Nixon Eyes 10 Cent First Class Stamp Posture
Opinion piece argues President Nixon pushes a 10 cent first class stamp amid a financially failing post office. It notes union negotiations and budget pressure, cites bipartisan reform groups seeking a Post Office Department reorganization as a government corporation, and references labor strife and postal pricing debates.
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Nixon
Citizens Committee For Postal Reform, Inc
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Thruston G. Morton
Post Office Department
National Right to Work Opposes Postal Reorganization Plan
The piece argues that maintaining federal worker protections against compulsory union membership challenges a postal service reform. It notes objections from local postal employees who view the service as a non profit operation, while The Telegram favors a self supporting model. It calls for removing legislative barriers to private mail delivery to introduce market competition for pricing and wages.
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Telegram
Congress
Sso
Nixon confronts old self after Carswell defeat in whispering tale
The account portrays President Nixon irate after the Haynsworth Carswell rejection. A dramatic White House scene features an internal alter ego urging a sharp press maneuver against southern senators. The dialogue suggests threatening moves to discredit foes and pressure votes.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Judge Carswell
White House
Carswell
Martha Mitchell
Watergate
Arkansas Gazelle
Spita
Dicky
Pat
Haynsworth
South
Nixon brothers clash over 1972 strategy and Supreme Court stance
The Old Nixon and the New Nixon argue over how to respond to civil rights pressure and the southern vote in 1972. The Old Nixon pushes for a public denunciation of liberal nominees, while the New Nixon resists making the Court a partisan issue. The exchange ends with a request to borrow a razor and a press conference looming.
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Senate
White House
Nixon
South
Supreme Court
Spiro
United States
Rick
Nixons
Los Angeles
Memphis collectors and PT boats headline city profile
In Memphis, notable locals pursue diverse passions from Berry Brooks’s elephant collection and Wallace Johnson’s Holiday Inn stake to J. M. Newberry’s PT boat obsession. Newberry runs a PT boat museum project and preserves WWII relics while describing bonds among former crew.
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Memphis
NEA
Berry Brooks
Wallace Johnson
America
Brooks
Johnson
Holiday Inns, Inc
J.M. (Boats) Newberry
Reunion plans for PT veterans tied to Memphis float factory
A fragmented report notes a second PT boat, symbolizing PT 109, will sail from Panning City, Fis, with full crew to Memphis in July. Former PT boaters named include Byron White, John Mitchell, Raymond Shafer, Jack Olson, and Henry CEO. Newberry, a playful local character, discusses a September reunion amid fading wartime memories.
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Memphis
John F. Kennedy
Panning City
Fis
Supreme Court
Byron (Whizzer) White
John N. Mitchell
Pennsylvania
Gay
Raymond Shafer
Wisconsin
Jack Olson
Henry
Barbs by Phil Pastoret on odd garden lovers and gifts
A satirical column mocks gardeners and gift nostalgia, depicting a gadget loving type who gardens and a husband nearby with a puzzling reaction. It playfully skewers optimists who believe a nine year old nephew will flip for a one cent animal cracker box.
Optimist and critics in a cluttered auction of ideas
An optimist expects success as pictured in catalogs while a critic jokes about paychecks as the only truly safe art. The passage notes middle aged men and a restless night effort to calculate lost hours from a recent bet, referencing a Sunday in April.
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Apel
Roger Clementson
Nebraska
Central Electric and Gas Company
Columbus
Mdivision
Dwight T. Edwards
Fir
Clementson
Central Electric
York and
Bradshaw
Central West
Public Service Company
Sioux City
Woonsocket
Sioux Falls
S. C
York
American Legion
HM7
Art Dawarski
Aurora
Central City
Across and Down Puzzle Clues and Fragments
A fragmented OCR filled with across and down clues, place names, abbreviations, and wordplay hints. Contents include mentions of British colonies, U S state abbreviations, geographic terms, biblical names, and archaic word forms.
Freedom and self-control in moral guidance from The Telegram
The text argues that freedom is a gift from God not a political grant, and that true freedom requires self-control. It references the Coveting Commandment, the Golden Rule, and the Declaration of Independence as moral guides.
Doctor's Mailbag on Pregnancy and fertility myths
Wayne G Brandstadt answers readers on how pregnancy occurs, clarifying that breaking the hymen is not required, fertilization happens via active sperm reaching an ovum, and implantation determines pregnancy. It also covers menstrual bleeding during pregnancy, fetal respiration, fetal movement timing, and myths about male age and astrological signs affecting fertility.
Stevenson and Smith duel for Illinois Senate seat in dynastic shadow
Adlai III aims to be Democratic U.S. Senator from Illinois with strong name recognition as he faces incumbent Ralph Tyler Smith. Smith, tied to John Tyler by ancestry, won a primary and leverages incumbency after Dirksen's seat. Debate centers on dynastic politics and judges Haynsworth amid a scandal-tainted Illinois Supreme Court.
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Adams
Pin Quincy
White House
la Fallatte
Senate
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Franklin Jr
Elicl
New
Stevenson
Adlai
U.S
Ilinois
Minos
Ralph Tyler Smith
Smith
Illinois House
Richard Ogilvie
Everett Dirksen
Adlai IV
Senator Smith
John Tyler
United States
Washington
Dirksen
Richard Nixon
Supreme Court
Clement Haynsworth
Trinois Supreme Court
Haynsworth
Dynasties Die and Smiths Bid for Adlai's Third Chance
The piece argues conservatives misjudge Smith in Illinois amid Chicago politics and Ogilvie tax battles. It notes Gore’s tax amendment defeat, Smith’s taxpayer stance, and his optimistic bid to overtake Adlai the Third based on Stevenson's weaker vote record and changing political dynamics in Illinois.
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Smith
Carswell
Illinoiis
Rockford
Ogilvie
Gore
Tennessee
Adlai
Adair Til
Dick Daley
Chicago
Daley
Cook County
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Adalr
Adal
Harris Rowe
Rowe
Adams
People Speak On Council Power And Majority Will
A reader defends council decisions while noting many votes did not reflect majority wishes as costs rose. Petitions from hundreds to over a thousand are said to be ignored, and power should rest with the people not a dictatorial authority. The editorials, unsigned, are viewed as opinion.
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Imes
Joel
Pap
Telegram
County agent plans barley plot sowing near Genoa area
Walter Spilker arranged for a 1940 barley demonstration on Albin Pearson’s farm in Worelville township, eight and a half miles north of Genoa. Varieties include Spartan, Club Mariout, Trebi, Short Comfort, Ezond, Lico, and Velon with seeding on oats. A harvest time field meeting and yield tests are planned for Extension Service publications.
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Walter Spilker
Albin Pearson
Worelville
Genoa
St. Edward
Pearson
Consumers and
Loup River Public Power
School of Adult Education
University of Omaha
University
Columbus Retail
Buck's Routerie
Consumers District
Charles Schutt
E. B. Hanson
A. F. Godel
Dale Whited
C. W. Prentice
Loup District
D. J. Daboer
Don Thomas
Wallace Tilden
Victor Ung
Columbus
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