Billion dollar boat business and the dangers afloat
Jim Bishop argues boating is a billion dollar industry with seven million boats in U S waters yet warns licenses tests and safety enforcement are lacking The Coast Guard is underfunded and many skippers operate without training citing near misses and a fatalistic view of boating as a risky pastime The piece urges lawmakers and coast states to bolster safety laws and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Bishop
United States
United States Coast Guard
America
Richardson
Dale Yacht Works
Point Pleasant
Ambrose Light
Sandy Hook
Gayle
San Diego
Coast Guard
Mansion boom in Orange County spurs Florid a village growth
Summary notes from the 1912 Times Press item on Robert Goelet’s Glenmere mansion near Chester with a 150000 dollar project started in 1911. It details mansion features including a Japanese tile roof, 30 rooms, 15 baths, steam heat and electric lighting, plus a 200acre site plan, a six-car garage, and stables for 16 horses. It also mentions allied local items such as James Street lighting, poles removal in Wallkill, and the retirement of Thomas Powell Fowler as president of O&W Railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward P. Dougherty
Orange County
The
Times Press
Robert Goelet
Glenmere Lake
Chester
Glenmere Country Club
Warwick
Goelet
Times
Florida
Erie
Chester Station
Europe
Goshen Inn Company
Driving Park Association of
Goshen
the Times Press
James Street
Middletown
The Big Time Side by Gene Brown
Runless stockings for women remain not runless despite early claims. More resistant hose may appear within months. Walter Winchell asserts national Democratic scions aim to force papers to drop his column. We do not run his column but note the unusual pressure from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Winchell
National Democratic
Washington
First Lady fair play urged against Mailer’s jab at Jackie Kennedy
George Sokolsky criticizes Norman Mailer for ridiculing Jacqueline Kennedy in Esquire. He argues public figures’ spouses deserve privacy and respect, not sensational human interest attacks, noting the First Lady’s national role and dignity during difficult times.
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George E. Sokolsky
Jacqueline Kennedy
Esquire
Norman Mailer
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mailer
Jackie Kennedy
Norman Master
Westbrook Pegler
Pegler
the Land
White House
Mrs. Kennedy
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Foeeta
Thomas Powell Fowler
New York Ontario & Western Railway Co
Newburgh
Fowler
O&w
Gene Brown
George Sokolsky
First Lady
Mace
E, Inc
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