The Pennsylvania Story on a July 1 Budget Cutoff
Harrisburg analysts weigh a constitutional rule forcing the Legislature to quit by July 1 each year. They note democracy requires broad input, compare Congress and state practice, and discuss the risks of delaying non fiscal bills and post June 30 action. The piece examines practical impacts on Pennsylvania lawmaking.
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Mason Denison
Harrisburg
Keystone State
Yesteryear
Congress
Washington
House
K. Leroy Irvis
Senate
Pennsylvania
Lengthy Sessions and Extended Pennsylvania Legislature
The piece argues lawmakers deserve higher pay for near full-time duties as sessions stretch beyond October. It traces consecutive years from 1967 to 1976 showing sessions ending late or rolling into the next year, with dates like December 1967, November 22 1968, January 6 1970, December 28 1971, and November 30 1975, reflecting ongoing legislative activity per Penna. News Service.
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Pennsylvania
Republican Shafer
Legislative Braves
Shafer
Penna. News Service
My TV Screen: Jim Bishop on News and Weather
Jim Bishop riffs on talking to his TV and the TV news culture. He mocks weather segments, commercials, and on-air personalities while venting at pundits, reporters, and the publicized pace of 1970s television. The piece critiques broadcast habits and the public’s reception of isobars and forecasts.
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Jim Bishop
National Geographic
Barney Miller
Mary Hartman
Mike Douglas
Rockies
Prominent Doctor Shot by Patient in Omer City
Dr. Frank Fisher Moore aged 47, a leading physician and surgeon of Omer City, was shot and killed at about 9 30 this morning by an unidentified patient. The assailant then shot himself and died at 11 in Indiana Hospital without regaining consciousness. John L Lewis head of United Mine Workers appeared in Ebensburg yesterday unannounced to union officials.
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Frank Fisher Moore
Omer City
Indiana Hospital
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ebensburg
Lawyers Overrun Washington as Courts Strain under Burden
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports on Chief Justice Burger warning of a legal system clogged by lawyers and litigation. The piece argues that lawyers dominate government, drive costly procedures, and fail to serve the public, with 28,000 new graduates joining a crowded profession. It cites high fees, prolonged cases, and weak disciplinary enforcement as systemic flaws.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Iran
Warren Burger
Burger
United States
American Bar Association
Clark Clifford
Capitol Hill
Charles Revson
Revson Cosmetics
Clifford
Revson
Hand
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
Florida orange juice ad fix for Anita Bryant clash
Pundit suggests Florida orange growers replace the Bryant image with a dual approach. Cut Bryant’s pay to 50,000 and hire a gay spokesperson to broaden appeal to homosexual drinkers while keeping commercials half as frequent. Proposes a gay singer for ads.
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Art Buchwald
Washington
Florida
Anita Bryant
Dade County
Miss Bryant
Bob Hope
Texaco
Joe Namath
Danny Thomas
Maxwell House Coffee
Sam Ervin
American Express
California
Tax incentives spark debate on private funding for public works
DON OAKLEY reports that tax reform cycles ignite mail from constituents on looms of tax shelters. The piece weighs private investment via tax incentives against direct government funding for projects like water systems, mass transit, housing, environment, and energy, noting potential shifts under Carter and possible agency alternatives. It also covers the end of the Railway Post Offices era with the final New York to Washington run in June and the continued rail, truck, and air transport of mail.
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Don Oakley
John J. Loughlin
Merrill Lynch
Carter
Loughlin
Congress
Great Britain
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
Apa
HPO
RPO
New York
Washington, D.C
New York-Washington
Chicago
Clinton
Washington
RIP
Indiana County reader lauds Commissioner Dilts in letter
A reader from Indiana County writes to praise Commissioner Jay B. Dilts for forthrightness and public-spirited views. The letter criticizes Commissioner Davis and Sergeant Gondal’s nomination, noting Harrisburg politics and a call for more officials like Dilts.
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Commissioners’ Office
Indiana County
the Gazette
Harrisburg
PSEA
General Assembly
Jay B. Dilts
Mr. Dilts
Dellafiora
Board of Commissioners
Davis
Dilts
Shapp
Sgt. Gondal
Gondal
State Senate
Senate
Don Bufagna
Missing Bike From Horace Mann School Playground
Letter writer seeks the return of a stolen Montgomery Wards bike with purple frame and white banana seat taken Sunday afternoon at Horace Mann School playground. The writer notes hardship and urges the child's parents to acknowledge responsibility and return the bike before the birthday on July 5.
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Horace Mann
Montgomery Wards
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