Should Gardner Point System be Abolished in WPIAL Football
Editorial discusses long debate over how Western Pennsylvania teams crown champions. New Castle High led undefeated in 1950s context, advocating a fairer method than Gardner. Committee proposes eliminating Gardner for either a conference playoff or nine-game limit with class champions advancing. Opposition expected from veteran WPIAL leaders and programs unlikely to contend. New Castle seeks a just solution to prevent repeat of denied title chances.
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Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League
WPIAL
New Castle High School
New Castle High
Robert McNamara
Quaker Valley
William Edwards
New Brighton
Gardner
New Castle
A Little Larceny Can Do a Lot for Employee Morale
Social scientists and psychologists are accused of destroying cherished social notions in the June 1971 Psychology Today article by Lawrence R. The piece argues that small acts of theft at work can boost morale and productivity by reshaping perceptions of job enrichment and fairness.
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Psychology Today
Lawrence R
In-House Theft May Benefit Employers Says Zeitlin
Industrial psychologist Zeitlin of City University of New York argues that controlled theft by dissatisfied retail workers can enrich the job and cut costs for management. He cites a port authority example where tolerating $10 weekly theft per toll taker reduced turnover, challenging the idea that honesty is best. He notes Harvard Business Review rejected the idea, citing incongruity with university ethics.
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Zeitlin
City University of New York
The
Harvard Business Review
Massachusetts Conservatives form party to challenge GOP
A Massachusetts group led by John J. McCarthy plans a Conservative Party break from liberal Republicans. Chairman Herb Waite calls it kamikaze politics as image building reshapes the party. Rumors place Ronald Reagan and other national figures touring for fundraising.
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Massachusetts
John J. McCarthy
Jim Buckley
US Senate
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
Ed Gummey
Barry Goldwater
Agnew
Waite
Massachusetts Conservatives champion crossovers in party split
The Massachusetts Conservatives push to reshape the GOP with cross-endorsement ideas and big-name visits by Agnew and Reagan. They argue internal reform is needed as Brooke, Conti, and Sargent records show Democratic sentiment. They cite New York style balancing and aim to attract conservative Democrats, noting Louise Day Hicks common ground, and claim Operation Scare as a swift build toward influence.
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Alan McKay
Young Americans For Freedom
Boston
Robert Homer
Springfield
Agnew
Reagan
Waite
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Edward Brooke
Silvio Conti
Washington
General Department
Francis Sargent
State House
Kieran O'Doherty
Dan Mahoney
New York State
O'Doherty
New York
Louise Day Hicks
Nixon
Vietnam
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur Mills
Kennedy Massachusetts
James Buckley
Wilma Scott Heide Draws Attention At World Future Society
Len Kolasinski writes about Wilma Scott Heide of NOW disrupting a World Future Society session with 900 delegates, urging the panel to use humankind, and later engaging in chapters in Pittsburgh. The piece discusses feminist consciousness-raising and Britain’s women's liberation scene as context.
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World Future Society General Assembly
Wilma
National Organization of Women
Washington, D.C
World Future Society
Pittsburgh
Washington
National Observer
Observer
Diane K. Shah
New York City
Los Angeles
Shah
Myron Orleans
San Fernando Valley State College
World Future Society Assembly
Britain
Women’s Liberation Workshop
Shrew
Harpies Bizarre
Len Kolasinski
Ethics Clash Over Bond Counsel Ties in Pa Politics
Governor Milton J. Shapp named Fox, Rothschild, O'Brien & Frankel as counsel for a $100 million Pennsylvania Department of Transportation bond issue, routing a $20 000 fee to the firm. Auditor General Robert P. Casey questioned the arrangement highlighting Israel Packel, a former firm member and governor ally, and his nephew still in the firm.
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Milton J. Shapp
Robert P. Casey
Fox, Rothschild, O
Casey
Israel Packel
Fox, Rothschild, O’brien & Frankel
Packel
Arthur Packel
Mr. Casey
Who’s right in the Penn bond counsel conflict
The text debates potential conflicts of interest surrounding Fox, Rothschild, O'Brien & Frankel as bond counsel for a $100 million project. It notes Isadore Shrager on the Pennsylvania Transportation Commission, the commission’s ethics ban, and Governor Mason Denison's and Mr. Packel's links to the firm. Auditor General warns of appearance of conflict.
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O’brien & Frankel
Pennsylvania
Packel
Fim
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation
Pennsylvania Transportation Commission
Israel Packer
Mason Denison
It Could Be Worse Advice Poem by Vivian L Leasure
A short poem urges resilience amid hardship, noting that blessings from a higher power and support can ease burdens. It counsels smiling through pain, trusting God, and accepting help from doctors or nurses while acknowledging life’s rough times. The verse ends with a hopeful message that things could be worse.
Polluters Target Water and Air in Call for Clean Up
A poem protests pollution across air and water chains, condemning factory waste. It urges collective action to filter air and clean waters, stressing that pollution harms health and ecosystems and must be fought.
The cook who fed a missing husband poem twist
A nostalgic verse about a wife who cooked for thirty years then learns to read and has time to spare. The poem ends with the line that Herman is no longer there, implying a disappearance or departure.
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Herman
True friendship virtues and timeless guidance
A reflective meditation on friendship describing rarity of true bonds and the difference between friendliness and deep care. It urges kindness, consideration, sympathy, and sincerity with the golden rule as the core guiding principle for lasting, virtuous relationships.
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