Bell Company proposes lower rates for after nine calls
The Bell telephone companies seek a maximum $1 rate for station-to-station interstate calls from 9 p.m. to 4 30 a.m. with 25 cents per extra minute, plus 5 to 10 cent increases on shorter person to person long distance calls. FCC notes these schedules will cut company revenues by about $30 million yearly and aim to reflect new plant improvements.
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Berlin Wall attempt nets four teens and a woman to safety
Four East German teenagers and a 52 year old woman climbed the Berlin wall Monday night and reached safety in West Berlin, police said. Two more refugees crossed into Zehlendorf, West Berlin.
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Daring plan to film Burroughs Naked Lunch sparks uproar
A New York UPI report notes talk of adapting Burroughs Naked Lunch into a film while joking about a prior Grove Press One Hundred Dollar Misunderstanding. The piece contrasts potential Burroughs approval with censorship concerns.
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UPI
Grove Press
Robert Gover
William Burroughs
Young Texas Doctor Targets Billie Sol Estes in Pecos
In Pecos Texas the clash over Billie Sol Estes pits Dr John Dunn a local physician and John Birch Society member against Estes supporters. Dunn who reported Estes to the FBI was dismissed from Reeves County Memorial Hospital prompting a legal fight and ongoing hostility in town where residents both admire and condemn him.
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Elephant hunt yields huge tusks in Uganda story
In Fort Portal Uganda AP reports a hunter and companions paid $63 for licenses and pursued elephants in areas around Murchison Falls Park and Queen Elizabeth Park. Young shot a big bull after tracking with local Africans, taking tusks weighing 44 and 42 pounds. Only male elephants may be shot.
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Postmaster says 5 cent rate not new
Postmaster Claude S Bakewell notes the 5 cent postage rate is not a new change, recalling the 1847 first stamps that included a nickel rate for prepaid letters, marking an identical basic rate from 116 years ago.
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UPI
Claude S. Bakewell
United States
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Braves Slugger Eddie Mathews Struggles vs Lefties
Milwaukee Braves’ Eddie Mathews managed a .168 batting average against left handed pitchers in the 1962 season marking a notable weakness against southpaws.
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UPI
Eddie Mathews
Milwaukee Braves
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