Payola scheme exposed in Rebel Soldier promotion case
A six month investigation flags Rebel Recording of Maryland pushing The Legend of the Rebel Soldier on Tri-State Distributors charts in Fort Wayne. Ostermeyer, owner of Tri-State, offers 100 promo records and 100 cash for promo girls to keep the record on the ratings list, with a telephone exchange revealing the alleged payola deal.
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Rebel Recording
Maryland
Rebel Soldier
Fort Wayne
Tri-State
Cliff Ayers Ostermeyer
Ostermeyer
Rebel
Charles Freeland
Freeland
Record Promoter Boasts Cash Path to Top 45 Ranking
A taped conversation shows Ostermeyer offering two hundred dollar payments to place a record in the Top 45 and to move it higher with a further hundred dollar sum. Billboard denies reliance on Ostermeyer charts. The report also covers Blue Cross Blue Shield cutting federal employee benefits while seeking large rate hikes and a memo proposing tighter benefit controls.
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Ostermeyer
Miss Cott
Billboard
Billboard Magazine
Les Whitten
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Corry Shines With Local Champions And Cheer
The city of Corry celebrates a banner year with Miss Pennsylvania Linda Kay Olson, triple state champion Jim Bennett, a Little League team aiming for the state playoffs, and Charles Slocum a leading handicapped man of the year contender. The community’s achievements place Corry on the map in bold letters and fuel ongoing local pride and spirited support.
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Corry
Pennsylvania
Linda Kay Olson
Jim Bennett
Charles Slocum
Rocks in our heads by Bill Eaton
A personal reminiscence by Bill Eaton about discovering Indian artifacts in Crawford County with his son and wife. He describes finding flint tools, paint cups, nutting stones, and arrowheads ranging from 300 to 3,000 years old, carbon dating notes, and the thrill of the hunt over any resale. Also lists several Pennsylvania and national political contacts.
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Conneaut Lake
Meadville Tribune
Bill
Crawford County
Spring Creek
Mail service worsening across the nation under new USPS management
The piece criticizes the U S Postal Service after a year of new leadership, noting slower intercity mail than three years ago and delays despite higher rates. It cites a Manhattan-delivered letter taking two and a half days, and a special delivery stamp failing to speed mail. It includes anecdotal misery from a Greenbelt birthday party with late invitations and ends with a reflection on memory as a near divine power.
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U.S. Postal Service
New York
Chicago
U.S
Man Playing God by Hal Boyle
A humorous reflection on midcentury manners and neighborly exchanges. The piece notes neighbors buying a new TV and a Streetsweeper obtaining backyard fertilizer, while men in hats tipped politely when meeting a lady of acquaintance. The tone blends nostalgia with social quirks of the era.
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Man Playing God
Hal Boyle
Bank remodeling slated to begin at Citizens Bank
Corry reports the final phase of a two year bank remodeling at Citizens Bank on South Center will start tomorrow with the main banking room undergoing a complete renovation. Also noted are a surprise housewarming for Mr and Mrs George Hopkins and a semi final Erie County baseball series game at Loveland Field.
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Citizens Bank
South Center Street
George Hopkins
Columbus
Jaa. Paver
James Hopkins
Loveland Field
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