Open secret in Harrisburg party caucuses
The piece argues that despite broader governmental openness, Pennsylvania still clings to closed party caucuses in the House and Senate. It notes Democrats hold a Senate majority, caucus rooms are lavish, and most lawmakers rely on caucus discussions to shape taxes and major legislation, maintaining a powerful “King Caucus.”
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Pennsylvania caucus power shapes budget and taboo topics
The Pennsylvania General Assembly relies on the party caucus for budgets and tax decisions while emotionally charged issues like capital punishment and abortion split parties and are rarely debated in caucus. A shift toward in open committee work and reduced floor sessions aims to lessen caucus influence, though outcomes remain uncertain before public scrutiny.
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Dissension over Mayaguez crisis among Democratic leaders
Washington minutes reveal Senate Democrats Mansfield and Byrd questioned strikes on Cambodia mainland while Ford defended action as necessary to protect Marines and deter threats amid covert talks with China. Republicans Scott Rhodes McClellan echoed support, and Eastland backed force.
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Riot to the End by Jim Bishop
The narrator recalls Riot and his companion Reilly in sharp biographical sketches. Their lives circle around bars, bets, and doomed loves, from chorus girls and theater intrigue to a crippled aspiring lawyer and a county judge who faces a fatal case. Reilly’s tubercular decline anchors a gritty, personal portrait.
NBC Betters CBS By Moving 10 Fall Lineup Shows
NBC unveiled its 1975 76 fall schedule on April 21 and after CBS followed on April 30 moved 10 shows to new times. NBC president Bob Howard said the urgency aimed to project leadership and draw ad agency attention though critics questioned timing. The report notes industry hesitance to spend amid slow economic recovery and capital cutbacks.
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Corry Journal notes sluggish business investment amid idle capacity
The McGraw-Hill survey shows only a 5 percent spending rise in 1975 plant equipment, entirely due to inflation. Less than half of the nearly $50 billion manufacturers expect will be spent this year. much will go to replacement and modernization rather than expansion. Despite idle capacity and weak consumer demand, auto industry plans target lower sales and some plants idle, signaling low confidence in the economy.
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