Audits of Legislature Lag Behind in State Funds
The piece attacks State Auditor General Robert P. Casey for auditing mostly small agencies while ignoring the General Assembly budget. It notes a 1968 constitution mandate for audits and criticizes the Legislative Audit Commission for budget provisions that hinder thorough work. It highlights a $5.3 million earmark for committee use and calls to remove the "whenever possible" clause from the budget, arguing for stronger accountability.
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Robert P. Casey
Police and Fire Department
General Assembly
Legislative Audit Commission
Audit Commission
Commission
Elliott G. Falk
Coraopolis
House
Senate
Heroin hotline flop undercuts Nixon push in August
The heroin hotline praised by President Nixon as a key anti drug tool produced few arrests or seizures by June 30. GAO reports show 28,341 calls with only 4,363 actionable, leading to small drug finds and seven mid level suspects. The program, in place in 23 cities, faced staff cuts and was largely a public relations effort. Separately, the Air Force began strict disposal rules treating unclassified trash as classified, routing secretary notes to sensitive waste streams.
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Herion
A Party Pooper Attends Jesse Weiss Birthday Bash
The writer recounts a Miami Beach birthday party for Broadway figure Jesse Weiss featuring Al Horwits, Hy Gardner, Jack Paar, and Grace Weiss. Guests drank freely, celebrities mingled, and jokes flew as the hostess staged an elegant, social whirlwind with stone crabs and fancy steaks. The narrator remains skeptical of the festivities yet admits the evening’s lively atmosphere and witty quips.
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al Horwits
Hollywood Movies
Claire
Miami Beach
Weiss
Jesse
Corry Gas Co to Relocate Offices in 1952
In Corry the Pennsylvania Gas Company will move its local office to 200 North Center Street during the weekend, in quarters under construction since spring. Assemblyman W. W. Waterhouse attends a Great Lakes shore erosion panel in Toledo with Gov. Fine asking him to be his representative. A Fourth Avenue 500 Club gathering at Mrs. Joseph Baressi’s home awarded prizes to Mrs. Roden, Mrs. McMichael, and Mrs. McElroy.
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The
Pennsylvania Gas Company
North Center Street
W. W. Waterhouse
Great Lakes
Commodore Perry
Toledo
Ohio
Fine
East County
Fourth Avenue
Joseph Baressi
James Roden
Grandparents Day reflections and shifting family values
The piece wryly notes time ages and fashion while debunking the idea that grandparents are stodgy. It contrasts older style beliefs with a younger, more active generation and ends by saying all grandparents want is grandchildren, though lasting bonds now take longer.
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Gramp
Grandpa
Tack
Gram
Gramps
Playboy
Grandma
Magnum
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Les Whitten
Wolff
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Air Force
Pentagon
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Hy Gardner
Jack Paar
Miriam Paar
Horwits
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Jesse Weiss
Joe
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Edward McElroy
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Richard S. Schweiker
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