Postage Rate Hikes Suggested by Panel
An advisory panel urges higher postage rates and elimination of preferential rates to cover the Post Office Department deficit of about 762 million dollars annually. They propose merging first class and airmail, increasing the five cent rate, and removing subsidies from postal prices. The panel’s nonbinding recommendations include charging full rural facility costs from postal revenues and revamping the mail classification system under Robert Ramspeck.
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Post Office Department
Postal Service
John A. Gronouski
Congress
Treasury
Robert Ramspeck
Georgia
House
Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
Gun-Control Bill Opponent Hits Measure as Too Rigid
Washington NRA spokesman Franklin L. Orth told the Senate juvenile delinquency subcommittee that errors in NRA circulated information were not intentional. He said the bill to ban interstate firearm shipments and curb non sport imports and juvenile sales is unsound and premature despite support for some related actions.
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Washington
UPI
National Rifle Association
NRA
Association
Franklin L. Orth
Department of Justice
Grth
Florida Blames Dr. King for Riots
The Florida Legislative Investigating Committee blamed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Ku Klux Klan for last summer's racial turmoil in St. Augustine, accusing King of intruding with provocateurs and publicity. The 13 page report cites network cameras and imported demonstrators, alleging KKK elements in Jacksonville aided counter demonstrations.
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Tallastassee
Fla
Florida
Legislative Investigating Committee
Martin Luther King Jr
St. Augustine
King
Provocateurs
KKK
Jacksonville
Acheson Hails Arms For Peace
Newport News Virginia AP says the nations 13th Polaris submarine the George C Marshall was launched to deter nuclear war. Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson praised armed force as a complex tool for peace while noting the era of defense in many nations. A second Polaris sub the James K Polk will be built at Groton Connecticut.
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Newport News
George C. Marshall
Dean Acheson
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Army
Defense
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Marshall
George R. E. Shell
Virginia Military Institute
Electric Boat Shipyard
Groton
Conn
Polaris
James K. Polk
Uth
United States
Kennedy Indisposed Quiet After Brief Illness at Hyannisport
Hyannisport, Mass. AP UPI reports Joseph P. Kennedy 76 suffered a slight indisposition on Friday. Niece Ann Gargan rushed 110 miles with police escort to be at his bedside. Kennedy recovering quickly, eating lunch and napping as Rose Kennedy golfed. Earlier, Miss Gargan learned of the illness while in Lowell. State Police escorted her home. In a separate line, Samuel White, on his 104th birthday, watched My Fair Lady for the eighth time in Boulder, Colorado.
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White House
Robert D. Watt
Hyannis
Kennedy
Rose
Boulder
Colo
Samuel White
White
Klan Rises in North Carolina Amid Rallies and Protests
North Carolina sees a KKK revival with parades and rallies in several towns, including a planned Raleigh street march and a first KKK wedding since 1926. Clergy and business leaders condemn the movement while counter actions grow. Governor's office offers no comment as church groups call the Klan anti American and a menace.
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Raleigh
N.C
Ku Klux Klan
North Carolina
Farmsville
Dan Moore
The
North Carolina Council of Churches
KKK
Campus Conservatives Give Way to Liberal Rebirth on Campuses
Washington report notes a shift from campus conservatism to liberalism among students and faculty, driven by civil rights action, demand for looser campus rules, and the antiwar teach-in movement. It highlights Greensboro sit-ins, freedom rides, Yale dress rules battles, and the rise of teach-ins as protest tools. The Young Americans for Freedom remains limited, while campus activism shows renewed liberal energy with notable figures and groups cited.
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Nana
Barry Goldwater
U.S
Viet Nam
Greensboro
N.C
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College
University of California
South
Middle West
New England
Yale
Young Americans For Freedom
YAF
Johnson
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Romania
Oldsters
Roy Wilkins
NAACP
Martin Luther King
Ghandi
Massachusetts Deficiency Budget OK'd in Statehouse
The Massachusetts House approved a $7.33 million deficiency budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, with funds for school building aid, group insurance, vocational school costs, child guardianship, aid to the adult blind, and education for emotionally disturbed children. A Detroit fire at the Statler Hilton hotel killed eight firemen and damaged the 15 story building, with near 1,000 guests evacuated and damage estimated at $250,000.
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Massachusetts House
House
Ways and Means Committee
Guy
John A. Volpe
Com St Mission
Detroit
UPI
Closing Session Details at ILGWS Convention
The closing session of the ILGWS convention honored Louis Stulberg as secretary treasurer and Luigi Antonini as first vice president, highlighting their leadership roles in the organization.
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Find. Ilgws
Louis Stulberg
Luigi Antonini
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