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Like so many New York City journalistic shutdowns, the Telegraph's demise involved Bertram Powers and his powerful Local 6 of the Typographical Union. Powers had called the strike, he said, because the parent organization, Triangle Publications, had refused to submit to arbitration the layoff last winter of 20 of the paper's 120 printers. Stewart Hooker, publisher of the Telegraph and its sister sheet, the Daily Racing Form, argued that the printers still had a year to go on their contract, and anyway the 20 who had been laid off were back on the job before...
Even worse findings may lie ahead. Dr. Bertram Carnow of the University of Illinois testified at the trial: "The amount of lead I have seen in El Paso is the highest in both the air and the soil that I have ever seen or heard of." Worried city officials plan a massive examination. "We will be taking blood samples from between 50,000 and 60,000 kids," says Rosenblum. El Paso Mayor Bert Williams, who has campaigned against American Smelting and has consequently been booed by workers fearful of the plant's shutting down, is going to Washington...
...This plan would destroy South House in total disregard of its autonomy and house unity. It will require 131 present inhabitants of Briggs. Bertram and Barnard to leave their House, which is contrary to the underlying spirit of the House system. Moveover, it will require the conversion of some common living spaces in South House into bedrooms, thereby further crippling the House...
...Russian diplomats, entertainers and their families for two years, but its leaders were quick to disclaim responsibility for last week's crime. From Israel, where he is trying to form a worldwide J.D.L., Rabbi Meir Kahane called the bombings "insane." The acting head of J.D.L., New York Attorney Bertram Zweibon, denied that there had ever been a J.D.L. plan to bomb the Hurok and Columbia offices, both of which have booked Russian talent for the U.S. Hurok, 83, has long been an object of the league's enmity. As the foremost importer of Russian talent, he introduced...
...following women were elected to RUS positions earlier this week: Mary W. Lightbody '74 of Jordan J., President; Sandra Kopit '73 of Currier House, Vice President; Elizabeth P. Marsh '74 of Currier House, Secretary; Ann Bailen '73 of Eliot House, Treasurer, Liss Jeffrey '73 of Bertram and Rebecca S. Martin '74 of Coggeshall will be the two Delegates to the Governing Boards...