Points Overlooked In Shapp Budget Debate In Pennsylvania
Harrisburg braces as lawmakers haggle over Governor Shapp s four billion budget proposal. The piece argues deficits are set by the legislature, not the governor, and notes Shafer era fights over an income tax failed to pass. It highlights party split control of both houses shaping the deficit outcome.
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Mason Denison
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Shapp
Raymond P. Shafer
Shafer
Legislative Branch
Eddie ODonnell at the $100 window and the noted track gamblers
Jim Bishop recalls Eddie ODonnell who spent life behind the tracks’ $100 window in Jersey and Florida. The piece profiles top bettors like Colonel E R Bradley and Saul Silberman, and famous figures such as Frank Hague, with vivid anecdotes of wagers, fortunes, losses, and the colorful world of big-money horse racing.
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Jim Bishop
Eddie O'Donnell
Jersey
Florida
Eddie
O’donnel
Baltimore
E.R. Bradley
Saul Silberman
Tropical Park
Saul
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Johnny Malone
Eddie O’donnell
Gray
O’donnell
Pude
Shakey
Scotty
Baby Mine
Shaker
O'Donnell
Garden State
Next Town
Reilly
Chicago
Pat
Indiana 4-H Club Members Attend Regional Event
A two date item notes Indiana public school honor roll names for 1948 including George T Moreau Horace Mann Joanne Spicher Horace Mann Franklin D Spimpeon Betty Mae Little and Thaddeus Stevens Patty Simpson and Raymond Good 4 H Club members from Indiana County traveled to Pittsburgh for a regional 4 H event in 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
George T. Moreau
Horace Mann
Joanne Spicher
Franklin D. Spimpeon
Betty Mae Little
Thaddeus Stevens
Patty Simpson
Raymond Good
Indiana County
Pittsbugh
Inside the Nixon admin tacky aid swap and covert hires
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports the Nixon White House quietly moved top corporate executives into government roles through the 1969 Personnel Interchange program. It cites firm placements at the Treasury and Commerce departments, the SEC, and Coca Cola, plus a reverse exchange with Pacific-Sierra. The scheme is led by Jay Leanse, with funds and staffing issues raising concerns about conflicts and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
Nixon
Treasury
Phillips Petroleum
Robert Bowen
Treasury Department
Tenneco
Ed Bridges
SEC
Pacific-Sierra Research Corp
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Frank Thomas
William J. Parker
Air Force
Parker
Pacific-Sierra
Commission
Dod
Defense Department
Jay Leanse
Leanse
White House
John Ehrlichman
Congress
Cromley Column On Censorship Of Defense News
Washington NEA report by Ray Cromley notes Pentagon clipping staff frequently provide critical and adversarial items about the Defense Department to secretaries. He says many super critical clippings are censored before reaching Melvin Laird and Elliot Richardson, limiting awareness of criticism.
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Ray Cromley
Washington
NEA
Secretary of Defense
Pentagon
Defense Department
Melvin Laird
Elliot Richardson
White House sought diverse views to debate policy
The article notes Nixon aides attempted to add objective briefings to counterbalance ideologically filtered daily reads. Critics argue lack of emotional conviction in briefing papers hindered grasp of political realities with Congress. Moynihan and others shaped a ferment at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave as contested issues sparked intense debate.
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Nixon
White House
Watergate
Congress
Richard Johnson
Stanford
Defense
Executive Department
Senate
House
Mr. Nixon
Daniel PF. Moynihan
Lee A. DuBridge
Donald Rumsfeld
Arthur Burns
Robert H. Finch
John A. Volpe
Walter J. Hickel
George Romney
Pennsylvania Ave
Moynihan
Labor stampede pits environment against jobs in U S
Victor Riesel reports AFL CIO Building and Construction Trades VP William Sidell frames a clash between environmentalists and hard hat workers. Sidell argues for balanced reform, noting pollution and unemployment alike threaten progress. He cites forest, water, and energy concerns and warns of rising costs and delayed projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Riesel
Washington
Carpenters Brotherhood
William Sidell
Sidell
Afl-Cio
Forest Service
Bill Sidell
Building and Construction Trades Dept
Genghis Khan
Silver Spring
California
Committee On
Ronald Reagan
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Everett
Wash
Bay
District of Columbia
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Indiana Printing & Publishing Company
Odiana
Frank B. Hood
Associated Press
Dispatches
Arm- Cambria
Clearfield
Jefferson
Westwar
Lana
Lodiana
Penna
Count Fleet
New England
Lady In Red
Certified Public Accountant
Moonlight Charlie
U.S
Bank of America
Joe Mason
Patent Securities and Exchange Commission
T. M. Quigg
Mason
Coca Cola
Atlanta
Coke
Paul Dillingham
U.S. Treasury
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co
David Cole
James Smith
Cole
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Michelle Vale Sender
South America
Mike Kiernan
Cromley
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