Plea Deals Shape Case in Callahan Peterson Murders
The Commonwealth reduced charges in the 1972 Philadelphia gas station killing of Myron Polochaylo by Frank Callahan and Axel Peterson. Both men pleaded guilty to lesser counts, avoiding first degree murder trials, with Callahan receiving 20 years and Peterson 4 to 20 years. The Inquirer examined plea bargaining’s role across more than 100 homicide cases under District Attorney Fitzpatrick, raising questions about justice and sentencing uniformity.
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Anthony Lane
Mike Leary
Philadelphia Inquirer
the Commonwealth
Frank Callahan
Axel Peterson
Callowhill
Fred Bandy
Philadelphia
Bandy
Ervin Dennis
Dennis
District Attorney’s Office
Inquirer
Emmett Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrickys
Arlen Especter
Fitzpatrick
The
Specter
Arthur Shuman
Frank Gallahen
Gloucester
N.J
New Jersey
Peterson
Ben Franklin Bridge
Callahan
Polochaylo
News Jersey
Callihan
Robert Lawlor
3 Fury
Sfan A Minte
Common Pleas
Jage
Armand Della Porta
Della Porta
Callahan- Peterson
Philip Capone
Delia Porta
Joseph McLaughlin
Homicide
The Boston Police Strike and the Rise of Public Unions
A historical overview traces the 1919 Boston police strike and its impact on public safety, government power, and the growth of public sector unions. It covers Coolidge’s response, the role of the AFL, and the shift toward compulsory and political unionism in later decades, ending with broader lessons for governance.
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Ralph We Toledane
Boston
AFL
Nn Gh
Andrew Peters
State Guard
Calvin Coolidge
National Guard
Samuel Gompers
Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
L.C. Steward
National Federation of Federal Employes
Roosevelt
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Big Labor
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Nad Ihite
National Federaton of Federal Employes
NFFE
Afscme
American Federation of State
Michigan
America
William Clay
Missouri Democrat
Obvious government capers spark doubt in authority
The piece mocks two actions by authorities and firms. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board seeks a Philadelphia radio personality at 100.8 dollars a day to ease liquor store friction. Blount Brothers says it won a 320 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build housing and medical facilities in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The column derides both moves as wasteful and calls for limiting federal spending and Army involvement.
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Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Blount Brothers Corporation
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Tabuk
Saudi Arabia
PLCE
FLCOR
Mary Mason
Mary
Corps of Engineers
United States Army
Educator's Mind critiques state math reform and wordy methods
The piece by Victor Orn rails at state mandated Educational Quality Assessment and the Modern Math approach. It contrasts old arithmetic with the new system, mocks overlong steps, and questions bureaucratic zeal, noting confusion for parents and teachers and pondering spelling of Harrisburg.
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Victor Orn
Banking machines a plague and a public relations worry
Unattended computer operated bank machines extend services beyond hours but frequent malfunctions frustrate customers. Some jam cards or pour drinks into cash drawers while others travel between branches to complete a withdrawal. Executives note initial problems during shakedown and fear low adoption without better reliability and advertising.
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Roblems
Montomery County
Maryland
Serge Phifecglonis Bank
Ohealse
Vernon Rude
Minnnesota Tank
Minnespolls
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Anton
Agein
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
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