New York Laundromat Clings To Life On Upper East Side
In Manhattan’s Upper East Side a single coin op remains from 60s street laundry boom. Leo Holland runs Leo's quietly, charging 40 cents to wash and 10 cents for five minutes of drying. rich residents hire maids, while do-it-yourself washers dwindle citywide.
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New York
Manhattan
Upper East Side
Lto
Sh Street
New York City
Department of Consumer Affairs
Leo Holland
Leo's
Leo
Fifth and Park Avenues
Ward Gill
National Automatic Laundry and Cleaning Council
Chicago
Gill
Maine opens voluntar y retirement for public workers
A 1977 Maine law ends mandatory retirement for state county and municipal workers including teachers starting July 1. The measure, vetoed by Gov. Longley, seeks to let capable workers stay on while studying expansion to private employes. Proponents cite fairness. critics warn of financial and competence risks in public retirement funds.
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Maine
Pennsylvania
James B. Longley
Kathleen Goodwin
Ms. Goodwin
Longley
Delinquent mortgages rise. foreclosures avoided by negotiation
New York reports show about one percent of mortgage folders are 60 days or more delinquent. While worse during the Depression, current delinquencies still lead to foreclosures in some cases, with unemployment illness or marital breakdown cited as triggers. Experts advise early communication with lenders to avoid lengthy foreclosure processes.
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New York
Leon M. Kendall
Mgic Investment Corp
Acts of God
Byron
Reimus
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of
Greater New York
Kendall
Norman Strunk
United States League of Savings Association
Ati
Trade Association
Strunk
Central Intelligence Agency
International Trade Commission
CIA
Energy glut questions fuel U.S. oil debate
The text argues a gasoline surplus exists this year with 247 million barrels on hand in the United States, rising nearly 8 percent from last year. It discusses Carter’s energy bill, oil scarcity warnings, and the need to reduce American oil and gasoline use amid imports, prices, and global conservation trends.
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United States
Carter
A. Carter
Britain
The House Budget Fight A Machine Takes Charge
In Harrisburg the AP reports the state House's funding debate for major universities revealed a supposed machine as the real power. The electronic vote board failed to tally, then the vote board and a key on a desk spoke for a night, claiming control over approvals and tax decisions, challenging lawmakers authority.
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Harrisburg
State House
House
On The Same Old Thing By Rick Martin
Writer Rick Martin argues that contemporary authors imitate screen and film tropes, stifling original imagination. He notes many rely on familiar media images, leading to repetitive depictions and formulaic storytelling, while some rise above this to create new work. He cautions about industry pressures to market books for film rights and media influence on readers, especially youth.
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Steven Crane
Henry Thoreau
Kal i role of Jews died 4 village Flan
A fragmentary item notes a death connected to a Jewish community and a village named Flan. Details are unreadable, but the brief mentions a death and a local setting, with limited context available for fuller attribution.
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