Pennsylvania’s 400 Bills a Month in 1973 Session
Harrisburg columnist notes Pennsylvania lawmakers introduced about 2,000 bills by June 1 1973, splitting 1,063 House and 935 Senate. Only 100 House bills and 76 Senate bills passed to the other chamber. Revenue estimates by Secretary Kane show under and over projections for the year with a modest surplus seen for June 30 1973.
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Mason Denison
Harrisburg
Legislative Express
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Senate
House
State Department of Revenue
Legislative Branch
Department of Revenue
Secretary of Revenue
Robert P. Kane
Exchequer Kane
Brother Kane
Jim Bishop on weddings and the bride’s father in tux
In a sharp comic essay Jim Bishop skewers wedding rituals and the bride’s father, tracing the social theater from showers to reception. He notes mothers orchestrating gifts, the caterer’s cold profit, and the silent dread of the father as the couple embarks. The piece ends with wary, half-amused forecasts of marital life.
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Jim Bishop
Buddha
Momma
Hitler
Dad
Golf match delivers lopsided win at Indiana Country Club
The Indiana Country Club golfers defeated Kittanning Country Club 73 to 13 yesterday amid the presence of pro Thomas Gray on Kittanning. Johnny Holyta pitched a two hit game for Indiana Indies as his teammates pushed 16 runs across.
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Indiana Country Club
Kittanning Country Club
Thomas Gray
Kittanning
Hellwood
Johnny (Hoot) Holyta
Indiana Indies
Police chief Kelley under fire in field reports
Justice Department field reports from Missouri criticize Kansas City Police Chief Clarence M. Kelley for handling of police brutality cases against minorities. They urge reforms, hiring more Black officers, stronger citizen-complaint review, and greater community relations, noting minimal progress without federal support.
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Washington
Justice Department
Missouri
Kansas City
Clarence M. Kelley
Kelley
Nixon
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Martin Luther King
McGovern
Inside Labor Preparing For Phase Four
Washington reports on a Nixon White House session with Meany Fitzsimmons Hall and other labor leaders and executives as they discuss Phase Four measures to curb inflation and food costs. The group aims for a coordinated approach among labor, management, and government to stabilize prices while avoiding public conflict.
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Victor Riesel
Washington
White House
Nixon
Consolidated Edison Co
Watergate
Meany
Teamsters General
Frank “Fitz” Fitzsimmons
Peat
Fitz
Mr. Nixon
Cost of Living Council
I.W. Abel
Walter Winston
First National City Bank
New York City
Moscow
Dick Nixon
George
Paul
Jim
Caveat vendor buyer beware in consumer honesty
Omitting prose, the piece argues that shoplifting and consumer abuse raise prices. It cites National Retail Merchants Assn on theft at 3.5 billion dollars yearly and per-family costs of 30 to 60 dollars. It notes price label switching, returning used items, damaging produce, opening samples, misplacing frozen goods, and cartnaping as loss avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Oakley
Beverly Henderson
University of Wisconsin Extension
Readers Write Credit Due Miss Dragani at Workshop
A letter to the editor corrects an article on the Sheltered Workshop. The writer credits Patricia Dragani as Activity Center Supervisor with devising and guiding the current activities program, noting her long tenure and daily student workload with volunteer support. Monique Sullivan is mentioned as assisting on an additional program.
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Monica Sullivan
Patricia Dragani
Dragani
Ms. Dragani
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