Pennsylvania Legislative Hoedown Struggles Through 1975
Mason Denison traces Pennsylvania lawmakers long sessions from 1968 to 1974, noting repeated end dates, political divides between House and Senate, and the recurring theme of no new tax years. He suggests fiscal muddling and partisan splits drive protracted sessions as 1975 looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Denison
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Capitol Hill
Shafer
Novermend
Scranton
House of Representatives
House
Senate
There’s a Place No Day No Night Las Vegas Vegas Vision
Jim Bishop writes a portrait of Las Vegas focusing on its glittering hotels and gambling culture. He notes MGM Grand’s scale, Kerkorian’s ventures, and the town’s blend of entertainment and risk while observing visitors, stars, and a mix of gamblers, priests, and moneyed schemes. He recalls Dos and don’ts, the casino atmosphere, and the oddities of a city built on showmanship and luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Bishop
America
Las Vegas
Nevada
Kelly
Vegas
Mgm Grand Hotel
Kirk Kerkorian
Hollywood Studios
al Benedict
Hollywood
Ziegfeld
George White
Earl Carroll
Desert Inn
Rattler
Bob Rice
Dunes
Rice
Corfieres
Howard Hughes
Newspaper Subscription Rates Announced for Bee Edition
The editor notes a press exclusive on oral news prints priced at 4.08 per 1.00 with prepaid options. Six months cost 21.58, detailing subscription terms for the Bee edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Frank B. Hood
Olay News
Wated Press
Ford Budget Dilemma Shapes Deficit Fight
Washington coverage details President Ford pressed to cut defense while opposing large cuts as advisers push tax rebates and stimulus. Democrats keep temporary tax cuts. aides debate extending rebates to hold the deficit around 80 billion amid White House lobbying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Les
Whitten
Washington
Ford
House Budget Committee
Senate Committee
Delbert Latta
Ohio
Senate
Elford Cederberg
R.mich
Defense
James Schlesinger
House
Leon Jaworski
Watergate
Justice Department
Venezuela
Jacksonville, Fla
Fed
Sam Giancana and CIA linked to Castro hit in 1961
The piece questions who inside the CIA contracted Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana for a planned assault on Fidel Castro in 1961. It details Giancana’s power, ties to Meyer Lansky, Santo Trafficante, and labor rackets, and asks if President Kennedy and Attorney General Bobby Kennedy knew of or approved the plan. It notes John McCone’s denial of formal discussion and calls for full disclosure from the Dulles era files.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Riesel
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Mafia
Fidel Castro
CIA
The
Hood
al Capone
Chicago
Sam “Mooney
Giancana
U.S
John Kennedy
White House
Bobby Kennedy
Kennedy
Oval Office
Bantam
John McCone
Allen Dulles
Mooney
National Commission
Sam Giancana
Hollywood
Bioff-Brown
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Florida
Santo Trafficante
South
Caribbean
Meyer Lansky
Cuba
Jack
Bob Kennedy
John Lindsay
Brooklyn
Gallo
Colombo Syndicate
Colombo
Joey
John Roselli
San Diego-Hollywood
Los Angeles
Roselli
Mr. Big
Tony Accardo
Alton Dulles-Kennedy
William Colby
Colby
Draft Equality and ERA Race Split in National Debate
The piece weighs the 27th Amendment and Equal Rights as possible future conflicts pending ratification, noting Montana ruling implications for conscription parity and gender. It surveys feminist positions, legal arguments, and potential Supreme Court fights, while linking environmental policy and industry shifts to plant modernization and EPA funding.
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Don Oakley
Butte
Mont
U.S. Supreme Court
United States
Israel
Montana
Supreme Court
Ford Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Thomas P.o'boyle
Ecodyne Corp
Frost & Sullivan
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Jim Mahoney
Ben Blue
Eddie Fisher
Wate
Indiana Printing & Publishing Company
Be H. Ray
Elizabeth R. Sween
Qan Ray Reece
Wr ‘Nad Daily Excep
Hendey
Eral Energy Administration
Ven Fuel
John Moss
D.calif
FEA
Walter Surrey
Tom McDade
Jaworski
Houston
International Systems and Control
Ven-Fvel
Moss
McDade
Peter Dearing
Dearing
Wallace
Alabama
George Wallace
Billy Joe Camp
Camp
Mauritary
Pareny
Nassikas
John Nassikas
Castro
Ane
Budllal, Nea
Little
Venice
Alonso de Ojeda
Berrys World
Whl
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