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...Negron case is typical of what I can do as a "power politician." By supporting Beame in the primary and general election, I am able to get quick results for the people of the South Bronx on housing and other matters. If doing that is "criminal," I must plead guilty. But I don't think the people in the South Bronx believe that what I do is wrong. Through "the dean of the political bosses Patrick J. Cunningham," I have gotten jobs for over 20 poor Puerto Ricans. If this makes Patrick J. Cunningham evil, don't tell...
...generally do not like to respond to personal criticisms. But in this instance, I think it would be wise for me to explain why I entered politics. After seeing how little the politicians did for the South Bronx between 1962 and 1970, I felt it was critical to get into the system to bring more programs and services to my community. I ran for Congress in 1970 to publicize the declining conditions in my area. I lost narrowly to Herman Badillo and came back in 1971 to form my own political club. During the 1972 election, I was a strong...
...that made him appear so unecclesiastical. It was the type of hat that one expects to find on a cigar-smoking bookie or on someone who scalps tickets at a football game. It was the hat that made me immediately think he must have been from the Bronx. But, as I was later to learn, and as his slow, almost laborious manner indicated, he was a 100 per cent Midwesterner, from Indiana...
Tonight's game may resemble a cross-city rivalry more than an Ivy League contest. Rohan played for Columbia in the early '50s and once coached at NYU, Sanders's alma mater. His squad features several home area stars. Starters Byrnes (Bronx, N.Y.), Hardaway (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Avery (Ridgefield, N.J.) are all locals and most of Columbia's bench hails from the tri-state area. To top it off, the name of the Columbia freshman basketball coach is...Mike Griffin...
What causes alcoholics to develop cirrhosis and other frequently fatal liver diseases? Many doctors, noting the tendency of alcoholics to drink more than they eat, believe that poor nutrition plays a key role. But two researchers from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Bronx Veterans Hospital in New York now claim that it is drink alone that does the damage. A four-year study has convinced them that even in the well-nourished, alcohol can be lethal to the liver...