Pennsylvania considers tougher obscenity bills amid limits on display
The Pennsylvania General Assembly advances House Bill 70 to unify obscenity laws with Supreme Court standards. It would ban obscene displays visible from public spaces, with penalties up to a $5,000 fine and two years’ imprisonment, and introduce new child pornography offenses with strict penalties including minimum fines and decades-long prison terms.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
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Milton Shapp
Spoonerisms and the Old Farmer Almanac clash here
A nostalgic column reviews the Old Farmer’s Almanac with humor about language, spoonerisms, and notable figures. It highlights Merriam Webster additions and recalls Reverend Spooner’s famous slips, noting how these word plays entered common usage and shaped linguistic lore.
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Old Farmer's Almanac
Merriam- Webster's Dictionary
Dr. Welbyish
Massachusetts
Mass
Spooner
Oxford
New College
William Archibald Spooner
New York Times
Portsmouth
Social Security financing debates raise long term reforms
Congressional action on Social Security financing faces a deadline as proposals span bold blueprints and quick fixes. The system operates by payroll taxes funding trust funds, delivering retirement and survivor benefits, with the law’s complexity masking its simple core concept.
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Congress
The Basics of Social Security Funding and Reserves
The piece explains pay as you go financing for Social Security, highlighting 1937 tax start, first benefits, and cash reserve history. It notes decades of self sufficiency, then a 1974 peak in reserves, and subsequent depletion due to unemployment, inflation, and rising benefit costs. It warns that rebuilding reserves requires restored balance and faith in the program, with tomorrow promising solutions.
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U.S
Separte
US Treasury
Addi
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Social Security Administration
Ali’s Failings and Blessings From the Fight Doctor Book
Jim Bishop discusses Muhammad Ali’s life and marriage history, citing Dr. Ferdie Pacheco’s Fight Doctor which recounts Ali’s years in Cassius Clay’s corner. The piece notes Ali’s endurance in talking and his long troubled hands, reflecting on the heavyweight’s public and private struggles.
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Muhammad Ali
Fendie Pacheco
Ali
Pacheco
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Ferdie
Howard Cosel
Doc
Chicago
Ali and Dundee’s Corner Men Revealed in 1977 Feature
In a detailed 1977 King Features Syndicate profile, Muhammad Ali’s corner reveals ties with Dr. Ferdie Pacheco and Angelo Dundee. The piece paints Ali as intelligent but childlike, craving education, and haunted by public expectations. It contrasts his grace with aging limits and his drive to be loved by fans.
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Miami
Muhammad Ali
Angelo Dundee
Alia
Dundee
Fortune
Frazier
Earnie Shavers
Ali
Benny Leonard
Jack Dempsey
Luis Angel Firpo
Joe Louis
Schmeling
Rocky Marciano
Harry Greb
Greb
Defense Department
Environmental Protection Agency
San Diego
Washington judge mixed private work with public office
Robert Boyd, a National Transportation Safety Board chief law judge earning 347000 annually, runs a tobacco business from his federal desk and uses secretaries for personal tasks. He ordered 150 copies of a family directory, typed his taxes, and even pressed staff to handle private errands, including golf frame purchases and long distance calls, while maintaining the claim that his office runs smoothly.
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Robert Boyd
Boyd
National Transportation Safety Board
Belle Haven Country Club
Virginia
Wo Boyd
Bob Gettlin
Fidelity National Bank of Virginia
Timex Co
GM of! Corp
Mercy SWARTH final dinner and quiet days faded
Fragmentary obituary note reflects Mercy Swarths final dinner and long quiet days of aging 88 year old Sibbett with mentions of illness Parkinsons and an engineer reference amid unclear names and places.
Agine Hazel Case Reported In Pennsylvania
A fragmented clipping notes a suicide case linked to a Pennsylvanian setting. Authorities investigate a defendant alleged in a disorderly or felonious incident. Further details remain unclear in the readable text.
Local Sheriff Reports Wound Incident In County
A sheriff reports an incident involving a person named Donald and a wound to the right knee. The event occurred in a western field area with a departing status noted by authorities. Further details are not provided in the fragment.
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Donald Field
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