Legislative probes bloom in 1974 election year
Harrisburg analyst signals more legislative probes in Pennsylvania as 1974 is an election year. Republicans seek investigations to challenge Democrats, with costs borne by taxpayers and potential consequences on looming gubernatorial and legislative battles. The piece notes existing probes and budget concerns amid a climate of political maneuvering.
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Mason Denison
Harrisburg
House of Representatives
Senate
Keystone
Capitol Hill
Pennsylvania
House
Department of Transportation
Shapp
Dear President Nixon We Need a Working President Now
A reader urges President Nixon to resume full leadership and unite a fractured nation. The letter accolades his past resolve, warns against resignation, and calls for a stable White House team to tackle inflation shortages energy and foreign policy while resisting hostile political attacks.
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Jim Bishop
Nixon
U.S
United States
America
White House
Bethesda Medical Center
Key Biscayne
San Clemente
China
Soviet Union
Egypt
Japan
Israel
Germany
The
Republic
Douglas Fairbanks
Kennedy
Helen Gahagan Douglas
California
Roosevelt
Hoover
Truman
Dewey
John V. Kenny
Frank Hague
New Jersey
Indiana Borough warns against leaving dogs at officer home
Winterdate Sept 19 1958 Carl Wissinger Indiana Borough dog law enforcement officer warned that leaving dogs at his home is illegal and offenders will be prosecuted. 1963 Dr R F Waldo Indiana named to the executive committee of the Pennsylvania Heart Association. 1968 Homer City a bid of 23707 01 for a bus parking lot and maintenance garage at Homer Center School District property awarded to Pellegrene Construction Company at the school board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Wissinger
Indiana
R.F. Waldo
Pennsylvania Heart Association
Homer City
Homer Center
Pellegrene Construction Company
Grandfather clause preserves nepotism in Congress
Washington Merry-Go-Round exposes lingering pay practices by lawmakers who keep relatives on the federal payroll under a grandfather rule. It lists several members and their relatives still receiving salaries, notes antinepotism laws, and cites ethics concerns. It also covers Nixon campaign donations influencing FCC appointments, and a prison magazine project by ex-con Wesley Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House Ethics
Melvin Price
D-Il
Raymond
Senate
Milton Young
R-N.d
Patricia
Nixon
James Quello
Federal Communications Commission
Quello
FCC
WJR Radio
Detroit
Capital Cities, Broadcasting
WJF
Ralph Nader
Raiders
Nicholas Johnson
the Cat
Wesley Noble Graham
Iowa City
Iowa
University of Town
Graham
Inside Labor Moscow Labor Controlled Chile
Washington columnist Victor Riesel argues that Chile’s Communist movement, funded by Moscow and Beijing, used labor organizations to seize power and back Allende. He contends ITT and CIA funds were minor by comparison and criticizes U S lawmakers for not grasping the scale of foreign influence in Chile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Riesel
Washington
CIA
Chile
Communist Party
Emilio Recabarren
V. I. Lenin
Central
Communist, International
Stalin
Profintern
Salvadore Allende
Moscow
Peking
Pacific
U.S
Socialist Party of
Allende
CUTCH
Idaho
Sen
Frank Church
I. T
T. Matter
Mr. Church
T. Offer
People’s Republic of China
Christian Democrats
Eduardo Frei
Christian Democratic
Justice
Mao
Spending Studies Needed By Cromley Column
Cromley argues Congress cannot verify how federal departments spend about one trillion dollars annually. He cites defense, Health Education and Welfare, Veterans Administration, Agriculture, AID, Interior, NASA and more. He notes no sure method to judge if spending is excessive or effective.
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Ray Cromley
Washington
Congress
Veterans Administration
Agriculture
Agency For International Development
Interior
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Pentagon
Congress needs major research backing before spending
The piece argues Congress lacks staff to evaluate large proposals for necessity, planning, and cost. It urges hiring more research assistants, outsourcing major studies to independent groups, and evaluating programs after they run to ensure objectives are met and waste is halted.
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Congress
Library of Congress Research Service
General Accounting Office
GAO
Brookings
House
Senate
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Frank B. Hood
Associated Press
AP News
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Clearfield
Jefferson
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Gass
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By Jack Anderson
Congressional Ethics
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D-Ill
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Thomas Gray
West Frankfort
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D-Ore
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