Tax Reform Hopes Fade From Pennsylvania Politics
Pennsylvania politicians and candidates offer little on tax reform as of 1977 78. Governor Shapp touted reform years ago but the legislative branch blocks major changes. The Democratic Policy Committee mentions only current tax and revenue needs, not reform, leading to bleak prospects for meaningful changes this year.
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Mason Denison
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Shapp
Hack
Legislative Branch
Legislative
Democratic Policy Committee
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania News Service
California
Health, Education and Welfare Department
United Feature Syndicate
Big John at Diplomat Hotel Aged Cop Enjoys Florida Visit
Jim Bishop recounts Big John, 80, en route to Florida, revealing two moods grouchy and hilarious. In Miami he gowns his routine amid arthritis, auricular fibrillation, edema and nervousness, sipping vodka and tonic, savoring roast beef, apple pie, and a grand sleep in a two bed suite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Bishop
Big John
Florida
Miami
Kelly
Diplomat
Arthur Itis
Jim
Gold Coast
Indiana Evening Gazette Publication Details and Rates
The Indiana Evening Gazette outlines ownership by Indiana Painting and Publishing Company, lists executives including Lucilla H. Donnelly and Sally El Nay, and notes Associated Press rights. It provides local and mail subscription rates, with weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly options for in-state and out-of-state addresses, and specifies publication as daily except Sundays and legal holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Painting & Publishing Company
Indiana
HHS Hay
Lucilla H. Donnelly
Sally EL Nay
Wwe
William B. Hal Ranaging
Frank 8. Hood
Associated Press
Carrieh Hoy
Armstrong
Cumbria
Clearfield
Jefferson
West Moreland
Feud Asa
Wlasy Portage
Oulanaa Durum Mohd Cea AA Geeeenndaac
Credit Card Bills Hide Confusing Charges Warns Report
A congressional staff memo accuses Credit card operators of using legalistic language and hidden fees to confuse customers. Bankers bragged about distorted disclosures and officials cite a 178 word notice with heavy punctuation. House probes urge receipts kept and fine print read to avoid unwelcome charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
Frank Annunaio
D-Ill
Ube
House
Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
Larry Kraftowitz
Citibank
American Bankers Association
Global steel crunch raises costs and COLA hit
Inside Labor World discusses a worldwide steel conflict driving up costs for iron ore, coal, and power, with U.S. Steel losses and a sustained COLA increase totaling about 275 million dollars annually across the basic steel industry as of 1980.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USW
COLA
Steel Cor
Steel Prices and Unions Clash Over Market Losses
The piece argues AFL CIO Building and Construction Trades members price themselves out of the market, with unions led by Abe Abel and Lloyd McBride facing stiff steel losses. It notes 1977 as a peak demand year, CPI COLA effects, and intensified competition from Japan Britain and Communist bloc dumps affecting Western Europe and global markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Murray
USW
Abe Abel
Lloyd McBride
Afl-Cio
Washington
America
U.S. Department of Labor
Cpi-Cola
Japan
British Steel Corp
Europe
U.S.S.R
Poland
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Romania
Field Newspaper Syndicate
Commentary on refugees from Iraq to Mexico and beyond
The piece notes 35 Iraqi Christians seeking asylum at Kennedy Airport and widens to global refugee flows. It highlights Vietnamese boat people in Indochina, Southeast Asian and African refugees, and economic refugees from Mexico and Latin America. It argues asylum is tied to global economic inequality and calls for productive equality alongside political solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Graff
New York
Kennedy International Airport
United States
Iraq
Thailand
Indochina
International Rescue Committee
Southeast Asia
Africa
Population shift and historic notes mix from 19th century data
The item cites Conference Board projections showing less-developed nations expanding to 59 percent of world population by 2000, with developed countries at 13 percent. It also mentions Lincoln at Gettysburg with dates and notes on the speech's reception and copies remaining.
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Conference Board
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Fndiana Evening Gazette
Carter
Carter Administration
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Ted Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate
Los Angeles Rams
By Victor Riesel
Washinuiun
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New World
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U.S. Steel Corp
United Steelworkers
Grafeite Diesen
Rio Grande
France
West Germany
Western Europe
Enterprize Avi
Lincoln
Gettysburg
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