Chicago River reversal and post fire city growth
The Chicago River runs backward due to a 1900 reversal to protect Lake Michigan. After the 1871 fire, architects rebuilt Chicago and helped spawn the skyscraper. Chicago prepares for a mayoral election to succeed Richard J. Daley, while a featured question asks about the world’s tallest skyscraper. General Dwight D. Eisenhower led Allied forces on D-Day.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Richard J. Daley
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New Castle News Bits on Debt Collectors and Cars
Washington Bureau reports a year of proposed debt collection reforms to curb harassment across state lines. Hearings reveal false names and threats, with House support and Senate action likely before recess. Also noted are Ford Mustang recall troubles and rising coffee prices impacting consumption nationwide.
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Anne Chase
New Castle News
Washington
Congress
House
Senate Banking Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
Senate
Karen Berger
Queens Legal Services Corp
New York City
Berger
Richard Gross
Massachusetts Consumer Protection Division
New York
Massachusetts
Gross
Joseph Morello
Manhattan
Collechon
Go O
Morello
Department of Transportation
DOT
Ford Motor Company
National Highway
Joan Claybrook
Ford
Claybrook
Department of Agriculture
USDA
UPI
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Monthru
Oxfords
Liverman
Washington ST
Meadowbrook
Hutton
Briggs & Stratton
Castle Club
Jenergy
Lewnox
Central Heating & Plumbing CO
Moravia ST
New Castle
Dan
Pete Latha
Coury
Tod
Gous
Rome
Am “General
General Home [Improvement CO
Coomplety Amatoruals
HOU
McCry Rome
Sau
Ion Ome
Wens
Connie Ton
Toun, Tor
Atenas
Uae
Cos
Ithaca Veen
Herbert Gilbert
Beaver Falls
Slate
Herbert Gilbert Carlton
Gaylords
Windowshop
Joan OF Abc Pork & Beans
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
First National Bank of
Lawrence County
New Castle Neshannock
New Wilmington
Pulaski Township
Butler Avenue
Elwood City North City
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