Dilemma Over NYC Car Orders Delays at Airport Motors
David and Nat Koeppel owners of Airport Motors in Long Island City face a decision on 25 Plymouth police cars ordered by New York City. Nat Koeppel says the city owes him a large sum and fears nonpayment. Suppliers nationwide are asking city hall if New York can pay for $500 million in ordered goods after heavy rains.
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David
Nat Koeppel
Airport Motors
Long Island City
Plymouth
New York City
Nat
City Hall
New York
River Tie-Up Delays Hit St Louis Transport Corridor
Seven towboats with barges sat idle along the east shore of the Mississippi upstream from the Dr. Martin Luther King bridge in downtown St Louis. The vessels waited to pass Lock 27 in the Chain of Rocks canal but a 600‑foot lock was closed for construction of an upper guide wall, slowing spring river traffic.
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Mississippi River
St. Louis
Chain of Rocks Canal
Acceler
Bill Bombeck's Wife Provides Comic Fiscal Relief
A humorous memo from Erma Bombeck to Mayor Beame mocks New York City finances. It depicts Bombeck’s wife as a crusading shopper who has helped slumping economies by spending lavishly, visiting garages and stores, and planning a large budget-saving failure for New York. The note satirically suggests the mayor could go without her support in two weeks.
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Abraham Beame
New York City
Bill Bombeck
Miami
San Francisco
Boston
Dallas
Freeport
Disney World
New York
City
New Jersey
Tool & Die
American Express
W. T. Grant Co
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Ralph S. Helpbringer
Kate Smith
Pasadena
Anne Martin
Francis Pedretti
la Crosse
Wis
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