Kury Proposes Bills to Curb State Bureaucracy
State Senator Franklin J. Kury sponsors two measures the Administrative Oversight Act and the Bureaucracy Control Act to curb a sprawling state administration. The companion bills are before the Senate Committee on State Government with hearings expected this spring. The proposals call for legislative review of agency regulations to halt arbitrary and unreasonable administrative action.
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Franklin J. Kury
Dcolumbia-Montour
Pennsylvania
Sunset review bill seeks tighter control on state agencies
A proposal from Kury calls for a Sunset measure to require periodic legislative review of executive branch agencies. The aim is to assess ongoing need for agencies and services and empower the legislature to terminate or modify agencies whose functions are no longer justified. The measures face time in the legislative process but signal a push to reduce regulatory duplication and save tax dollars.
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Kury
Myth myths ERA debate prompts six fact checks
Sylva Porter notes the ERA remains three states shy of passage after five years. She counters six myths spread to derail ratification, detailing social security impact, homemaker credit, and the claim that ERA abolishes spousal support with clarifications and context.
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Congress
Myths and Facts on the ERA Debunked in Public Debate
The piece counters ERA myths with facts from legal analyses and author Mary A. Dellman. It clarifies that ERA aims for equal rights while recognizing distinctions based on sex. It notes drafting considerations, separate bathrooms remain lawful, and marriage definitions stay unchanged. public opinion varies by state.
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Yale Law Journal
U.S
Mary A. Dellman
Meranza Press
CBS-TV Relocates Key Divisions to Los Angeles
CBS moves the programs and business affairs chiefs B Donald Grant and Gerald Rubin and exec Robert A Daly to Los Angeles on May 1. The shift places decision makers where most TV production now happens, though CBS News and other departments will stay in New York.
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Los Angeles
Cbs-Tv Network
New York
B. Donald Grant
Gerald Rubin
CBS
Robert A. Daly
Fun City
Cbs-Tv
Robert Wussier
CBS News
NBC
ABC
Bob Wood
Wood
Unsafe chairs and common sense spar over store liability
A neighborhood appliance store seating incident ends with the court ruling the chair was stable and the shopper at fault for a fall. Several similar cases are cited where faulty design or missing clamps caused injuries, stressing safety expectations for chairs in public waiting areas.
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Myrtle
Down East Sage Dinsmore A Maine Writer Remains Little Known
Jim Bishop profiles Dinsmore of Dinsmore's Maine Farmer, the last of the Down East Sages. A diminutive editor in Jefferson, he writes long locals notes, keeps a bare-bones life, and endures with a $900 inherited house, a dented Underwood, and a stubborn devotion to his small-town newspaper. The piece reflects winters by the river, aging neighbors, and the quiet dignity of a man who clings to wit amid obscurity.
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Damariscotta
Maine
Dinsmore
Mr. Dinsmore
Mr. Chase
Mr. Sewell
Selectman's
Mr. Crowley
Henry. Eines
Huntwood Grange Hall
Sheepscott
Mr. Rines
Henry
Lewiston Chamber of Commerce
Justice double cross ends in prison for mob witness
The piece recounts Martin Von Zamft who turned state's evidence against Mafia boss Anthony DiLorenzo in 1969. Despite promises of freedom, political and legal pressures led to his imprisonment after aiding convictions. It questions government assurances and cites conflicting views from officials and critics.
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Washington
Justice Dept
Martin von Zamft
von Zamft
Cosa Nostra
Anthony Lawrence DiLorenzo
New York
van Zamtt
FBI
England
United States
U.S
Miami
Robert Rust
Justice
von Zerift
Edgar Best
van Zamft
Rust
Levi
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