Albany's dying machine and the civic price of reform
Albany mourns Mayor Erastus Corning and his personal political machine. The piece notes his open door policy, direct help to citizens, and the loyalty exchanges that funded local governance. It discusses reform pressures, rising taxes, and the shift toward impersonal bureaucracy under new mayor Thomas Whalen.
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Albany
Erastus Corning
Corning
Democratic
Daniel O'Connell
Albany County
Upstate
Thomas Whalen
United Press International
Reagan plan cuts welfare aid with deadly side effects
The Reagan administration outlines procedures for people at risk after losing Social Security disability benefits. Officials cite savings of about 1.8 billion yearly from 340000 disabled recipients cut, while some die or threaten self harm. New guidelines urge psychiatric counseling, but officials warn many may lose eligibility anyway. The budget also trims aid to families with children, school lunch programs, and other welfare spending as inflation bites.
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Lenin
Welfare cuts and hardship spark reader letter to editor
A reader laments food stamp reductions totaling a million households affected by a $1.1 billion cut cited by the Congressional Budget Office. The author notes a Reagan tax story and argues the administration accepts sparing the needy to root out waste and fraud while questioning leaders' empathy.
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Congressional Budget Office
Reagan
Drunk grilling warned against by safety council
Washington dispatch notes the National Safety Council urges prevention of drunken barbecues and indoor grilling mishaps. It cites hazards from cocktails to lighter fluid, carport falls, and unsafe indoor adaptations, urging EPA involvement in preventive public guidance.
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Washington
UPI
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Environmental Protection Agency
Porno Phone Craze Hits Eight Pages of Long Distance Calls
Chicago mother discovers a $45.39 bill from 101 calls to New York porno numbers. The scheme began with High Society magazine promoting sexual fantasies, routed through the New York Telephone Co tallying 600,000 daily calls. The scheme profits the magazine and phone company, with adults and teens alike drawn to the moaning tapes.
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Chicago
Viola Harper
New York City
New York
Ma Bell
David
America
New York Telephone Co
Vvwv
High Society
Louis Montesano
Time Magazine
Montesano
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