Organized crime and legalized gambling debate heats up
Palm Beach Florida hosts a conference of about 100 state lottery directors and gambling officials from the United States Great Britain the Bahamas and Australia to weigh crime links with legalized gambling Lawmen led by FBI Director Clarence Kelley push for tighter controls while James Ritchie of the National Gambling Commission argues most gambling profits go underground avoiding taxes and cites a Mafia role in enforcement and operations.
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Palm Beach
Florida
United States
Great Britain
Bahamas
Australia
Public Gaming Research Institute
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Clarence Kelley
James Ritchie
National Gambling Commission
Congress
Cers Rwebié
Gambling Commission
U.S
Kohn
Ritchie
Commission
Equity sought for Pennsylvania property tax reform
The state Senate Finance Committee studied Pennsylvania property taxation for eight months and found the system unworkable in practice and indefensible in theory. Chairman Sen. Quentin Orlando plans a follow up next year to seek alternatives as property no longer reflects wealth or ability to pay.
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State Senate Finance Committee
Pennsylvania
Adolph Hitler
Quentin Orlando
Erie
Milton J. Shapp
Harrisburg
Orlando Committee
Property tax critique in Pennsylvania politics and reform hopes
William Ecenbarner argues that property taxes are biased by assessments and harm low income areas by funding schools through local levies. He notes politicians’ reluctance to overhaul the system, suggesting state tax shifts as a solution while warning the issue remains politically intractable.
Quotations and quips from politics and culture of the era
A garbled collage of quotes, jokes, and references from politicians, writers, and media figures across politics, pop culture, and journalism. It blends Nixon, Nietzsche, Spiro Agnew, Doonesbury, Archy, and others, interspersed with pained humor about public life, media, and government.
Governor Shapp Eyes Toll Road Plan and Pay Raises
The piece highlights Governor Milton Shapp endorsing pay raises for lawmakers and proposing a study to convert Interstate 90 into a toll road. It references past campaign promises and critiques of gambling enforcement, noting remarks by Aaron Kohn on federal versus state control and the Gambling Commission’s tax proposal to exempt lottery winnings from income taxes.
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Milton Shapp
Commonwealth Compensation Commission
Shapp
Hi Lockheed
Naughty! Two fires draw city ire in minieditorial
A satirical minieditorial notes two dangerous fires in the city: a bonfire at Donald McCray’s west end property violating zoning orders and a blaze at the sewage treatment plant set by city workers. It links to a Pennsylvanian School Journal issue on discipline from 1844 and ends with a list of state and federal officials.
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West End
Donald McCray
Pennsylvania’ School Journal
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Corry Journal
Kelley
Mafia
Cosa Nostra
By William Ecenbarner
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Dan Scannell
Richard M. Nixon
Nietzche
PhioTias Paine
Hannibal
Saul Alinsky
Gary Trudeau
Spiro Agnew
Archy
Wall Street Journal
Charlie Brown
Simon
Paul Simon
Frank Rizzo
James Thurber
Manhattan
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Washington
L.M. Boyd
Hope Department
EXXON
Los Angeles
National Geographic News Service
Liddy
Fred LaRue
Earl Butz
Secretary of Agriculture
Fant
Mary Hartman
Arnold Horschack
Corry
South Strat
Corry Paar
George
Sarole
Punihar
Milam
Eaton
Jenn MetavaNit
Mall
Sayanc
Eater
The
Mr. Ritchie
Aaron Kohn
New Orleans
Thorughout
State of Pennsylvania
United States Senate
Richard 5. Schweiker
Senate
Capitol
D.C
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Washington, D.C
United States Representative Assembly
Joseph P. Vigorito
Cannon House
R. Budd Dwyer
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