Italian PhD in janitor work at Florida State University
Giorgio Lena an Italian immigrant with two doctorates and five language skills works in maintenance at FSU after years of teaching rejections. He applied to 1,300 universities without offers and finds temporary relief through the Jobs for Older Americans program, moving furniture and restoring his sense of work.
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Tallahassee, Fla
Giorgio Lena
America
Lena
Florida State University
University of Turin
Italy
Ed Gurney
R-Fla
Gurney
Uruguay
Sweden
Florida State
FSU
Jobs For
Tallahassee
Robert Turner
Florida
Quiet Wankel engine option eyed for 1974 Vega
GM announced the Wankel rotary engine may be offered as an option in the Vega line around 1974. The rotary uses triangular rotors in an elliptical chamber, is lighter by about 300 pounds, and runs on very low octane gas. GM paid NSU $50 million last year to study and develop the engine, with Mazda having produced about 100,000 Wankel powered cars.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
U.S
General Motors
NSU
Volkswagen
Toyo Kogyo
Mazda
Fans Debate Day for Fischer in World Chess Match
In Reykjavik the 20th game sees Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky. With Fischer leading 11-8, Fischer needs 12 points from five remaining games to clinch the title, while Spassky still has a slim mathematical chance to defend, requiring three wins and two draws.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Fiscer
Fischer
Spassky
Special Eudora Meeting Slated on Nursing Home
City Council plans an Aug. 11 special meeting to discuss legal aspects of a proposed 60 bed nursing home with city attorney Charles Stough. Walter Bartel of CW Corp reports feasibility study and cost estimates of about 410000 for construction and 574000 total with property.
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Eudora
Charles Stough
Walter Bartel
CW Corp
Sioux City
Iowa
Bartel
Leo Lauber
Kenneth Bryant
Burrough Corp
American Family Life Insurance Company
Lawrence Boys Club drive nears half of $20,000 goal
Lawrence supporters led by Dr. Larry Mayer report about $4,500 raised for a Boys Club effort. Board members met at First National Bank to review progress and plan next steps, including possible door-to-door solicitations and hiring a full-time director.
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Lawrence
Larry Mayer
Dr. Mayer
First National Bank
Boys’ Club
Lawrence Jaycees
P.O
Mayer
East Lawrence Community Center
Delmonica Hanover Seeks upset in Hambletonian clash
In Du Quoin Illinois Delmonica Hanover the three year old filly takes on male rivals for the Hambletonian 119090 against Super Bowl the top trotter of the season. Super Bowl driven by Stanley Dancer has posted a 2:00 mile or faster seven times this year and is a strong 1 to 2 favorite, reducing the Hambletonian field to the smallest since 1932.
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Delmonica Hanover
Speedy County
Ley Dancer
Air Safety Bags Begin Government Highway Tests
The Transportation Secretary accepted 125 Mercury four door sedans with factory installed air cushion systems for 18 months of testing in Los Angeles Salt Lake City Miami Buffalo and San Antonio. The trial aims to prove an air bag system can meet the 1975 deadline for passive restraints on new cars. Only the right front seat features the air cushion while all positions have lap belts.
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Secretary of Transportation
John Volpe
General Services Administration
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Miami
Fla
San Antonio
Tex
Buffalo
N.Y
National Highway Traffic Safety
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St. Paul
Felix Wankel
Elm's
Sinclair
Aed
John Haddock
Ford, Inc
Alabama
Ott (Maes
Hopkins Tera Heating & Air Cond
Wichita
Boys Club Drive
Boys’ Clubs of America
Central City
Mid-Continent
Ted Hartenstein
CG Corp
Burger Chef Systeme, Inc
U.S.A
Frank Demby
Journal-World
DU Quoin
Stan
Washington
Coco
United Artists
Charleston
Vincent Canby
New York Times
MGM
Ralph Nelson
Robert Mitchum
Metrocolor Panavision
Paul Newman
Henry Fonda
Clint Eastwood
Misty
Peter Sellers
Trinity
Joseph E Levine
Avco Embassy
Kalo Zagarelli
Deluxe
Avco
Wessel
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