The Age of the Great Ripoff
In this opinion piece the writer denounces rampant financial misuse by authorities and institutions. They lambaste Congress travel costs, the Postal Service delays, and the medical insurance system as interconnected ripoffs. The article laments rising costs and inefficiency during economic turmoil. The author closes with a personal note of concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Congress
U.S. Postal Service
Pony Express
U.S
Iowa
Ripoffs and road rules mix in curious legislative notes
A rambling critique of rising prices contrasts with Pennsylvania vehicle code actions. Topics include sugar costs, prop bills, studded tires, radar control, red light rights, police costs, blue lights for bloodhound transport, license penalties, stop and yield signs, and raising juvenile driving age to 16 with standard tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Bernard Dombrowski
Lawmakers clash over driving, road repairs and school buses
The report details proposals and votes on speeding and inspection rules, driver training charges, license penalties, and state road funding. It notes amendments on truck tags, police powers, and pensioning farm operations in mental hospitals, plus PennDOT road repair costs and a bill blocking school busing facing a veto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dombrowski
Ines
Warren
Senate
Allegheny County
Raymond Kerstetter
Kent
Shelhammer
Penndot
Length and power clash in state and national reforms
An opinion collection notes federal probes of state officials over corruption, warns of rising national control, and suggests aging, arbitration, and pension reforms. It critiques Harrisburg rhetoric, urges a cabinet level aging department, and calls out self praise by bureaucrats while highlighting PA Act 195 and federal oversight implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Feds
Maryland
West Virginia
Milton J. Shapp
America
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Mardi Gras in New Orleans Turns City Into Controlled Riot
In New Orleans Mardi Gras erupts into revelry as crowds flood Bourbon Street and the French Quarter. Perry Como headlines on the Natchez steamer with dancers, musicians, and a police scare over tainted wine. The spectacle blends liquor, beads, and music with a sobering Ash Wednesday looming. Como, a recovering alcoholic, shines as a focal point amid the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Mississippi
Bayou Country
Natchez
Perry Como
Como
Readers challenge Doctors profits column on drug prices
Readers contest the Jack Anderson-Les Whitten piece arguing government price fixing is improper and praising private market mechanisms. They cite modest inflation in prescription costs, price declines for multi-source drugs, and warn MAC plans overreach while defending pharmaceutical industry communications and professional ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Anderson
Congress
HEW
Food and Drug Administration
MAC
PMA
Anderson-Whitten
Corry Daily Press and War News Digest
The Corry Daily Press and War News Digest lists wartime news from The Associated Press with standard newspaper formatting. It names publication details including price 24.00 per year by mail, carrier delivery five cents per copy, and advertising rates available on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West South Street
Corry
Pas
Sample
Waillamy $ Eston
John mcLaughlin
Associated Press
Cniten
Republican
AP News Amupatches
Jebald
al Corry
Iranica
Atested
Aslo
Bureau of Consumer Protection Contact Info Listing
The Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer Protection lists six offices and provides an address and phone number for complaints about shoddy goods or business practices. Nearest office is 919 State Street, Room 203, Harrisburg, PA 16501 with phone 454 718 AU area code.
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Pennsylvania Bureau of Conx Protection
Bureau
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Muhammad Ali
Assemblym
Odd
William Ecenbarger
Philadelphia Inquirer
Bourbon Street
Ctor
Jackson Square
Dick van Dyke
George Norton
General Telephone & Electronics Corp
Norton
van Dyke
Mr. Como
Florida
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