Arsonist Forces The Issue One Man's Personal Urban Renewal
Herb Most rebuilt Spartansburg main street after a 45,000 fire damage to Most Hardware. He reused bricks from the old building, renovated fronts, and remodeled interiors largely by himself. He resisted SBA liens and aims to inspire other owners to pursue community renewal at the Sparta School and Community Fair.
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Herb Most
Borough of
Spartansburg
Herb
Germany
Most
Small Business Administration
SBA
Sparta
Miss Bear Lake Crowned at 55th Bear Lake Fair
The 1972 Bear Lake Community Fair opens with the crowning of Miss Bear Lake 1972 at the Parish House. Judges and officials include Mayor Gerald Crosby and Rev. Howard Markel. Contestants include Julia Morten and Patty Webster among others. The three day program features a four horse pull and pony pull on Saturday, a chicken barbecue, and a Labor Day parade with additional events and exhibits showcasing crops, dairy products, baked goods, preserves, and floral displays.
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Bear Lake
4-H Dairy Club
Marlene Osborne
Home Extension Group
Cathy Hosier
Fireman
Pennsylvania Eyes Second Lottery To Aid Flood Relief
Revenue Secretary Robert Kane outlined a plan to run a short term parallel lottery with $1 tickets every two weeks to fund flood relief. Aimed for Nov 1 if legislature approves amending the lottery law. Kane noted possible multiple short term lotteries and governor interest in broad relief measures.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Robert Kane
Kane
Shapp
Mathematica
Princeton
Manson Transferred From Death Row To Max Security
Charles Manson moved from San Quentin Death Row to the maximum security adjustment center. The 38 year old convict, sentenced for the Sharon Tate murders and six others, is among 97 inmates shifted after a state Supreme Court ruling voiding the death penalty and ending segregation from the general prison population.
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San Quentin
Calif
Charles Manson
San Quentin Prison
Manson
Sharon Tate
State Supreme Court
Meat Prices To Fall At Retail, Says USDA
Washington reports USDA and industry officials predict lower wholesale cattle prices in August will filter to supermarkets in coming months. Cattle prices dipped from July highs, boosting expectations for consumer relief, while farm prices overall stayed near record levels and some foods rose.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
USDA
John A. Copeland
National Livestock and Meat Board
Chicago
Iowa
Bert Eason Jr
U.S
Soviet Union
Coed Regains Welfare In Court Battle
In Pittsburgh US District Judge William W. Knox ordered Correne Stewart to remain a welfare recipient while a three judge panel reviews a state rule that dropped college students from welfare. Stewart 21 argues the policy discriminates against students as a class.
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Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
William W. Knox
Correne Stewart
Oakland
Stewart
Michael Nemac
Neighborhood Legal Services
Nemac
Louis Kwall
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Bill Eaton
Miss
Death Row
Corry
Bill- Rose
Fairmount Ave
Jamestown Business College
Jamestown, N.Y
Congregational Church
Spring Creek, Pa
Coed
Backee College
Corry Journal
The
P.O
Corry, PA
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