Word: pittsburgher
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Operation Kindness has 2,000 youngsters at work in San Francisco, 3,800 in Philadelphia. In Manhattan, a towering varsity end from the University of Pittsburgh has worked 16 hours a day to keep tough kids from becoming drug addicts and alcoholics. A volunteer for the Young Life Campaign, Bob Long, 21, can proudly look back on such experiences as the 14 nighs he spent helping one addict to kick the habit. "My man here stayed with me," says Long's grateful protege. "He's my 205-pound guardian angel...
...Louis Globe-Democrat sold its plant to the Post-Dispatch and moved into the Post building. Net job loss to the printing trade and associated unions, as the two papers merged shops: at least 180 hands. Strikes have inspired, or at least expedited, similar management responses in Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Columbus, Ohio...
...heart attack; in Hollywood. Losing friends and distressing his family, Cvetic organized cells in Western Pennsylvania, attended more than 2,000 party meetings and joined some 75 Communist-front groups. His testimony later led to the Smith Act conviction of Steve Nelson, union leader and top Communist organizer in Pittsburgh, as well as to a career as author and movie subject (I Was a Communist for the F.B.I...
...must find another major product in addition to rayon. As he pushed the company pellmell into the manufacture of nylon, cellophane, viscose sponges, cable and insulation, Meynen's two-leg theory evolved into a "many legs" theory. To broaden its technical knowledge, A.K.U. set up joint ventures with Pittsburgh Plate Glass (fiber glass), B. F. Goodrich (synthetic rubber) and Amoco Chemicals (raw material for polyester fibers). Special "flying squads" of technicians were set up to bring to the aid of troubled affiliates the best of the mother company's talent. Meynen himself succeeded Van Schaik as A.K.U...
...unreconstructed pool shark. A retread catcher plays leftfield, and the Angels' double-play combination has toiled for a grand total of 16 other clubs. Manager Bill Rigney was sacked by the Giants, and General Manager Fred Haney was fired by the St. Louis Browns and the Pittsburgh Pirates...