Bureaucratic Double-Tipping Raises Taxpayer Eyebrows
Harrisburg editorial cites Secretary of the Commonwealth C DeLores Tucker who earned about 17000 in speaking fees last year in addition to a 34918 salary. The piece argues public officials should not seek private pay for public duties and calls for a legislative investigation into this practice. It notes Governor Shapp defends the practice as longstanding while urging scrutiny.
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Mason Denison
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
C. DeLores Tucker
Shapp
A Prayer For Today In The Spirit Of Humility
In a direct, penitential appeal, Jim Bishop asks God for forgiveness for a world worshiping wealth and power. He laments greed, violence, and division among nations, pleads for guidance to live by precepts across faiths, and begs leaders and people to relearn prayer before it's too late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Bishop
Solomon's Great Temple
Jerusalem
Santa Claus
Inside Labor Unions Set To Strike By Victor Riesel
Washington column warns postal workers threaten a strike over rising rates and cost of living. It discusses Postmaster Bailor projections, looming rate hikes, potential prison penalties, and the impact on CPI and inflation. It notes computer route measuring and possible 15,000 job losses, with union leaders opposing automation.
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Victor Riesel
Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Smithsonian Institution
Post Office
Postal Service
Ronnie Reagan
Ted Kennedy
Prof
al Rees
Council On
Jerry Ford
Bill Seidman
Oval Ofice
Mr. Ford
America
Kokomo
U.S. Postal Service
Ind
Portland
Ore
National Assn. of
Afl-Cio
Red
Postal Coordinated Bargaining Council
Post Office Talks Rally Over Union Demands
Betting Against the House reports unions seek about $2 billion in benefits including prepaid legal fees auto insurance full dental care and a 30 hour work week while demanding higher pay. Ford proposes a 5 percent ceiling and talks begin April 21 with July 20 contract end.
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Theodore Kheel
Institute For Collective Bargaining
White House
Ford
American Postal Workers
Afl-Cio
Frank Filbey
Postal Service
Standards rigged for industry by Jack Anderson
Washington hearings will reveal that voluntary standards are used to squeeze out competition and to fleece consumers. The Senate Antitrust subcommittee will hear how professional societies and government agencies push biased specs that favor insiders, raise costs, and stifle inventors, with examples from heating valves to boiler safety devices and bids for contracts.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
Philip Hart
D.mich
Senate
August Hebel
American Society For Testing and Materials
Subcommittee
John Ray
Society
Hebel
Watts Regulator Co
Lawrence
Mass
ASME
ITT
Hart
Federal Trade Commission
Cross Connection Foundation
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Government grows, Simon warns of vast federal power
Secretary William Simon oversees 105000 federal workers who print money collect taxes and pay bills. He warns government is the largest industry and could soon dominate citizens lives. He notes spending near one billion daily and predicts by 2000 one of every two dollars earned may fund bureaucrats. He opposes gas rationing for fear of expanding bureaucracy and urges citizen education to curb this rise.
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Tom Tiede
Washington
Treasury
William Simon
Republic
Simon
America
Simion
Socrates
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