Mafia influence grows in porn ring, NY Times reports
The New York Times reveals how the Mafia penetrates the pornographic magazine and film trade. Police urge a coordinated strike force to fight interstate smut production, warning Hollywood may soon fall under gang control. The piece notes widespread fortitude of smut markets beyond coasts and cautions readers about mob involvement in entertainment profits.
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Lindsay's Yankee Stadium buy marks fiscal fallout in New York
Former Mayor John V. Lindsay backed a 24 million plan to buy and renovate Yankee Stadium to keep the Yankees and Giants in the Bronx. The cost rose to 66.4 million, to be funded by parking revenues, while the Giants prepared to play in a New Jersey stadium.
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Word with words mutates into woperson satire
A column mocks political correctness and clichés, recounting a Blue Bell pair’s rejection of woman as sexist. It lists ten common sayings with missing elements, then explains why clichés dull conversation and advises caution in writing. New York Times Syndicate.
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Ford setback ahead in New Hampshire primary scene
Concord dispatch reports Ford supporters urging the president to skip New Hampshire to preserve aura, while Reagan gains with right wing activists. Despite plans for three days of campaigning, Ford trails in intensity and organization as Reagan consolidates GOP backing and moderates fade.
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Radio Club Discrimination Sparks Resignation Notice
A former member known as Uni- Com 671 resigns from the Eastern Iowa 300 Citizens' Band Radio club citing alleged illegal discrimination against female members. The writer notes October 12 as resignation date and will send notarized copies to the FCC Chicago office and Cedar Rapids Human Rights Commission. Claws bears film warning suggests campers avoid fear.
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Longest Cedar Rapids parade route noted with fatal wreck
In Cedar Rapids on Sunday October 12 a record parade route occurred while Charles D Ballard died in a crash caused by others alleged to act irresponsibly. The Gazette coverage on October 13 included a page one photo and story. helmet details were debated in readers’ letters praising and critiquing the reporting. Hazel Brown praises Thelma Grover and the Wednesday volunteer group at the public library for aiding book service to locals.
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President Secor Leads Campus Stand Against Playboy Sales
The forum applauds Cornell college President Secor for his stance on banning Playboy and Playgirl from the college bookstore. It argues moral decline in media is a danger and urges owners to exercise restraint to reduce undesirable literature.
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Jaws Movie Shocks Beachgoers and Hurts Shore Business
The film Jaws shocked audiences and led to fewer beachgoers. The book Jaws is noted as more shocking, though less read. After the movie’s release, beach business declined, causing financial losses.
Privacy vs openness in a nosy age spotlighted
Washington Star Syndicate lauds Thom as J. Cottle for criticizing the pervasive push to reveal inner feelings. The piece warns schools push sensitivity to pry into children, and calls for defending privacy against public trials of private life.
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