Post Office To Begin ZIP System In Nation Monday
The Post Office unveils ZIP codes with a nationwide advertising push led by Mr ZIP. The system assigns five digit codes to identify communities and delivery stations, speeding mail to Arlington Virginia and beyond, with 72 million code-bearing cards planned.
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Washington
Zip
Madison Avenue
Post Office Department
Census Bureau
Internal Revenue Service
J. Edward Day
Benjamin Franklin
Dinwiddie Street
Arlington
Maryland
District of Columbia
West Virginia
Virginia
Carolinas
Six-Cent Air Mail Stamp To Go On Sale In July
A new six-cent air mail stamp featuring a Bald Eagle will go on sale mid July in Bluefield with first day sales starting July 12 in Boston. Designed by Victor S. McCloskey Jr the stamp measures 0.75 by 0.87 inches and will be printed red on Cottrell presses in panes of 100 with unlimited print runs. Collectors can order first day covers by sending post cards with remittance to Boston postmaster before July 2 1963. orders for covers must not request uncanceled stamps and envelopes must have a First Day Covers 6 cent Air Mail Stamp endorsement.
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Air Mail
Bluefield
Howard Faulkner
Boston
Massachusetts
American Air Mail Society
Victor S. McCloskey, Jr
Cottrell
Keystone Minister Attending Convention
Rev. Edward Thomas of Keystone Methodist Church in McDowell County returns from Boston where he attended the International Sororities Convention as a representative of the Council of the Southern Mountains. He spoke twice during the event, once on Wednesday night and once on Thursday.
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Edward Thomas
Keystone Methodist Church
McDowell County
Boston
Mass
Thomas
Council of the Southern Mountains
Women Own Most Stocks on Wall Street
New York report says women hold the majority of listed stocks valued at about 250 billion dollars. It notes many women investors rely on advisers, highlights the need for quality, and offers guidance on how to balance spendable income with growth while acknowledging market cycles and tax considerations.
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New York
Belgian Plans Treasure Hunt Off South Africa Coast
Guido Maurits de Backer, Belgian head of an international firm, aims to salvage the $42 million Grosvenor wreck off the Indian Ocean coast using an underwater tunnel system to remove sand before traditional salvage. He plans to seek capital in Europe and America after South African backing lags.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Guido Maurits de Backer
de Backer
Europe
America
Indian Ocean
Grosvenor
International Technical Development and Research Co
India
Britain
East India Company
Eight Bells Mark Shiptime in Day and Night Watch
Eight bells aboard the vessel signal standard watch changes at 4 a.m., 8 a.m., noon, 4 p.m., 8 p.m., and midnight, marking shifts and duty transitions for the crew.
Evangelistic Service Opens in Tazewell VA
An evangelistic series began last night at Church of Christ in Tazewell Virginia and will run nightly at 7 30 through July 12. Rev T Calvin Wallace of Lexington Kentucky serves as the evangelist.
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Church of Christ
Tazewell
Rev
T. Calvin Wallace
Lexington
Congress Fragments Fear Adjourning Into 1964
WASHINGTON AP A gloom hangs on Capitol Hill as Kennedy adds civil rights to the tax agenda. Leaders predict a possible return to session next January with a rare Fourth of July week recess and rumors of a mid August break. House and Senate leaders vary in outlook while joking about adjourning a Democratic Congress too soon.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Kennedy
Capitol
Executive Branch
Legislative
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirkson
Illinois
Mansfield
House
Carl Albert
D-Okla
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Charles A. Halleck
R-Ind
Air Conditioner Buy Now for Summer Comfort
Buying a room air conditioner now avoids heat wave discomfort. Shoppers gain a wider model selection and time for installation before rising temperatures.
Market ends first half 1963 with notable loss
The AP stock index fell 3.1 to 270.9 in the week ending June 29 1963 as volume dropped to about 19.9 million shares. Dow declined 13.90 to 707.88 amid light trading and mixed signals from economic policy and civil rights progress while autos sold at record pace and steel output fell for a fourth straight week.
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New York
Associated Press
Wall Street
Dow Jones
Dow
Kennedy
Congress
University of Michigan
Meredith Probe Recommends Investigation of James Meredith
The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission urged a Saturday inquiry into statements by James Meredith that may have violated a University of Mississippi directive. The watchdog called for punitive action if a violation is found and asked university leaders to probe whether Meredith spoke in Jackson after Medgar Evers’s death and after a January 31 ban on campus press.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith
J. D. Williams
Jackson
Gram
Williams
Ole Miss
Institutions of Higher Learning
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Ethel Merman
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RCA
ANNY
Montgomery
RCA Victor
Commerce ST
Bluefield, W. VA
the Wanderer
Golden Isle
The
Golden Isles
Blue Atlantic
Jekyll Island
Georgia
Mediterranean
J. Brown
Grovesnor
Port St. Johns
Port Edward
Trincomalee
Claudine P. Grasty
Chester Grasty
Stovall St
Smith-Madden Business College
Richmond
Beta Phi Phi Fraternity
AP Business News
New York Stock Exchange
Chrysler
Pennsylvania Railroad
U. S. Smelting
U. S. Steel
American Viscose
American Stock Exchange
Syntex
Goldfield
Great Basins Petroleum
Canadian Javelin
Technicolor
Meredith Probe
South Street
Ats
Alachian Reddy
Appalachian. Power Company
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