Tight Year on Tax Front in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg columnist Mason Denison examines Pennsylvania tax policy in 1978 as lawmakers push for higher personal income taxes from 2.0 to 2.2 percent and raise corporate net income taxes from 9.5 to 10.5 percent. The piece notes anticipated budget battles ahead and the potential continuation of tax increases, with debate over a gasoline levy to fund highway maintenance.
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Mason Denison
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Legislative Knights
Capitol Hill
Execuive
Shapp
Jim Bishop Reflects on Durant Marriage Biography Night Reading
The piece recalls reading The Dual Biography by Will and Ariel Durant in Madrid, detailing the couple’s long marriage, intertwined careers, and mutual influence. It notes Will Durant’s 92 years and Ariel’s 80, their diverse backgrounds, and the lifelong collaboration that shaped their philosophy and writing.
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Jim Bishop
Ariel
Will Durant
Spain
Castellana Hilton
Madrid
Yenta
Pontifical
Will
Hudson County
New York
Jersey City
Harlem
Mr. Will
Harlem Hoyden
Ariel Durant
Castellane Hilton
Northwestern U Awards McCarthy A Mock Master Degree
Northwestern University conferred the degree of master of innuendo and snappy comeback on Charlie McCarthy on August 28, 1938. The item notes the ventriloquist dummy of Edgar Bergen, reflecting a humorous credential rather than an academic degree.
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Northwestern University
Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen
Indiana Subscriptions Rates and Publishing Staff Notice
The Indiana Printing & Publishing Company in Indiana Pa lists subscription rates for weekly motor route and mail plans. It also provides staff titles including president, chairman, managing editor, associate editor, and advertising manager. The page notes Associated Press membership and legal postal details.
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RIL Ray
Whe Iuard
Luctlla
Jsciense
SALLY
Nawlan
Elizabeth
ADAN
Joseph L. Donnelly
Gener
Hussell M. Hickey
Joseph J. Donnell
William B. Has
WEB
Hood
Associated Press
Algens Dispatches
Cahrien Boy
SLU
Indiana
Armstrong
Cumbria
Clearfield
Jefferson
Westmoreland
Mobil oil ads accused of deception spark Downey letter
Washington columns reveal Rep. Downey's anger at Mobil Oil for alleged misrepresentations in ads and campaigns. The piece cites Mobil defenses, FTC records, ICC actions, and reactions from Rep. Moss and Rep. Dingell, plus a note on lead poisoning risks and calls for hearings.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Mobil Oil
Petroleum
Thomas Downey
N.Y
Mobil
William Tavolilareas
Downey
Federal Trade Commission
ICC
John Moss
D-Calif
John Dingell
D-Mich
Rep. Downey
Inside Labor Vic The Greek By Victor Riesel
Washington salutes a 1978 vision of labor power shaping national policy. Carter-Meany coalition, looming strikes on rails docks air lines and farms, postal walkouts, space settlement talk, and a New York City strike forecast. Cesar Chavez and Nixon shifts cited. Big CETA scandal teased.
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Victor Riesel
Washington
Jimmy Carter
White House
George Meany
Carter
George
Meany
Democratic Party
American Agriculture Movement
U.S
Outer Space
Ted Kennedy
California
Jerry Brown
Cesar Chavez
Dick Nixon
GOP
Jerry Ford
West
Midwest
EEOC
Black Clair
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Bella Abzug
Congress
Frank
Fitz) Fitzsimmons
Teamsters
Brotherhood
International
PROD
Maffia
National Commission
Atlantic City
Las Vegas
New York City
Big Apple
Weather Vane
Ed Koch
New York
Commentator Notes CB Craze Faces Market Shakeout
Don Graff assesses the citizen band radio boom as overproduction and overoptimistic marketing lead to a glut. FCC added 17 channels to 23, but demand shifted to 40 channels without a surge in sales. Manufacturers trim work forces as 40-channel radios fall in price and profits slip, signaling a natural industry consolidation with a cautious CB public seeking best value.
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Don Graff
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
CB Land
Cbers
Wall Street Journal
BlairsVille Wholesale Grocery robbed on East Brown Street
Blairs ville Wholesale Grocery Company Warehouse on East Brown Street was entered and robbed early today of several hundred dollars worth of merchandise. The Armagh Boys and Girls beat New Florence in two games on the Armagh floor 42 to 6 for the boys and 23 to 2 for the girls. An Indiana man escaped serious injury when his car crashed into a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad engine on Maple Street. Indiana County Redevelopment Authority, after December purchases, now owns or options on half of 64 properties in the Central Indiana Urban Renewal Project. Indiana County endures a warm spell after a minus 10 degree low with a 2 degree overnight low. By noon the temperature rose to 17 degrees.
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Blairsville
East Brown Street
Armagh
New Florence
Indiana
Baltimore and Ohio
Maple Street
Indiana County Redevelopment Authority
Central Indiana
Indiana County
Highway Department
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Ig Ten
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Andrew Maguire
D-N.j
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Jody Powell
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COPE
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International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
International Union of Journeymen Horseshoers
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Buddy
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