A Rotten Way to Begin and End A Rotten Way to Begin and End
Tom Tiede visits Manhattan's Lower East Side to report on heroin addiction and the life of Jerry Jordan. The piece traces Jordan's descent from a Brooklyn tenement to heroin use, a failed rehabilitation effort, and his death from narcotism at age 21.
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Tom Tiede
Manhattan
Lower East Side
Horizon House
New York
NEA
Jerry Jordan
Brownsville
Brooklyn
Jerry
The
University of the Streets
7Th Street
11Th Street
Italians Rally in New York to Protest FBI Mafia Claims
The article reports Italian Americans picketing FBI offices in Manhattan over gang myths, led by Joseph Colombo Jr. and supporters who insist Italians built America and face discrimination. Protests culminate in a mass Central Park rally as debates over Mafia stigma continue.
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Manhattan
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Joseph Colombo Jr
Brooklyn
Colombo Sr
Joe Colombo Jr
New York
Central Park
Out Our Way on New York Italians and Mafia Labels
The piece notes Italian Americans in Manhattan tired of being mocked and pressed on Mafia questions. It cites a middle aged woman insisting she speaks English well after thirteen years of teaching sociology, challenging sensationalized stereotypes. Capone is noted as long dead.
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Jerry Jordan
Peoria
al Capone
Newsman
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Pinworm Lifecycle and Home Care Advice
The Well Child explains pinworm eggs hatch in the digestive tract and cause itching when females exit at night. Transmission occurs via fingers and surfaces, not pets, with about 20 percent shedding worms spontaneously. Treatments include Povan or Mintezol, and emphasis on practical hygiene rather than complete sterilization. Dr. Wayne G. Brandstadt will answer general questions in future columns.
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Wayne G. Brandstadt
M.D
Dr. Brandstadt
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New York City
Brook Stover
Stanford University
America
Costello
Colombo
Michelangelo
Gerous
By Neg Cochran
By Wayne G. Brandstadt, M.D
NASA
Bill Dana
Edwards
Calif
Clark & Larsson
Volkswagen
East Ocean Avenue
Lompoc
Xy Authorizzio Ofaler
Roblee
Sandal
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