Grit Faces Uncertain Future After Century of Publication
Grit, the rural family tabloid based in Williamsport, marked its 100th year as circulation fell from 1.5 million in 1962 to about 650,000 and staff trimmed by 10 percent. New ownership and leadership sought younger readers while preserving a wholesome, rural-focused voice. The paper reports higher mail subscriptions and expects a minor national circulation rise this year, with editors pledging to avoid scandal and maintain its traditional recipe for family content.
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Indiana
Dietrich Lamade
James Crossley
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Lamade
Advo-System Inc
Hartford
Time
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Washington Post
Goodpaster
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America
Ife
Corrine Pollak
Hartwick
N.Y
Crossley
John Glenn
Gene Autry
Tommy Dorsey
Burl Ives
Loretta Lynn
Court rejects damages in Titan II leak case at Wichita
In Wichita six claimants including Nelson Schock failed to win damages after a federal jury found no injuries from the 1978 Titan II missile nitrogen tetroxide leak. Schock sought 2.7 million for asthma tied to the accident as witnesses debated causation while a gag order limited discussion. The next six claims are set for September 21 before the same jurors.
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Valley Center
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Witneses
Howard Higgins
Douglass
Associated Press
United States
Martin-Marietta Corp
U.S
Patrick Kelly
Rock
KFDI
Air Force
Dean Higgins
Martin Marietta
Kelly
Brawl in Everett Chelsea Spurs Distrust of Police
A mass brawl at the King Arthur Motel in Everett involving eight civilians and four officers left one civilian dead and four officers injured. Grand jury scrutiny continues as residents fear calling police. officers remain silent amid ongoing investigations and suspensions.
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Chelsea
Charles Dimino
Donald Bontempo
Carol Cafaz
Arthur Guttadauro
King Arthur
Bontempo
Thomas Evans
Suffolk County
Newman Flanagan
D.A
Boston Harbor
John McLeod
Dimino
McLeod
Joseph Bordonaro
Bordonaro
Joseph J. Ballito
Boston
Grand Jury
Trucker recalls shooting drugs and fatal crash in murder trial
Johnny Lee Huddleston testified in Butler County District Court that a day in April included injecting amphetamines and passing a red car near Wichita before colliding with Deputy Tom Wolf’s patrol car at a Towanda roadblock. Prosecutors cite a high speed chase ending in Wolf’s death.
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Kan
Butler County
Johnny Lee Huddleston
Decatur
Texas
Huddleston
Tom Wolf
Wolf
Towanda
Wichita
Fort Worth
Overbrook
Greg Mathias
Tulsa
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