Penny problem outlives its usefulness says Burlington Hawk Eye
The Burlington Hawk Eye weighs the penny’s fate linking rising production costs, circulation shortages, and collector hoarding to a looming decision. It notes that eliminating the penny could free mint capacity and that rounding prices may follow, while considering risks to taxes and small purchases.
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Benjamin Franklin
Treasury Department
Denver
Philadelphia
Carter
Burlington
Hawk Eye
Labor clash tests reporter union limits in Wilkes-Barre
The Newspaper Guild local 120 sues reporter James Torbik of the Sunday Independent over a $125 fine for alleged free work. Torbik says he was paid for a World Series story written on company time and fired back that the guild tries to regulate his civil rights. The case in county court may redefine a newsman's duties and public access to events.
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Newspaper Guild
Local 120
Wilkes-Barre
James Torbik
Sunday Independent
Torbik
Illinois readopts death penalty with Governor’s signature
Illinois returns to capital punishment as Governor James R. Thompson signs the bill passed by the General Assembly. The measure faces likely challenges but aims to resume state executions, with juries allowed to impose the death penalty for murder in hijackings, armed robberies, rapes, kidnappings, and related crimes. Richard Speck’s death sentence from 1966 remains blocked by 1972 Supreme Court rulings.
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Finois
James R. Thompson
General Assembly
Supreme Court of the
United States
Illinois
Gary Mark Gilmore
Utah
Thompson
James Duke
Cook County
Chicago
Richard Speck
Peoria
Supreme Court
Star Wars box office hype meets mixed critical view
A reader’s letter criticizes Star Wars as overrated compared with 2001 A Space Odyssey noting its heavy publicity and violence. It questions eyewitness claims about summer start times after a misprint in the Old Farmers Almanac and laments local park bench shortages.
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Time Magazine
Bo Callaway Vindicated by Harper's Benign Justice
The Harpers piece by Jim Hougan rescues Bo Callaway from a damaging 1970s smear campaign. It details how a Democratic-led Senate subcommittee claimed impropriety over ski-resort favors, despite absence of evidence. Callaway's innocence is affirmed, with editors praised for reviving the story.
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Washington
Harpers Magazine
Jim Hougan
Howard
Bo” Callaway
Hougan
Potomac
Callaway
Georgia
Army
Gerald Ford
Ford
Washington Press Corps
Bo Callaway
McGovern
Portia
Haskell
Subcommittee On the Environment and Land Resources
Crested Butte
Harry
Scoop” Jackson
Jackson
Frank Church
Idaho
Church
Washington Post
Ben Bradlee
Bradlee
Harpers
Watergate judge Sirica laments lonely burden of decisions
Orlando AP report quotes Judge John Sirica reflecting on the heavy weight of the Watergate trials. He recalls sadness and solitude, aided only by his law clerk, and notes the strain may have contributed to a heart attack suffered in 1976. He defends his independence and says history will judge his actions.
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Callaway
Hoagan
Washington
Army
Floyd Haskell
Colorado
Orlando, Fla
John Sirica
White House
Watergate
Sirica
Simca
Marriages And Local Events From Past Times
Yesterdays 166 Years Ago recalls a cobwebbed city scene. 50 Years Ago memorializes the passing of Dollar Bill the dog of George Gebhardt. 25 Years Ago reports Lincoln Boulevard Baptist Church outdoor service with Louis Nelson as speaker. 16 Years Ago notes David M. Stanley entering the 1963 Republican U S Senate race.
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Dollar Bill
George Gebhardt
Chestnut St
Lincoln Boulevard Baptist Church
Louis Nelson
David M. Stanley
U.S. Senate
Today in History June 25 1977 Highlights and Past Conflicts
On this date events include North Korea invading Korea in 1950 starting the Korean War, Napoleon’s 1815 farewell address before exile, Custer’s 1876 massacre at Little Bighorn, Belleau Wood 1918, and Johnson Kosygin talks at Glassboro in 1967 pledging no nuclear war crisis escalation.
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Associated Press
North Korea
Republic of Korea
Napoleon Bonaparte
St. Helena
George Custer
Little Big Horn
Montana
Belleau- Wood
France
John F.kennedy
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Alexei Kosygin
Glassboro State College
New Jersey
Russia
United States
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South Muscatine
Gertrude E. Techilland
Musserville -M. E. Parsonage
East Sixth Street
W. L. Clapp
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