Junk mail and bulk postage shape U S mail system
UPI reports on bulk third class mail, its economic impact, and a Palo Alto resident who mailed 100 pounds of junk mail to Washington. The piece explains how lists from firms like R L Polk drive targeted and blanket campaigns, and notes Congress and postal policies influence postage rates and mail volume.
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Robert L. Richard
Palo Alto
Calif
Joan of Arc
Post Office Department
Washington
Alabama
R. L. Polk & Co
R. L. Polk and Co
Major League Leaders From United Press Baseball Polls
Snapshot of top performers across both leagues from United Press data. Groat, Davis, Pinson lead in runs, hits, and averages with star sluggers McCovey and Aaron in home runs. Pitching leaders include Koufax and Radatz among others with strong win figures.
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United Pres
G.A. R. A. Pet
Chi
White
Wills
G. AB
R. H. Pet
Ustymski
Bos
Kaline
Det
Rolins
Pearson
Wagner
Moone
Howard
Ward
Hishbergr
Geiger
McCovey
Giants
Aaron
Braves
Mays
Cards
Santo
Cubs
Stuart
Red Sox
Killebrew
Twins
Allison
Yanks
Ange
Boye
Pinson
Reds
Tigers
Angels
White Sox
Perranoski
Dodgers
McBean
Pirates
Koufax
Maloney
Marichal
Spahn
Radatz
Peters
Bouton
Pusley Twins
Ford
Collecting Stamps Becomes Big Business in Post Office
The Post Office Department sells about 3.5 million dollars in special and commemorative stamps yearly. A 1961 Dag Hammarskjold stamp error upside down produced a collector boom. Leonard Sherman of Irvington New Jersey bought 50 stamps valued at over 250 thousand and sought White House help without result.
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Washington
UPI
Post Office Department
Dag Hammarskjold
Leonard Sherman
Irvington
N.J
Sherman
White House
Kennedy
Estelline Residents Share News and Homecoming Plan
Estelline community notes visits from Amarillo to Crowell and Dodges to Memphis. Families announce health updates, travels, graduations, and a big Estelline Homecoming August 31 with senior mothers serving a full course dinner and donations urged.
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Bill
Mary Feil Diggs
Barbara
Jimmy
Steve
Lonnie Richburg
Lawrence
Newlin
Cherri
Anne Rapp
Quitaque
Rolfe
Gulf of Mexico
Margaret
Kenneth Cope
Houston
Olivia
Johnny Sutterfield
John Henry
Oklahoma City
John Staggs
Johnny
Esteline
Elam Orcutt
Amarillo
Marel Shackelford
Ted Hudson
J. E. Hudson Sr
Evelyn Bevers
Denise
Memphis
Lubbock
Paul Arnold
Yallie Futch
Vernon
Jessie Orcutt
James Futch
Jan
Lisa Abram
Jo Ed Capell
Lupe Corona
Mary Hixon
Sandra Sadler
Son
Brenda Hood
Electra
Bill Diggs
Soldier Kilman participates in SWIFT STRIKE drills
Army PFC Kenneth J Kilman son of Mr and Mrs Noble T Kilman Quanah Texas took part in Exercise SWIFT STRIKE II a joint Strike Command drill in Georgia and the Carolinas retrofitted as a mock war that ended August 16 Kilman served as a radio telephone operator with Company B 1st Battalion 38th Infantry at Fort Benning He attended Lockett High School and entered the Army in January 1962 at age 19.
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Jerrel Rapp
Bill Orcutts
Amarillo
Jack Latham
Tom Orcutts
Maxine Orcutt
Rab Holland
Bill Hollands
D. T. Edains
Pete Woods
Vette Vogler
Keen Brights
Durango
Colo
Nanna Cooper
Memphis
Frank
Olina
Crowell and
Austin
Jill Cooper
Crowell
Ben Raley
Beaumont
Ben
Fannie Jones
Ben Raleys
Dumas
Quincy Lamb
Carl
Houston
Pop” Jarvis
Childress Hospital
S. K. Jones
Hulen Cliftons
Decatur
Cody Millegan
Clifton
Elizabeth Kennedy
Broomfield
Chiy
Gerry
Doug Gillford
Colorado State University
New Jersey
Doug
Mount Rushmore
South Dakota
Canada
Niagra Falls
Detroit
New York
Masachusetts
Port Norris
New Jersy
Gifford
New York City
Atlantic City
Washington D. C
Elizabeth
University of Colorado
Wyoming
Jessie Orcutt
Hudson Grocery
Jan
Jay Edward Hudson
Childress
Earl Tosh
Ted Hudson
A’pha
Wade
L. W. Siegeler
Reseda
Calif
Joe Crain
Chidress
Linda
Steve Casteberry
Spartanburg
S. C
Kenneth JF. Kilman
Noble T. Kilman
Quanah
Georgia
Caroline
Kilman
38Th Infantry
Fort Benning
Army
Fort Carson
Lockett High School
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U. S
Harry Ferguson Washington
United Tes Ig
U. S. Post Office Department
Congress
Con
U.S
Major League
Ana
Hamburger
Chuck Roast
U.S.D.A
Estelline News
Dupont
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