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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1976
Page
2
The article argues the 1974 Pennsylvania pension law failed to reform and instead burdened taxpayers. State Auditor General Robert Casey proposed 26 amendments to fix the plan but was ignored by Gov. Shapp administration and the legislature. Taxpayers are urged to contact lawmakers to change the law to curb rising costs.
Common Cause files suit challenging the constitutional validity of free mailing franking by members of Congress. It argues the privilege unfairly aids incumbents and wastes taxpayer dollars, with House free mailing worth about 70,000 dollars annually and Senate up to 500,000 dollars. Opponents question if they can compete with such advantage.
Paul Harvey recalls Lebanon in 1958 with Eisenhower forces and notes a divided society. He observes Christian and Muslim factions, Palestinian camps, and the reluctance of America to intervene, urging prudent neighborly conduct and self restraint amid ongoing civil conflict.
Sylvie Porter argues the Roman Empire fell not by barbarians or decadence but by lead poisoning from vessels and cosmetics among the elite, while the masses used earthenware. She compares life expectancy and birthrates, then warns modern society faces chemical health risks from under tested substances and delayed adverse effects on liver lungs kidneys and cancer.
Congress approves key provisions to regulate untested chemicals including testing of existing substances and 90 day preproduction notifications to the EPA. PCB production to end within two years with restricted use. EPA to implement policy with industry input amid funding and staffing limits.
A lawyer discusses whether workers compensation covers injuries on the way to or from work. In one case Joe slips in a company lot before entering the plant and prevails. In another, a driver injured en route is denied benefits as the risk is not tied to the job.
The report traces IRS delays from Aug 12 1975 to Nov 21 1975 over an informant's testimony in a murder case. Ripulone was acquitted Oct 17, preventing retrial, while prosecutor Philip Shailer notes the witness could have aided conviction. The piece details bureaucratic slowdowns and memo revisions across Florida and Washington offices.
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