Word: pittsburgher
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...most Pennsylvania elections, the battle for the seat vacated by Sen. Richard Schweiker (R.-Pa.) will become an East/West conflict. Democratic candidate Peter Flaherty, Pittsburgh's whiz-kid mayor during the early '70s counts on strong support from his hometown and the surrounding industrial valleys, while the Republican contender, former Philadelphia District Attorney Arlen Spector seems to maintain the allegiance of the densely-populated southeast...
Flaherty, riding the crest of his immense Pittsburgh popularity, challenged incumbent Schweiker in 1974. Although Western Pennsylvania's masses adored Flaherty for his staunch resistance to a host of special-interest groups, liberal Republican senators from Philadelphia don't fall easily in Pennsylvania. After Schweiker won handily, Flaherty became mayor for a while before going to Washington to work in President Carter's Justice Dept...
Denis Moynihan Pittsburgh...
...Pittsburgh 6, Winnipeg...
This is undoubtedly the biggest week in this city's modern history. Sunday, the Browns squeaked by the arch-rival Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-26, at nearby Lakefront Stadium. Bedlam broke out even then, but today the whole world descended on Cleveland...