Opinion on Postal Service Problems a Year In
The piece surveys U S Postal Service challenges a year after reform, noting lingering preexisting issues from the Post Office Department. It cites customer criticisms, rate disputes, service delays, and the slow pace of improvements, plus steps like bond sales and new services aiming to modernize operations.
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Express
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Postal Service
Reader argues against gun confiscation in Decatur Daily letter
A June 1 1972 letter from Your Opinion Rt 2 Box 5 A Hartselle Alabama challenges firearm confiscation coverage in The Decatur Daily. The writer cites Wallace opposing confiscation and questions Gallup polls and Carl Bokel as biased, urging readers to doubt their accuracy.
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Decatur Daily
Wallace
Antigua
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When they outlaw guns the outlaws will have them
A reader letter argues against expanding gun restrictions, contending the Supreme Court has strayed from the Bill of Rights and that existing firearms laws are unenforceable. The writer asserts criminals will always possess guns and urges focusing on criminals and crime rather than gun bans.
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United States
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FBI quietly screens congressman's family amid antiwar era tensions
Washington report details FBI surveillance of Rep. Henry Reuss Wisconsin and his children Jacqueline and Michael, with notes on their education, marriages, and peace activism. The piece frames the FBI as more focused on antiwar activists than organized crime, citing dossiers on the Reuss family and related political maneuvers within the Democratic Party.
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Jack Anderson
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Henry Reuss
Jacqueline
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G'men
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Robert Avakian
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Bay Area
Revolutionary Union
China
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Viewpoint: U S Trade Turnaround Seen Soon
David Lawrence argues the United States will soon turn world trade around with stronger exports and competitive imports. He notes foreign firms facing American competition and a revalued dollar boosting exports, with indicators of substantial export gains this year.
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Washington
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W R Shelton Founder Editor 1912 1924
Edward L. Allen deputy assistant secretary of commerce for International Economic Research and Analysis shared a Dallas world trade committee speech on U S outlook for exports and deficits. He predicted two records for 1972 with $48 billion in exports and a $2 billion trade deficit while cautioning margins of error. He foresaw 1973 as reversal year amid price cut stimulus and rising exports as dollar value impacts trade.
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Edward L. Allen
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U.S
Allen
Consoling platitudes or faith in the storm’s aftermath
A reader laments Christian platitudes offered after a Gulf Coast hurricane kills a husband and three children while a church minister preaches faith and mercy. He cites George Mattheson and Luther Bridges as examples of strength found in God, and asks for real help for the distressed and grief-stricken.
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Gulf Coast
George Mattheson
Luther Bridges
Jesus
Park bids set for picnic tables and grills
Park officials announce a bid opening for 175 picnic table frames and 175 outdoor grills to equip Point Mallard campground. Park Director Harry Rice says bids will be opened Friday at the park headquarters and winners will distribute items to three campground sections with wood supplied for metal frames.
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