Mail Options Multiply at Post Office Says AP Report
The Postal Service offers seven or eight ways to mail and ship, with examples of costs and speeds. Express mail and priority options promise faster delivery, while book rates, parcel post and mailgrams vary by distance and destination. Some services guarantee next day delivery, others use time zone considerations, and rates can differ greatly by weight and class.
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Washington
Postal Service
New York
Postal Services
William A. Bissell
Russell
Air Parcel Post
Parcel Post
Express Mail
Los Angeles
Western Union
Express
Computers may violate individual rights
The National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals warns that nationwide computer crime records risk unwarranted privacy intrusions as they expand access to arrest, trial, and sentencing data. It urges strict regulation while supporting accurate crime statistics and limited use of nonconviction records.
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Washington
John Citizen
U.S.A
Federal Crime Commission
National Advisory Commission On Criminal Justice Standards and Goals
John R. Plants
Michigan State Police
Federal
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Bluefin Fish Population Decline At Global Level
In Savannah marine officials report a worldwide decline in bluefin tuna. Wood Hole Oceanographic’s Frank Mather III cites drop in catch rate from 1.42 tons per 1000 hooks in 1963 to 2 tons in 1970, while mercury fears are questioned as possibly overstated. Bruce Shillings of NMFS notes mercury levels mostly background. FDA finds no violations in samples. Dr Frank Carlton helped organize the coalition to study marine ecology.
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Savannah
Frank J. Mather III
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Massachusetts
National Coalition For Marine Conservation
Mather
Florida
Carolinas
Maryland
New York
Marlin
Bruce Shillings
National Marine Fisheries Service
Health Department
Shillings
Food and Drug Administration
Gulf Coast
Frank Carlton
Finnish athletes hope acupuncture keeps them fit
The Finnish track and field association plans acupuncture for its athletes to maintain fitness. The practice involves inserting needles at various body points to treat ailments and boost performance.
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Helsinki
Finnish Track and Field Association
Society to Hold Annual Meeting in Columbia Hilton
The South Carolina Society of Mayflower Descendants schedules its annual meeting for November 17 at the Hilton Town House Motel in Columbia. Activities begin with a 10 a.m. board meeting, 11 a.m. general meeting, and a 12 p.m. get acquainted hour, followed by a 1 p.m. luncheon. Speaker will be Lawrence R. Fanning of Columbia, president of the South Carolina Genealogical Society.
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South Carolina Society of Mayflower Descendants
Hilton
Town House
Columbia
Lawrence R. Fanning
The
South Carolina Genealogical Society
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Children’s Records
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Peter Pan Orchestra
Proctor
Abdie
Princess Shaver
Lady Remington
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Aiken
Augusta Hwy
Augusta
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