Newsprint Shortage Deepens Across North America
Vancouver based MacMillan Bloedel president Denis Timmis says demand for newsprint outstrips supply with mills near capacity across North America. He notes rising prices and costs, no new mills planned, and that three New York newspapers use 7.7 percent of North American capacity, raising risk of a market swing if a strike hits.
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Boy in remission surprises space invitation
Kevin Steen of Carefree Arizona, once told by doctors he faced terminal cancer at age 12, has the cancer in remission and now can likely accept an invitation to watch the Soviet American space mission. Doctors cannot explain the sudden improvement.
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Pa lawmakers adapt to new political landscape
Harrisburg reports describe lawmakers learning to live with change as investigative committees probe law enforcement liquor control and state leases while old style bosses fade. Frank Rizzo’s lie detector incident shifts power dynamics, eroding the dominion of strong leaders and signaling a new era in Pennsylvania politics.
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Newspapers Trim Pages On Newsprint Shortage
Strikes at Canadian paper mills squeeze U.S. newsprint supplies forcing papers to shrink pages and reduce general news space. The Martinsburg Journal cuts 30 percent while the Rome Sentinel reports belt tightening and ad insertion on previously ad free pages. Rail strikes compound shortages as two thirds of U.S. newsprint originates in Canada.
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Philadelphia Applies Single Heading In Classifieds
Philadelphia newspapers will drop sex identifiers from all classified help wanted ads starting August 23. The Evening Bulletin Daily News and Inquirer said jobs will be listed alphabetically under Help Wanted, a change urged by government bodies civil rights groups and employment agencies and influenced by a Supreme Court ruling.
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Help Wanted
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Jaffurs Adds Names To Liquor Board Persuaders
Harrisburg AP Alexander Jaffurs former Liquor Control Board counsel adds two state officials to alleged improper pressure probe Revenue Secretary Robert Kane and Turnpike Commissioner Noraham Cohn. Kane asked for delay in a board citation case while Cohn sought faster action on a license transfer. Neither official accused of improper activity in the 49 page statement delivered Aug 1. Committee shifts to Sept 5 for continued testimony as Gov Shapiro and others may testify the week of Sept 10. The questioning echoed charges of propriety amid mistrust of public officials.
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Robert Kane
Noraham Cohn
Jaffars
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