Saturday Night Specials and the Gun Market Boom
A Washington overview details the rise of cheap American made handguns sold for 5 to 10 dollars, their spread among criminals and the public, and the regulatory gaps exploited since the 1968 Gun Control Act. It notes FBI crime increases, NRA opposition to cheap guns, and proposed federal changes to close loopholes.
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Washington
NEA
America
FBI
Bureau
New York
National Commission On the Causes and Prevention of Violence
National Rifle Association
Sen
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Treasury Department
Treasury
Lorne Greene Looks Beyond Bonanza for New Dreams
The Bonanza star, famed with Mike Landon and Dan Blocker, recalls fame abroad from Romania to Poland and Yugoslavia. He once visited Russia but opted against acting there. he seeks Broadway, major films, a Shakespeare season and further Bonanza years.
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Him
Mike Landon
Dan Blocker
Russia
Kremlin
Greene
Hollywood
The Dark World of Irving Margolis Newsstand Keeper
Irving Margolis, a 68 year old blind news vender in lower Manhattan, faces daily thefts and violence from petty criminals and drunks while running his corner stand at Lafayette and Bleeker. He recalls his past as a Spanish Civil War volunteer blinded in 1937 and laments a city he now regards as dangerous and shabby.
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Irving Margolis
Lower Manhattan
Lafayette and
Bleeker
Sixth International Infantry Brigade
Aragon
New York
The Enduring Magic of Richiardi and Uncle Harry
Irving Margolis recounts magic’s fading era from Thurston to Richiardi Jr. and the enduring appeal of card tricks at birthdays. He notes modern tech supplants spectacle, yet the craft survives in youth-dense markets and local performers like Uncle Harry.
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Uncle Harry
Ptas
Cub Stouts
Houdini
Thurston and
Blackstone
Richiardi Jr
Peru
Leger
Richiardis
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Congress
Ben Cartright
Hoss
Little Joe
Lorne Greene
Bonanza
Ben
Canada
David Dortort
Lorne Greene and
The
Romania
Poland
Yugoslavia
John Reed
By Tom Tiede
Ven
Dor
Margolis
David Hend
Thurston
Vaudevillian
Madison Square Garden
Felt Forum
Colin Rose
Randi
Midwest
Richiardi
David Hendin
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