Switch in old folks revolt at Bid-a-Wee Rest Home
A spoof item from Broad caster depicts three 80s activists seizing the parlor for days, locking the assistant dietitian in the pantry while two officers suffer minor injuries and residents chant against younger leadership in a mock protest. Quincy Tireblood, 87, speaks for a movement that questions age-based authority. The piece, unsigned, reportedly originates from East Colds VL.
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Glenview Community Church
Glenview
Ill
Bid-a-Wee
Quincy Tireblood
Theblood
East Colds
It Happened In Corry And Nearby Years Ago
The column recalls events from 1950 and 1930 including a No-bar Riding Club dance at Cooper's barn Bear Lake and a Regimental League basketball win by Company A Cagers over Franklin's Company L. It also notes a 1930 Rogers building stand moved to the Barlow block and personnel shifts at U S Radiator in Geneva Davenport. A New York AP item covers Bernard Cornfeld at Investors Overseas Services addressing finance managers and critics of securities regulation.
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No-bar Riding Club
Cooper's
Bear Lake
Lt. Kelly
Rogers
North Center Street
Barlow Block
South Center Street
New York
Bernard Cornfeld
Investors Overseas Services
Mutual
Pension Funds
NY. Stock Exchange
Cornfeld
Securities Shaky by John Cunniff
John Cunniff reports on Cornfeld and IOS amid a hostile climate for securities. He notes foreign clients, reinvested profits, and a target of managing 15 billion by 1975 while warning of a government drive that could undermine the industry.
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John Cunniff
America
Cornfeld
Institutional Investor
IOS
The Ten Ounce Pump and the Heart's Silent Battle
A feature on heart science, the Miami Heart Institute, and Dr. Edwin Boyle's work to predict heart attack risk with tests and a computer. It contrasts medical advances with government cuts to heart research, and critiques Congress banking ties and loan perks among lawmakers. The piece highlights vast annual cardiovascular deaths, risk factors, and the push toward preventing heart attacks before they begin.
Banks and Congressmen Lean On Easy Money Networks
The Corry Evening Journal reports lawmakers received loans from many New York banks at favorable rates and held stock in financial firms through themselves or relatives. It cites lobbying by bank groups, questions from bankers about legislators, and a pattern of banking interests shaping legislation, with quotes from ABA president Nate Rogers and regional banker associations.
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House Banking and Currency Committee
The
National Bank
First National City Bank
Chase Manhattan
Long Island Trust Co
Oneida National Bank & Trust
Flushing National Bank
Royal National Bank of New York
Central State Bank
United National Bank
National Bank of North America
Manufacturers Hanover Trust
New York
House
American Bankers Association
Nate
Rogers
ABA
Washington Bankers Association
Edie Adams lives for work and love of life
New York AP profile of Edie Adams outlines a busy career in singing, film, and TV, including a Hooray for Hollywood CBS special with 47 costume changes and a pie gag. She reflects on choosing show business over fashion, balancing motherhood, and her humor as a key trait while noting the toll of a demanding schedule and social obligations.
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New York
Edie Adams
Edie
Miss Adams
Don Adams
Don Rickles
Hollywood
Cbs-Tv
Ernie Kovacs
Mia
Kovacs
Joshua
Marty Mills
Eadie
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Corry Journal
Tales OF the Red Berets
Corry
State Armory
Franklin
James Chris
Mex Chris
Railroad Street
Fred Kinley
U.S. Radiator Corp
Geneva, N.Y
Kinley
Geneva
Davenport
Town
SEC
Vietnam
United States
Miami Beach
Miami Heart Institute
Edwin Boyle
Boyle
Washington
Congress
National Bank of Washington
Tom Belvill
D-Aia
Ben Blackburn
R-Ga
Bill Cowger
R-Ky
Tom Gettys
D-S.c
Charles Griffin
D-Miss
Seymour Halpern
R-N.y
Wisi Moorhead
D-Pa
Robert Stephens
Tom Rees
D-Calif
Halpern
Solons
Banks
By Jack Anderson
Capital National Bank of Miami
Senate
California Bankers Association
Corry Evening Journal
South Street
George R. Sample
William Eaton
City Ealtor
John McLaughlin
Associates Press
AP News
al Corry
Hal Boyle
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