department
Nixon Tapes and Youthful Memories Stir Reflections
In springtime reminiscences, a speaker recalls discovering girls at 13 in Tulsa and questions the myth of success. The piece cites Jack Anderson and Julie Nixon, noting IRS debates over deducting Julie’s potential summer salary as a business expense, with concerns about audits and confidentiality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julie
White House
Barth
IRS
Tax justice or tax dodge in presidential era memo debate
A memoranda summary shows debates over various taxes and deductions affecting the President and aides. It cites local earned income taxes in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, gift strategies to Julie, depreciation and maintenance deductions for the San Clemente house, and the line between personal and business expenses. It notes Nixon used extensive legal deductions and a large write-off with questionable legality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Ehrlichman
Morgan
San Clemente House
Springtime memories from Paul Harvey era
In a reflective sketch, Paul Harvey recalls youth in spring. He describes Ethel Mae Hazelton and neighboring Frieda and Doris McIntyre, their changing friendships, and a boyhood world of small adventures. The piece paints a vivid, intimate portrait of a suburban spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Mae
What of success
A reflective essay on success measured by money and esteem. The writer contrasts earning twenty thousand, thirty thousand, or forty thousand with personal fulfillment. He shares nostalgic memories and views on children emulating heroes, concluding that feeling successful may hinge on being themselves and recognized by loved ones.
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Micky Mantle
Hank Aaron
Billie Jean King
Jim Bennett
Dave Crowell
Scott Crowell
Linda Olson
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California
Florida
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Gerald Warren
Joint Congressional Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Edward Morgan
United States Senate
Richard Schweiker
Milton Shapp
Capitol
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D.C
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Washington, D.C
R. Budd Dwyer
United States Representative Assembly
Joseph P. Vigorito
Cannon House
Feces
Enh
Ibs
Eta Aly
Corry Journal
Frances
East Fifth Place
Tulsa
Okla
Joneses
Jones Boy
By Jack Anderson
Internal Revenue Service
Roger Barth
Tricia Nixon
Richard Nixon
Paul Harvey
Ethel Mae Hazelton
Frieda
Doris McIntyre
By Dan McEldowney
Corry
Weachine
McIntyre Girls
Paris
Rome
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