Casey At Bat Third Time For Governor Run
Robert P. Casey of Scranton moves toward a 1978 gubernatorial bid after two prior Auditor General terms. He touts a stronger campaign team led by Paul Tully and William H. Smith and marks Scranton as HQ with plans to leverage name recognition from a successful Casey for State Treasurer race.
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Mason Denison
Harrisburg
Robert P. Casey
Scranton
Casey
Milton Shapp
Mears Building
Penn Security Bank
Paul Tully
Philadelphia
William H. Smith
Beaver County
Tom Brislin
Brislin
Robert E. Casey
Johnstown
The Flash Paid Off and Outed as Crook at Paper
Jim Bishop recalls The Flash the slow cashier who handed out pay envelopes on Fridays. The newsroom learned of his thefts, from small phony vouchers to a five and ten year payroll blackmail, yet editors chose mercy over jail and kept him on staff.
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Jim Bishop
Jerry Edelburg
Lester Markel
Phil Santora
Emil Herman
Manny Elkins
Napoleon
Flash
Mexican Exodus Has Begun and Border Strain Grows
Washington Merry Go Round reports from the Papago reservation and across the border an escalating migratory and economic crisis. Millions of Mexican nationals seek work in U S farms factories and cities as an undermanned border patrol struggles to cope. The piece links U S tomato growers Mexican exports and Mexican factory work to a transnational flow of people and commerce. It also highlights U S investment in Mexican firms and a rising illicit drug trade centered on heroin production in the Sierra Madre and the impact on both nations.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Papago
Arizona
Mexico
United States
U.S
Idaho
Illinois
Manhattan
Berlin
Rio Grande
Hal Bernton
Doug Foster
Mexico City
Nogales
Rockwell International
Foster Grant
Berton
Florida
Sierra Nevada
Sierras
Aging Of America Shifts: From Youth Power To Gray Power
The piece argues America is aging as the 65 and over cohort reaches 10 percent of the population, with gray power reshaping politics and markets. It highlights increased senior voting, economic influence, and social security pressures, noting rising median ages from 29.4 toward 32.5 by 2000, and education demographics shifting toward older students.
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Don Graff
America
Vietnam
Chicago
Miami
United States Bureau of the Census
Census Bureau
Newspaper Enterprise Aus
Albatross Lifespan and Honeybee Hobby Trends
National Geographic notes albatrosses may live up to 50 years and begin breeding around age nine. In the United States over half a million people keep honeybees as a hobby, supplementing through various means.
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United States
Beame Leaves City as Koch Set to Lead New York
Victor Riesel surveys a bankrupt New York amid a half billion in ongoing wage demands from municipal unions. He warns of chaos, strikes, and crippled services as Ed Koch prepares to take the helm and a costly overtime and welfare fraud crisis drains the budget.
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Victor Riesel
New York
Abe Beame
Chips
Ed Koch
Big Apple
John Lindsay
Globe
Wall Street
Brooklyn
Fire Department
Human Resources Administration
Welfare Department
FBI
U.S
Robbery at Dean's Diner in Philadelphia
Thieves entered by back door and a window at Dean's Diner on Philadelphia and Seventh streets between three and four this morning, stealing 34.25 dollars in cash. Local coverage notes related incidents from 1962 to 1972 in nearby towns.
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Dean's
Philadelphia
Seventh Streets
Mundys Corner
Mifflin County
Route 22
Here
Indiana
Manos
Sons of Italy Lodge
Clymer
Rossiter
Punxsutawney
Sandwich Islands name origin tied to Captain Cook
The Hawaiian Islands were named the Sandwich Islands in 1778 by Captain James Cook honoring his sponsor. The text notes travel patterns with automobiles 91 percent of personal travel, personal travel by bug 5 percent, air 2 percent, and rail and waterway 2 percent.
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Hawaiian Islands
Sandwich Islands
Capt
James Cook
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