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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1967
Page
4
Lexington Kentucky Willie Bush a Western Union messenger retires at 62 after 44 years delivering telegrams. He rode about 475000 miles by bicycle until a 1956 knee operation ended cycling and walked about 35000 miles since then. He recalls singing telegrams as a nuisance but notes those are no longer done.
South Charleston councilmen aim to vote again on a piggyback ramp for a proposed Little Creek Park swimming pool. Council members Woodrow McComis and Frances Price advocate sharply against the plan citing safety and traffic concerns while Mayor L. C. MeIlwaim plans to oppose citing higher city priorities. Citizens groups display pool support in downtown windows as discussions resume.
Congress passed and sent to the White House a bill extending federal meat inspection standards to all plants. Backers hailed a consumer victory as Johnson plans to sign it, promising safer meat for American families.
A giant new radar at Elgin Air Force Base doubles the U S ability to detect and track orbiting objects. It uses 3 184 beams and 4 660 receivers to locate and predict orbits of satellites, debris and missiles, with potential early warning benefits against ballistic threats.
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