Dapper Dan Flood and the Medico Mafia Ties
Washington columnist catalogs 25 years in Congress for Dapper Dan Flood, detailing ties to Medico Industries and alleged Pentagon defense contract influence. FBI notes, Apalachin links, and Bukalino associates frame a controversial portrait amid Flood's coal-country district. Also notes Cambodian border forces and Cambodian army weakness amid Vietcong activity.
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Dan Flood
Pennsylvania
Congress
Medico Industries
Senate
Dapper Dan
Medico
Pentagon
Army
Flood
FBI
Military Appropriations Subcommittee
Joliet
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command
Warren
Mich
Red River
Texarkana
Tex
Navy
Air Force
Bill Medico
Russell Bufalino
Junk mail list economy sticks names to sales pitches
A discussion on mail lists shows how anyone with a name and address becomes a target for advertisers. Lists sourced from public records, directories, and publications form a multibillion dollar industry. Even efforts to opt out often backfire, cycling names to new lists.
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Tombstone
News Front Magazine
United States
New Jersey
St. Louis
Atlanta
Georgia
News Front
Taxation growthitis shaping public budgets in state and local govts
In Altoona Pennsylvania the Grass Roots Opinion column warns that a disease called taxation growthitis has swept state and local governments over the last decade threatening to overwhelm public spending at Washington. Taxpayers are coalescing into a single immovable object. If these forces collide, the result will be more than a scientific curiosity.
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Altoona
Washington
Better Than Nothing R and R in Saigon
A World War II era vignette follows Pfc Lorenzo Baker and fellow troops on a rest and recreation period in Saigon. The story details weary soldiers, a mix of hardship and coping, and Baker’s fatal end after a week of leisure and alcohol, with a blunt death note from a medical officer.
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Saigon
Honolulu
Lorenzo Baker
Highlands
Pfc
Baker
Santa Clara
Ban Me Thout
Learn to say no and avoid risky invitations
New York essay urges choosing wisely to stay safe and happy. It lists common invitations leading to trouble such as unsafe gatherings, dubious substances, and risky social setups, encouraging discernment to avoid embarrassment or disaster. It emphasizes that refusing offers protects health, reputation, and life plans.
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New York
Corry plans Business-Industrial Education Day next fall
Tentative plans have been made for staging a Business-Industrial Education Day next fall under the Corry Management Club sponsorship. The Corry school district is among the first 35 districts in nine counties approved for state payments. Corry will receive 55051 dollars. A birthday party honored eight year old Miss Sharon Zalzneck, hosted by her parents. Maple syrup production in Elgin is expected to be large this spring, with Harold Carlson and Basil Davis contending for honors. W. M. Sandburg has completed construction on a new Wright street home and has sold his present residence to Clifton Howard.
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Corry Management Club
Corry
Weldon B. Heyburn
Harrisburg
Sharon Zalzneck
Phillip Zalzneck
Elgin
Harold Carlson
Basil Davis
W.M. Sandburg
Wright Street
Clifton Howard
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By Jack Anderson
House Appropriations Committee
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Pittston
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South Vietnam
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Hal Boyle
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