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DIED. ROBERT CASEY, 68, former Governor of Pennsylvania and unwavering Democrat, who was barred from speaking at two party conventions because of his opposition to abortion; of an infection; in Scranton...
DIED. DON BUDGE, 84, tennis player who in 1938 became the first to win all four Grand Slam events in a single year, a feat matched by only four players since; in Scranton, Pa. One of the sport's greatest figures, the tall, redheaded Budge pioneered the power game that prevails today, and is considered the first to have used the backhand as an attack stroke...
...delighted with the response from students. The Asian American Brotherhood has been fantastic in educating students and convincing them to join the program," said Kathy A. Scranton, who was staffing the drive...
...roots of my gambling addiction (clinically that is how one would describe my condition) lie somewhere in my genetic composition. My grandfather, bless his soul, carried on an illegal craps game in the back room of a kosher deli in Scranton, Pennsylvania. A few unfortunate brushes with local law enforcement did nothing to squash his gaming spirit and he instilled his passion in my beloved uncle. The bug seems to have skipped over my mom, but it was clear at an early age that the predilection for cards and dice had been passed on to me. In third grade...
...consisting of one subcontractor, Excell Agent Services in Phoenix, Ariz.; two of its own regional centers; and a few stray agreements with Baby Bells. Thus when you're in, say, Oregon calling to find a Florida number, your long-distance information operator is now likely to be in Phoenix; Scranton, Pa.; or Augusta, Ga. (MCI and Sprint still have agreements with the Bells--but that could change too once they start competing locally...