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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1962
Page
3
Dear Mister Editor letters critique Washington bureaucracy and waste, noting a 250,000 strong wood-hiring ghost crew and potential $2 billion annual savings. The writer jokes about a window air conditioner craze and recalls anecdotes about Treasury and State Department folly, urging practical fixes and frugal governance.
Unclear note references romantic use of the moon and its role in space exploration. No verifiable persons places or events.
The House passed a bill to raise postage rates now under Senate review led by Olin Johnson. The move could hurt magazines and weekly papers already in financial trouble as Congress weighs the national impact of higher stamp costs. Seven bankruptcy notices were found in Idaho Falls, mailed from Boise, with official stamps and Fees paid markings, in a lawyer’s office.
A family of five from Illinois camped at Ice Springs above Fall Creek after car trouble en route to the Seattle World's Fair. They cooked over a campfire, fished in a creek, and slept in a tent in remote Idaho forest country, enjoying the adventure far from home.
The piece argues for open information in the public interest and critiques a 1962 Revenue Act provision that bars expense deductions for efforts to inform the public about legislative matters. It cites the Chamber of Commerce and others, warns of restricted free speech, and notes possible loss of deduction for civic groups if they express political views. The column ends with a shop floor anecdote about job shifts and soundness of policy.
Fremont County News reports critics warn that new voices in Washington say organizations nationally may speak freely on public issues but risk losing tax deductibility for member contributions. The proposed change is seen as a potential erosion of free speech and individual freedom guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
Locals report visiting families from Cleveland andMontana Utah as Redford Fem Reunion set for August 12 at Wellsville City Park starting 12 30 p m. Attendance includes Harold Lipker James Lipker and others visiting relatives and attending local events.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Shannon and family of Pocatello visited at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Shannon, on Tue day and Wed nes day, August 7 and 8. Mrs. Charles Borden and children Nancy Ross and Morgan of Shoshone, and Mrs. M. W. Tovey were also mentioned in the visit group.
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