Mayor Rizzo Shuns News Briefing After Two Years
Philadelphia mayor Frank L. Rizzo has not held a news conference since March 13, 1974, limiting responses to aides and facing a growing backlog of unanswered questions. The article notes his past clashes with the press and a controversial lie detector test, while comparing the city’s deficits to national issues and citing expectations of tax increases elsewhere.
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Subway bombing shocks London as police hunt Irish group
Scotland Yard investigators comb East End for the bomber’s hideout after a man set off five pounds of explosives on a subway car near West Ham. The driver Julius Stephen was killed, a waterman wounded, and the bomber injured himself before fleeing a dramatic chase. Police described the attack as bearing the hallmarks of Irish Republican Army splinter groups amid a rising wave of attacks on Britain’s transport network.
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Swear In New Jamestown Mayor Carlson sworn in as 17th mayor
JAMESTOWN, N Y AP Steven B Carlson was sworn in as Jamestowns 17th mayor in a ceremony at City Hall He succeeds Stanley N Lundine who resigned after winning a seat in Congress Carlson pledged persistent effort though warning not to promise immediate solutions while citing Lundine administrations accomplishments and ongoing city challenges
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Ground Chuck Prices Fall Across Pennsylvania Survey Finds Cheaper
Associated Press reports a 12 city PA survey showing chopped chuck prices down in several markets from February to last Thursday with DuBois at 73 cents and Allentown at 1.39 per pound. Slump blamed on cattle glut from grain price shifts and grading changes.
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Ford Expects Win In Illinois Presidential Primary
AP Chicago Ford camp confident of victory over Reagan in Illinois Republican primary as Carter seeks Democratic rail to nomination in a four way race. Wallace defends partial paralysis while Shriver fights funds shortfall and Daley’s Chicago machine looms large in a tense Midwest primary. Election officials forecast low turnout among 5.7 million registered voters.
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Rape Prosecution Reform Approved
A Senate committee in Harrisburg approved a rape prosecution reform bill. It bars questions about a rape victim’s sexual history during testimony and broadens the statutory rape definition to 14 or under with a 18 or older defendant, mirroring concerns raised by women’s groups and legal advocates.
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Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
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