State urged to sue over road funding and pothole conditions
A public op ed argues the state Justice Department should file a class action for fraud against the commonwealth Gov Milton Shapp and PennDOT. It claims motorists subsidize highways through taxes but see no maintenance, citing chronic potholes, broken bridges, and underfunded county road funds. The piece questions allocation of fuel tax and license fee revenues and demands accountability.
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Jobless turn adversity into business opportunities
Americans adapt to hardship by starting own ventures, says Tyler Hicks, who cites laid-off workers forming businesses in areas they know and like. He urges choosing paper businesses and real estate, notes funding from lenders exists, and mentions repossessed income property as a likely entry path with no down payment.
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Tyler Hicks
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Bentsen’s run for president draws attack on Kissinger
The 1976 campaign hopeful Lloyd Bentsen criticized Henry Kissinger as running the State Department. Cables from his South Pacific trip reveal praise for Kissinger in 1973, but a spokesman says the quote was misrepresented. Taxpayers footed over $1,100 for air fare and nearly $180 for hotel in Australia. Also covered are veterans hospital woes with doctors resigning, underfunding, and staffing shortages, prompting a national letter wave accusing care of deteriorating.
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Forever Begins in Miami Wedding at Ft Lauderdale Church
The narrator recalls a sun drenched ceremony at St. Maurice in Ft Lauderdale for Karen Bishop and Paul Sayrs. A lavish reception unfolds on a poolside patio with a bridge dance floor and a lacy gazebo. Family, friends, and an archbishop bless the union while guests toast with champagne and enjoy eclectic music and hors d oeuvres.
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TV special replays Zapruder film on Kennedy case debate
ABCs Good Night America aired a bootleg Zapruder clip amid a one sided Warren Commission review. Geraldo Rivera hosts a panel challenging Oswald alone as the killer, urging a new congressional probe while noting the film’s graphic footage.
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