The Worst Of Times by Jim Bishop
A brisk account recalls the 1932 crisis year with President Hoover and the Roosevelt transition. It highlights unemployment, bank failures, and key figures like Samuel Insull and Douglas MacArthur, detailing political strife, relief efforts, and the national mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Bishop
Samuel Insull
Wtlttles
Herbert Clark Hoover
United States
Hoover
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Eugene Meyer
Shanghai
China
Speaking Freely Nixon Landslide? Take A Look
Don Oakley surveys post election letters to the New York Times questioning Nixon's 521 electoral votes and McGovern's 17 as a true landslide. Writers argue that voter turnout and margins imply a more nuanced result, with two thirds of eligible voters not backing Nixon or McGovern. The piece notes turnout at 65.95 percent, compares to Germany's 91.2 percent, and questions the meaning of a landslide.
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Don Oakley
New York Times
Nixon
Richard Nixon
George McGovern
McGovern
B R and P Railway Rush Seeks 15 Switchmen At North Yard
Yesterdate December 8 1922 the B R and P Railway Co reports rush business rivaling wartime levels with all crews working. At least 15 new switchmen are needed immediately and qualified applicants are asked to inquire at the North Yard office.
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Punxsutawney
B.r.&p. Railway Co
North Yard
Indiana
Church of the Living God
Chevy Chase
Uber Radio
Blair Uber
Washington Merry-Go-Round Extortion Plot Revealed
A SITCOM style extortion plot linked to Airwest and Howard Hughes involved a ransom for a supposed bomb on a jet. FBI and FAA reports show the plan included a drop over the Southwest with $100,000, but the signal never came. The episode spurred union safety demands and calls for stronger bomb and hijack guidelines. The column also covers Kissinger, Nixon’s nephew, and a phony environmentalist scare, plus a racial discrimination suit against a California taco chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
Pantom
Howard Hughes
Airine
Airwest
Phoenix
Prasenigery
Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association
FBI
FAA
James Sparling
Congress
Labor Department
Vesco
Henry Reuss
D-Wis
John Dingell
D-Mich
Atrip
National Coal Association
Reuss and
Dingell
William Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus
Benjamin Ichinose
Taco Food
California
Dr. Ichinose
Reneens Council For Minority Enterprise
Boyle Column Everything Grows Older By HAL BOYLE
HAL BOYLE argues in this New York AP column that people age mentally when they cling to routines and comfort. He lists signs of a self-imposed stagnation, from avoiding new books to repetitive walks, telephoning friends instead of meeting, and dismissing changes as life passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Nixon’s new direction promises labor a good shop
Washington reports President Nixon in a new direction before the election promising a better labor relationship and regular access to the White House. He reaffirms plans to keep labor in top roles, naming Pete Brennan as Labor Secretary and signaling continued pro-labor appointments, with John H. Fanning likely to be reappointed to the NLRB.
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Republican Party
Rudy Vallee
White House
Hoover
Vallee
Women’s National Committee For Law Enforcement
Prohibitionists
Henry Peabody
U.S
Congress
Herbert Hoover
John N. Garter
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Washington
Patrick Hurley
Douglas MacArthur
Republic
Dent Niton
Bahamas
Robert Vesco
Securities and Exchange Commission
Young Nixon
Vesco
John Ehrlichman
Erlichman
Nixon
Victor Riesel
Oval Room
Dick Nixon
Waldorf Astoria
Pete
Brennan
Pete Brennan
John H. Fanning
Pivotal
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Fanning
Labor
Shultz
Chuck Colson
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Teamsters
Frank Fitzsimmons
Marty Durkin
Dwight Eisenhower
Durkin
National Building and Construction Trades Dept
Labor Dept
State Dept
Jim Hodgson
Meany
Chuck
Daniel
Lion's den
Lower Speed Limit Sought at Homer City Curve
Dear Editor, I urge lowering the speed limit on East Church St and Route 119 Homer City Pa due to frequent accidents. Pedestrians struggle to cross as cars speed by, and blocking East Church St would force long detours. The writer commends Mrs Ernest Arminia for aiding accident victims.
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East Church St
Route 119
Ernest Arminia
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Indiana Printing & Publishing Company
Indiana, Pa
Frank 5
Hood
Associated Press
Assualauad Press
Iuclasicaly & S
West Magead
Legal Mallays
South Africa
Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers
Homer City
FFA
Homer Center High School
Main Street
Thieu-Kissinger
Presi
Boyle
National Construction
Don Rodgers
Pythias
Damon
Colson
Hodgson
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