Tax Bond Bidding Bill Passes Pennsylvania House and Senate
A Fryer sponsored bill now before the governor would allow county boards to require joint bidding for tax collectors bonds. Cumberland County led the push, showing 1975 costs at 23500 dollars versus 8800 dollars in 1976 with joint bidding, a 14700 dollar saving. The measure, praised for potential tax savings, was co sponsored by nine House members, with Cumberland districts showing mixed support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Denison
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Berks County
Lester K. Fryer
Senate
House of Representatives
Fryer
Board of Commissioners
Cumberland County
House
Nelson Punt
John Scheaffer
Camp Hill
Pennsylvania News Service
The Old Reporter and His Dimming Glory
Jim Bishop muses on aging reporters and a fading era of journalism. The piece traces the cynicism, meticulous notes, and fading influence of veteran editors, recalling a bygone city room and a pension plans scare, ending with the author's wary admiration for the old man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Bishop
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It's A Fact Honolulu Grows From Village to Major Tourist Hub
It notes Honolulu Hawaii, once a small village when Captain James Cook arrived, has become a principal destination for U S and Japanese travelers. In 1974 about 2.8 million persons stayed one night or longer, reflecting its booming tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Calcutta
Sydney
Qld
Honolulu
Hawaii
James Cook
Hawaiian Islands
U.S
Nursing home used Medicare pills to press deposits
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports Four Freedoms Nursing Home in Miami Beach pressed Medicare patients for deposits on services, drawing in politicians including Rep. Claude Pepper and Sen. Lawton Chiles and later Sen. Warren Magnuson. HEW found delays and improved records, while inspectors flagged ongoing safety and care deficiencies. The piece notes ties to unions and maritime interests and questions political influence on enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Medicare
Four Freedoms Nursing Home
Miami Beach Oceanfront
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Harry Stone
Capitol Hill
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
Lawton Chiles
Edward Gurney
R-Fla
Pepper
House
Stone
Four Freedoms Corpo
Four Freedoms
Social Security
James Cardwell
Miami
Sen
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
Senate
Commerce Committee
Maritime Union
Seattle
William Steinberg
Miami Nursing Home
Union
Magnuson
Cardwell
Harley Dirks
Deays
Ways and Means Committee
Kurtz
Senator Magnuson
Dirks
Predictions on looming labor crises and 1979 bargaining
The piece warns that the Ides of March 1978 signal upcoming strikes across railroads mail West Coast ports and air lines with ripple effects through the economy. It notes existing longshoremen wage guarantees via the ILA and outlines expected major negotiations in 1979 involving Teamsters steel UAW and other unions, stressing proactive consideration of steps beyond immediate actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
ILA
Carter
Ray Marshall
White House
Federal Mediation Service
London
Jimmy Carter
General Custer
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Harry Bridges
U.S. Postal Service
Teamsters
A Thanksgiving Tale of Yale Coat Hangers and Clean Rooms
A Los Angeles Times piece by Art Buchwald humorously recalls Yale University students adapting to chores during an employees strike. Ezra Whitman and fellow Yalies learn to hang coats, wash pans, sort laundry, and take out the garbage, illustrating a humorous campus remedial program in everyday tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Buchwald
Washington
Yale University
Yale
Ezra
Mr. Whitman
Mrs. Whitman
Harvard
Princeton
MIT
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Indiana County History Briefs Dec 5 1927 to 1972
A 1927 street car crash at Mazza crossing demolished a Ford driven by a Homer City man. 1952 open house at Whitmyre Hall Indiana State Teachers College. Blairsville RD 1 man seriously injured in two Indiana County highway accidents with 5700 in damages. 1982 Firemen recover body of man fatally burned at his home. 1967 daily air service planned between Indiana County Jimmy Stewart Airport and Greater Pittsburgh Airport to begin Dec 11. 1972 Groundbreaking for Indiana County YMCA Building at Route 422 West and Bent Franklin Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LY Veo
R. H. Ray
Lucilla KR
Sally R. Naylon
Elizabeth R. Sweeney
Joan Ray Reece
Joseph L. Donnell
Russell M. Hickey
Joseph L. Donnelly
William B. Hastin
Frank
Hood
Associated Press
AP News
Carrier Boy
AU Aid
Indiana
Armstrong
Cumbria
Clearfield
Jefferson
West
Moreland
Cownties
Diana
Ford
Homer City
Mazza
Whitmyre Hall
State Teachers College
Blairsville RD
Brush Valley
Indiana County
Jimmy Stewart
Greater
Pittsburgh
Strouse Aeronautics
Indiana County Ymca
Route 422
Bent
Franklin Road
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The
King Features Syndicate
Aindiana Evening Gazette
Uiblhad Hu
Ao Water
Andiai, Pa
Howie Kurtz
By Victor Riesel
Anwar Sadat
Menahem
Teddy Gleason
New York- New Jersey
International Longshoremen's Assn
Pacific
Gleason
Gulf Coast
United Steelworkers
Ed Sad-2lowski
United Auto Workers
Yeoutor
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