Pennsylvania Act 195 a Blind Alley for Taxpayers
Harrisburg analysis questions Act 195 implications for public employee bargaining. Gov. Shapp’s implementation amid rising costs to state taxpayers and local governments is cited with Hazleton wage demands, AFSCME pressure, and a notable Elliott Co. strike near Jeannette. The piece warns of potential private contracting and broader fiscal strain.
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Mason Denison
Harrisburg
Shapp
Milton J. Shapp
Pennsylvania
Hazleton
Luzerne County
Westmoreland County
Jeannette
Elliott Company
Money, Money, Money: A List of Big Earners
Jim Bishop rails at top salaries amid a gallery of figures from Mayer to Ford and Carson. The column fingerposts wealth across media, industry, and politics, noting reach and rewards from GM to Ms Magazine, NBC to Chase Manhattan, with the punchline of Felixer’s skipped pay.
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Jim Bishop
Louis B. Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Mr. Mayer
Richard Gerstenberg
General Motors
David Berliner
New York Magazine
Henry Ford
Second Class Imprint Second cians Penga
Daily publication note shows imprint details with postal and holiday exemptions. Implies generic newspapermasthead fragment and publication cadence without clear events or people.
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Second Cians
Penga
Bandits Rob Payroll on Indiana County Rail Line
Five unmasked robbers halted a Clymer mail car at Risinger crossing near Indiana and Clymer, rifling the registered mail sack and fleeing with a $28,750 payroll from Russell Coal Mining Co. Officials and State Police pursued the bandits but found no trace by press time. Two playgrounds will open in Indiana on Monday, per the Indiana Borough Recreation Commission and Indiana Public Schools, aiming to boost community activity.
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Clymer
Indiana County Street Railways Company
Risinger Crossing
Indiana
Russell Coal Mining Co
Indiana Borough Recreation Commission
Indiana Public Schools
Pub- IC
New Grave Controversy Over Jeremiah Johnson Remains
Washington columnist notes the controversial reburial of Jeremiah Johnson in Wyoming, sparked by California students and aided by Veterans Administration officials. Critics warn of legal risks and dangerous precedents while Warner Bros. denies promoting the event.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Robert Redford
Jeremiah Johnson
Old Trail Town
Wyvarner Bros
Redford
Parkview Junior High School
Lancaster
Calif
Warner Bros
Jeremiah
John Johnston
Los Angeles
Wyoming
Veterans Administration
Rufus Wilson
John Melcher
D-Mont
Justice Department
National Cemetery
Melcher
Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
General Pershing
Inside Labor This Year's Aristocracy by Victor Riesel
Washington reports unionized construction workers push wage-fringe raises up to 145 dollars weekly and hourly gains in Oregon California Alaska. Strikes rise as the labor push grows, while wage boards fade and Dunlop exits. India tests a nuclear device amid global debate on poverty and development.
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Victor Riesel
Washington
Organized Labor
Salem
Ore
San Francisco
California
Alaska
Federal Mediation Service
Don Oakley
India
Nuclear Club
Indira Gandhi
India's nuclear future and a garlic pesticide surprise
Discussion weighs India's rising power status and fears about regional nuclear spread while noting a Bombay Biomed center garlic oil pesticide as a nonhazardous, mosquito control marvel. The piece ends with a wry aside about the stubborn odor of garlic aboard buses.
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India
Bhaba Atomic Research Center
Bombay
Open Letter Advocates Indiana County Vocational School
A reader from Indiana County argues for a modern Area Vocational Technical School, praising Admiral Peary AVTS in Ebensburg PA as a model and urging local leaders to back vocational education to prepare students for the workforce. The letter recalls 1974 community meetings, criticizes current schooling, and calls for tangible gains by summer.
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Area Vocational Technical School
Indiana County
Admiral Peary Area Vocational Technical School
Apavts
Ebensburg
Pennsylvania
Admiral Peary Avts
Indiana
Telligentsia
62Nd Legislative District Advisory Board
Richard N. Lomm
Penpsylva
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National Distillers
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NBC News
Lester Burcham
F. W Woolworth
Spiro Agnew
Ma Bell
John deButts
At&'s
Hedley Donovan
Time Magazine
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Newsweek
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Frank Field
NBC
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New York
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Daily Mirror
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New York Times
Henry Kissinger
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Ms. Magazine
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David
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Indiana Printing Publishing
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