Pension row tests Harrisburg will and public voice
The piece discusses a looming pension increase for state legislators amid budget delays and public scrutiny. It notes opposition over an $18 million rise while cuts elsewhere spark concern, with election timing shaping when action might come and predicts a late year push tied to Thanksgiving and holidays. It also mentions Nixon era IRS data sharing on tax cases involving prominent figures.
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Nixon era IRS secrets and a Brazil Venezuela farm junket
Barth disclosed meetings with Shultz and Connally to flag IRS cases for the President, aiming to avoid embarrassment over appointments. The report also covers a Brazil Venezuela farm junket for House Agriculture members, paid by the host governments, and Sen. Javits’s war powers analysis. Arizona officials sealed a hardline stance against welfare for striking workers, echoing NAM positions.
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Arizona
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Gary Nelson
William Mayo
Star system questioned amid Detroit teachers strike
A columnist critiques high pay for actors and athletes while 8000 Detroit teachers strike, arguing public view of show business fuels discontent. He warns about the moral example set for students and suggests re-evaluating the star system by valuing achievement over wealth or fame.
Energy disruption shadows 1970s economy recession outlook
Consulting economist Eckstein and Data Resources project rising unemployment from 4.6 to 5.5 percent in Q2 next year, peaking near 5.8 percent in late 1974 as energy shortages bite. Utilities cling to coal, transportation costs soar, heating oil and gasoline may hit records. inflation could surpass 7 percent early in the year.
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Seaboard
Alan Greenspan
Townsend-Greenspan, Inc
Greenspan
Otto Eckstein
Data Resources, Inc
Eckstein
Mailbag bullets and tidbits spark curious questions
New York AP column compiles quirky notes from mail bag items. It ponders Lincoln penny fashion, the only hibernating bird the poorwill, and fog microdroplet facts affecting visibility. It also jokes about men mimicking women in cosmetics and lists 220 brands in a 1973 trade catalogue.
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Lincoln
Onondaga Cave
Missouri
Corry Plans Shortened Week For Thanksgiving 1953
In Corry in 1953 students in public and parochial schools will follow a shortened schedule, recessing at 2:30 Wednesday and reopening Monday morning after Thanksgiving. The city recreation committee tentatively set December 5 for a winter teenage program at Junior High School gymnas ium. The Corry YMCA Advisory Board chose Corry High School on West South Street as the site for a potential $125,000 project with construction possibly starting spring 1955.
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