Pothole Politics in Pennsylvania Pits Bonds Against Gas Tax
Harrisburg report on road repair options shows bipartisan talk but deep divisions over how to fund fixes. Governor Shapp backs bonds while Republicans push pay-as-you-go gas tax increases. Representative Jack Seltzer calls bond plans fiscally reckless as the debate over a fair highway fix intensifies.
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Mason Denison
Harrisburg
Keystone
Jacob Kassab
House of Representatives
Shapp
Jack Seltzer
Lebanon
House Appropriations Committee
Kassab
Pothole Bond Debate Splits House and Senate Backs Urgency
The debate over funding highway resurfacing through bond issues pits House opposition led by Representative Seltzer against a Senate majority. Senators Ewing and Westerberg backed urgency and bond financing, while Gov Shapp and Kassab denied original authorship claims.
Prelude To An Act Of Love In The Upper Room
Jim Bishop narrates a Passover scene with Jesus and the twelve disciples in a stone room. The gathering includes Judas, the ritual bite of bread, the foot washing, and Jesus’ final commands about love and remembrance before the betrayal and death.
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Jim Bishop
Israel
Jesus
Apostles
God
Jehovah
Judas
Kenneth
John
Peter
Esther the only Bible book that omits God
A compact religious trivia item notes Esther is the sole biblical book not mentioning God. It contrasts with Palm Sunday ashes used on Ash Wednesday derived from burned palms, and recalls Jesus’ first miracle turning water into wine at a wedding in Cana.
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God
Gemstone name links Magruder to Watergate confession
Washington report details how the word Gemstone tightened the Watergate noose on Jeb Stuart Magruder. He confirms McCord's memo about the 1972 bugging plan in Mitchell's DOJ office with Dean present. Sally Harmony's testimony exposes lapses and typed notes tied to McGovern and Oliver, plus the Gemstone code.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Magruder
Watergate
James McCord
Justice Department
Mitchell
White House
John Dean
G. Gordon Liddy
Democratic Party
Dean
Sally
McCord
Liddy
Sally Harmony
Grand Jury
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Oliver
South Carolina
Harmony
Sen
George
McGovern
Howard Hunt
Hugh Sloan
Silbert
Hunt
Robert Reisner
Reisner
Liberal View The Buy Of The Day By Art Buchwald
In Washington a government effort to aid housewives against inflation publicizes cheap cuts of meat and fish. A nutritionist advised buying flounder for protein, and the author notes shortages and rising prices as popular broadcasts drive demand. He recounts rushing to the supermarket after the radio tip.
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Art Buchwald
Washington
U. S
Department of Agriculture
Shopping panic over flounder calf brains and horse meat
A shopper recalls chaos at a store as prices surge from 59 cents to 1.80 for flounder and onions vanish. Virginia Knauer at the White House urges calf brains at 2.50 a pound, prompting a frenzied melee and fears of horse meat as the next rumor.
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Virginia Knauer
White House
Loyalty Oath Bill Urges Federal Employee Checks
Victor Riesel reports on the Constitutional Oath Support Act pushed by Congressman Ichord and aides to require loyalty pledges for federal workers. The proposal would create a five member bipartisan Employe Security and Appeals Commission to grant employment only to those devoted to defending the U.S. Constitution, amid fears of subversion and security gaps highlighted by cases like Charles Tuller. The piece notes opposition fears of McCarthyism and argues for updated, clear loyalty measures rather than broad, inconsistent screening.
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Victor Riesel
Washington
Richard Tchord
D.-Mo
Pentagon
Charles Tuller
Office
Commerce Dept
National Rifle Assn
U. S
Tuller
Houston
Cuba
Civil Service Commission
CSC
Ichord
House Committee On Internal Security
Federal Employe Security and Appeals Commission
U.S
Communist Party
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