Buffaloing the Public How Democrats Rule in Harrisburg
The piece argues Pennsylvania Democrats dominate state government after 1974 shifts, citing budget fights and confirmations. It notes Senate delays on an $82 million package, Kalodner’s PUC chair vote, and general blame aimed at Republicans despite Democratic control. It questions who is buffaloing whom in state politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Denison
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Buffalos
House of Representatives
Shapp
Senate
Keystone
Capitol Hill
House
Martin Murray
Buffalo
Philip Kalodner
Public Utility Commission
PAC
Kalodner
Penna
News Service
Rabbits Change Australia Mystery to Pest Spell
The tale recalls Thomas Austin releasing rabbits in Australia to breed game. A 19th century voyage from Liverpool to Australia led to 24 rabbits thriving, then multiplying into a pest that ruined crops and sparked wild hunting, with Austin’s warnings to authorities ignored until years later. The piece blends historical anecdote with local newspaper style and comic framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Bishop
Hobson's Bay
Thomas Austin
Barwin Park
Australia
Liverpool
Austin
Mr. Austin
The Australian Rabbit War and Its Ironies
Jim Bishop recounts the infestation of rabbits across Victoria New South Wales Queensland and Western Australia. Governments spent millions and built a 2000 mile fence while farmers suffered. By the 1920s the species waned yet left a lasting tragic irony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Glen Alice
John Robertson
Robertson
New South Wales
Queensland
Australia
Government of
Austin
Western Australia
Carter Faces Paperwork And Planning Gap In White House
Washington officials say President Carter is overwhelmed by memoranda and deadlines with little long range planning. aides note his focus on energy tax welfare and urban issues, while pollster Caddell and domestic policy chief Risenstat seek predictive methods to avert crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Carter
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Patrick Caddell
Stuart Risenstat
Eisenstat
Howie Kurtz
H.R. Haldeman
Oval Office
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
Health Education and Welfare
Joseph Califano
Bert Lance
Detroit
Congress
America
Washington Last Of The Fat Cats Exposed In Labor Campaign Push
Sworn testimony in a settled case reveals CWA leaders coordinated with Jimmy Carter's campaign to mail bulk rate political literature. Mikel Miller admitted multiple talks with Landon Butler, and a local 2323 unit mailed 1500 Carter leaflets paid by the local Democratic group, highlighting unions as the era's last fat cats in campaign finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LY KR
Lucilla
Sally R. Naylon
Elizabeth R. Swe
Joan Ray Reed
Joseph L. Donn
Russell M. Hicke
Joseph L
Donnell William B. Hasting
Associated Press
Indleau
Armstrong
Cambria
Clearfield
Jefferson
Westmoreland
Dally
Han
Indiana
Dally Dally Goumu
Lydiana
Martha Angle
Robert Walters
Washington
Republican National Committee
U.S. District Court
Alexandria
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Postal Service
Mikel K. Miller
Miller
Landon Butler
Jimmy Carter
Federal Election Commission
Commission
Carter
Treasury
Watts
Labor strike maked blackouts and coal crisis warned
Victor Riesel reports a wildcat coal strike paralyzing about 80,000 miners in West Virginia and neighboring states. He cites neo radical university roots, disrupted UMW offices, and caravan protests, warning of fuel shortages and potential economic impact amid contract talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Riesel
Washington
United Mine Workers
UMW
Charleston
W. Va
National
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Provocateurs
California
Michigan
Chicago
Revolutionary Union
The
UNW
Pension Trust
Readers Protest Carter Handgun Controls
A reader urges opposition to President Carter's upcoming gun control proposals in Congress. The letter warns of an outright ban on cheap Saturday Night Special handguns and hints at broader restrictions, urging sportsmen to contact their congressman and seek enforcement of existing laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CWA
Glenn E. Watts
Carter
Miller
Watts
Jimmy Car
Congress
Japan
Smith and Wesson
Ford Administration
National Rifle Assoc
House
Thomas O'Neill
Washington, D.C
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Indiana Printing & Publishing Company
Water St
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United States
Canada
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Miners’ Committee
Syndicams
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