Secrecy in Pennsylvania state price hikes and Burger lobbying
Report notes hidden decisions by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board raising prices on 234 state store items and similar private actions by the Milk Price Board. It contrasts public hearings with closed-door votes and cites Justice Burger sending an envoy to Water down a consumer safety bill, accompanied by lobbyist Tom Corcoran, raising concerns about secrecy and court load.
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Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Liquor Board
The
Liquor Control Board
Pennsylvania
Washington
Supreme Courts
Congress
Warren Burger
House
Carl Albert
Rowland Kirks
Capitol Hill
Albert
Kirks
Tom “Tommy
Corcoran
Burger
American Bar Association
Public figures clash over access to intervention details
The chief justice pressed Whitten for disclosure claiming the public’s right to know, while Kirks ended the call firmly stating the conversation was over and hanging up. The exchange underscores tensions between transparency and gatekeeping in official matters.
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Whitten
Mr. Whitten
Kirks
Corcoran
Albert
What is a power of attorney in law and limits
A power of attorney's duration hinges on its terms. Definite terms end at expiration or event. indefinite terms end when the purpose is fulfilled. Revocation by the grantor is possible with written notice. A 1942 POA likely expired after its purpose was achieved and time elapsed.
Harvard presses overhaul of university budgeting system
Harvard vice president Stephen Hall describes moving from municipal style budgeting to a seven element management plan. Weekly meetings produced a written plan with mission scope assumptions future impact and explicit objectives. Administrators now negotiate goals, creating total commitment and monthly progress reports.
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New York
Stephen Hall
Harvard
Hall
Itt-Sheraton
University
G. Graham Hurlburt
Hurlburt
Radcliffe
Fischer complains on playing conditions at world chess championship
The World Chess Championship aroused disputes over television coverage and crowd behavior as Bobby Fischer protested playing conditions. Critics note TV distractions and audience impoliteness, while the International Chess Federation backed changes for future matches.
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Bobby Fischer
Fischer
International Chess Federation
Energy report urges energy conservation measures and tax shifts
A government plan proposes cutting industrial energy demand by 15 percent in 1980 and 24 percent in 1990, favoring mass transit, rail, walking, and biking while taxing large cars to promote smaller, efficient vehicles. It calls insulation rules, tax incentives for retrofitting homes, and ending homeowner tax breaks for single-family homes, noting potential industry resistance and public backlash.
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FHA
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Les Whitten
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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San Francisco
W. Burke
Galler
Boris Spassky
Television
Audienc
Sheldon Shkolnik
Grant Park
Chicago
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Tim Pryor
van Cliburn
Chicago Symphony
Kenneth Lawson
Chicago Today
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