Bethlehem CT posts unique Christmas card tradition draws worldwide
Bethlehem Connecticut hosts a yearly postmark tradition that decorates thousands of cards with 27 cadet designs and a Bethlehem Ct stamp. Postmaster Earl S Johnson started it in 1938 to brighten his own cards and the program now spans residents from all 50 states and many nations.
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Bethlehem
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Bethelem
Jordan
Christ
Connecticut
New England
Europe
Asia
Earl S. Johnson
Johnson
Jean Marauskas
Abby of Regina Landis
Postal Service Posts New Fiscal Year Deficit Record
The Postal Service reports a deficit of 989 million for the last fiscal year far above its 828 million estimate. Higher workers compensation costs from the Labor Department pushed the shortfall, with expectations of 1.4 billion for the current year despite a rate increase.
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Washington
Postal Service
Frsday
Labor Department
Cept
Benjamin F. Bailar
Bailar
Kidnapped Schoolgirl Ransomed in Union City
An 8-year-old girl walking to school was abducted by three men and released hours later after her parents paid 40 000 dollars in ransom. Police and the FBI investigated as contributors helped raise the amount. the girl was found unharmed on a busy street corner. No arrests were reported.
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Union City
N.J
Jacqueline Guirado
FBI
Jacqueline
Judge Garrity Keeps His Cool As Desegregation Fights Intensify
In Boston, U.S. District Judge Wendell Garrity exercises administrative control over the South Boston High desegregation process. He oversees a 162 school system with 85,000 students, issuing daily orders on staffing, administrators, and facility management while facing vocal antibusing opposition and courtroom scrutiny.
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UPI
Boston
Wendell Arthur Garrity Jr
U.S
Pes Garrity
Allulah Morgan Et
John J. Kerrigan
Garrity
South Boston High
Boston School Committee
John W. McCormack
Frank Sinatra
NAACP
School Committee
Teachers’ Union
State Board of Education
Boston Home and School Association
Ford Pressure Builds Over Site Picketing Bill
Secretary of Labor John Dunlop says President Ford faces strong political pressure to veto a controversial construction site picketing bill he had endorsed. Senate conservatives consented to a Monday vote after the House approved the measure by 9 to 189, seen as Ford’s top current political issue.
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Washington
John Dunlop
Ford
Senate
House
Ade
Congress
Gallup
Ronald Reagan
Dunlop
Theational Press Club
Essure
Senate House
Army Beards Case Probes Regula tion Challenge in Rhode Island
In Providence a federal attorney begins gathering records for a case challenging the Army beard ban. Reservist Edward Leveille a Bristol High School math teacher faced active duty after refusing to shave his beard claimed neatly trimmed. ACLU filed suit and won a temporary 10 day restraining order.
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U.S
Army
U.S. Atty
Connie Messore
Washington
Edward Leveille
Bristol, R.I
Leveille
Ard
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Messore
Earl L. Randall
Ft. Greene
Narragansett
R.I
Human Fat Could Yield Seven Bars of Soap
A claim noting the average human body contains sufficient fat to produce seven bars of soap. The statement reflects general fat content and soap yield concepts rather than a precise measurement.
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