State pension payments draw fire over retiree benefits
In a debate over state pension payments the State Employes Retirement Board approved $263,690 in death benefits for the estate of Philadelphia Judge F X McGlanaghan, with larger sums for others including $423,740 for State Supreme Court Justice Michael A Musmanno. The piece argues pensions burden taxpayers and contrasts them with private sector rights, noting other sizable annual pensions for hospital superintendents, PennDOT engineers, and college professors.
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Philadelphia
F.X. McGlanaghan
State Supreme Court
Michael A. Musmanno
A.T. Cairnes
Roscoe
California State College
Penndot
State College
Corry High aims to clinch Section 2 title with win
Corry High School football players face Oil City tonight seeking an undefeated season and the Section 2 championship. A victory promises a morning assembly and an afternoon celebration for students, while a loss keeps classes on schedule.
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Corry
Oil City
ITT antitrust probe entwines perjury claims and White House interference
Cox cites fix on ITT by Jack Anderson as antitrust settlement. Mitchell’s statements are challenged as perjury, while Gerrity and Geneen’s memo contradict White House denials. Testimony alleges Nixon ordered delay in ITT appeal and raises questions about Beard and Gilbert’s sworn remarks.
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Dita Beard
Senate Judiciary Committee
Richard Kleindienst
Beard
ITT
Cox
John Mitchell
I TT
Harold Geneen
E.J
Ned) Gerrity
California
Ed Reinecke
Kleindienst
Mitchell
Gerrity-to-Agnew
Gerrity
White House
Herb Klein
Charles Colson
Agnew
Nixon
Phil Gilbert
Geneen
Gilbert
Judiciary Committee
James Eastland
Revolving door murders and revolving justice theme
A collection of crime anecdotes criticizes lenient sentences and revolving door justice. It notes a judge suspending a six year term for a murder case and cites high parole and bail failure rates in Washington. It highlights lenient outcomes for burglars, muggers, and a cop killer, urging strict enforcement.
Law on furniture ownership and joint assets for widowed partners
The first to die keeps personal property in their estate while the survivor retains their own items. Labeling possessions and listing ownership helps proof. Jointly owned assets by two spouses pass to the survivor. probate may be unnecessary if all assets are titled in both names as tenants by the entireties in Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania
Booming trailer growth and mobile home rights debate
Journalist William Ecenbarger reports in the Philadelphia Inquirer that nearly a million Pennsylvanians live in mobile homes as affordable housing. The piece outlines park controls, eviction risks, sales hurdles, and a proposed bill by Sen. Edward Howard to curb park owner powers, with support from Bucks County Legal Aid and a Shapp administration cabinet official.
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William Ecenbarger
Philadelphia Inquirer
Sen
Edward Howard
R. Bucks
Howard
Bucks County
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