Crystal City Happy Yet Critics Fear Federally Aided Gas Bill
Crystal City Texas accepts federal aid to settle a 750000 gas debt owed to La Vaca Gathering Co amid higher rates cited by the Texas Railroad Commission. Nearby Del Rio and Carrizo Springs question federal bailouts while Crystal City cites migrant workers and high unemployment to justify aid.
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Crystal City
Tex
South Texas
La-Vaca Gathering Co
Texas Railroad Commission
Lo-Vaca
Federal Community Services Administration
La-Vaca
Uvalde
del Rio
Carrizo Springs
James A. Hester
Benavides
Lo- Vaca
Saturday Mail Delivery Still in Some Trouble
The Postal Service weighs ending Saturday deliveries despite congressional support to keep six delivery days. A House vote urged retention, but lawmakers push a bill to require Saturday service and raise subsidies. A new public opinion poll is to guide the decision, with hearings possible before any change.
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Washington
Postal Service
House
Congress
House Post Office
Charles H. Wilson
D-Calif
James M. Hanley
D-N.y
Postal Rate Commission
Federal
Commission On Postal Service
Study Commission
Wilson
Hanley
Too Big Table Delays Move in Jacksonville Courthouse
State Atty Edward Austin questions the big walnut table bought for a new conference room. Courthouse workers groan as the 14 by 5 foot crate arrives on the first floor and six flights of stairs complicate moving it to the fifth floor. A salesman suggests crane lift and window slide to hoist the piece.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Edward Austin
Austin
Table Troubles Close to Fifth Floor Debacle
Elevator crews hauled a crated table via all three shafts to the fifth floor. It proved too bulky to pass through at that level and, after a failed ascent, was moved to the fourth floor. Un-crating revealed staples protruding from the underside, leaving the desk in its crate on the fourth floor. Austin quipped that the factory will be blamed, joking about a grand jury indictment.
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Austin
Economic Outlook Improves with Upturn in August
The Commerce Department reports a rise in the leading indicators index in August, up 0.8 percent after July’s 0.2 rise, with contracts for plants and equipment up 0.3 percent. Despite better manufacturing investment, the job outlook remains weak as layoffs hold steady and the average work week falls.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Commerces Department
Presley to Move Elvis Grave to Graceland Site
Elvis Presley and his mother Gladys will be moved from Forest Hill Cemetery to the Meditation Garden at Graceland after the Memphis board of adjustment approved the transfer. Estate attorney D Beecher Smith II cited maintenance costs and a reported body theft attempt as reasons for the relocation. Security at the crypt was raised to guard against intruders following an Aug. 29 incident.
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Memphis, Tenn
Elvis Presley
Graceland Mansion
Gladys Smith Presley
Elvis
D. Beecher Smith II
Memphis and
Shelby County Board of Adjustment
Presley
Forest Hill Cemetery
Meditation Garden
Smith
Vernon Presley
Forest Hill
E. Winslow Chapman
No Handicap Little League Games In Florence
In Florence Kentucky an all handicapped Tri County Baseball League game shows players seated due to impairment yet play with enthusiasm. Eleven year old Scot Woods of Elsmere notes the big kids hit the ball hard and rules mirror standard play with some adapted equipment like an oversized bat.
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Scot Woods
Elsmere
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