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Patrick McGeehan, an announcer and actor through much of radio’s classic period of the 1930s and ‘40s, is dead.
Jan. 7, 1988
Sports
Marvin Graves threw two second-half touchdown passes to Antonio Johnson as No. 10 Syracuse defeated Virginia Tech, 28-9, in a Big East game at Syracuse, N.Y., on Saturday.
Nov. 8, 1992
Entertainment & Arts
Dale Wasserman’s play adaptation of Ken Kesey’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” is designed as an act of liberation from authority, from the State, even from motherhood--with the mental asylum potentate Nurse Ratched as all three.
July 3, 1992
World & Nation
Local union officials on Sunday overwhelmingly approved the tentative contract between the United Steelworkers and USX Corp., bringing the company and union one step closer to ending the longest labor dispute in the history of the American steel industry.
Jan. 19, 1987
Terrance Stokes rushed for a school-record 272 yards and a touchdown in 42 carries Saturday as Penn defeated Princeton, 30-14, in a battle of unbeaten Ivy League teams.
Nov. 7, 1993
Oops.
Feb. 25, 1987
Hundreds of activists upset with proposed cuts in social services spending disrupted a city budget hearing Friday, and 12 protesters were taken into custody, authorities said.
April 22, 1989
Disputing U.S.
June 13, 1986
Business
Courts: Ruling is a big victory for casino operators, hotels and others that need to keep employees on premises during work hours.
May 13, 1999
In what could be a significant boost to the bioremediation industry, specially modified crop-dusting planes Thursday began spraying oil-eating microbes over environmentally sensitive wetlands that were befouled by last Saturday’s oil spill in Galveston Bay, Tex.
Aug. 3, 1990