Firms complain about U S third class mail service
An Associated Press survey of major advertising mailers finds sharp criticism of third-class service in cities like Boston, Atlanta and Los Angeles though some large users approve. The postal rate hike aims to cover about 75 percent of third-class costs, with revenue near 182.8 million by July 1969.
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Associated Press Washington
Post Office Department
Associated Press
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Post Office
Chicago
Sears Roebuck
Montgomery
F. M. Briscoe
Foote & Davies
Atlanta, Ga
McCall Corp
Shear-Austin
Detroit
Philadelphia
Robert Rigdon
Kansas City
Harry Turner
National Bellas Hess Inc
Thomas Curry
New York City
John R. Strachan
Manhattan
Strachan
Negro Papers Urge Action After Kerner Report Debates
Editorials from the Amsterdam News the Michigan Chronicle and others urge Congress and the nation to act on the Kerner Commission's civil disorders report. They stress the need for will and federal power to fund and guide large reform programs.
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New York
Negro Press
Johnson
National Advisory Commission On
Congress
America
Amsterdam News
New York City
Michigan Chronicle
Detroit
Kerner
Charles H. Loeb
Cleveland Call & Post
Commissioners
Atlanta Daily World
Teachers Walkout Shuts Washington D C Schools
Washington public schools closed as about half of the 7000 teachers requested leave amid a wave of strikes. The Washington teachers union aims to push Congress to approve a bill raising starting salaries from 5880 to 7000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Washington
D.C
Florida
Pittsburgh
Oklahoma
Manchester
N.H
William R. Manning
Washington Teachers’ Union
Congress
Johnson notes civ il disorders study as thorough
President Johnson called the Commission on Civil Disorders study one of the most thorough ever but avoided commenting on its conclusions. He urged reading it while Nixon criticized the report as racially divisive during a New Hampshire campaign stop. Johnson linked city riots to urban frustration and decay.
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Washington
Johnson
Commission On
Richard M. Nixon
Savings and Loan
White House
New Hampshire
Nixon
Missing Civil War cannon reported stolen in EAU GALLIE
Police in Eau Gallie Florida seek a Civil War cannon reported stolen from the local American Legion post. The incident prompts a manhunt for the weapon and investigators urged to contact authorities with tips.
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Eau Gallie, Fla
American Legion
Nugent to Rejoin Fighter Wing in Washington
Airman J C Nugent will report for active duty this month with the 113th Tactical Fighter Wing in the Washington area. The Air Force approved his request to return to service after leaving to move to Austin Texas to marry Luci Johnson the president's daughter.
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Washington
Johnson
Patrick J. Nugent
Washington Area Air National Guard
The
Air Force
J.C. Nugent
113Th Tactical Fighter Wing
Austin
Tex
Luci
Belafonte Relates Chrysler Apology Over TV Scene
Harry Belafonte says Chrysler Corp executive Doyle Lott apologized for objecting to a scene in a forthcoming TV special. Belafonte reported Lott, Plymouth Division ad manager, said he overreacted to the staging not racial bias and later praised Belafonte’s performance.
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New York
Harry Belafonte
Chrysler Corp
Belafonte
Doyle Lott
Chrysler
Plymouth
Petula Clark
Norwegian King Olav to visit Minnesota and states in May
Norwegian King Olav will visit Minnesota North Dakota and Iowa in early May according to Norwegian Consul General Finn Seyersted. A detailed itinerary will be announced later. The king will meet President Johnson in Washington on April 25.
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Minneapolis
Finn Seyersted
Olav
Minnesota
North Dakota
Iowa
Seyersted
Johnson
Washington, D.C
Goats to Work to Guard Southern California Hills
Los Angeles farm expert Robert E. Plaister urges using brush-eating goats to prevent fires on brush-covered hills around Southern California. He argues the animals reduce vegetation fuel and lower wildfire risk.
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Los Angeles
Robert E. Plaister
California
Gunshot Victim Found in Parked Car near Minneapolis Suburb
Police ID Melvin Douglas, 25, of Minneapolis, as gunshot victim found in a parked car in Columbia Heights at about 1 a.m. Anoka County deputy sheriff Ray Baker provided the identification.
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Minneapolis
Columbia Heights
Melvin Douglas
Ray Baker
Anoka County
Douglas
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