Mail delays and a fashion memory from a Kansas town
A reader laments USPS delays outlining a recent letter that traveled about 50 yards from mailbox to post office box, arriving three days late. The piece shifts to a personal anecdote about a White trench coat from the ninth grade, reflecting on utilitarian fashion and college memories.
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Kansas
Pryor to 30 By Tim Pryor Pryor to 30 By Tim Pryor Kansas sky
A fragmented feature mixes a personal tale of a worn white trench coat and a political expose. It recounts college memories and married life tied to a coat, then shifts to a Washington report detailing a Pennsylvania probe into Rep Dan Flood and alleged contract bid rigging linked to campaign funds. The letters describe pressure on Kaminski Brothers to abstain from bidding.
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Kansas
Hays
Boulder
Casey
Pennsylvania
Shane Creamer
Jack Dixon
Campaign fix visit questions bid on contract in Wilkes Barre
An equipment supplier urged the Kaminski campaign not to bid on a contract and stressed Dan Flood's influence. Flood's aide Elko denied wrongdoing and a meeting with the Kaminski brothers, while Dixon could not be reached. Casey findings move to the state crime commission for investigation.
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Stephen Elko
Daniel Flood
Wilkes Barre
Elko
Kaminski
Dan Flood
Flood
Kaminski Brothers
Dixon
Casey
State Crime Commission
Will and intestacy rules for probate and Mafia linked bids
The will tests domicile for probate in the state of death, Pennsylvania if the testator remains there. If no will and no spouse, heirs split estate by the statute. four shares among four children or their issue from a deceased child. The article also notes GSA tightening rules to bar Mafia linked bidders after Poly-Clean bid involving GNR and All Purpose Chemical, with Senator testimony and denials.
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New York
Pennsylvania
GSA
GNR Corporation
Palmer, Mass
All Purpose Chemical Co
East Orange
N.J
Thomas
Timmy Murphy
Pecora
Senate Commerce Committee
GNR
Keep brain factory open and year round schooling spread
The piece argues against summer shutdowns for schools and promotes year round calendars. It cites maintenance costs, depreciation, and wasted capacity, noting nationally over 100 districts trial year-round programs. Atlanta and St Charles show expanded courses and voter support as Texas opens financing.
Those Iguanas and a Strange Lizard Tale
A narrator recalls iguanas with unclear sexes and distinct personalities Hamm the placid earthmother and Clay feisty. After relocating Hamm, then losing Clay, the tale follows a stray iguana seen near a fig tree by a neighbor in Knoxville where a zoological home was promised. The piece ends with a lease concern and a request to ship the fig stuffed iguana to the Knoxville zoo.
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Clay
Birmingham
Knoxville
City Zoo
Don
Jizer
Clov
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