Full accounting of legislative expense funds urged
In Pennsylvania, citizens demand full disclosure of how expense funds are spent. The speaker rejects the idea that disclosure duplicates audits and compares secrecy to a fox watching chickens. The General Assembly has advanced openness, and public reports on expense use would further restore confidence.
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Legislative Audit Advisory Commission
Legislative Committee
Fox
General Assembly
House
Law Questions Inheritance Tax And Fees In Estate
Tax questions explain Pennsylvania inheritance tax on a 50 000 estate including trust assets and the effect on federal estate tax. The attorney’s fee is based on work done. trust funds reduce probate workload. The savings certificate is taxed state wise but not part of probate. No federal estate tax due unless gross exceeds deductions and 60 000 exemption.
FAA Negligence Implicated in Beechcraft Wing Crashes
Safety experts blame the FAA for ongoing Beechcraft 18 crashes by delaying wing reinforcement and licensing needed X-ray technicians. Explosions in Iowa raised concerns after cracks were found in wings not detected during prior inspections. The NRA protested Smithsonian screenings of a controversial film about hunters, prompting political calls but the show proceeded with disclaimers. the film later earned awards and an Oscar nomination.
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Federal Aviation Administration
National Transportation Safety Board
Davenport
Iowa
NTSB
The
Smithsonian
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Robert Sikes
D-Fla
John Dingell
D-Mich
Patman
Watergate era press anger and small business week
The piece contrasts hostile media coverage of the Nixon administration with restrained voices on The Hill. It cites Sen. George McGovern and a May Day Gallup finding, notes the press fervor over Watergate and the claimed planting of the idea of presidential complicity, then shifts to Small Business Week in Washington. It emphasizes small firms as the backbone of towns, jobs, taxes, and innovation.
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Nixon
New York
Washington
America
General Motors
Smaller Business groups push back against big market forces
Lewis A. Shattuck of the Smaller Business Association of New England outlines concerns that big business eclipses smaller firms and that current environments deter new entrants. He cites an upcoming congress presentation May 16 with allied groups from Wisconsin, Pittsburgh, Ohio, and New York noting growing grassroots backing and a focus on paperwork burdens faced by small firms.
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Lewis A. Shattuck
Shattuck
Smaller Business Association of
New England
Independent Business Association of Wisconsin
Manufacturers Council
Pittsburgh
Ohio
New York
Corry School Board appoints to Corry Area Schools Authority
In Corry last night the school board appointed George Orcutto to the Corry Area Schools Authority to fill the unexpired term of Charles H. Bracken who resigns due to duties as an officer of Citizen's National Bank Trust Department. The bond issue for the new school building will be handled by the bank.
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George Orcutt
Corry Area
Charles H. Bracken
Citizen’s National Bank
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