Pennsylvania Budget Reform Debates Target Timely Legislation
Harrisburg notes a budget crisis as critics call for reform in Pennsylvania’s budgeting process. Senator Michael A. O Pake proposes zero based budgeting with department by department reviews and earlier committee action to clarify vital versus nonessential dollars before the crisis hits. The piece questions practicality given current political control and the many billions at stake.
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Mason Denison
Harrisburg
Keystone
Pennsylvania
U.S
Congress
Rhode Island
Picayune
Golly
Legisla
Fors
Michael A. O'Pake
Berks County
Department of State
Executive
House of Representatives
Senate
O’pake
General Assembly
Doomsday coal study sparks global catastrophe scare
Reporter Jim Bishop catalogs a National Academy of Sciences report predicting dire climate effects from shifting from oil to coal. He lampoons the study's certainty while outlining potential rises in temperature, sea levels, snow, and ecological disruption, warning of widespread devastation from Hoboken to Tokyo.
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Jim Bishop
Africa
America
Maine
White House
National Academy of Sciences
National Academy
United States
Midwest
Sahara
Canada
Nikita Khrushchev
Arctic Circle
Soviet Union
Manhattan
Miami
Norfolk
Amsterdam
Panama Canal
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Cairo
Tel Aviv
Murmansk
Florida
Antarctic
Newcastle
Academy
Hoboken
Bayonne
Disneyland
Kelly
CRS 500 Researchers Help Congress With Inquiries
The Congressional Research Service fields up to 500 researchers to answer inquiries for lawmakers. They handle over 300,000 requests annually at about $20 million, with many tasks confidential. Some members have used the service for personal or school work, prompting questions about propriety and privacy.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Library of Congress
Thomas
Tip” O'Neill
Hudson Valley
Hamilton Fish, Jr
R-N.y
Congress
Ronald Bo Ginn
CRS
Robert Byrd
D.w.va
Research Service
Georgia
United States
Herman Talmadge
D.ga
Robert Dole
R.kan
O’neill
Dows
U.S
Bermuda
Britain
Mondale
Switzerland
Elliott Levitas
Daniel Flood
Easter Seal Society
Wyoming Valley Monument
Wyoming Valley Catholic Laymen’s Retreat League
Hubert Humphrey
CBS
Lise Nickerson
Humphrey
National Association of Secondary School
Liberal View Clean Bomb For Sale
A satirical piece presents a staged sales pitch for a so called clean neutron bomb. The catalog pitches the weapon as battlefield friendly with minimal destruction to property, argues no SALT constraints apply, and claims immunity from retaliation if a dirty bomb is used.
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Art Buchwald
USO
United States
Labor Terrorism and the FBI’s Strained Infiltration Effort
Victor Riesel argues anti-terror measures grow with executive seminars on urban warfare. He notes 40 FALN bombings since 1976 and questions how agencies can catch urban guerrillas like NWLF and Weather Underground without cross-agency infiltration. The piece highlights FBI coordination, legal pressure on agents, and the challenge of solving high-profile cases.
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Victor Riesel
New York
Babylon
Golden Gate
Intal
FBI
Mobil Oil
Washington
Roger Young
Inspector Young
Congress
FALN
Jackson Place
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Harry Truman
House of Representatives
Interpol
CIA
Pentagon
Mobil
Weather Underground
New
LaGuardia
Tronic
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Lary
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Joseph L. Donnelly
Eastaphy
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Frank B. Hood
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AP News
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Jefferson
West
Moreland
Tall
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Quiside
Ionia
God Legal
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Tip O'Neill
Fish
Mid
Cold Springs
Leon Jaworski
Griffin Bell
Jaworski
Bell
Bel Bomber
New World Liberation Front
NWLF
San Francisco
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Chicano Liberation Front
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