Strip Mining Killing Town Lost Creek Pa
In Lost Creek Pennsylvania a dying town clings to homes and savings as mines decline after World War II. Most young residents left for jobs in cities. many adults travel long distances for work. The area lost over 5,000 jobs and the parish dropped from 350 families to 110. The town’s last church baptized five babies last year and buried twelve adults over 50 as Father Melley notes the decline began about ten years prior. Residents cite attachment to homes and savings as the reason they stay.
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Talk to Patrick McAndrew about his mining past
Patrick McAndrew, 55, an unemployed miner, recalls a prosperous era in mining and reflects on the shift in jobs and community for workers. He discusses factory closures, wage changes, and the uncertain future facing long-time miners.
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Patrick McAndrew
Udall to Take Heavy Baggage for Japan Visit
Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall leads five cabinet members on a US Japan Joint Council trip to Hakone on November 4 5. Udall plans to scale Mt Fuji at 13 000 feet despite heavy snows and will bring gear including boots ski pants and a windbreaker but not the climbing irons made in Japan.
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Henry Fowler
Hakone
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Einstein's Daughter On Research Project
Bangkok AP report says Dr Elizabeth Einstein American neurochemist and daughter of Albert Einstein leads a research project to eliminate paralysis risk from antirabies vaccination. The effort focuses on improving vaccine safety and understanding adverse neurological effects in potential patients.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Elizabeth Einstein
Albert Einstein
Barrett May Move If House Sells Or Valued Mine Offers
Barrett contemplates relocation if his house sells or if strip mine operators offer what he believes his property is worth. The community fears loss of homes as two large operators, McAndrew and Barrett, continue activity in the area.
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Barrett
Ziggy Elman seeks comeback as aging trumpeter
LOS ANGELES AP Ziggy Elman once led big bands and topped the charts with And the Angels Sing now he is nearly broke and seeking support and a backer for a return to a big band. His wife Ruby sought $600 monthly support but the judge reduced it to 35 a week. Elman, 47, recalls his peak years with Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey and he laments not finding steady work while hoping for a benefactor to fund a large ensemble.
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Ziggy Elman
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Music Fang
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Jerry Rosen
Five U S Presidents Married Twice in History
A brief note lists five U S presidents who married twice: John Tyler William Henry Harrison Millard Fillmore Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. The claim reflects unusual personal histories among early to modern leaders.
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Tyler, Harrison, Fillmore
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
US to send man in orbit by December 1965
Texas congressman Olin E Teague predicted the United States would have a man in orbit by December and three men on the moon by 1969. Teague, a Space Committee member, cited a timetable for an earth orbit in December and a lunar mission by 1969, while NASA officials in Washington declined to comment.
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Texas
United States
Olin E. Teague
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Teague
Space Committee
Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Pay Your Share IRS collects 5.8 billion from Ohio in FY
The Internal Revenue Service said it collected 5.8 billion dollars from Ohio residents in the fiscal year ending last June. The report highlights state tax receipts and reflects the agency’s ongoing efforts to track and bolster tax compliance.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
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