Postal Workers Gain Big Raises Amid Inflation Pressure
The article reports postal workers averaging about 22.5 percent pay increases over 15 months, with a possible total near 26 percent over two years, driven by cost of living adjustments. It contrasts these gains with 10.5 percent for federal white collar staff, notes expected next raise, and criticizes Congress for higher expense allowances. It also cites blue-collar and retiree boosts and questions taxpayer burdens.
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Postal Service
House of Representatives
House Administration Committee
Washington
Federal
Postal
Postal Service under Elmer Klassen Faces Crisis and Protests
The 1972 move to a businesslike Postal Service under Postmaster General Elmer Ted Klassen has coincided with mail delays, office closures, route consolidations, and cutbacks. Deficits reach $500 million with another expected, while morale falls and calls for Klassen to resign grow amid investigations into contracting and pay practices.
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Postal Service
Congress
Elmer
Ted’ Klassen
Klassen
Congress Burdened With Call for Open Debate on Expenses
A critic calls lawmakers' expense increases a ripoff of taxpayers. Rep. Dickinson labels the raise as unjust, while Chairman Hays defends every penny bound for expense increases. The writer urges a public hearing and a floor vote to let voters judge the justification amid inflation pressures.
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House
House Committee
William A. Dickinson
Ala
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Brower Says Business Must Slow Growth To Save Earth
David Brower, prominent conservationist and head of Friends of the Earth, argues that business profits rely on Earth’s capital and that growth must slow to prevent resource depletion. He urges compromise between business aims and environmental needs, warning of economic collapse if consumption continues.
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New York
David Brower
Brower
The
Sierra Club
Friends of the Earth
The Nation on Sex in Books and Its Market Pull
A critique of publishers and editors pushing sex content in books and media. The piece argues parents fear but schools and markets drive exposure, noting figures like Norman Mailer Gore Vidal and Lenny Bruce. It discusses publishers profits, book sales, and the tension between art and commerce in modern publishing.
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Norman Muller
Gore Vidal
Marilyn Monroe
Aaron Burr
Jack Benny
Len‘ny ‘Bruce
What is the law about a prowling neighbor
The Pennsylvania Crimes Code defines that at night a person who maliciously foiters or prowls around a dwelling or other place used for living may be liable. This guidance outlines potential charges for nighttime trespass, prowling, and property damage. Seek local legal counsel to explore charges and remedies.
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Pennsylvania
Contacting Legislators and Pennsylvania Clean Streams Act Q&A
This notice lists USA Senate offices of Schweiker Scott and Rep Vigarito along with PA Governor Shapp and legislators Dwyer Hopkins. It then describes a misdemeanor penalty for occupying another’s dwelling and suggests amicable neighbor solutions. A Q and A explains the Clean Streams Act’s 1937 purpose and its 1965 and 1970 amendments to restore streams, assign landowner responsibilities, enforcement, and penalties.
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Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
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