Eastern Airlines and Eddie Rickenbacker Spark in Crisis
The piece frames Eastern Airlines amid Frank Lorenzo’s control, praising Joe Ritchie and machinists who back unifying plans. It highlights pilots’ loyalty to Eddie Rickenbacker’s legacy, union leadership, potential new managements, and the broader push to salvage the carrier during deregulation’s upheaval.
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Eastern Airlines
Frank Lorenzo
Lorenzo
EAL
Eastern
Machinists Union
Philadelphia
Air Progress
Eddie
Ward W. Rickenbacker
Miami
Chicago Research & Trading Group
Joe Ritchie
Wheaton College
Soviet Union
Disarmament Inc
Charles Bryan
Ritchie
Boston Red Sox
U.S
Congress
Joseph Ritchie
Eddie Rickenbacker
Unique journalist Isidor Feinstein Stone dies at 81
Isidor Feinstein Stone a controversial journalist died June 18 in a Boston hospital at age 81. For 1953 to 1971 his I F Stone Newsletter pursued public records and exposed motives in Washington. He defended free speech for communists yet criticized the Soviet Union, provoking sharp criticism from across the political spectrum. He continued researching free thought after retirement, writing The Trial of Socrates and earning a Penn B A, leaving a lasting though divisive impact on American journalism.
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Isidor Feinstein Stone
Boston
Washington
I.F. Stone
U.S
Stone
Soviet Union
Socrates
University of Pennsylvania
Mr. Stone
Democrats' new leadership steadies House after ethics furore
The Democratic caucus elevates Tom Foley as speaker with Richard Gephardt as majority leader and William Gray III as whip to chart a new course. They vow to move past ethics scandals, pursue voter appeal and invite Republican views on the agenda, as Bush administration missteps fuel political pressure.
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Tom Foley
Washington
House
Richard Gephardt
Missouri
William Gray III
Pennsylvania
Bush
Rep
Gephardt
Jim Wright
Tony Coelho
Wright
Newt Gingrich
Georgia Bulldog
Thomas
Tip
O'Neill
Coelho
Catching fireflies for money a North Iowa family tale
A Telegraph reader recalls a La Porte City family tradition of firefly catching for pay. The Reiters, from Iowa, netted over $1,000 annually by selling fireflies to Sigma Chemical in St. Louis. They captured as many as 150 000 in a year, with rates rising from three for a penny to a penny each. The story notes environmental concerns and fireflies’ short life span.
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United Press Wire
Telegraph Newsroom
LaPorte City
Iowa
Bev
Reiter Farm
Reiters
Jackie Reiter
Russ
Jackie
Sigma Chemical Company
St. Louis Mo
Princeton
Dixon
Area truckers slow. cattle and hogs decline on long hauls
June 21 1979 note shows livestock truckers avoiding long hauls amid fear of dangers on the road. Two local order buyers and one packing plant feel the impact as nationwide independent truckers slowdown depresses market traffic and volumes.
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White Pines Forest State Park
Local State Senate Mail Addresses Listed
Two Illinois state senators are shown with official mailing addresses. Calvin Schuneman serves the 37th District at 306 Washington St Prophetstown 61277. Harlan Rigney represents the 35th District with a Freeport PO box 691 61032.
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Calvin Schuneman
Washington St
Prophetstown
Harlan Rigney P.O
Freeport
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Gray
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Foley
Capitol Hill
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Ed Barrow
New York Yankees
Lou Gehrig
Gehrig
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Alexis de Tocqueville
William E. Shaw
C. A. Maronich
Ken Brown
Sandy Burke
Brian Olmsted
Louise Brass
Lori Fagan
Patty Glunta
Clark Kelly
Donna Lessman
Chip Marshall
Jerry Pauser
Jim Nelson
Ed Bushman
Boatman
Laura Butler
Deana Heintzelmar
Elizabeth Lovett
Diane Shehorn
Linda Ross
Kathy Grossman
Rhonda Klavenga
Jane Monroe
Bernadine Willstead
Tracey L
Montgomery
Edwin E. Smith Jr
Kim Sorensen
Trina Rebly
Scott Brown
LeeAnn Harn
Chris Hage
Thomas Mekeel
Gunars Kulikovskis
Richard Devine
Robert Dogwiler
Rosemary Flowers
Robert Gorman
John Jacobs
Dick Kibble
Joe Leadman
Angela Reste
Robert Fenwick
Bruce Berman
Dave Johnson
Maria Nicholson
Jo Anne Mills
Carol Hemminger
Barbara Maves
Carole Houck
Joanne Smith
Delbert Pitman
Springfield
Nee. Byres Olson O. Box
First St
Richard A. Mautinoebster
Park Place
Spring Valley
Richard Mulcahey
Center
Durand
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