Farley Dies at 88. FDR Ally and Party Leader
James A. Farley once directed Democratic strategy and served as FDR’s postmaster general for over seven years. He died of a heart attack at the Waldorf Towers at 88, days after learning of Chip Robert Jr.’s death, leaving a legacy as a master organizer and longtime party loyalist.
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James A
Big Jim
Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR
Waldorf Towers
Ee W
Chip” Robert Jr
Roosevelt
Atlanta
Robert
Jim Farley
Robert Strauss
Democratic National Committee
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Strauss
Democratic Party
New York City
Postal service eyed for new study and funding aid
Washington reports a proposed commission to study the postal system as Congress and the Ford administration agree on injecting more taxpayer money to prevent insolvency. The plan echoes a 1967 1968 push that led to the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 and a switch to a government owned corporation.
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D-Wyo
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Butler County approves final methadone appeal for Unity House
The Butler County Medical Mental Health and Retardation Board voted 12 to 1 to pursue the final appeal of a ruling allowing Unity House in Middletown to seek a methadone license and outpatient detox program. The appeal goes to the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation director. Kent Slough dissented.
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Unity House
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Butler County
Paul McAvoy
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District 1
Ohio Department of Mental Health and
New York court grants grandparents visitation rights
The Brooklyn Appellate Division ruled unanimously that grandparents Gabriel and Julia Vacula may visit their granddaughter Amy, reversing a lower court ruling. The court said animosity from the mother is not a valid basis to deny visitation and sent the case back to set visiting conditions.
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