Shapp battered on all sides in Harrisburg
Gov. Shapp faced scorn in the Senate and threats in the House as Philadelphia figures Martin Mullen and Earl Vann accused him of using patronage to pressure workers into backing U.S. Rep. William Green Jr. for mayor. Senate figures charged Shapp offered jobs to win support while budget reception showed little enthusiasm.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
Senate
House
Martin P. Mullen
Earl Vann
Nolan
Thomas F. Lamb
Dallegheny
Court orders stop to patronage firings in Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth Court ruled to halt political firings of highway maintenance workers under Gov. Milton J. Shapp, in a preliminary injunction. It did not decide legality of patronage, but ordered Republican workers rehired at old salaries for existing vacancies. Arguments on merits set for June 3 according to AFL-CIO union officials.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth Court
Milton J. Shapp
American Federation of State County and Municipal
Afl-Cio
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Penndot
Budget Faces Rough Road
Harrisburg report on Gov. Shapp's fiscal 1071-72 plan shows Democratic leaders cool to the measure while Republicans deride welfare spending as a come and get it budget. The package details a 3.3 billion General Fund outlay and a 5.7 billion total price tag. House and Senate Democratic caucus leaders react with skepticism and opposition.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
House
Senate
Residents oppose sewer lines to aid businesses in Corry
A East Columbus avenue delegation will urge City Council to review proposed sewer routes along Sciota street. The petition claims lines primarily benefit two private businesses Sciota Village and Kundracik Trailer Court, while burdening nearby property owners like Michael Volansky with higher assessments.
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East Columbus Avenue
Sciota Street
Paul Kundracik
New
Sciota Village
Kundracik
Michael Volansky
Sciota
East Columbus
Venture Inn
Volansky
U.S. Army Corps of Engineer
City of
Corry
Sparta Merger Protestors Force Door To Governor In Harrisburg
Sparta citizens pressed Governor Milton Shapp in Harrisburg to delay the Sparta Merged School District merger with Corry Area Jointure by a year. Delegation leader J Russell Young and spokesman Roland Putnam outlined a 19 year fight and efforts to seek state officials' intervention. Opposition includes an injunction filing by Erie attorney Jack Wingerter seeking to halt interim operating committee meetings.
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Milton Shapp
Harrisburg
Sparta
Corry Area Jointure
Roland Putnam
Sparta Merged
New Sparta Citizens Committee
Corry
Putnam
Boa Te
Sta! Peel Va Ata Arent
J. Russell Young
Sparta Citizens Committee
Sparta Hich
Warren
Upper Darby
Young
William G. Sealer
Erie
Jay Haskell
Titusville
House
Sparta- Corry
Atleney Jack Wingerter
Erie County
Fort
No New Leads In Search For Corry Fugitive
State Police in Corry say no new leads on Edward English, 29, missing since Monday after a Corry trial. He disappeared near Erie County courthouse grounds while facing siphoning charges. A large manhunt followed with police from five posts, a helicopter, and a police dog. reports of sightings are being checked as an eastern U S alert is issued. English has prior theft and larceny charges linked to copper wire and an airplane looting. The fragment ends with unrelated lines from another source.
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Edward English
Corry
English
Erie County
Spring Creek
Corry City
Erie City
Helso
Lawrence
English Ara Te PLC
Staan Mere
Lawyers Critique Denenberg No Fault Auto Plan In PA
Lawyers across Pittsburgh Harrisburg and Philadelphia challenge Insurance Commissioner Denenberg over no fault auto insurance arguing it will not cut personal injury claims. Denenberg counters that the lawyers statement is erroneous and notes Blue Cross Blue Shield rate history while defending his plan as systemic reform.
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Pittsburgh
Herbert Denenberg
Denenberg
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Edward Balzarini
Lawyers Committee For Public Education
Balzarini
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Puerto Rico
Massachusetts
Elwood S. Levy
Levy
Nixon Seeks Slower Hikes to Minimum Wage Plan
The Nixon administration urged Congress to stretch minimum wage increases over a year, backing raising the floor to 1.80 next Jan 1 but opposing the 2.00 step a year later. Labor Secretary Hodgson warned a 2.00 raise could worsen inflation and unemployment and urged exemptions for workers under 18 and students under 20.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Democratic
James D. Hodgson
House Labor Subcommittee
Hodgson
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Tuesday Ballot Openings Highlight City Council and School Board Races
Voters face selections for three City Council seats and three school board posts next Tuesday. Incumbent treasurer Mary Hubley is assured of another term with no opposition so far. The crowded four-year City Council contest features Louw, Fanni, Grice, Coulter vying for two seats, while Downey and Stoddard run unopposed on their respective party lines. Dems back Bernard Riehart for one four-year council seat and Charles Elchynski for school board. write-ins could fill any remaining spots. Judge William Pratt’s race also shapes voter turnout, as cross-filed race details add to the suspense.
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Mary Hubley
Louw. Fanni
Robert Grice
William Id Harry Coulter
Jack Downey
Eugene Stoddard
Bernard Riehart
Dems
Charles Elchynski
Louis
Margaret) Morrow
Dale Webster
Allan
William Pratt
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City Democratic Organization
Thomas M. Nolan
Allegheny
Sparta Merger
Governor’s
London
Allegheny County
John Brosky
General Assembly
Brosky
U.S
McKeesport
Buck
Albany
Rennselaer
N.Y
Hudson River
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