Tale of Two Families Pursues Fast Money
Editorial contrasts two paths to wealth in work oriented America. Sam Zitron, a New York City public works employee, moonlighted 120 hours weekly across two hospitals, earning about 60 000 dollars yearly, 18 700 from the city, until he was fired for unauthorized absences and long shifts. The Drakes of Pittsburgh chase a millionare lottery, spending 20 000 dollars and hundreds of tickets daily, chasing life changing sums while gaining national fame as media interest grows.
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Sam Zitron
Public Works Department
New York
Pennsylvania
Drakes
America
Distaff Side targets Hatch Act while foreseeing reforms
The Distaff Side notes ongoing moves in Congress to dismantle or reform the Hatch Act, which bars partisan activity by federal employees. It argues the act has served well and should be modernized, not retired, amid rising federal programs and welfare funds. The item links 1980s forecasts on intergenerational marriages and public interest in a King Tut exhibit in Chicago with free admission for teachers and military. It ends with a light aside on school recycling efforts.
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Congress
House
Senate
King Tut
Chicago
Field Museum
NRA turmoil exposes backroom plots and a firing on Bloody Monday
Washington report details internal power struggle at the National Rifle Association. Harlan Carter leads reform against gun controls while The Troika is ousted after mass layoffs on November 8, 1976. Documented accusations include coercive sexual advances and eavesdropping in elevators. Civil actions follow, including a lawsuit by 31 NRA members and prominent figures like William Loeb.
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Washington
The _naional, Rifle Association
NRA
Institute
Capitol Hill
Minutemen
Harlan’ Carter
Maxwell E. Rich
Carter
National Rifle Assocation
Baptist Church
Troika
Tabi Wing
William Loeb
Cincinnati
National Rifle Association
Forced Retirement Bitter Pill for Some
Orville, a 67 year old former employee, faced forced retirement at 65 under company policy and struggled with Social Security reductions after returning to work. He cites 2.5 million peers affected, criticizes earnings limits, and notes lawmakers like Goldwater Gilman and Cohen push repeal or reform while Congress debates base limits and work allowances. He urges seniors to persist and write to lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hill Washington
Orville
Vicliny
Iris
Driblets
U.S
Congress
Barry Goldwater R
Ariz
Gilman
William S. Cohen
Maine
Social ‘Security Treasury
Isles of Salvation Prison Tale From Devil's Island
A vivid fragment recounts Devil's Island, its brutal climate, and failed escape efforts. It follows Gerardin, a French prisoner who faked leprosy to dodge reform, then wandered from Paris to Brazil before ending in a backcountry shack.
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Cayenne
French Guinea
Isles of Salvation
Devil's Island
Brance
Irving Wallace
Germain
Soliton
Paris
Jolston
Devil's
Asland
France
South ‘America
Trinidad
M -Gerardin
Devil's ‘Isla
Satoo
Gerardin
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Thomas Schroeder
Germany
Garden City
Kathy Birney
Sharon Doll
GCHS
Kenya
Brazil
AFS
American Field Service
Yuld Rascal
Jack Anderson
John Dingell
D-Mich
Carmen City
Nls
Ase
Benjamin A
N.Y
Saints
Goldwater
National Retired Teachers Association
American’ Association of Retired Persons
Joliton
Medu
Para
Amazon
Devil's? Island
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
CBS
Evans
Pulebiene Ion
NBC
Life and Times
Grizzly Adams
Blood Brothers
Grizzly
Nakuma
Ben
ABC
Baretta
Kingston
Piel
Charlie's Angels
Hebride
ABC Royautias
Telegram
Patricia Hangen
Welles Hangen
Cambodia
N. Behrman
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