Leroi Jones shapes Newark politics and culture
Leroi Jones, once a celebrated poet and playwright, now directs the Newark based committee for a unified Newark a fundraising group that helped elect Kenneth A Gibson as Newark's first black mayor He critiques city corruption and slums while urging greater black leadership in police and city positions.
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When to file Social Security and Medicare at 65
The guide advises filing during June to August to qualify for Medicare in the birth month and to ensure coverage. It notes earnings rules: up to age 72 affects benefits, with specific monthly limits for earlier months. The Cedar Rapids SSA office location and contact are provided.
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Hard To Start Car Ready for Drunk Drivers
A General Motors designed car with a mini computer copilot prompts the drunken driver to enter a numbered sequence to start the engine at a safety conference in San Francisco. If the correct code is not entered, the car stays off for hours, with an emergency button triggering alert sounds.
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O. Henry Developed Writing Style in Prison Years
Britannica notes O Henry honed his distinctive literary style during a three year and three month term as a prison druggist in an Ohio penitentiary after embezzling bank funds.
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Geology Students Not Hired as Cavern Guides
Stanton Missouri AP reports Meramec caverns tour guiding policy excludes geology students as guides. Cave director Lester B. Dill says tours should focus on Jesse James lore, not technical geology details. Geology students may work in other duties at the site.
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First pedal hop per service launches in Bay Area
BERKELEY Calif UPI The nation s first pedal hop per service began last week when two converted buses carried 30 bicycles and riders to San Francisco. Alameda Contra Costa transit district added bike racks amid increasing cyclist numbers. Stephen Chen Grizzly Pedal Pushers executive coordinator rode his $450 Italian bike and predicted hundreds will cycle to bus stops ride across the Bay Bridge and pedal to work reducing urban auto congestion.
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