Two Thieves On An Island By Jim Bishop
Jim Bishop recalls Blackwell's Island later Welfare and the Almshouse, chronicling convicts led by a warden, the McNallys scheme to dupe the poor, and the deaths of Jim McNally and Francis Xavier McNally. The piece blends memoir and investigation of poverty, crime, and corruption along the East River.
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Jim Bishop
Queensboro Bridge
Blackwell's Island
East River
Newark City
New York
Jim McNally
McNally
Jim
Francis Xavier McNally
F.X
Bridge
Manhattan
Mack
Welfare
Potter’s Field
D.A
McNallys
Mrs. McNally
Social Security Tax Rivaling Income Tax—A Critical View
In a column by Don Oakley the piece argues Social Security taxes have grown to rival income tax, with future rate jumps and higher wage bases. It contends reform is needed for both the retirement tax and income tax, noting inconsistencies in benefits, inflation, and penalties for earners after age 65.
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Don Oakley
Social Security
Senate Finance Committee
Unknown header fragment from press masthead
Fragmentary OCR text presents a partial masthead and filler lines mentioning press roles and pricing. The legible portions reference Ray Elizabeth R and AP News material, with unclear dates or location details.
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Ray Elizabeth R. Eee Amye
Tae Ray
Ated Press
AP News 5
Raontty
Lndians
Indiana Postmasters Named by President under Congressional Recommendation
In 1922 President Harding, following Congressman Nathan L. Strong’s advice, sent Harry A. Borland and Jack Wilkinson to Congress for postmaster roles at Indiana and Blairsville. Confirmation anticipated within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan L. Strong
Harry A. Borland
Jack Wilkinson
Congress
Indiana
Blairsville
Indiana County
Truman
Indiana College Community Theater
Robert Anderson
Indiana Optimiats
Waa
White House pushes tougher drug laws to curb marijuana
The Nixon administration presses Congress to pass two measures to strengthen penalties for marijuana possession. White House aide Walt Minnick coordinated a June lobbying push led by BNDD Chief John Ingersoll amid a broader debate on legalization versus crackdown.
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Washington
White House
Capitol Hill
Nixon
Congress
Walt Minnick
Donald Miller
Justice Department
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Miller
U.S
HEW
National Commission On Marijuana and Drug Abuse
BNDD
John Ingersoll
California
Nixon Eyes Labor Leaders in Push for Public Endorsements
Washington report details Richard Nixon seeking influential labor figures to publicly back his reelection while investigations into AFL-CIO spending loom. It notes internal White House debate over wooing labor versus ongoing enforcement actions led by Leonard J. Lurie, with probes touching COPE and the federation itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Riesel
Washington
Richard Nixon
Organized Labor
Afl-Cio
Teamsters
George Meany
Meany
Charles
Chuck) Colson
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
Justice Dept
Labor Federation
Committee On Political Education
COPE
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Labor
League
Hubert Humphrey
Office of Labor Management and Welfare Pension Reports
Leonard J. Lurie
Landrim-Griffin
Labor Task Force
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Louis Levine
Capitol Hill Club
Ed Kiernan
New York Patrolmen’s Benevolent Assa
Frank Fitszsimmons
al Barkan
White House
Dreams and Sleep Experiments Across Species
Dallas AP writer describes a Health, Education and Welfare booklet on sleep and dreams. The piece outlines dream research using wired skulls, eye movements, and brain activity to interpret dreaming in humans and animals, noting effects of dream deprivation on cats and people.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Hal Boyle
Dallas
Health, Education and Welfare Department
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Indiana Printing & Publishing Company
Water Bt
Indiana, Pa
Serena Clan
By Jack Anderson
Health, Education, and Welfare Department
Minnick
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bluecoats
Army Engineers
Iowa
Nebraska
Congressional
House Appropriations
FBI
Alinsky
Claremont
Calif
Budlalg [Wal
le , Yi
Boyle
Tedaoyeci
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