February 09, 2012 10:42:58 PM
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chuck reinhardt
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highland lakes, new jersey
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' 1920's news paper stand"
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there were news stands on ever corner, especially in lower manhattan. before radio and tv, there were 2 or 3 additions a day. my father was a "newsboy" he once sold a paper to al smith for a nickle. he helped suppor a family of 8, living in a railroad flat in hell's kitchen.
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