Blooming candidate field in Pennsylvania 1978 primaries
Pennsylvania experiences a crowded candidate slate as the May 16 primary narrows the field for governor lieutenant governor state senate and U S congressional seats. The article notes seven Republicans and fourteen Democrats vying for governor in a busy election year with many incumbents seeking re election.
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Mason Denison
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Philadelphia County
Philadelpia
Fayette
Somerset
Westmoreland
Allegheny County
U.S
Westmoreland County
Beaver
Butler
Lawrence
Lehigh
Northampton
Fred B. Rooney
Pennsylvania News Service
Dutch Schultz Dies in Newark Shootout Ending a Crime Empire
Reporter Jim Bishop recounts the life of Arthur Flegenheimer known as Dutch Schultz, a Bronx-born bootlegger who built a $7 million crime empire with 17 speakeasies and violent acts including murder. He dies after a Newark mob meeting fails, muttering about his mother as he nears death.
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Jim Bishop
Arthur Flegenheimer
Dutch Schultz
Dutch
Bronx
Congress
America
Braumeisters
Abe Weinberg
Jules Martin
Bo Weinberg
Lulu Rosencranze
Weinberg
Brother Abe
Lulu Rosencranz
East River
Abe
Martin
Flegenheimer
Newark
Lulu
Kulu
Momma
King Features Syndicate
Spies in Anonymity From Justice Dept Files
Washington reports reveal more than 100 foreign nationals who confessed espionage ties under a Cold War law. Names include James Sattler East German agent who copied NATO documents and Gwizdak Waclaw Polish operative tasked to organize a spy net. Others describe coercion and covert missions in the United States.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Justice Department
Join LeCarre
Graham Greene
FBI
Larry Kraftowitz
Murray Waas
James Sattler
NATO
Warsaw Treaty Organization
Sattler
Paul Findley
Capital Hill
Gwizdak Waclaw
United States
Warsaw
Endre Kertesz
North Dakota
U.S
Kertesz
Wang Justice Ching-Lin
Libertad Maria Antigua
Hyman E. Bornstein
Feodor Pihra
Finland
Vejim Bali
Moscow
KGB
Anatoli Michailovich Gransovsky
Adolf Hitler
Inside Labor Meet Again By Victor Riesel
In a confidential Oval Office exchange national black leaders told President Carter they felt isolated and sought greater input on urban policy. Charles Rangel met March 8 for a forty minute talk focusing on advice for House strategy and black community concerns, with no pledge of Caucus representation.
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Victor Riesel
Washington
Oval Office
Hamilton Jordan
Bronx
White House
Harlem
Charles Rangel
Rangel
Jimmy Carter
Charlie
Jimmy
Andy Young
House
Congress
Mr. Carter
Middle America
Congressional Black Caucus
Black voters demand more White House access and urban policy action
Black leaders criticize Carter aides and demand direct presidential input on urban policy and funding. They fault the White House staff for isolation and say OMB cuts target their communities. Despite some labor backing and cabinet ties, they warn of eroded support if the president does not engage.
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White House
Hamilton Jordan
Jody Powell
Democratic National Committee
Office of Management and Budget
Carter
Labor
Middle East
Charlie Rangel
Harlem
Syndicau
Move To Metrics Expands In National Weather Service
Commentary outlines gradual U S switch to metric reporting across weather data and consumer packaging. Plans start June 1979 with Celsius readings in newspapers and broadcasts, Fahrenheit phased out by September. By 1980 kilo pascals barometer and metric speedometers, liquor packaging changes, and a new U S metric board to coordinate voluntary conversion. 2 degrees Celsius equals 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Graff
National Weather Service
United States
Treasury
Transportation Department
National Council of Weights and Measures
U.S
Congress
U.S. Metric Board
Carter
Senate
Readers Write Appalled Over School Board Decision
A reader laments Indiana School Board for denying a student seat, urges trust in youths as future leaders, and objects to a nine day spring vacation plan. The writer argues for starting before Labor Day to finish in June, aiding seniors’ college plans and summer employment. The piece emphasizes fairness and reconsideration of the proposed schedule.
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Sirs
Indiana School Board
IUP
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