Hurdles Remain In State University Funding Battle
The Legislature finally approved operating funds for Penn State Pitt and Temple but the budget clash persists. Universities bore billions in shortfalls last year and borrowed nearly $1 million in interest. Budget officials warn cash flow may only cover about $50 million of the $240 million due, risking continued borrowing by schools and lingering state funding gaps.
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Mason Denison
Harrisburg
Penn State
Pitt
Temple
Pennsylvania
Charles McIntosh
Shapp
Pennsylvania News Service
A Matter of Conscience by a Veteran Journalist
By Jim Bishop I enter my 40th year in journalism with a vow to seek truth in stories. I reflect on the craft, the editors who judge worth, and the quiet aim to balance honesty, pace, and humanity in every piece.
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Jim Bishop
Reader
The Bishop's Contemplations On Writing Career
Journal fragment from January 2, 1929 reflecting on ambition, self perception, and the craft of writing. The author recalls early career, roles at The New York News and Lib erty, doubts about perfection, and a forthcoming memoir offer from Little, Brown. He muses on zeitgeist, luck, and the elusive bull's eye in print.
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New York News
America
Collier's
Liberty
Catholic Digest
Gold Medal Books
Hach
Little
Brown
Washington coverup at Civil Service Commission echoes Watergate
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports a Watergate style coverup within the Civil Service Commission. An internal document and a Rogovin task force briefing book raise questions about purging extraneous material to shield improper activities and a review triggered by complaints from Congress.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Eividence
Civil Service Commission
Commission
House
Chain of Command
Mitchell Rogovin
Alan Campbell
Rogovin
Ziv Remez
Remez
Inside Labor Super Agency in Carter Era
Washington based report by Victor Riesel outlines plans for a single super agency to control all federal enforcement on minority and female employment. It would investigate, subpoena records, and potentially become a cabinet department led by Eleanor Holmes Norton. Critics say the move consolidates power, with HEW and other agencies wielding broad enforcement over schools banks and businesses.
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Victor Riesel
Washington
Jimmy Carter
America
Jimmy
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Califano
Labor Department
Office
John Hancock Life Insurance Co
Nore Tom
EEOC
Language and loyalty drive Quebec secession risk
Don Oakley argues language shapes identity and politics, noting Quebec’s size and the pending Levesque referendum may push independence. He cites France’s linguistic minority, warns against suppressing separatist yearnings, and reflects on possible outcomes for Canada.
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Quebec
Canada
France
Texas
Alaska
Levesque
Free meter parking in Homer City for Christmas shoppers
December 20 to 24 offer free parking at meters in the borough to aid Christmas shoppers, announced today. Meanwhile in Saltsburg area Kocht Pon tine moves from Galbraith property on Water Street to Route 286 South. Wurman fatally injured yesterday in a Miulavetele accident on Route 286 west of Saltsburg.
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Homer City
Indiana
Kocth Pontine
Galbraith
Water St
Saltsburg
Saltaburg
Wurman
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