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Jeffrey Fischer Trenton...
Congressman Frank Thompson Jr., 62, of Trenton, N.J., is a 26-year House veteran and the highly respected chairman of its Administration Committee. Congressman John M. Murphy, 54, of Staten Island is chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. Last week they became the most powerful men convicted in the Abscam probe to date. A Brooklyn jury found Thompson guilty of bribery and conspiracy and convicted Murphy of receiving an unlawful gratuity, conflict of interest and conspiracy. They face jail sentences of up to 22 years for Thompson and nine for Murphy...
While placing behind Trenton State, John Carroll College, Columbia and UMass, the Crimson performance was highlighted by the individual championship of sophomore heavyweight Jim Phills. He had to tangle with some monstrous grapplers over the weekend to come home with the crown, because the weight class has no upper limit...
...only did Phills have to best the only wrestler who has beaten him this year (in the Trenton Open), he had to defeat him twice in the double-elimination competition. The tough matches came against Mountclair State College's Division III champion, Ed Sopolsio, a 5-ft. 10-in., 295-lb. "fire hydrant," a strong wrestler who far outweighed the 222-lb. Phills. Phills dominated Sopolsio with strong, aggressive wrestling, emphasizing his fluid takedown style, by scores...
...U.A.W.'s efforts paid off last week in New Jersey. When the state's purchase and property division decided to buy 450 Datsun 210s because they were $700 per car cheaper than comparable American cars, autoworkers immediately strung picket lines around the statehouse in Trenton and demanded that the deal be quashed. On the second day of the protest, both houses of the legislature unanimously passed a hastily drafted bill to prohibit the state from buying any cars not assembled...