New Castle Lawmaker Calls for More Work, Less Waste
Pennsylvania state representative Thomas J. Fee of New Castle criticizes the Harrisburg session for inactivity while backing bills on elderly tax relief, farmer land tax relief, and Vietnam veteran education. He notes 25 bills sponsored with only two advancing, argues for moving bipartisan conservation and environmental bills to the floor, and urges ending weekly sessions to save taxpayers money.
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Mason Denison
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Thomas J. Fee
Lawrence County
Ohio
New Castle
Burgettstown
Meat Boycotters Take On Price Hikes In Family Satire
ART BUCHWALD narrates a Washington家庭 scene as a meat boycott begins to spread to other utilities. The narrator pushes to extend protest to the telephone and gas industries, while family members debate practicality and consequences of giving up meat, phones, or electricity. The piece lampoons consumer activism and rising prices with sharp, humorous dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Buchwald
Washington
Jennifer
Connie
Joel
Polluters combat stream pollution rules loom soon
Historical notes from several years describe looming pollution laws pressing coal firms to defend or control pollutants. Entries include Lu cerne fishing prizes, a Fisher Company plant state grant of 338000, and Indiana County’s Christmas Tree shipment boom.
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Lucerne
Lucerne Hunting and Fishing Club
Joseph Arone
Steve Yanoscik
L.F. Kettering
James Rocco Jr
Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority
Fisherie Company
Inn
Indiana County
Area
A Red Face Over A Black Book
Washington article details prominent Republicans and Watergate figures including Thompson and Kleindienst meeting last week of March, Dash and McCord involved in securing FBI files, and a barroom episode that exposed the personal appointment book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
Senate
Watergate Committee
Carroll Arms Bar
Richard Hanna
D-Calif
Thompson
Richard Kleindienst
Kleindienst
Mike Kiernan
Sam Dash
FBI
Dash
Cash
Police Department
Ranes
Speaking Freely Indians Need A Statesman
DON OAKLEY argues public opinion shows more sympathy for Native Americans than the federal government over Wounded Knee. He notes a Harris poll and urges Indian leaders to become statesmen, while warning against self serving hypocrisy and stressing non Indian goodwill as key to justice. He cites Libya’s new law on amputations and poses trivia questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Oakley
Wounded Knee
Harris
Waco
Tex
Alcatraz Island
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Washington
United States
Costs and tensions swirl over health and food prices
Washington reports two secret meetings on medical costs and living expenses. Victor Riesel notes the National Commission on Productivity debated medical productivity while the Cost of Living Council weighed wage freezes and future price controls. IRS monitoring remains in reserve to curb inflation if needed.
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Victor Riesel
Washington
National Commission On Productivity
Labor
Industry
Productivity Commission
Smithsonian Institution
East
Cost of Living Council
COLC
Labor-Management Advisory Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
George Shultz
Treasury
John Dunlop
Harvard
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Lane Kirkland
Dunlop
Trump
Nixon
Shultz
National Commission On Industrial Peace
Dave Cole
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
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